Charlotte, Michigan Weather
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Charlotte weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 5Heavy Rain65%0.62″84°61°—
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast46%—81°64°-3°
- SundayJun 7Overcast——77°57°-4°
- MondayJun 8Overcast16%—78°57°+1°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Drizzle59%—78°65°0°
- WednesdayJun 10Overcast28%—81°67°+3°
- ThursdayJun 11Overcast15%—82°66°+1°
AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 27 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 7.5 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 35. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 35
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.5 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- 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
- 2:39 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies rise from the lawn
Charlotte at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 1 (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 — Charlotte
SPC has placed Charlotte in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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.