Whittemore, Michigan Weather
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Whittemore weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Clear——86°53°—
- FridayJun 5Light Rain63%0.13″82°62°-4°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast42%—80°61°-2°
- SundayJun 7Mostly Clear——73°54°-7°
- MondayJun 8Overcast——74°52°+1°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Drizzle36%—80°58°+6°
- WednesdayJun 10Light Drizzle23%0.01″79°65°-1°
AQI 104 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), driven by Ozone. AQI up 26 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 91. 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 91. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 91
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.4 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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
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
- 4:47 AM
- Moonset
- 2:30 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies rise from the lawn
Whittemore at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: May 11 (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 — Whittemore
SPC has placed Whittemore in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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.