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Skidway Lake, Michigan Weather

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

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

Skidway Lake, MI
Saturday, July 4 at 5:34 AM
70
°
Overcast
Feels like
75°
Humidity
94%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
1:58 AM
Sunset
5:22 PM
Skidway Lake, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSkidway Lake, MI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit with a 41% chance of precipitation at 6 PM.
L 64°H 83°
Skidway Lake, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Rain
    41%
    1.5″
    83°68°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    77°63°-6°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    82°57°+5°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    89°57°+7°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Thunderstorm
    26%
    85°63°-4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Foggy
    49%
    81°62°-4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    26%
    83°58°+2°
Skidway Lake, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
297° · veering 72°
Direction
WNW
297°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 4
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 4 · pk 18 @ 8:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 175SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 72° from the wnw.
Skidway Lake, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
984.3
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 29.07 inHg
Now
984.3
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-0.6
mb
24h
-1.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 984987
9759809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW986.6983.8983.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Skidway Lake, MI
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
-9 in 6h

AQI 37 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~65%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Good
2.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
72μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

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
Skidway Lake, MI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
25.9mi
UNLIMITED
74 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
09:34 UTC · Skidway Lake, 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
09:34 UTC · Skidway Lake, MI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Skidway Lake, MI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Skidway Lake, MI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Skidway Lake, MI
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:23 AM
Sunrise
1:58 AM
Daylight
15h 24m
Sunset
5:22 PM
Civil dusk
10:00 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Skidway Lake, MI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
11:37 PM
Moonset
10:36 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Skidway Lake, MI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Skidway Lake at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

15-Day Forecast — Skidway Lake

  1. Sat83°68°41%
  2. Sun77°63°3%
  3. Mon82°57°3%
  4. Tue89°57°3%
  5. Wed85°63°26%
  6. Thu81°62°49%
  7. Fri83°58°26%
  8. Sat82°59°20%
  9. Sun76°60°10%
  10. Mon81°57°15%
  11. Tue72°60°13%
  12. Wed83°59°14%
  13. Thu87°64°36%
  14. Fri79°67°36%
  15. Sat80°56°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 — Skidway Lake

SPC includes Skidway Lake 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 Skidway Lake

  • 48610
  • 48756

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.