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Palo, Michigan Weather

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

Palo, MI
Friday, June 5 at 1:26 AM
76
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
74°
Humidity
45%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:01 AM
Sunset
9:14 PM
Palo, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPalo, MI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 64 to 78 degrees Fahrenheit with a 68% chance of precipitation at 11 AM.
L 64°H 78°
Palo, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Partly Cloudy
    84°51°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Heavy Rain
    68%
    0.88″
    78°64°-6°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    33%
    78°64°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    76°56°-2°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    11%
    80°55°+4°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    50%
    79°65°-1°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    25%
    82°65°+3°
Palo, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
247° · veering 59°
Direction
WSW
247°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
17
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 17 @ 10:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 268SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Palo, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
986.7
-1.2 mb in 3h · falling · 29.14 inHg
Now
986.7
mb
3h
-1.2
mb
12h
-5.5
mb
24h
-6.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 985992
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW991.8985.4985.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Palo, MI
Air quality
102
AQI
Moderate
+58 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 68. AQI up 58 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Good
8.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
118μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 68. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 68
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 8

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.9 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.90
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Palo, MI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
66%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
89.9mi
UNLIMITED
113 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
01:26 UTC ·Palo, 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
01:26 UTC ·Palo, MI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Palo, MI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Palo, MI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Palo, MI
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
9:28 AM
Sunrise
6:01 AM
Daylight
15h 13m
Sunset
9:14 PM
Civil dusk
1:50 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Palo, MI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
4:49 AM
Moonset
2:38 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Palo, MI
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies rise from the lawn

fungi
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Palo at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 5 (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 — Palo

SPC has placed Palo 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 Palo

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.