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Sterling Heights, MI weather

It is 51°F and mostly cloudy at Selfridge Air National Guard Base as of Oct 28, 7:56 AM EDT. Today: Areas Of Fog then Mostly Sunny, high near 73°F, 2% chance of precipitation. Forecast from the National Weather Service, issued Oct 28, 4:24 AM EDT.

Updated Oct 28, 8:17 AM EDT (snapshot)

Current conditions

Temperature

51°F

Mostly Cloudy

Wind

Calm

Humidity 89% · dew point 47°F

Pressure · visibility

30.24 inHg

Visibility 10 mi

Observed at Selfridge Air National Guard Base (KMTC), Oct 28, 7:56 AM EDT. Station readings can lag or be missing.

Alerts for this area

No active NWS alerts cover the Sterling Heights forecast zone right now.

Around the NWS DTX forecast area

No active alerts in zones served by the DTX office near Sterling Heights.

From the alert snapshot of Oct 28, 2026, 8:14 AM EDT. No alerts are active anywhere in Michigan.

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Next 24 hours

Hourly forecast for Sterling Heights (local time)
TimeTempForecastPrecip. chanceWind
Wed 8 AM50°FAreas Of Fog2%ESE 1 mph
Wed 9 AM52°FPartly Sunny2%SE 1 mph
Wed 10 AM56°FPartly Sunny1%S 2 mph
Wed 11 AM60°FMostly Sunny1%SSW 2 mph
Wed 12 PM64°FSunny1%SSW 3 mph
Wed 1 PM69°FSunny1%SSW 3 mph
Wed 2 PM71°FSunny1%SSW 3 mph
Wed 3 PM72°FSunny1%SSW 5 mph
Wed 4 PM73°FSunny1%SSW 5 mph
Wed 5 PM72°FSunny1%SSW 5 mph
Wed 6 PM70°FClear1%S 3 mph
Wed 7 PM67°FClear1%S 5 mph
Wed 8 PM61°FClear0%S 5 mph
Wed 9 PM59°FClear0%S 3 mph
Wed 10 PM57°FClear0%SSW 3 mph
Wed 11 PM55°FMostly Clear0%SSW 3 mph
Thu 12 AM53°FClear0%SSW 3 mph
Thu 1 AM52°FClear0%SSW 2 mph
Thu 2 AM51°FMostly Clear0%SSW 3 mph
Thu 3 AM52°FClear0%SSW 3 mph
Thu 4 AM52°FClear0%SSW 5 mph
Thu 5 AM52°FClear0%SSW 6 mph
Thu 6 AM52°FSunny0%SSW 6 mph
Thu 7 AM52°FSunny1%SW 7 mph

Hourly values come from the NWS gridded forecast for the 2.5 km grid square that covers the city's center point. Conditions elsewhere in Sterling Heights can differ.

7-day forecast

Today

High 73°F·Low 51°F

Areas of fog before 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. South wind 1 to 5 mph.

Tonight: Clear, with a low around 51. South southwest wind 2 to 6 mph.

Thursday

High 75°F·Low 42°F

A chance of rain between 2pm and 4pm. Mostly sunny. High near 75, with temperatures falling to around 72 in the afternoon. Southwest wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. West northwest wind 5 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Friday

High 64°F·Low 42°F

Sunny, with a high near 64. North northwest wind around 5 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.

Saturday

High 63°F·Low 46°F

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.

Sunday

High 67°F·Low 48°F

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.

Monday

High 67°F·Low 49°F

A slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67.

Monday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.

Tuesday

High 65°F·Low 48°F

A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65.

Tuesday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.

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About this forecast

Forecast office
Sterling Heights is served by the National Weather Service DTX forecast office, forecast zone MIZ070, county zone MIC099.
Location used
The Census Bureau's internal point for Sterling Heights (42.5812, -83.0303), in Macomb County. Population: 134,342 (2024 estimate), number 4 of the 55 Michigan cities on this site.
Radar
Nearest NWS radar: KDTX. View it on radar.weather.gov.

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Sources

  • Forecast, hourly forecast, observations and alerts: National Weather Service API, api.weather.gov/points/42.5812,-83.0303 (forecast issued Oct 28, 4:24 AM EDT).
  • Official forecast page: forecast.weather.gov.
  • City location and population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 population estimates and 2024 Gazetteer files.
  • Snapshot taken Oct 28, 2026. The NWS and Census Bureau do not endorse OpenForecast.

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