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Rapid River, Michigan Weather

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

Rapid River, MI
Thursday, June 4 at 4:59 AM
58
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
54°
Humidity
59%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Sunset
9:33 PM
Rapid River, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRapid River, MI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 53 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 53°H 80°
Rapid River, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    15%
    80°53°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Light Showers
    54%
    0.02″
    80°61°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Drizzle
    40%
    73°54°-7°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Mostly Clear
    75°46°+2°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    79°52°+4°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Drizzle
    23%
    0.08″
    64°57°-15°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Light Drizzle
    13%
    0.02″
    74°62°+10°
Rapid River, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
201° · veering 26°
Direction
SSW
201°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
22
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 22 @ 7:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 287SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 26° from the ssw.
Rapid River, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
996.3
+0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.42 inHg
Now
996.3
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
-4.9
mb
24h
-6.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9961005
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1004.6996.2997.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Rapid River, MI
Air quality
63
AQI
Moderate
+9 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 63. AQI up 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). 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
7.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
115μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 63. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 63
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 14

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.1 µg/m³ (AQI 39) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.91
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Rapid River, MI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
26%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
60.5mi
UNLIMITED
130 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
04:59 UTC ·Rapid River, 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
04:59 UTC ·Rapid River, MI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Rapid River, MI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Rapid River, MI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Rapid River, MI
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:23 AM
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Daylight
15h 34m
Sunset
9:33 PM
Civil dusk
2:11 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Rapid River, MI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
87% illuminated
Moonrise
4:39 AM
Moonset
1:28 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Rapid River, MI
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Rapid River at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 22 (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 — Rapid River

SPC has placed Rapid River in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

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 Rapid River

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.