Shepherd, Michigan Weather
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Shepherd weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 5Rain85%0.45″82°61°—
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast28%—83°63°+1°
- SundayJun 7Overcast——74°56°-9°
- MondayJun 8Light Drizzle10%—79°54°+5°
- TuesdayJun 9Heavy Showers63%0.78″77°64°-2°
- WednesdayJun 10Light Drizzle28%—80°66°+3°
- ThursdayJun 11Light Drizzle12%—82°66°+2°
AQI 76 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 24 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.90 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 43. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- 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
- 4:49 AM
- Moonset
- 2:36 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies rise from the lawn
Shepherd at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 7 (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 — Shepherd
SPC has placed Shepherd 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.