Interlochen, Michigan Weather
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Interlochen weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayAug 2Light Drizzle11%—76°66°—
- MondayAug 3Overcast——81°56°+5°
- TuesdayAug 4Overcast24%—86°58°+5°
- WednesdayAug 5Heavy Showers46%1.0″74°64°-12°
- ThursdayAug 6Heavy Showers28%1.7″78°60°+4°
- FridayAug 7Clear——86°62°+8°
- SaturdayAug 8Showers23%0.05″78°62°-8°
AQI 61 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.99
- Wind
- breezy
- 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).
Red sky at night, sailor's delight.
- Moonrise
- 10:28 PM
- Moonset
- 10:48 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Night falls a minute earlier
Interlochen at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Aug 1–5
- Planting window: Sow fall peas. Start kale and collard seedlings for fall.
ZIP code: 49643
16-Day Forecast — Interlochen
- Sun76°66°11%
- Mon81°56°1%
- Tue86°58°24%
- Wed74°64°46%
- Thu78°60°28%
- Fri86°62°8%
- Sat78°62°23%
- Sun87°66°30%
- Mon77°62°30%
- Tue81°58°22%
- Wed81°63°21%
- Thu85°66°39%
- Fri92°69°21%
- Sat80°63°19%
- Sun82°58°20%
- Mon81°63°27%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of August 2, 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 — Interlochen
SPC includes Interlochen in the general thunderstorm area day after tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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.
Sun & seasons in Interlochen
Interlochen sits in Grand Traverse County, where the year’s longest day runs 15h 34m of daylight and its shortest just 8h 48m — a swing of +6h 46m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Detroit, the state’s largest city, lies about 206 miles to the SE. The nearest town Interlochen tracks is Leland, roughly 26 miles to the N.
ZIP codes in Interlochen
- 49643
- 49637