Inkster, Michigan Weather
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Inkster weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Overcast——86°56°—
- FridayJun 5Heavy Drizzle22%0.04″86°62°0°
- SaturdayJun 6Heavy Rain64%0.45″81°67°-5°
- SundayJun 7Overcast11%—81°64°0°
- MondayJun 8Overcast——80°62°-1°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast23%—83°66°+3°
- WednesdayJun 10Heavy Drizzle26%0.01″77°69°-6°
Ozone at AQI 122 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Levels should ease through evening.
CAUTION Sensitive groups (children, elderly, respiratory conditions) should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 122 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 122
- UV peak
- 6.6 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 122
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
- 4:09 AM
- Moonset
- 1:26 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies rise from the lawn
Inkster at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 30 (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 — Inkster
SPC has placed Inkster in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal 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.