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Weather in Ford River Township, MI · National Weather Service + NOAA

Ford River Township stays cool in summer

Ford River Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 77°, a January night drops to 11°, and about 47 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. Normal November highs come to 42°, and lows to 28°.

Winter 29°/14°Spring 49°/30°Summer 75°/55°Fall 55°/39°
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Sunrise 7:31 am · sunset 5:32 pm

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What stands out about Ford River Township’s weather

Read from 30 years of NOAA records. Each one opens the full story on the Climate page.

Climate →
Cool summersJuly afternoons average 77°, cooler than 96% of U.S. towns.The mildest winters aroundMilder January nights than all 5 towns around it.Drier than most of Michigan30 inches of rain and melted snow a year, less than 1,948 of 1,983 Michigan towns.A long heating seasonMore heating degree days than 91% of U.S. towns.
A normal year

Where today sits in Ford River Township’s year

Typical highs and lows month by month, from 30 years of NOAA records.

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Winter
29° / 14°
11 days with an inch or more of snow
Spring
49° / 30°
Last frost around May 13
Summer
75° / 55°
2 days reach 90° in a normal year
Fall now
55° / 39°
First frost around Oct 7
Pastthe usual first frost (Oct 7). Last frost next spring: May 13
Best months to be outside
JunJulAugSep
Highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
How much snow does Ford River Township get?About 47 inches a winter.When is it wettest?September, with 3.3 inches.Is it warmer than it used to be?+1.7° vs. the 20th century.

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Road reports, first frosts and storm memories from neighbors in Ford River Township.

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Forecast, conditions and alerts: National Weather Service. Climate: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000. Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded normals for Ford River Township itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts: the NOAA station at Escanaba, MI (7 mi). Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the town’s position. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast.