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

Alma, MI
Thursday, June 4 at 7:26 PM
83
°
Clear
Feels like
81°
Humidity
29%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Sunset
9:14 PM
Alma, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastAlma, MI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 62 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit with a 36% chance of precipitation at 10 AM.
L 62°H 83°
Alma, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Partly Cloudy
    84°51°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Heavy Rain
    60%
    1.1″
    82°62°-2°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Showers
    29%
    0.22″
    78°65°-4°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    71°54°-7°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    76°53°+5°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    35%
    81°62°+5°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Drizzle
    24%
    0.11″
    70°67°-11°
Alma, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
208° · backing 11°
Direction
SSW
208°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 7
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 7 · pk 18 @ 10:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2917SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 11° from the ssw.
Alma, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
991.3
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.27 inHg
Now
991.3
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-3.8
mb
24h
-5.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 990996
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW996.0990.4990.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Alma, MI
Air quality
46
AQI
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
+22 in 6hPeak ~96 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 113 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 22 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
5.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy
146μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 113 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 113
UV peak
6.9 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 113

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.87
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Alma, MI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
3%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
116.6mi
UNLIMITED
132 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
19:26 UTC ·Alma, 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
19:26 UTC ·Alma, MI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Alma, MI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Alma, MI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Alma, MI
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:26 AM
Sunrise
5:59 AM
Daylight
15h 15m
Sunset
9:14 PM
Civil dusk
1:50 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Alma, MI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
4:19 AM
Moonset
1:28 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Alma, MI
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Alma at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°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 — Alma

SPC has placed Alma 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 Alma

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.