Pontiac, Michigan Weather
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Pontiac weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 16Light Drizzle58%0.04″73°57°—
- WednesdayJun 17Heavy Rain74%2.1″73°54°0°
- ThursdayJun 18Drizzle98%0.03″66°58°-7°
- FridayJun 19Light Drizzle14%—69°54°+3°
- SaturdayJun 20Drizzle17%—70°51°+1°
- SundayJun 21Light Drizzle36%0.09″59°52°-11°
- MondayJun 22Partly Cloudy38%—71°48°+12°
AQI 36 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 58 now. With UV 5.9 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 32 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 58 now. With UV 5.9 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 32 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 58
- UV peak
- 5.9 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 32
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
- 7:04 AM
- Moonset
- 10:31 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Honeysuckle sweetens the night
Pontiac at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Pontiac
- Tue73°57°58%
- Wed73°54°74%
- Thu66°58°98%
- Fri69°54°14%
- Sat70°51°17%
- Sun59°52°36%
- Mon71°48°38%
- Tue76°56°14%
- Wed76°59°14%
- Thu84°60°26%
- Fri88°66°26%
- Sat90°71°32%
- Sun88°73°34%
- Mon91°73°42%
- Tue93°74°45%
- Wed92°76°37%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Pontiac
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 — Pontiac
SPC has placed Pontiac in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal 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 Pontiac
- 48342
- 48340
- 48341
- 48055
- 48343