Palmer, Michigan Weather
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Palmer weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 16Heavy Rain66%1.2″64°50°—
- WednesdayJun 17Heavy Drizzle55%0.07″64°47°0°
- ThursdayJun 18Rain55%0.12″70°49°+6°
- FridayJun 19Overcast——64°49°-6°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast18%—64°46°0°
- SundayJun 21Overcast16%—60°42°-4°
- MondayJun 22Overcast11%—67°40°+7°
AQI 31 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).
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 4.6 µg/m³ (AQI 26) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.98
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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).
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
- Moonrise
- 7:03 AM
- Moonset
- 11:08 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Honeysuckle sweetens the night
Palmer at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 18°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
15-Day Forecast — Palmer
- Tue64°50°66%
- Wed64°47°55%
- Thu70°49°55%
- Fri64°49°3%
- Sat64°46°18%
- Sun60°42°16%
- Mon67°40°11%
- Tue74°49°19%
- Wed73°53°36%
- Thu75°52°27%
- Fri94°62°18%
- Sat66°57°26%
- Sun69°61°34%
- Mon80°60°40%
- Tue67°60°31%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 16, 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 — Palmer
SPC has placed Palmer in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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.
ZIP codes in Palmer
- 49871