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Traverse City, Michigan Weather

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Traverse City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Traverse City, MI
Wednesday, June 3 at 7:08 PM
79
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
79°
Humidity
27%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Sunset
9:22 PM
Traverse City, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastTraverse City, MI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 56 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 56°H 83°
Traverse City, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Overcast
    79°45°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    83°56°+4°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Light Showers
    60%
    0.15″
    71°60°-12°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Showers
    40%
    0.16″
    65°55°-6°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Foggy
    69°51°+4°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    78°52°+9°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    13%
    81°62°+3°
Traverse City, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
306° · backing 40°
Direction
NW
306°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
13
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 13 @ 7:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2213SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Traverse City, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1002.7
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.61 inHg
Now
1002.7
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-2.7
mb
24h
-3.1
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10011005
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1004.51001.01001.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Traverse City, MI
Air quality
40
AQI
Moderate
+15 in 6hPeak ~57 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 61 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 15 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
1.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
1μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
114μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 61 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 61
UV peak
5.9 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 61
Traverse City, MI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
27%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
138.0mi
UNLIMITED
150 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
19:08 UTC ·Traverse City, 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
19:08 UTC ·Traverse City, MI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Traverse City, MI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Traverse City, MI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Traverse City, MI
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
9:24 AM
Sunrise
5:58 AM
Daylight
15h 24m
Sunset
9:22 PM
Civil dusk
1:59 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Traverse City, MI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
89% illuminated
Moonrise
3:53 AM
Moonset
12:20 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Traverse City, MI
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies rise from the lawn

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Traverse City at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 15 (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 3, 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 — Traverse City

SPC has placed Traverse City in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

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 Traverse City

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.