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Rothbury, Michigan Weather

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

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

Rothbury, MI
Saturday, July 4 at 5:32 AM
69
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
73°
Humidity
98%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
2:10 AM
Sunset
5:29 PM
Rothbury, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRothbury, MI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit with a 26% chance of precipitation at 1 AM.
L 68°H 81°
Rothbury, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    19%
    81°68°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    26%
    85°67°+4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    79°57°-6°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    76°58°-3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Showers
    17%
    77°64°+1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    28%
    78°61°+1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    28%
    78°57°
Rothbury, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
233° · veering 178°
Direction
SW
233°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
21
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 21 @ 5:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 216SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 178° from the sw.
Rothbury, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
990.3
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.24 inHg
Now
990.3
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-1.3
mb
24h
-0.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 989993
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW992.5988.9989.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Rothbury, MI
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
-20 in 6h

AQI 46 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 20 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. Ozone at AQI 42 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 19 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
2.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
89μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 42 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 19 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 42
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 19
Rothbury, MI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
72%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
24.9mi
UNLIMITED
53 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
09:32 UTC · Rothbury, 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
09:32 UTC · Rothbury, MI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Rothbury, MI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Rothbury, MI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Rothbury, MI
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:35 AM
Sunrise
2:10 AM
Daylight
15h 19m
Sunset
5:29 PM
Civil dusk
10:06 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Rothbury, MI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
11:45 PM
Moonset
10:47 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Rothbury, MI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Rothbury at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
  • 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: 49452

15-Day Forecast — Rothbury

  1. Sat80°67°19%
  2. Sun85°67°26%
  3. Mon79°57°4%
  4. Tue76°58°2%
  5. Wed77°64°17%
  6. Thu78°61°28%
  7. Fri78°57°28%
  8. Sat75°62°13%
  9. Sun72°63°15%
  10. Mon75°63°12%
  11. Tue70°59°13%
  12. Wed75°59°18%
  13. Thu77°64°29%
  14. Fri75°67°39%
  15. Sat78°57°17%

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 — Rothbury

SPC includes Rothbury 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 Rothbury

  • 49437
  • 49446
  • 49452

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.