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St. James, Michigan Weather

Fireflies rise from the lawn. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

St. James weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

St. James, MI
Thursday, June 4 at 12:32 AM
66
°
Clear
Feels like
61°
Humidity
40%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Sunset
9:26 PM
St. James, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSt. James, MI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 56 to 77 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 56°H 77°
St. James, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Partly Cloudy
    72°47°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    11%
    77°56°+5°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Light Showers
    60%
    0.12″
    66°54°-11°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Drizzle
    48%
    65°53°-1°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Clear
    64°50°-1°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    66°53°+2°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Showers
    0.20″
    62°56°-4°
St. James, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
192° · backing 88°
Direction
SSW
192°
Sustained
6
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 @ 12:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2314SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
St. James, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1000.1
-0.9 mb in 3h · falling · 29.53 inHg
Now
1000.1
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
-6.2
mb
24h
-5.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9991006
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1006.0998.9999.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
St. James, MI
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
+10 in 6hPeak ~53 @ 7 AM

Ozone at AQI 49. AQI up 10 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
2.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
2μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
103μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 49. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 49
UV peak
0.2 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 6
St. James, MI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
102.3mi
UNLIMITED
128 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
00:32 UTC ·St. James, 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
00:32 UTC ·St. James, MI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
St. James, MI
Satellite · infrared · animated
St. James, MI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
St. James, MI
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:18 AM
Sunrise
5:54 AM
Daylight
15h 32m
Sunset
9:26 PM
Civil dusk
2:04 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
St. James, MI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Moonrise
4:32 AM
Moonset
1:23 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
St. James, MI
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies rise from the lawn

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Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

St. James at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 20 (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 — St. James

SPC has placed St. James 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 St. James

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.