Lowell, Michigan Weather
Solstice approaches — longest light. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lowell weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Overcast——73°48°—
- TuesdayJun 16Rain33%0.30″72°58°-1°
- WednesdayJun 17Heavy Showers99%2.3″62°54°-10°
- ThursdayJun 18Light Drizzle99%—63°52°+1°
- FridayJun 19Light Drizzle——65°52°+2°
- SaturdayJun 20Light Drizzle——70°50°+5°
- SundayJun 21Light Drizzle29%—68°55°-2°
AQI 20 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 36 now. With UV 5.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 26 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 36 now. With UV 5.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 26 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 5.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 26
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.97
- 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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 5:59 AM
- Moonset
- 9:40 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Solstice approaches — longest light
Lowell at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Lowell
- Mon73°48°0%
- Tue72°58°33%
- Wed62°54°99%
- Thu63°52°99%
- Fri65°52°4%
- Sat70°50°6%
- Sun68°55°29%
- Mon69°52°31%
- Tue74°52°16%
- Wed75°55°12%
- Thu79°57°10%
- Fri83°65°23%
- Sat87°70°29%
- Sun88°76°26%
- Mon78°65°36%
- Tue81°64°42%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 15, 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 — Lowell
SPC has placed Lowell in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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.
ZIP codes in Lowell
- 49331