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Free Soil, Michigan Weather

Honeysuckle sweetens the night. Day 89 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Free Soil, MI
Tuesday, June 16 at 2:55 PM
70
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
66°
Humidity
55%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
2:01 AM
Sunset
5:30 PM
Free Soil, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFree Soil, MI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 51 to 71 degrees Fahrenheit with a 34% chance of precipitation at 2 PM.
L 51°H 71°
Free Soil, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 16
    Thunderstorm
    34%
    71°53°
  2. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    Rain
    78%
    0.39″
    66°51°-5°
  3. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Light Drizzle
    88%
    66°52°
  4. Friday
    Jun 19
    Overcast
    63°51°-3°
  5. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Overcast
    11%
    67°51°+4°
  6. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Overcast
    25%
    68°50°+1°
  7. Monday
    Jun 22
    Partly Cloudy
    18%
    69°46°+1°
Free Soil, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
195° · backing 48°
Direction
SSW
195°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 7
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 7 · pk 22 @ 8:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2916SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 14 mph with gusts pulsing to 22 — flags snap, branches bend.
Free Soil, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
978.4
-0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 28.89 inHg
Now
978.4
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-3.8
mb
24h
-7.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 978987
9759809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW987.0979.1979.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Free Soil, MI
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
+4 in 6hPeak ~51 @ 11 PM

AQI 37 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 56. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~98%) — 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
2.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
111μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 56. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~98%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 56
UV peak
6.8 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 25
Free Soil, MI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
28%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
68.1mi
UNLIMITED
98 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
18:55 UTC · Free Soil, 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
18:55 UTC · Free Soil, MI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Free Soil, MI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Free Soil, MI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Free Soil, MI
Almanac · Tuesday, June 16
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
Civil dawn
5:25 AM
Sunrise
2:01 AM
Daylight
15h 29m
Sunset
5:30 PM
Civil dusk
10:07 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Free Soil, MI
The moon
Waxing Crescent
4% illuminated
Moonrise
7:10 AM
Moonset
10:51 PM
In sign
♋︎ Cancer
Free Soil, MI
Microseason
Jun 16–20

Honeysuckle sweetens the night

weather
Jan 146% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Free Soil at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 16–20
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

16-Day Forecast — Free Soil

  1. Tue71°53°34%
  2. Wed66°51°78%
  3. Thu66°52°88%
  4. Fri63°51°6%
  5. Sat67°51°11%
  6. Sun68°50°25%
  7. Mon69°46°18%
  8. Tue68°51°7%
  9. Wed72°55°14%
  10. Thu76°57°16%
  11. Fri82°59°16%
  12. Sat83°69°29%
  13. Sun83°66°42%
  14. Mon88°69°35%
  15. Tue87°70°35%
  16. Wed89°71°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 — Free Soil

SPC has placed Free Soil 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 Free Soil

  • 49411

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.