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Maple Rapids, Michigan Weather

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

Maple Rapids, MI
Thursday, June 4 at 9:48 AM
50
°
Clear
Feels like
47°
Humidity
89%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Sunset
9:13 PM
Maple Rapids, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMaple Rapids, MI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 63 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 63°H 84°
Maple Rapids, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    84°50°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Heavy Rain
    83%
    0.78″
    84°61°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Showers
    82%
    0.22″
    76°65°-8°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    77°57°+1°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    79°54°+2°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    34%
    83°59°+4°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Heavy Drizzle
    27%
    0.02″
    81°66°-2°
Maple Rapids, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
178° · backing 26°
Direction
S
178°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
19
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 19 @ 9:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 196SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 26° from the s.
Maple Rapids, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
997.2
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.45 inHg
Now
997.2
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-0.6
mb
24h
-6.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9961003
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1003.3996.1997.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Maple Rapids, MI
Air quality
28
AQI
Moderate
-16 in 6h

PM2.5 at 10.7 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust. AQI down 16 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
17μg/m³
OzoneGood
52μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.7 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.95
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Maple Rapids, MI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
12%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
26.9mi
UNLIMITED
149 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
09:48 UTC ·Maple Rapids, 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
09:48 UTC ·Maple Rapids, MI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Maple Rapids, MI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Maple Rapids, MI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Maple Rapids, MI
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:27 AM
Sunrise
6:00 AM
Daylight
15h 13m
Sunset
9:13 PM
Civil dusk
1:49 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Maple Rapids, MI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
86% illuminated
Moonrise
4:18 AM
Moonset
1:29 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Maple Rapids, MI
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Maple Rapids at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 22°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 5 (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 — Maple Rapids

SPC has placed Maple Rapids 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.

ZIP codes in Maple Rapids

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.