Big Rapids, Michigan Weather
Solstice approaches — longest light. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Big Rapids weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Overcast——71°44°—
- TuesdayJun 16Light Showers79%0.06″71°53°0°
- WednesdayJun 17Heavy Showers92%2.1″61°46°-10°
- ThursdayJun 18Light Drizzle92%—66°53°+5°
- FridayJun 19Drizzle—0.03″64°50°-2°
- SaturdayJun 20Mostly Clear10%—69°48°+5°
- SundayJun 21Overcast17%—68°51°-1°
AQI 24 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 5:56 AM
- Moonset
- 9:45 PM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Solstice approaches — longest light
Big Rapids at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 26°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
15-Day Forecast — Big Rapids
- Mon71°44°1%
- Tue71°53°79%
- Wed61°46°92%
- Thu66°53°92%
- Fri64°50°5%
- Sat69°48°10%
- Sun68°51°17%
- Mon72°46°17%
- Tue73°53°10%
- Wed76°56°15%
- Thu77°59°16%
- Fri75°55°19%
- Sat80°55°29%
- Sun81°71°30%
- Mon78°64°35%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 15, 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 — Big Rapids
SPC has placed Big Rapids 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 Big Rapids
- 49307