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Port Sanilac, Michigan Weather

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

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

Port Sanilac, MI
Saturday, July 4 at 5:34 AM
71
°
Overcast
Feels like
72°
Humidity
81%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
1:55 AM
Sunset
5:14 PM
Port Sanilac, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPort Sanilac, MI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 77 degrees Fahrenheit with a 34% chance of precipitation at 8 AM.
L 64°H 77°
Port Sanilac, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Rain
    34%
    0.24″
    77°64°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Foggy
    11%
    74°65°-3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Drizzle
    0.04″
    72°67°-2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Clear
    75°65°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    82°63°+7°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    30%
    0.01″
    73°66°-9°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    26%
    71°64°-2°
Port Sanilac, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
250° · veering 7°
Direction
WSW
250°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 7
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 7 · pk 20 @ 9:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 255SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 7° from the wsw.
Port Sanilac, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
992.8
+0.6 mb in 3h · rising · 29.32 inHg
Now
992.8
mb
3h
+0.6
mb
12h
-0.1
mb
24h
-0.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 991994
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW994.3990.6992.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Port Sanilac, MI
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
-26 in 6h

AQI 43 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 26 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. Ozone at AQI 36. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Good
5.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
76μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 36. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 36
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 8

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 5.1 µg/m³, PM10 to 6.1 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.84
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
2h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Port Sanilac, MI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
35.9mi
UNLIMITED
101 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
09:34 UTC · Port Sanilac, 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
09:34 UTC · Port Sanilac, MI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Port Sanilac, MI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Port Sanilac, MI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Port Sanilac, MI
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:20 AM
Sunrise
1:55 AM
Daylight
15h 19m
Sunset
5:14 PM
Civil dusk
9:50 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Port Sanilac, MI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
11:30 PM
Moonset
10:30 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Port Sanilac, MI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Port Sanilac at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 48469

15-Day Forecast — Port Sanilac

  1. Sat82°64°34%
  2. Sun74°65°11%
  3. Mon72°67°6%
  4. Tue75°65°6%
  5. Wed82°63°9%
  6. Thu73°66°30%
  7. Fri71°64°26%
  8. Sat78°63°16%
  9. Sun75°62°15%
  10. Mon80°59°17%
  11. Tue71°63°14%
  12. Wed73°61°19%
  13. Thu81°63°34%
  14. Fri79°68°39%
  15. Sat67°63°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 Sanilac

SPC includes Port Sanilac 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 Sanilac

  • 48469

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.