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Saranac, Michigan Weather

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

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

Saranac, MI
Saturday, July 4 at 5:28 AM
70
°
Overcast
Feels like
75°
Humidity
94%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
2:07 AM
Sunset
5:22 PM
Saranac, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSaranac, MI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit with a 54% chance of precipitation at 5 AM.
L 70°H 86°
Saranac, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Drizzle
    63%
    0.05″
    86°68°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    23%
    82°69°-4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    79°58°-3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Partly Cloudy
    83°57°+4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    10%
    82°61°-1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    23%
    77°66°-5°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    22%
    82°61°+5°
Saranac, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
183° · veering 136°
Direction
S
183°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 7
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 32 @ 5:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 187SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 136° from the s.
Saranac, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
992.6
+0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.31 inHg
Now
992.6
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-0.1
mb
24h
+0.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 991994
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW994.4990.9992.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Saranac, MI
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
-25 in 6h

AQI 42 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 25 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. Ozone at AQI 42 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 13 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
7.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
88μg/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 partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 13 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 42
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 13

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 7.3 µg/m³, PM10 to 7.7 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.95
Wind
light
Recent rain
3h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Saranac, MI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
25.1mi
UNLIMITED
69 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
09:28 UTC · Saranac, 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
09:28 UTC · Saranac, MI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Saranac, MI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Saranac, MI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Saranac, MI
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:33 AM
Sunrise
2:07 AM
Daylight
15h 15m
Sunset
5:22 PM
Civil dusk
9:59 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Saranac, MI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
11:40 PM
Moonset
10:42 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Saranac, MI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Saranac 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.

ZIP code: 48881

15-Day Forecast — Saranac

  1. Sat86°68°63%
  2. Sun82°69°23%
  3. Mon79°58°5%
  4. Tue83°57°1%
  5. Wed82°61°10%
  6. Thu77°66°23%
  7. Fri82°61°22%
  8. Sat78°62°14%
  9. Sun76°61°10%
  10. Mon86°61°7%
  11. Tue70°62°9%
  12. Wed82°57°16%
  13. Thu83°59°29%
  14. Fri84°68°29%
  15. Sat77°58°12%

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 — Saranac

SPC includes Saranac 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 Saranac

  • 48881

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.