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Lake Leelanau, Michigan Weather

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

Lake Leelanau, MI
Friday, June 5 at 6:41 AM
63
°
Clear
Feels like
60°
Humidity
52%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Sunset
9:25 PM
Lake Leelanau, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLake Leelanau, MI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 61 to 76 degrees Fahrenheit with a 27% chance of precipitation at 7 AM.
L 61°H 76°
Lake Leelanau, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 5
    Light Drizzle
    27%
    0.01″
    76°61°
  2. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Drizzle
    26%
    0.02″
    74°52°-2°
  3. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    76°52°+2°
  4. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    10%
    79°54°+3°
  5. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Rain
    37%
    0.18″
    69°61°-10°
  6. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Foggy
    16%
    82°65°+13°
  7. Thursday
    Jun 11
    Overcast
    93°68°+11°
Lake Leelanau, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
162° · veering 30°
Direction
SSE
162°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 8
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 8 · pk 20 @ 5:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 245SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 30° from the sse.
Lake Leelanau, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
990.2
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 29.24 inHg
Now
990.2
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-3.3
mb
24h
-7.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 989997
9859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW997.0989.2989.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Lake Leelanau, MI
Air quality
100
AQI
Moderate
-7 in 6h

AQI 100 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (steady decline since this morning). Ozone at AQI 86. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Good
7.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
129μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 86. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 86
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 19

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.92
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Lake Leelanau, MI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
5%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
74.2mi
UNLIMITED
152 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
06:41 UTC ·Lake Leelanau, 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
06:41 UTC ·Lake Leelanau, MI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Lake Leelanau, MI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Lake Leelanau, MI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Lake Leelanau, MI
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
9:22 AM
Sunrise
5:57 AM
Daylight
15h 28m
Sunset
9:25 PM
Civil dusk
2:03 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Lake Leelanau, MI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
4:57 AM
Moonset
2:36 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Lake Leelanau, MI
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies rise from the lawn

fungi
Jan 143% of the yearDec 31

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Lake Leelanau at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 16 (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 — Lake Leelanau

SPC has placed Lake Leelanau in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

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 Lake Leelanau

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.