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Vandercook Lake, Michigan Weather

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

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

Vandercook Lake, MI
Saturday, July 4 at 5:29 AM
70
°
Overcast
Feels like
75°
Humidity
95%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
2:06 AM
Sunset
5:17 PM
Vandercook Lake, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastVandercook Lake, MI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit with a 66% chance of precipitation at 5 AM.
L 67°H 84°
Vandercook Lake, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Rain
    69%
    0.37″
    84°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    56%
    3.0″
    80°67°-4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Showers
    18%
    0.27″
    74°61°-6°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    81°58°+7°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    10%
    82°59°+1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    27%
    75°64°-7°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    27%
    81°61°+6°
Vandercook Lake, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
098° · backing 144°
Direction
E
098°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 6
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 6 · pk 22 @ 3:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 228SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 144° from the e.
Vandercook Lake, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
980.6
+0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 28.96 inHg
Now
980.6
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-1.4
mb
24h
-1.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 980984
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW984.0980.0980.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Vandercook Lake, MI
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
-17 in 6h

AQI 38 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 17 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 8.4 µg/m³, PM10 to 8.9 µg/m³.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneModerate
89μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 42 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 13 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 42
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 13

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 8.4 µg/m³, PM10 to 8.9 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.94
Wind
calm
Recent rain
3h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Vandercook 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
09:29 UTC · Vandercook 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
09:29 UTC · Vandercook Lake, MI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Vandercook Lake, MI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Vandercook Lake, MI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Vandercook 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
5:33 AM
Sunrise
2:06 AM
Daylight
15h 11m
Sunset
5:17 PM
Civil dusk
9:52 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Vandercook Lake, MI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
11:35 PM
Moonset
10:40 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Vandercook Lake, MI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Vandercook Lake at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 29 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

15-Day Forecast — Vandercook Lake

  1. Sat84°68°69%
  2. Sun80°67°56%
  3. Mon74°61°18%
  4. Tue81°58°6%
  5. Wed82°59°10%
  6. Thu75°64°27%
  7. Fri81°61°27%
  8. Sat80°60°22%
  9. Sun76°61°13%
  10. Mon84°60°11%
  11. Tue73°63°11%
  12. Wed78°57°16%
  13. Thu81°57°46%
  14. Fri79°62°30%
  15. Sat76°60°18%

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 — Vandercook Lake

SPC includes Vandercook Lake 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 Vandercook Lake

  • 49201
  • 49203

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.