Garden, Michigan Weather
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Garden weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 5Heavy Rain47%0.76″77°56°—
- SaturdayJun 6Light Rain33%0.07″73°54°-4°
- SundayJun 7Overcast——68°50°-5°
- MondayJun 8Light Drizzle13%—68°52°0°
- TuesdayJun 9Showers33%0.75″58°53°-10°
- WednesdayJun 10Light Drizzle15%0.02″70°55°+12°
- ThursdayJun 11Foggy——70°57°0°
AQI 128 (Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups), driven by Ozone. AQI up 60 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 138 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 61 by mid-afternoon.
CAUTION Sensitive groups (children, elderly, respiratory conditions) should limit prolonged outdoor exertion, especially during the projected peak around 7 AM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 138 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 61 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 138
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 61
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.0 µg/m³ (AQI 50) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 5:03 AM
- Moonset
- 2:37 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies rise from the lawn
Garden at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°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 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 — Garden
SPC has placed Garden in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
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.