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Alpena, Michigan Weather

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

Alpena, MI
Thursday, June 4 at 11:18 PM
81
°
Overcast
Feels like
79°
Humidity
36%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Sunset
9:16 PM
Alpena, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastAlpena, MI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 59 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit with a 60% chance of precipitation at 1 PM.
L 59°H 82°
Alpena, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    83°47°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Heavy Rain
    60%
    0.30″
    82°59°-1°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Rain
    32%
    0.52″
    73°56°-9°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Partly Cloudy
    63°49°-10°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Foggy
    63°46°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    25%
    65°50°+2°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Light Drizzle
    21%
    68°55°+3°
Alpena, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
175° · veering 144°
Direction
S
175°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 5
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 5 · pk 17 @ 7:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 259SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 144° from the s.
Alpena, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
993.9
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.35 inHg
Now
993.9
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-5.1
mb
24h
-6.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9931000
9859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW999.6993.4993.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Alpena, MI
Air quality
93
AQI
Moderate
+49 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 70. AQI up 49 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Good
3.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
119μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.7

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 70. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 70
UV peak
0.5 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 8
Alpena, MI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
119.9mi
UNLIMITED
147 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
23:18 UTC ·Alpena, MI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
23:18 UTC ·Alpena, MI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Alpena, MI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Alpena, MI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Alpena, MI
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:13 AM
Sunrise
5:48 AM
Daylight
15h 28m
Sunset
9:16 PM
Civil dusk
1:53 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Alpena, MI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
4:21 AM
Moonset
1:17 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Alpena, MI
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Alpena at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 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 — Alpena

SPC has placed Alpena in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Alpena

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.