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East Grand Rapids, Michigan Weather

Solstice approaches — longest light. Day 86 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

East Grand Rapids weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

East Grand Rapids, MI
Saturday, June 13 at 4:43 AM
61
°
Clear
Feels like
59°
Humidity
74%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
2:02 AM
Sunset
5:22 PM
East Grand Rapids, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastEast Grand Rapids, MI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 60 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit with a 35% chance of precipitation at 1 AM.
L 60°H 83°
East Grand Rapids, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 13
    Overcast
    16%
    83°60°
  2. Sunday
    Jun 14
    Rain
    59%
    0.29″
    71°54°-12°
  3. Monday
    Jun 15
    Overcast
    66°52°-5°
  4. Tuesday
    Jun 16
    Drizzle
    45%
    72°55°+6°
  5. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    Showers
    72%
    0.26″
    70°58°-2°
  6. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Light Drizzle
    72%
    0.06″
    64°56°-6°
  7. Friday
    Jun 19
    Light Drizzle
    69°52°+5°
East Grand Rapids, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
222° · backing 39°
Direction
SW
222°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 10
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 10 · pk 26 @ 6:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 313SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 39° from the sw.
East Grand Rapids, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
986.2
+0.9 mb in 3h · rising · 29.12 inHg
Now
986.2
mb
3h
+0.9
mb
12h
+0.9
mb
24h
+5.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 980986
9759809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW986.2980.4986.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
East Grand Rapids, MI
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
-8 in 6h

AQI 35 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.8 µg/m³ (AQI 32) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
5.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
8μg/m³
OzoneGood
58μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.8 µg/m³ (AQI 32) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.95
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
East Grand Rapids, MI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
43.8mi
UNLIMITED
85 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
08:43 UTC · East Grand Rapids, 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
08:43 UTC · East Grand Rapids, MI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
East Grand Rapids, MI
Satellite · infrared · animated
East Grand Rapids, MI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
East Grand Rapids, MI
Almanac · Saturday, June 13
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
Civil dawn
5:29 AM
Sunrise
2:02 AM
Daylight
15h 20m
Sunset
5:22 PM
Civil dusk
9:58 PM
Planting note
Prune spring-blooming shrubs after flowers fade.
East Grand Rapids, MI
The moon
Waning Crescent
4% illuminated
Moonrise
4:13 AM
Moonset
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
East Grand Rapids, MI
Microseason
Jun 11–15

Solstice approaches — longest light

plant
Jan 145% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

East Grand Rapids at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 11–15
  • Planting window: Prune spring-blooming shrubs after flowers fade.

15-Day Forecast — East Grand Rapids

  1. Sat83°60°16%
  2. Sun71°54°59%
  3. Mon66°52°1%
  4. Tue72°55°45%
  5. Wed70°58°72%
  6. Thu64°56°72%
  7. Fri69°52°9%
  8. Sat69°54°23%
  9. Sun75°56°28%
  10. Mon69°50°19%
  11. Tue74°50°5%
  12. Wed78°58°16%
  13. Thu73°64°29%
  14. Fri67°56°26%
  15. Sat74°48°40%

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

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 13, 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 — East Grand Rapids

SPC has placed East Grand Rapids in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

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 East Grand Rapids

  • 49506

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.