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Vandalia, Michigan Weather

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

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

Vandalia, MI
Saturday, July 4 at 5:32 AM
70
°
Foggy
Feels like
76°
Humidity
96%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
2:14 AM
Sunset
5:22 PM
Vandalia, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastVandalia, MI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit with a 25% chance of precipitation at 5 AM.
L 69°H 82°
Vandalia, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Rain
    77%
    0.68″
    82°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Rain
    57%
    0.09″
    80°68°-2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    18%
    0.01″
    78°59°-2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Partly Cloudy
    10%
    81°58°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    10%
    81°62°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    26%
    0.05″
    73°62°-8°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    26%
    80°59°+7°
Vandalia, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
196° · veering 34°
Direction
SSW
196°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
20
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 20 @ 5:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 173SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 34° from the ssw.
Vandalia, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
985.5
-0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 29.10 inHg
Now
985.5
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
-2.1
mb
24h
+0.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 985988
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW987.7984.6985.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Vandalia, MI
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
-44 in 6h

AQI 39 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 44 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. Ozone at AQI 30 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
4.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
7μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
63μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 30 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 30
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 9
Vandalia, MI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
1.0mi
MIST/HAZE
65 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
09:32 UTC · Vandalia, 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
09:32 UTC · Vandalia, MI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Vandalia, MI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Vandalia, MI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Vandalia, MI
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:40 AM
Sunrise
2:14 AM
Daylight
15h 08m
Sunset
5:22 PM
Civil dusk
9:57 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Vandalia, MI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
11:41 PM
Moonset
10:47 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Vandalia, MI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Vandalia at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 49095

15-Day Forecast — Vandalia

  1. Sat82°69°77%
  2. Sun80°68°57%
  3. Mon78°59°18%
  4. Tue81°58°10%
  5. Wed81°62°10%
  6. Thu73°62°26%
  7. Fri80°59°26%
  8. Sat80°62°19%
  9. Sun74°63°9%
  10. Mon86°62°8%
  11. Tue72°60°13%
  12. Wed77°58°22%
  13. Thu79°58°35%
  14. Fri75°64°36%
  15. Sat75°60°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 — Vandalia

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

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

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 Vandalia

  • 49095

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.