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Port Austin, Michigan Weather

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

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

Port Austin, MI
Saturday, July 4 at 5:33 AM
71
°
Overcast
Feels like
76°
Humidity
92%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
1:54 AM
Sunset
5:17 PM
Port Austin, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPort Austin, MI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 78 degrees Fahrenheit with a 22% chance of precipitation at 8 AM.
L 63°H 78°
Port Austin, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Drizzle
    22%
    0.03″
    78°65°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    74°62°-4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    71°61°-3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    80°62°+9°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    16%
    82°65°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    31%
    72°63°-10°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    29%
    73°62°+1°
Port Austin, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
250° · veering 62°
Direction
WSW
250°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 6
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 6 · pk 19 @ 3:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 177SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 62° from the wsw.
Port Austin, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
993.3
+1.1 mb in 3h · rising · 29.33 inHg
Now
993.3
mb
3h
+1.1
mb
12h
+0.4
mb
24h
+0.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 992994
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW994.4991.5992.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Port Austin, MI
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
-15 in 6h

AQI 42 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 15 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. Ozone at AQI 39 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
4.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
83μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 39 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 39
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 12
Port Austin, MI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
26.9mi
UNLIMITED
74 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 · Port Austin, 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 · Port Austin, MI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Port Austin, MI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Port Austin, MI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Port Austin, MI
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:19 AM
Sunrise
1:54 AM
Daylight
15h 23m
Sunset
5:17 PM
Civil dusk
9:55 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Port Austin, MI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
11:33 PM
Moonset
10:31 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Port Austin, MI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Port Austin at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 48467

15-Day Forecast — Port Austin

  1. Sat75°63°22%
  2. Sun74°62°4%
  3. Mon71°61°5%
  4. Tue80°62°4%
  5. Wed82°65°16%
  6. Thu72°63°31%
  7. Fri73°62°29%
  8. Sat78°62°12%
  9. Sun75°65°11%
  10. Mon81°61°18%
  11. Tue71°63°18%
  12. Wed73°61°19%
  13. Thu80°65°32%
  14. Fri78°66°33%
  15. Sat66°57°14%

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 — Port Austin

SPC includes Port Austin 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 Port Austin

  • 48467

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.