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

Romulus, MI
Friday, June 5 at 5:46 AM
63
°
Clear
Feels like
62°
Humidity
73%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Sunset
9:06 PM
Romulus, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRomulus, MI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 60 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit with a 39% chance of precipitation at 8 PM.
L 60°H 86°
Romulus, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 5
    Drizzle
    32%
    0.03″
    86°60°
  2. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    39%
    84°69°-2°
  3. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    13%
    81°63°-3°
  4. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    82°62°+1°
  5. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    52%
    0.01″
    78°69°-4°
  6. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Light Drizzle
    38%
    77°69°-1°
  7. Thursday
    Jun 11
    Heavy Drizzle
    23%
    83°70°+6°
Romulus, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
266° · backing 28°
Direction
W
266°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 6
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 6 · pk 15 @ 5:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 309SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 28° from the w.
Romulus, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
992.8
+0.7 mb in 3h · rising · 29.32 inHg
Now
992.8
mb
3h
+0.7
mb
12h
-2.2
mb
24h
-5.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 993999
9859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW999.4992.5993.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Romulus, MI
Air quality
78
AQI
Moderate
-38 in 6h

AQI 78 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 38 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 12.6 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
12.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Moderate
30μg/m³
OzoneModerate
69μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 33 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 33
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 10

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 12.6 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
Romulus, MI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
4%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
43.4mi
UNLIMITED
151 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
05:46 UTC ·Romulus, 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
05:46 UTC ·Romulus, MI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Romulus, MI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Romulus, MI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Romulus, MI
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
9:25 AM
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Daylight
15h 08m
Sunset
9:06 PM
Civil dusk
1:41 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Romulus, MI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
4:40 AM
Moonset
2:34 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Romulus, MI
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies rise from the lawn

fungi
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Romulus at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 29 (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 — Romulus

SPC has placed Romulus 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 Romulus

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.