Historical weather data, all-time temperature records, and monthly climate averages for Forest Hills, MI. Explore typical weather conditions by week for trip planning, and see how today compares to the historical record.
April 5th in Forest Hills runs the full gamut — 62 years of data show an average high of just 50° with a 15% chance of snow still lurking. But the date has its wild side: it's hit 81° (1988) and bottomed out at 12° (1995), a 69-degree spread that captures early April's stubborn unpredictability perfectly.
Forest Hills has seen some serious extremes over its 63-year record — from a scorching 104° on July 6, 2012 to a brutal -22° on January 19, 1994, a swing of 126 degrees. Single-day rainfall peaked at 4.15 inches in May 2001, and the Blizzard of '78 left its mark with 16.1 inches of snow in a single day.
Summer is the sweet spot here, with highs peaking around 83–84° in mid-July and staying comfortable through August. If you're cold-averse, avoid mid-January, when average highs barely scrape 29°. Pack an umbrella for mid-September — it's the wettest stretch of the year, averaging over an inch of rain in a single week.