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Riverdale, Michigan Weather

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

Riverdale, MI
Thursday, June 4 at 6:35 PM
83
°
Clear
Feels like
81°
Humidity
29%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Sunset
9:15 PM
Riverdale, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRiverdale, MI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 61 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit with a 21% chance of precipitation at 9 AM.
L 61°H 83°
Riverdale, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    84°50°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Rain
    61%
    0.22″
    82°61°-2°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Showers
    83%
    0.09″
    77°65°-5°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    72°55°-5°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    77°53°+5°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    31%
    81°61°+4°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Drizzle
    26%
    0.35″
    70°68°-11°
Riverdale, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
211° · veering 7°
Direction
SSW
211°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
19
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 19 @ 10:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2516SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the ssw-bound air across the harbor.
Riverdale, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
989.4
-1.1 mb in 3h · falling · 29.22 inHg
Now
989.4
mb
3h
-1.1
mb
12h
-3.6
mb
24h
-6.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 988994
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW994.2988.2988.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Riverdale, MI
Air quality
40
AQI
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
+16 in 6hPeak ~96 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 106 now. AQI up 16 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. With UV 8.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 117 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
4.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy
142μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
8.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 106 now. With UV 8.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 117 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 106
UV peak
8.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 117

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.86
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Riverdale, MI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
8%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
130.5mi
UNLIMITED
136 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
18:35 UTC ·Riverdale, 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
18:35 UTC ·Riverdale, MI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Riverdale, MI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Riverdale, MI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Riverdale, MI
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:26 AM
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Daylight
15h 15m
Sunset
9:15 PM
Civil dusk
1:51 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Riverdale, MI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
4:20 AM
Moonset
1:29 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Riverdale, MI
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Riverdale at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 6 (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 — Riverdale

SPC has placed Riverdale 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 Riverdale

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.