Ferndale, Michigan Weather
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Ferndale weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 5Light Drizzle38%0.02″88°60°—
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast43%—87°69°-1°
- SundayJun 7Overcast——79°63°-8°
- MondayJun 8Overcast——82°62°+3°
- TuesdayJun 9Drizzle43%—78°69°-4°
- WednesdayJun 10Drizzle35%—90°68°+12°
- ThursdayJun 11Thunderstorm21%—91°71°+1°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 74 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 9.4 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.4 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 4:39 AM
- Moonset
- 2:32 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies rise from the lawn
Ferndale at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°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 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 — Ferndale
SPC has placed Ferndale in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe 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.