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Benzonia, Michigan Weather

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

Benzonia, MI
Tuesday, June 16 at 3:06 PM
69
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
68°
Humidity
58%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
1:58 AM
Sunset
5:31 PM
Benzonia, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBenzonia, MI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 50 to 70 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 50°H 70°
Benzonia, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 16
    Thunderstorm
    19%
    0.18″
    70°51°
  2. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    Rain
    58%
    0.22″
    66°50°-4°
  3. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Light Drizzle
    81%
    61°51°-5°
  4. Friday
    Jun 19
    Light Drizzle
    59°49°-2°
  5. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Light Drizzle
    62°51°+3°
  6. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Overcast
    15%
    63°52°+1°
  7. Monday
    Jun 22
    Overcast
    14%
    62°47°-1°
Benzonia, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
186° · backing 46°
Direction
S
186°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
23
mph
Peak 24h
31
avg 8
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 8 · pk 31 @ 1:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2911SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 14 mph with gusts pulsing to 23 — flags snap, branches bend.
Benzonia, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
972.6
-1.0 mb in 3h · falling · 28.72 inHg
Now
972.6
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
-3.2
mb
24h
-8.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 973981
965970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW981.0972.6972.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Benzonia, MI
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
+3 in 6hPeak ~50 @ 11 PM

AQI 39 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 61 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
3.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
114μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 61 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 61
UV peak
5.2 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 61
Benzonia, MI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
65%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
67.7mi
UNLIMITED
86 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
19:06 UTC · Benzonia, 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
19:06 UTC · Benzonia, MI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Benzonia, MI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Benzonia, MI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Benzonia, MI
Almanac · Tuesday, June 16
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
Civil dawn
5:22 AM
Sunrise
1:58 AM
Daylight
15h 33m
Sunset
5:31 PM
Civil dusk
10:09 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Benzonia, MI
The moon
Waxing Crescent
4% illuminated
Moonrise
7:07 AM
Moonset
10:53 PM
In sign
♋︎ Cancer
Benzonia, MI
Microseason
Jun 16–20

Honeysuckle sweetens the night

weather
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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Benzonia at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 16–20
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

16-Day Forecast — Benzonia

  1. Tue70°51°19%
  2. Wed66°50°58%
  3. Thu61°51°81%
  4. Fri59°49°8%
  5. Sat62°51°7%
  6. Sun63°52°15%
  7. Mon62°47°14%
  8. Tue63°52°6%
  9. Wed65°55°16%
  10. Thu68°57°17%
  11. Fri76°58°14%
  12. Sat77°65°32%
  13. Sun74°63°35%
  14. Mon80°67°35%
  15. Tue80°67°29%
  16. Wed79°69°26%

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

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 16, 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 — Benzonia

SPC has placed Benzonia in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Benzonia

  • 49616

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.