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Westland, Michigan Weather

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

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

Westland, MI
Saturday, July 4 at 5:25 AM
70
°
Drizzle
Feels like
71°
Humidity
84%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
2:02 AM
Sunset
5:13 PM
Westland, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWestland, MI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit with a 68% chance of precipitation at 5 AM.
L 70°H 86°
Westland, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Rain
    68%
    0.29″
    86°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Rain
    61%
    0.18″
    80°67°-6°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    17%
    0.01″
    79°64°-1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Clear
    86°65°+7°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    86°64°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    32%
    78°68°-8°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    28%
    85°64°+7°
Westland, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
289° · veering 48°
Direction
WNW
289°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 7
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 22 @ 7:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 223SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 48° from the wnw.
Westland, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
992.3
+2.2 mb in 3h · rising rapidly · 29.30 inHg
Now
992.3
mb
3h
+2.2
mb
12h
+1.6
mb
24h
+0.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 990994
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW993.8990.2992.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Westland, MI
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
-27 in 6h

AQI 41 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 27 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 14.0 µg/m³, PM10 to 14.3 µg/m³.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
14.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
20μg/m³
OzoneGood
52μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 14.0 µg/m³, PM10 to 14.3 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.98
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
3h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Westland, MI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
22.6mi
UNLIMITED
90 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
09:25 UTC · Westland, 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
09:25 UTC · Westland, MI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Westland, MI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Westland, MI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Westland, MI
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:28 AM
Sunrise
2:02 AM
Daylight
15h 11m
Sunset
5:13 PM
Civil dusk
9:49 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Westland, MI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
11:31 PM
Moonset
10:35 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Westland, MI
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Westland at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 30 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP codes: 48185, 48186

15-Day Forecast — Westland

  1. Sat88°69°68%
  2. Sun80°67°61%
  3. Mon79°64°17%
  4. Tue86°65°7%
  5. Wed86°64°9%
  6. Thu78°68°32%
  7. Fri85°64°28%
  8. Sat84°68°20%
  9. Sun80°66°14%
  10. Mon84°63°11%
  11. Tue74°66°12%
  12. Wed80°60°18%
  13. Thu84°64°32%
  14. Fri82°68°35%
  15. Sat80°65°13%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Live wind & temperature near Westland

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 — Westland

SPC includes Westland 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 Westland

  • 48185
  • 48186

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.