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Royal Oak, Michigan Weather

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

Royal Oak, MI
Thursday, June 4 at 8:25 AM
55
°
Clear
Feels like
51°
Humidity
67%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Sunset
9:05 PM
Royal Oak, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRoyal Oak, MI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 63°H 88°
Royal Oak, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    88°53°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Drizzle
    59%
    0.06″
    88°64°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Showers
    62%
    82°66°-6°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    11%
    83°63°+1°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    79°60°-4°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    18%
    89°64°+10°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    21%
    87°70°-2°
Royal Oak, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
243° · steady
Direction
WSW
243°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 4
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 4 · pk 13 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 165SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the wsw.
Royal Oak, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
997.2
+0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.45 inHg
Now
997.2
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
-0.7
mb
24h
-5.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9971004
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1003.6996.6997.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Royal Oak, MI
Air quality
44
AQI
Moderate
-26 in 6h

PM2.5 at 10.4 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust. AQI down 26 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Moderate
30μg/m³
OzoneGood
42μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.4 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.98
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Royal Oak, MI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
49.5mi
UNLIMITED
168 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
08:25 UTC ·Royal Oak, 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
08:25 UTC ·Royal Oak, MI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Royal Oak, MI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Royal Oak, MI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Royal Oak, MI
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:23 AM
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Daylight
15h 09m
Sunset
9:05 PM
Civil dusk
1:40 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Royal Oak, MI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
86% illuminated
Moonrise
4:09 AM
Moonset
1:25 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Royal Oak, MI
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Royal Oak at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 17°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 1 (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 — Royal Oak

SPC has placed Royal Oak in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3MRGLMarginal 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 Royal Oak

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.