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St. James, Michigan Weather

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

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

St. James, MI
Saturday, July 4 at 5:29 AM
64
°
Overcast
Feels like
65°
Humidity
85%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
1:58 AM
Sunset
5:34 PM
St. James, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSt. James, MI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 59 to 77 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 59°H 77°
St. James, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    77°64°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    75°58°-2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Partly Cloudy
    75°60°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    19%
    72°61°-3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Heavy Showers
    45%
    1.5″
    68°60°-4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    51%
    72°57°+4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Partly Cloudy
    21%
    71°59°-1°
St. James, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
000° · veering 118°
Direction
N
000°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
19
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 19 @ 5:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 184SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 118° from the n.
St. James, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
994.4
+0.8 mb in 3h · rising · 29.36 inHg
Now
994.4
mb
3h
+0.8
mb
12h
+1.0
mb
24h
+1.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 993995
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW994.5993.0994.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
St. James, MI
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
-8 in 6h

AQI 38 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 33 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 15 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
3.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
69μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 33 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 15 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 33
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 15
St. James, MI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
93%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
27.3mi
UNLIMITED
42 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
09:29 UTC · St. James, 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
09:29 UTC · St. James, MI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
St. James, MI
Satellite · infrared · animated
St. James, MI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
St. James, MI
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:21 AM
Sunrise
1:58 AM
Daylight
15h 36m
Sunset
5:34 PM
Civil dusk
10:13 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
St. James, MI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
11:46 PM
Moonset
10:40 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
St. James, MI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

St. James at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 64°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

15-Day Forecast — St. James

  1. Sat77°62°4%
  2. Sun75°58°2%
  3. Mon75°60°0%
  4. Tue72°61°19%
  5. Wed68°60°45%
  6. Thu72°57°51%
  7. Fri71°59°21%
  8. Sat69°63°15%
  9. Sun68°60°14%
  10. Mon68°62°11%
  11. Tue65°60°18%
  12. Wed73°58°19%
  13. Thu71°67°32%
  14. Fri72°61°29%
  15. Sat70°57°24%

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. James

SPC includes St. James in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • 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. James

  • 49782

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.