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Elkton, Michigan Weather

Solstice approaches — longest light. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Elkton, MI
Monday, June 15 at 7:30 PM
72
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
64°
Humidity
33%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
1:50 AM
Sunset
5:16 PM
Elkton, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastElkton, MI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 53 to 75 degrees Fahrenheit with a 33% chance of precipitation at 5 PM.
L 53°H 75°
Elkton, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 15
    Overcast
    74°47°
  2. Tuesday
    Jun 16
    Thunderstorm
    39%
    0.09″
    75°53°+1°
  3. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    Light Showers
    85%
    1.3″
    65°53°-10°
  4. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Light Drizzle
    85%
    68°55°+3°
  5. Friday
    Jun 19
    Drizzle
    25%
    67°53°-1°
  6. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Overcast
    69°53°+2°
  7. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Overcast
    18%
    60°53°-9°
Elkton, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
233° · backing 143°
Direction
SW
233°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 9
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 9 · pk 22 @ 9:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3117SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the sw-bound air across the harbor.
Elkton, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
986.5
-0.9 mb in 3h · falling · 29.13 inHg
Now
986.5
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
-2.5
mb
24h
+0.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 986989
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW989.0986.3986.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Elkton, MI
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
+11 in 6h

AQI 40 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 44. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~65%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Good
0.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
1μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
94μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.7

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 44. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~65%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 44
UV peak
0.5 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 5
Elkton, MI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
51%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
117.6mi
UNLIMITED
125 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
23:30 UTC · Elkton, MI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
23:30 UTC · Elkton, MI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Elkton, MI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Elkton, MI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Elkton, MI
Almanac · Monday, June 15
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
5:15 AM
Sunrise
1:50 AM
Daylight
15h 26m
Sunset
5:16 PM
Civil dusk
9:53 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Elkton, MI
The moon
New Moon
1% illuminated
Moonrise
5:47 AM
Moonset
9:36 PM
In sign
♋︎ Cancer
Elkton, MI
Microseason
Jun 11–15

Solstice approaches — longest light

cultural
Jan 145% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Elkton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 72°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 11–15
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

16-Day Forecast — Elkton

  1. Mon74°47°1%
  2. Tue75°53°39%
  3. Wed65°53°85%
  4. Thu68°55°85%
  5. Fri67°53°25%
  6. Sat69°53°7%
  7. Sun60°53°18%
  8. Mon66°50°27%
  9. Tue66°55°11%
  10. Wed75°54°19%
  11. Thu77°58°31%
  12. Fri70°56°26%
  13. Sat74°55°17%
  14. Sun80°60°29%
  15. Mon75°64°42%
  16. Tue67°60°29%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 15, 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 — Elkton

SPC has placed Elkton in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

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 Elkton

  • 48731

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.