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Birch Run, Michigan Weather

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

Birch Run, MI
Thursday, June 4 at 4:26 PM
82
°
Clear
Feels like
79°
Humidity
28%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Sunset
9:10 PM
Birch Run, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBirch Run, MI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 63°H 86°
Birch Run, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    86°54°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Heavy Rain
    67%
    1.1″
    85°63°-1°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Rain
    91%
    0.19″
    78°66°-7°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Foggy
    73°56°-5°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    76°54°+3°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    26%
    82°59°+6°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    20%
    83°64°+1°
Birch Run, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
221° · backing 36°
Direction
SW
221°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 6
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 6 · pk 17 @ 3:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2415SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 36° from the sw.
Birch Run, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
996.4
-1.2 mb in 3h · falling · 29.42 inHg
Now
996.4
mb
3h
-1.2
mb
12h
-2.6
mb
24h
-5.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9961001
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1001.3995.5995.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Birch Run, MI
Air quality
27
AQI
Moderate
-3 in 6hPeak ~85 @ 10 PM

Ozone at AQI 73 now. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). With UV 7.5 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 51 by mid-afternoon.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.

PM 2.5Good
2.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
121μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 73 now. With UV 7.5 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 51 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 73
UV peak
7.5 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 51
Birch Run, MI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
133.9mi
UNLIMITED
147 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
16:26 UTC ·Birch Run, 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
16:26 UTC ·Birch Run, MI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Birch Run, MI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Birch Run, MI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Birch Run, 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 14m
Sunset
9:10 PM
Civil dusk
1:46 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Birch Run, MI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
84% illuminated
Moonrise
4:15 AM
Moonset
1:25 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Birch Run, MI
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies rise from the lawn

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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Birch Run at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 6 (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 — Birch Run

SPC has placed Birch Run 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 Birch Run

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.