Inkster, Michigan Weather
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Inkster weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 5Drizzle34%0.06″87°60°—
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast39%—85°69°-2°
- SundayJun 7Overcast15%—82°64°-3°
- MondayJun 8Overcast——81°63°-1°
- TuesdayJun 9Drizzle47%—78°69°-3°
- WednesdayJun 10Light Drizzle37%—88°67°+10°
- ThursdayJun 11Drizzle23%—92°70°+4°
AQI 60 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 56 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 12.7 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.95 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 30 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 30
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.7 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- 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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 4:40 AM
- Moonset
- 2:33 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies rise from the lawn
Inkster at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 30 (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 5, 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 — Inkster
SPC has placed Inkster in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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.