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Mecosta, Michigan Weather

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

Mecosta, MI
Thursday, June 4 at 7:20 PM
82
°
Clear
Feels like
79°
Humidity
30%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Sunset
9:17 PM
Mecosta, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMecosta, MI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 59 to 78 degrees Fahrenheit with a 55% chance of precipitation at 10 AM.
L 59°H 78°
Mecosta, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    82°50°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Rain
    59%
    0.14″
    78°59°-4°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Drizzle
    27%
    77°62°-1°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    73°53°-4°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    75°51°+2°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    33%
    79°59°+4°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Rain
    25%
    0.83″
    69°68°-10°
Mecosta, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
228° · backing 37°
Direction
SW
228°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 7
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 22 @ 6:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2611SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the sw-bound air across the harbor.
Mecosta, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
982.8
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 29.02 inHg
Now
982.8
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-2.8
mb
24h
-5.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 982988
9759809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW987.5981.9981.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Mecosta, MI
Air quality
47
AQI
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
+15 in 6hPeak ~102 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 117 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 15 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Levels should ease through evening.

CAUTION Sensitive groups (children, elderly, respiratory conditions) should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
5.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy
148μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 117 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 117
UV peak
6.9 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 117

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.90
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Mecosta, MI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
6%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
118.6mi
UNLIMITED
135 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
19:20 UTC ·Mecosta, 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
19:20 UTC ·Mecosta, MI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Mecosta, MI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Mecosta, MI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Mecosta, MI
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:27 AM
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Daylight
15h 17m
Sunset
9:17 PM
Civil dusk
1:54 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Mecosta, MI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
4:22 AM
Moonset
1:29 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Mecosta, MI
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Mecosta at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 8 (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 — Mecosta

SPC has placed Mecosta in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

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 Mecosta

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.