Chatham, Michigan Weather
Fireflies rise from the lawn. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Chatham weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Overcast——78°48°—
- ThursdayJun 4Overcast19%—81°54°+3°
- FridayJun 5Light Showers87%0.03″81°61°0°
- SaturdayJun 6Light Drizzle43%—62°49°-19°
- SundayJun 7Overcast——74°45°+12°
- MondayJun 8Overcast——78°53°+4°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Drizzle11%0.06″65°59°-13°
Ozone at AQI 70. AQI up 19 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~82%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 70. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~82%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 70
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 1.00
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 4:40 AM
- Moonset
- 1:26 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Fireflies rise from the lawn
Chatham at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 24 (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 — Chatham
SPC has placed Chatham in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- 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.