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Paw Paw, Michigan Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Paw Paw weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Paw Paw, MI
Saturday, July 4 at 5:33 AM
70
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
74°
Humidity
95%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
2:12 AM
Sunset
5:23 PM
Paw Paw, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPaw Paw, MI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit with a 39% chance of precipitation at 5 AM.
L 69°H 82°
Paw Paw, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Rain
    77%
    0.39″
    82°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    40%
    81°68°-1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    80°59°-1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Clear
    81°58°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    10%
    82°62°+1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    28%
    0.06″
    73°61°-9°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    28%
    82°61°+9°
Paw Paw, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
148° · backing 30°
Direction
SSE
148°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 5
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 5 · pk 19 @ 5:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 164SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 30° from the sse.
Paw Paw, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
989.9
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 29.23 inHg
Now
989.9
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-1.3
mb
24h
+0.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 988992
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW992.2987.9989.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Paw Paw, MI
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
-61 in 6h

AQI 46 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 61 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. Ozone at AQI 38 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 12 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
1.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
2μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
80μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 38 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 12 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 38
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 12
Paw Paw, MI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
66%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
24.9mi
UNLIMITED
60 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
09:33 UTC · Paw Paw, MI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
09:33 UTC · Paw Paw, MI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Paw Paw, MI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Paw Paw, MI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Paw Paw, MI
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:39 AM
Sunrise
2:12 AM
Daylight
15h 11m
Sunset
5:23 PM
Civil dusk
9:58 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Paw Paw, MI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
11:42 PM
Moonset
10:46 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Paw Paw, MI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Paw Paw at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 49079

15-Day Forecast — Paw Paw

  1. Sat83°69°77%
  2. Sun81°68°40%
  3. Mon80°59°8%
  4. Tue81°58°5%
  5. Wed82°62°10%
  6. Thu73°61°28%
  7. Fri82°61°28%
  8. Sat81°62°19%
  9. Sun74°63°11%
  10. Mon89°63°8%
  11. Tue71°61°12%
  12. Wed78°58°22%
  13. Thu81°59°35%
  14. Fri79°65°36%
  15. Sat78°60°16%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 4, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Paw Paw

SPC includes Paw Paw in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.

ZIP codes in Paw Paw

  • 49079

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.