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Saginaw, Michigan Weather

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

Saginaw, MI
Friday, June 5 at 2:31 AM
75
°
Clear
Feels like
72°
Humidity
39%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Sunset
9:11 PM
Saginaw, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSaginaw, MI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit with a 72% chance of precipitation at 1 PM.
L 66°H 84°
Saginaw, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    87°53°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Heavy Drizzle
    72%
    0.13″
    84°66°-3°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Drizzle
    35%
    85°64°+1°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    73°56°-12°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    80°56°+7°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Drizzle
    45%
    0.01″
    78°64°-2°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    28%
    81°68°+3°
Saginaw, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
201° · veering 29°
Direction
SSW
201°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 7
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 7 · pk 16 @ 12:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 257SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Saginaw, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
994.4
-1.1 mb in 3h · falling · 29.36 inHg
Now
994.4
mb
3h
-1.1
mb
12h
-4.4
mb
24h
-6.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9931000
9859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW999.9993.2993.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Saginaw, MI
Air quality
101
AQI
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
+42 in 6h

AQI 101 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), driven by Ozone. AQI up 42 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 500. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

CAUTION Sensitive groups (children, elderly, respiratory conditions) should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
9.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
7μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
106μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 500. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 500
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 60

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.9 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.92
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Saginaw, MI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
92.3mi
UNLIMITED
133 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
02:31 UTC ·Saginaw, 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
02:31 UTC ·Saginaw, MI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Saginaw, MI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Saginaw, MI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Saginaw, MI
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
9:23 AM
Sunrise
5:56 AM
Daylight
15h 15m
Sunset
9:11 PM
Civil dusk
1:48 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Saginaw, MI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
4:45 AM
Moonset
2:33 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Saginaw, MI
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies rise from the lawn

fungi
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Saginaw at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 7 (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 — Saginaw

SPC has placed Saginaw 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 Saginaw

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.