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Mackinac Island, Michigan Weather

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Mackinac Island weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Mackinac Island, MI
Thursday, June 4 at 9:16 AM
54
°
Clear
Feels like
47°
Humidity
61%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Sunset
9:23 PM
Mackinac Island, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMackinac Island, MI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 61 to 72 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 61°H 72°
Mackinac Island, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    72°51°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Light Drizzle
    47%
    0.02″
    66°60°-6°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Showers
    40%
    0.03″
    70°55°+4°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    67°51°-3°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    59°52°-8°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Foggy
    15%
    61°51°+2°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Foggy
    14%
    60°56°-1°
Mackinac Island, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
177° · backing 59°
Direction
S
177°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 9
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 9 · pk 22 @ 4:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 294SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 59° from the s.
Mackinac Island, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
989.3
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 29.21 inHg
Now
989.3
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-1.1
mb
24h
-6.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 989996
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW996.1988.8989.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Mackinac Island, MI
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
-3 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 49. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). 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
5.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
104μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 49. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 49
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 11

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.87
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Mackinac Island, MI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
2%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
59.9mi
UNLIMITED
128 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
09:16 UTC ·Mackinac Island, 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
09:16 UTC ·Mackinac Island, MI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Mackinac Island, MI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Mackinac Island, MI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Mackinac Island, MI
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:14 AM
Sunrise
5:50 AM
Daylight
15h 33m
Sunset
9:23 PM
Civil dusk
2:02 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Mackinac Island, MI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
86% illuminated
Moonrise
4:29 AM
Moonset
1:18 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Mackinac Island, MI
Microseason
Jun 1–5

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Mackinac Island at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 21 (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 — Mackinac Island

SPC has placed Mackinac Island in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Mackinac Island

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.