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Waldron, Michigan Weather

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

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

Waldron, MI
Saturday, July 4 at 5:28 AM
71
°
Overcast
Feels like
78°
Humidity
96%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
2:08 AM
Sunset
5:15 PM
Waldron, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWaldron, MI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit with a 53% chance of precipitation at 5 AM.
L 69°H 86°
Waldron, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Rain
    71%
    0.23″
    86°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Rain
    63%
    0.36″
    77°67°-9°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    17%
    74°61°-3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Mostly Clear
    81°60°+7°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    82°60°+1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    28%
    73°67°-9°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    27%
    79°62°+6°
Waldron, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
145° · backing 125°
Direction
SE
145°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
36
avg 8
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 8 · pk 36 @ 6:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 276SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 125° from the se.
Waldron, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
983.8
-0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 29.05 inHg
Now
983.8
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
-0.9
mb
24h
-1.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 983987
9759809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW987.0983.4983.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Waldron, MI
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
-27 in 6h

AQI 35 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 27 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM scrubbed by 4 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 8.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 9.1 µg/m³.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
10μg/m³
OzoneModerate
80μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 38 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 12 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 38
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 12

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 4 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 8.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 9.1 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.96
Wind
calm
Recent rain
4h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Waldron, MI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
27.7mi
UNLIMITED
79 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
09:28 UTC · Waldron, 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
09:28 UTC · Waldron, MI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Waldron, MI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Waldron, MI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Waldron, MI
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:35 AM
Sunrise
2:08 AM
Daylight
15h 07m
Sunset
5:15 PM
Civil dusk
9:50 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Waldron, MI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
11:35 PM
Moonset
10:41 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Waldron, MI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Waldron at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 49288

15-Day Forecast — Waldron

  1. Sat85°69°71%
  2. Sun77°67°63%
  3. Mon74°61°17%
  4. Tue81°60°6%
  5. Wed82°60°7%
  6. Thu73°67°28%
  7. Fri79°62°27%
  8. Sat81°60°22%
  9. Sun75°62°14%
  10. Mon84°60°7%
  11. Tue70°62°11%
  12. Wed76°56°19%
  13. Thu80°59°49%
  14. Fri75°64°33%
  15. Sat75°61°23%

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 — Waldron

SPC includes Waldron 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 Waldron

  • 49288

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.