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Walloon Lake, Michigan Weather

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

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

Walloon Lake, MI
Saturday, July 4 at 5:31 AM
64
°
Overcast
Feels like
68°
Humidity
91%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
1:57 AM
Sunset
5:30 PM
Walloon Lake, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWalloon Lake, MI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 61 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 61°H 82°
Walloon Lake, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    82°64°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    83°59°+1°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    79°53°-4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    78°55°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Heavy Showers
    34%
    1.2″
    75°61°-3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    47%
    74°55°-1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    29%
    79°50°+5°
Walloon Lake, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
090° · backing 117°
Direction
E
090°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
1
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 5
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 5 · pk 16 @ 3:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 163SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Walloon Lake, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
980.2
+0.9 mb in 3h · rising · 28.95 inHg
Now
980.2
mb
3h
+0.9
mb
12h
-0.6
mb
24h
-0.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 979982
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW981.5979.0980.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Walloon Lake, MI
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
-7 in 6h

AQI 35 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 6.2 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.93 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
6.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneModerate
67μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 32 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 32
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 10

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.2 µg/m³ (AQI 34) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.93
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Walloon Lake, MI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
24.9mi
UNLIMITED
72 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
09:31 UTC · Walloon 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
09:31 UTC · Walloon Lake, MI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Walloon Lake, MI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Walloon Lake, MI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Walloon 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
5:21 AM
Sunrise
1:57 AM
Daylight
15h 33m
Sunset
5:30 PM
Civil dusk
10:09 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Walloon Lake, MI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
11:43 PM
Moonset
10:38 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Walloon Lake, MI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Walloon Lake at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 64°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 49796

15-Day Forecast — Walloon Lake

  1. Sat82°66°8%
  2. Sun83°59°2%
  3. Mon79°53°0%
  4. Tue78°55°2%
  5. Wed75°61°34%
  6. Thu74°55°47%
  7. Fri79°50°29%
  8. Sat73°58°17%
  9. Sun66°56°12%
  10. Mon75°55°15%
  11. Tue64°58°18%
  12. Wed75°54°26%
  13. Thu76°62°32%
  14. Fri74°60°24%
  15. Sat72°51°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 — Walloon Lake

SPC includes Walloon Lake 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 Walloon Lake

  • 49796

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.