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Petoskey, Michigan Weather

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

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

Petoskey, MI
Saturday, July 4 at 5:28 AM
65
°
Overcast
Feels like
68°
Humidity
91%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
1:57 AM
Sunset
5:31 PM
Petoskey, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPetoskey, MI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 62 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 62°H 81°
Petoskey, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    81°64°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    81°60°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    79°54°-2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    76°55°-3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Heavy Showers
    37%
    2.1″
    71°60°-5°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    46%
    73°56°+2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    28%
    78°51°+5°
Petoskey, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
171° · backing 48°
Direction
S
171°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
2
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 6
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 6 · pk 18 @ 3:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 185SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Petoskey, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
985.9
+0.8 mb in 3h · rising · 29.11 inHg
Now
985.9
mb
3h
+0.8
mb
12h
-0.2
mb
24h
0.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 985987
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW987.0984.7985.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Petoskey, MI
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
-8 in 6h

AQI 35 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 6.2 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
6.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneModerate
67μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 32 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 14 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 32
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 14

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.2 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.93
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Petoskey, MI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
24.9mi
UNLIMITED
69 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
09:28 UTC · Petoskey, 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
09:28 UTC · Petoskey, MI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Petoskey, MI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Petoskey, MI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Petoskey, MI
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:21 AM
Sunrise
1:57 AM
Daylight
15h 34m
Sunset
5:31 PM
Civil dusk
10:09 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Petoskey, MI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
11:43 PM
Moonset
10:38 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Petoskey, MI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Petoskey at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 65°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 49770

15-Day Forecast — Petoskey

  1. Sat81°66°5%
  2. Sun81°60°2%
  3. Mon79°54°0%
  4. Tue76°55°2%
  5. Wed71°60°37%
  6. Thu73°56°46%
  7. Fri78°51°28%
  8. Sat72°58°15%
  9. Sun66°58°12%
  10. Mon75°56°15%
  11. Tue64°59°18%
  12. Wed73°55°26%
  13. Thu74°63°32%
  14. Fri72°61°24%
  15. Sat70°51°19%

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 — Petoskey

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

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • 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 Petoskey

  • 49770

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.