Houghton Lake, Michigan Weather
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Houghton Lake weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 13Overcast23%—81°57°—
- SundayJun 14Rain36%0.30″66°52°-15°
- MondayJun 15Overcast——69°46°+3°
- TuesdayJun 16Light Drizzle54%—72°52°+3°
- WednesdayJun 17Light Rain57%0.09″69°52°-3°
- ThursdayJun 18Light Drizzle66%0.01″71°51°+2°
- FridayJun 19Light Drizzle13%—67°48°-4°
AQI 38 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 33. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~87%) — 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 33. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~87%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 7
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- 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).
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
- Moonrise
- 4:03 AM
- Moonset
- —
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Solstice approaches — longest light
Houghton Lake at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Prune spring-blooming shrubs after flowers fade.
15-Day Forecast — Houghton Lake
- Sat80°57°23%
- Sun66°52°36%
- Mon69°46°1%
- Tue72°52°54%
- Wed69°52°57%
- Thu71°51°66%
- Fri67°48°13%
- Sat65°49°14%
- Sun72°43°19%
- Mon72°41°16%
- Tue74°46°7%
- Wed80°54°19%
- Thu79°58°24%
- Fri67°51°35%
- Sat75°44°29%
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 — Houghton Lake
SPC has placed Houghton Lake 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 Houghton Lake
- 48651
- 48630
- 48629