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Iron Mountain, Michigan Weather

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Iron Mountain weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Iron Mountain, MI
Friday, June 5 at 7:13 AM
66
°
Overcast
Feels like
69°
Humidity
91%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:03 AM
Sunset
8:38 PM
Iron Mountain, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastIron Mountain, MI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 62 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit with a 55% chance of precipitation at 3 PM.
L 62°H 81°
Iron Mountain, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    55%
    81°63°
  2. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    13%
    77°55°-4°
  3. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    75°50°-2°
  4. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Rain
    38%
    0.29″
    65°52°-10°
  5. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Showers
    56%
    0.64″
    62°59°-3°
  6. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Foggy
    14%
    85°60°+23°
  7. Thursday
    Jun 11
    Light Drizzle
    11%
    95°65°+10°
Iron Mountain, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
145° · backing 40°
Direction
SE
145°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 7
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 7 · pk 19 @ 7:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 376SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 40° from the se.
Iron Mountain, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
970.6
-0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 28.66 inHg
Now
970.6
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-1.5
mb
24h
-6.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 970976
965970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW976.1969.7969.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Iron Mountain, MI
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
-29 in 6h

AQI 48 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 29 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 14 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
7.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
90μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 14 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 43
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 14

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.5 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.93
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Iron Mountain, MI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
27.5mi
UNLIMITED
134 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
07:13 UTC ·Iron Mountain, MI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
07:13 UTC ·Iron Mountain, MI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Iron Mountain, MI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Iron Mountain, MI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Iron Mountain, MI
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
9:27 AM
Sunrise
5:03 AM
Daylight
15h 35m
Sunset
8:38 PM
Civil dusk
2:16 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Iron Mountain, MI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
5:09 AM
Moonset
2:43 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Iron Mountain, MI
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies rise from the lawn

fungi
Jan 143% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Iron Mountain at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 21 (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 5, 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 — Iron Mountain

SPC has placed Iron Mountain 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 Iron Mountain

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.