Rapid River, Michigan Weather
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Rapid River weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast25%—77°62°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——81°55°+4°
- MondayJul 6Clear——84°55°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Thunderstorm30%—81°61°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm58%1.2″74°55°-7°
- ThursdayJul 9Partly Cloudy49%—76°54°+2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast13%—78°52°+2°
AQI 34 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:52 PM
- Moonset
- 10:46 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Rapid River at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 64°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 49878
15-Day Forecast — Rapid River
- Sat77°62°25%
- Sun81°55°2%
- Mon84°55°1%
- Tue81°61°30%
- Wed74°55°58%
- Thu76°54°49%
- Fri78°52°13%
- Sat72°57°17%
- Sun70°56°13%
- Mon78°58°15%
- Tue69°59°11%
- Wed87°54°15%
- Thu78°61°40%
- Fri79°54°26%
- Sat79°49°22%
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 — Rapid River
SPC includes Rapid River 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 Rapid River
- 49878