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Iron River, Michigan Weather

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Iron River weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Iron River, MI
Friday, June 5 at 7:02 AM
65
°
Overcast
Feels like
66°
Humidity
90%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:04 AM
Sunset
8:41 PM
Iron River, MI
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastIron River, MI: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 60 to 78 degrees Fahrenheit with a 43% chance of precipitation at 2 PM.
L 60°H 78°
Iron River, MI
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 5
    Showers
    43%
    1.0″
    78°62°
  2. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    11%
    73°54°-5°
  3. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    78°49°+5°
  4. Monday
    Jun 8
    Drizzle
    32%
    0.09″
    67°54°-11°
  5. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    54%
    67°60°
  6. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Foggy
    11%
    87°60°+20°
  7. Thursday
    Jun 11
    Thunderstorm
    14%
    94°67°+7°
Iron River, MI
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
178° · backing 40°
Direction
S
178°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
25
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 25 @ 9:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 383SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 40° from the s.
Iron River, MI
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
958.6
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 28.31 inHg
Now
958.6
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-2.3
mb
24h
-5.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 958964
950955960965970-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW964.2958.0958.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Iron River, MI
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
-19 in 6h

AQI 45 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 19 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. Ozone at AQI 43. 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
7.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
90μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 43. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 43
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 10

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.95
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Iron River, MI
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
28.5mi
UNLIMITED
127 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
07:02 UTC ·Iron River, 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
07:02 UTC ·Iron River, MI · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Iron River, MI
Satellite · infrared · animated
Iron River, MI
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Iron River, MI
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
9:28 AM
Sunrise
5:04 AM
Daylight
15h 37m
Sunset
8:41 PM
Civil dusk
2:20 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Iron River, MI
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
5:12 AM
Moonset
2:45 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Iron River, MI
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies rise from the lawn

fungi
Jan 143% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Iron River at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: May 23 (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 — Iron River

SPC has placed Iron River in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe 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.

ZIP codes in Iron River

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.