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River Rouge, Michigan Weather

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

River Rouge, MI
Thursday, June 4 at 9:35 AM
55
°
Clear
Feels like
53°
Humidity
71%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
9:04 PM
River Rouge, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRiver Rouge, MI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 63°H 86°
River Rouge, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    86°54°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    56%
    87°61°+1°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Showers
    66%
    82°66°-5°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    11%
    83°64°+1°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    78°61°-5°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    18%
    86°64°+8°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    19%
    84°70°-2°
River Rouge, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
299° · veering 105°
Direction
WNW
299°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 4
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 4 · pk 14 @ 1:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 154SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 105° from the wnw.
River Rouge, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1002.2
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.59 inHg
Now
1002.2
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
+0.4
mb
24h
-5.2
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10001007
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1007.21000.31002.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
River Rouge, MI
Air quality
42
AQI
Moderate
-12 in 6h

PM2.5 at 10.6 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust. AQI down 12 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning).

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Moderate
31μg/m³
OzoneGood
36μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.6 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.97
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
River Rouge, MI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
51.2mi
UNLIMITED
132 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
09:35 UTC ·River Rouge, 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
09:35 UTC ·River Rouge, MI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
River Rouge, MI
Satellite · infrared · animated
River Rouge, MI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
River Rouge, MI
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:24 AM
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Daylight
15h 07m
Sunset
9:04 PM
Civil dusk
1:39 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
River Rouge, MI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
86% illuminated
Moonrise
4:08 AM
Moonset
1:25 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
River Rouge, MI
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies rise from the lawn

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Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

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River Rouge at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 18°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 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 — River Rouge

SPC has placed River Rouge 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 River Rouge

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.