Traverse City, Michigan Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Traverse City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Foggy——78°64°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast——81°61°+3°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——76°55°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——81°58°+5°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm31%0.29″79°63°-2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast40%—73°59°-6°
- FridayJul 10Overcast28%—76°56°+3°
AQI 34 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.
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 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
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
- 11:44 PM
- Moonset
- 10:42 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Traverse City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 66°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 49684, 49685, 49686, 49696
15-Day Forecast — Traverse City
- Sat79°64°8%
- Sun81°61°4%
- Mon76°55°2%
- Tue81°58°2%
- Wed79°63°31%
- Thu73°59°40%
- Fri76°56°28%
- Sat73°60°13%
- Sun70°61°13%
- Mon77°60°15%
- Tue67°62°15%
- Wed78°57°19%
- Thu79°64°35%
- Fri77°63°34%
- Sat71°58°19%
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 — Traverse City
SPC includes Traverse City 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 Traverse City
- 49686
- 49684