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St. Charles, Michigan Weather

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

St. Charles weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

St. Charles, MI
Saturday, July 4 at 5:30 AM
70
°
Light Rain
Feels like
72°
Humidity
89%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
2:02 AM
Sunset
5:19 PM
St. Charles, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSt. Charles, MI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit with a 44% chance of precipitation at 6 AM.
L 69°H 84°
St. Charles, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Rain
    44%
    0.90″
    84°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    19%
    79°66°-5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    78°59°-1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Mostly Clear
    82°57°+4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    11%
    83°60°+1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    29%
    77°65°-6°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    23%
    81°64°+4°
St. Charles, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
175° · backing 63°
Direction
S
175°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 9
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 9 · pk 29 @ 7:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 174SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 63° from the s.
St. Charles, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
994.1
+0.9 mb in 3h · rising · 29.36 inHg
Now
994.1
mb
3h
+0.9
mb
12h
+1.5
mb
24h
+0.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 992996
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW995.5991.8994.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
St. Charles, MI
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
-20 in 6h

AQI 35 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 20 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 6.3 µg/m³, PM10 to 7.5 µg/m³.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
6.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
10μg/m³
OzoneGood
52μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 6.3 µg/m³, PM10 to 7.5 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.84
Wind
light
Recent rain
2h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
St. Charles, MI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
13.5mi
UNLIMITED
88 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
09:30 UTC · St. Charles, 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
09:30 UTC · St. Charles, MI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
St. Charles, MI
Satellite · infrared · animated
St. Charles, MI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
St. Charles, MI
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:27 AM
Sunrise
2:02 AM
Daylight
15h 17m
Sunset
5:19 PM
Civil dusk
9:56 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
St. Charles, MI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
11:36 PM
Moonset
10:37 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
St. Charles, MI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

St. Charles at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

15-Day Forecast — St. Charles

  1. Sat85°69°44%
  2. Sun79°66°19%
  3. Mon78°59°5%
  4. Tue82°57°2%
  5. Wed83°60°11%
  6. Thu77°65°29%
  7. Fri81°64°23%
  8. Sat82°62°17%
  9. Sun77°62°13%
  10. Mon83°60°15%
  11. Tue72°63°12%
  12. Wed81°58°15%
  13. Thu82°60°36%
  14. Fri82°66°35%
  15. Sat73°58°13%

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 — St. Charles

SPC includes St. Charles 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 St. Charles

  • 48655

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.