Traverse City, Michigan Weather
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Traverse City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 17Rain78%0.75″70°49°—
- ThursdayJun 18Light Rain28%0.07″69°55°-1°
- FridayJun 19Overcast10%—64°50°-5°
- SaturdayJun 20Light Drizzle——65°50°+1°
- SundayJun 21Overcast28%—60°49°-5°
- MondayJun 22Clear28%—67°46°+7°
- TuesdayJun 23Light Drizzle—0.01″71°53°+4°
AQI 35 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 6.8 µg/m³ (AQI 38) with a 0.99 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~95%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 0.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.8 µg/m³ (AQI 38) with a 0.99 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.99
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 8:24 AM
- Moonset
- 11:38 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Honeysuckle sweetens the night
Traverse City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Traverse City
- Wed70°49°78%
- Thu69°55°28%
- Fri64°50°10%
- Sat65°50°7%
- Sun60°49°28%
- Mon67°46°28%
- Tue71°53°7%
- Wed69°53°19%
- Thu74°55°17%
- Fri76°58°23%
- Sat83°60°17%
- Sun72°65°40%
- Mon69°58°39%
- Tue72°57°35%
- Wed72°56°32%
- Thu63°57°24%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 17, 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 — Traverse City
SPC has placed Traverse City in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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 Traverse City
- 49686
- 49684