Shaftsburg, Michigan Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Shaftsburg weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Rain71%0.09″84°69°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast44%—81°68°-3°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——74°61°-7°
- TuesdayJul 7Mostly Clear——81°57°+7°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——82°59°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle31%0.01″75°64°-7°
- FridayJul 10Overcast24%—81°63°+6°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 22 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 9.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 10.3 µg/m³.
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. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~65%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 9.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 10.3 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 3h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 11:36 PM
- Moonset
- 10:39 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Shaftsburg at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Shaftsburg
- Sat84°68°71%
- Sun81°68°44%
- Mon74°61°6%
- Tue81°57°3%
- Wed82°59°9%
- Thu75°64°31%
- Fri81°63°24%
- Sat81°61°22%
- Sun77°61°16%
- Mon83°60°18%
- Tue72°62°10%
- Wed79°55°16%
- Thu82°58°33%
- Fri81°64°35%
- Sat74°59°16%
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 — Shaftsburg
SPC includes Shaftsburg 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 Shaftsburg
- 48872
- 48882