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Ruby, Michigan Weather

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

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

Ruby, MI
Saturday, July 4 at 5:27 AM
70
°
Overcast
Feels like
71°
Humidity
80%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
1:56 AM
Sunset
5:12 PM
Ruby, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRuby, MI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit with a 58% chance of precipitation at 7 AM.
L 66°H 81°
Ruby, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Showers
    58%
    0.66″
    81°68°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    29%
    78°65°-3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    74°64°-4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    80°62°+6°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    11%
    84°61°+4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    30%
    72°60°-12°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    28%
    77°59°+5°
Ruby, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
244° · veering 10°
Direction
WSW
244°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
29
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 29 @ 8:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 234SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 10° from the wsw.
Ruby, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
990.6
+2.1 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 29.25 inHg
Now
990.6
mb
3h
+2.1
mb
12h
+1.5
mb
24h
+1.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 987991
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW991.2987.3990.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Ruby, MI
Air quality
33
AQI
Good
-15 in 6h

AQI 33 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 15 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 4.9 µg/m³, PM10 to 6.0 µg/m³.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
4.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
6μg/m³
OzoneGood
58μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 4.9 µg/m³, PM10 to 6.0 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.82
Wind
light
Recent rain
3h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Ruby, MI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
33.2mi
UNLIMITED
98 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
09:27 UTC · Ruby, 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
09:27 UTC · Ruby, MI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Ruby, MI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Ruby, MI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Ruby, MI
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:22 AM
Sunrise
1:56 AM
Daylight
15h 16m
Sunset
5:12 PM
Civil dusk
9:49 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Ruby, MI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
11:29 PM
Moonset
10:31 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Ruby, MI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ruby at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

15-Day Forecast — Ruby

  1. Sat85°68°58%
  2. Sun78°65°29%
  3. Mon74°64°7%
  4. Tue80°62°5%
  5. Wed84°61°11%
  6. Thu72°60°30%
  7. Fri77°59°28%
  8. Sat81°60°18%
  9. Sun77°60°17%
  10. Mon83°57°19%
  11. Tue72°62°14%
  12. Wed76°60°19%
  13. Thu83°60°33%
  14. Fri82°67°35%
  15. Sat69°55°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 — Ruby

SPC includes Ruby 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 Ruby

  • 48049

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.