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Central Lake, Michigan Weather

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

Central Lake, MI
Friday, June 5 at 3:27 AM
68
°
Clear
Feels like
65°
Humidity
49%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Sunset
9:23 PM
Central Lake, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCentral Lake, MI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 78 degrees Fahrenheit with a 39% chance of precipitation at 10 AM.
L 65°H 78°
Central Lake, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Mostly Clear
    84°50°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    39%
    78°65°-6°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Drizzle
    42%
    0.04″
    75°54°-3°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    77°52°+2°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    78°55°+1°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    45%
    74°63°-4°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    17%
    78°65°+4°
Central Lake, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
171° · backing 5°
Direction
S
171°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 6
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 6 · pk 17 @ 8:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 205SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 5° from the s.
Central Lake, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
990.2
-1.2 mb in 3h · falling · 29.24 inHg
Now
990.2
mb
3h
-1.2
mb
12h
-4.6
mb
24h
-7.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 989996
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW995.9988.8988.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Central Lake, MI
Air quality
97
AQI
Moderate
+21 in 6h

AQI 97 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 21 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 81. 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
6.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
126μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 81. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 81
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 10

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.3 µg/m³ (AQI 35) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.89
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Central Lake, MI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
6%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
80.9mi
UNLIMITED
150 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
03:27 UTC ·Central Lake, 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
03:27 UTC ·Central Lake, MI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Central Lake, MI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Central Lake, MI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Central Lake, MI
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
9:20 AM
Sunrise
5:55 AM
Daylight
15h 28m
Sunset
9:23 PM
Civil dusk
2:00 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Central Lake, MI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
4:55 AM
Moonset
2:34 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Central Lake, MI
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies rise from the lawn

fungi
Jan 143% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Central Lake at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 68°F — typical for the season
  • 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 5, 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 — Central Lake

SPC has placed Central Lake 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 Central Lake

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.