Richmond, Michigan Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 13 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Richmond weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 3Light Drizzle32%—92°75°—
- SaturdayJul 4Showers28%0.19″87°70°-5°
- SundayJul 5Heavy Drizzle53%0.07″79°69°-8°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm52%—79°65°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast19%—80°59°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Partly Cloudy14%—81°60°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle32%—80°65°-1°
AQI 74 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 35 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 58. 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 58. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 58
- UV peak
- 0.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:06 PM
- Moonset
- 9:24 AM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Richmond at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 20°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 48062
16-Day Forecast — Richmond
- Fri92°75°32%
- Sat87°70°28%
- Sun79°69°53%
- Mon79°65°52%
- Tue80°59°19%
- Wed81°60°14%
- Thu80°65°32%
- Fri79°58°38%
- Sat81°60°26%
- Sun79°59°15%
- Mon78°57°12%
- Tue82°60°32%
- Wed76°54°42%
- Thu82°61°30%
- Fri85°65°26%
- Sat73°60°29%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 3, 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 — Richmond
SPC has placed Richmond in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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 Richmond
- 48062