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Saginaw, Michigan Weather

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

Saginaw, MI
Wednesday, June 3 at 6:27 PM
82
°
Clear
Feels like
83°
Humidity
25%
Wind
4 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 56 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 56°H 85°
Saginaw, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    84°47°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    87°56°+3°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Heavy Drizzle
    69%
    0.07″
    77°65°-10°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Showers
    69%
    0.01″
    76°62°-1°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Foggy
    70°56°-6°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    79°55°+9°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    13%
    86°63°+7°
Saginaw, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
204° · veering 173°
Direction
SSW
204°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
11
avg 4
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 4 · pk 11 @ 7:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2113SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Saginaw, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1003.0
-2.1 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.62 inHg
Now
1003.0
mb
3h
-2.1
mb
12h
-3.6
mb
24h
-3.8
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10021006
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1006.31001.51001.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Saginaw, MI
Air quality
28
AQI
Hazardous
+7 in 6hPeak ~47 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 500 now. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). With UV 8.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 547 by mid-afternoon.

AVOID OUTDOORS Avoid outdoor exertion. Keep windows closed; use HEPA filtration indoors if available.

PM 2.5Good
1.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
2μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
106μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
8.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 500 now. With UV 8.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 547 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 500
UV peak
8.2 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 547
Saginaw, MI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
145.6mi
UNLIMITED
166 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
18:27 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
18:27 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 · Wednesday, June 3
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
1:47 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Saginaw, MI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
90% illuminated
Moonrise
3:41 AM
Moonset
12:19 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Saginaw, MI
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies rise from the lawn

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Saginaw at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°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 3, 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 General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

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.