Vernon, Michigan Weather
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Vernon weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Drizzle43%0.07″89°70°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Drizzle44%—81°69°-8°
- MondayJul 6Showers17%0.01″75°62°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——81°60°+6°
- WednesdayJul 8Partly Cloudy10%—83°62°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm47%—79°65°-4°
- FridayJul 10Overcast35%—80°62°+1°
AQI 49 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 19 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 39. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~95%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 39
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 11:35 PM
- Moonset
- 10:37 AM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Vernon at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 48476
15-Day Forecast — Vernon
- Sat89°70°43%
- Sun81°69°44%
- Mon75°62°17%
- Tue81°60°8%
- Wed83°62°10%
- Thu79°65°47%
- Fri80°62°35%
- Sat82°61°18%
- Sun81°62°15%
- Mon79°55°17%
- Tue81°59°21%
- Wed77°53°39%
- Thu81°61°29%
- Fri80°62°27%
- Sat72°56°22%
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 — Vernon
SPC has placed Vernon in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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 Vernon
- 48429
- 48476