Observed 3:15 PM EDT at KAMN

Alma, MI weather

Sunny and 64°18°, 12°7° warmer than a typical Oct 24, jacket by 9 PM.

Forecasts agree

Now 64°18°

Sunny

Wind: Calm; Up to 6 mph10 km/h through 3 AM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 2–3 PM · peak 3
Pressure: 30.42 inHg1030 hPa; Falling · −0.06 inHg−1.9 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (64°18° then, 64°18° now)

Good hours for

Low 43°6° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by noon
Below 60°16° tomorrow night after 8 PM

This afternoonNear 67°19° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 44°7° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 57°14° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 71°22° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 48°9° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 56°13° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday afternoonNear 60°16° · Mostly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	52%	62%	2
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	48%	57%	2
Sat 5p	Mostly sunny	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	47%	35%	1
Sat 6p	Partly sunny	65°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	48%	34%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	61°16° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	56%	15%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	62%	4%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 51°11°)	51°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	77%	4%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	80%	4%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	83%	33%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	45°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	93%	8%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	44°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	96%	4%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	44°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	96%	17%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	41°5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	96%	27%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	40°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	100%	76%	0
Sun 7a	Partly cloudy	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 44°7°)	40°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	100%	80%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	40°4°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	100%	87%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	42°6°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	100%	93%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	86%	94%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from SSW, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	75%	73%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from SW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	65%	79%	2
Sun 1p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from SW, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	54%	81%	2
Sun 2p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from SW, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	49%	82%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from SW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	47%	73%	2
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from SW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	46%	66%	2
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from SW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	46%	56%	1
Sun 6p	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	69°21°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from SW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	47%	56%	1
Sun 7p	Partly cloudy	65°18° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	65°18°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	54%	59%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	69%	62%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	77%	69%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	80%	75%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	83%	75%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from WSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	83%	76%	0
Mon 1a	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from WSW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	86%	72%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from WSW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	89%	78%	0
Mon 3a	Partly cloudy	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	93%	83%	0
Mon 4a	Partly cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from WNW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	96%	84%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	93%	84%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	96%	80%	0
Mon 7a	Partly cloudy	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	96%	81%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	96%	81%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	96%	83%	0
Mon 10a	Mostly cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	86%	84%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	72%	83%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	64%	80%	2
Mon 1p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	55%	76%	3
Mon 2p	Mostly cloudy	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	50%	60%	4

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Fog. High 68°20°, low 43°6°. Typical 56°13° / 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 44°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. South southeast wind around 6 mph.
Tonight: Patchy fog between 2am and 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
64°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
39°4°–43°6°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 37°3°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 47°8°. Typical 56°13° / 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. South southwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. West southwest wind 2 to 7 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
67°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
42°6°–47°8°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 37°3°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 61°16°, low 40°4°. Typical 55°13° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 42°6°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 61. North wind 2 to 7 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
58°14°–61°16°
Low, likely
40°4°–48°9°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 36°2°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 59°15°, low 43°6°. Typical 55°13° / 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 42°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
57°14°–59°15°
Low, likely
38°3°–45°7°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 36°2°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 52°11°. Typical 54°12° / 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 71.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
69°21°–71°22°
Low, likely
45°7°–52°11°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 36°2°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 72°22°, low 47°8°. Typical 54°12° / 35°2°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
47°8°–54°12°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 35°2°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 30 mph47 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 71°22°, low 49°9°. Typical 54°12° / 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 47°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
61°16°–73°23°
Low, likely
43°6°–51°11°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 35°2°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 54°12°. Typical 53°12° / 35°2°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°19°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–74°23°
Low, likely
51°11°–55°13°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 35°2°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 68°20°, low 57°14°. Typical 53°12° / 34°1°. Rain 0.42 in11 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.18 in4.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 69°20°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.22 in5.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 58°15°
  30% chance · 0.23 in5.9 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–70°21°
Low, likely
55°13°–61°16°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 34°1°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 61°16°, low 50°10°. Typical 52°11° / 34°1°. Rain 0.53 in13 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.17 in4.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 51°11°
  30% chance · 0.11 in2.8 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
58°14°–64°18°
Low, likely
40°4°–58°14°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 34°1°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 68°, low 43°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 71°, low 47°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 61°, low 40°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 59–72°; chance of precipitation on Sunday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (GRR) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Chippewa River below Mt. Pleasant

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.5 ft
Flow: 226 cfs

Reading from Sat 2:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Fish Creek near Crystal

19 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.3 ft

Reading from Sat 2 PM · NWS gauge page

Maple River at Maple Rapids

19 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.7 ft
Flow: 34 cfs

Reading from Sat 2:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Pine River near Midland

19 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.5 ft
Flow: 161 cfs

Reading from Sat 2:45 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 84% less heating than a typical week.

This week 22Typical 137

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 12
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 45°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 4:00 PM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).

Is this typical?

Alma · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1887–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 12°7° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 4°2° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−6°−4°SunOct 18
+2°+1°MonOct 19
+6°+3°TueOct 20
+4°+2°WedOct 21
+6°+3°ThuOct 22
+9°+5°FriOct 23
+6°+3°SatOct 24

Alma weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 37 min; Losing 2 min 49 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 40 min less
Golden hour: 6:01–6:59 PM; Morning 7:45–8:43 AM
Blue hour: 6:59–7:10 PM; Morning 7:34–7:45 AM; first light 7:34 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 12–5 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:14 AM · rises 5:39 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Alma. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Alma, MI weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Chippewa River below Mt. Pleasant

Fish Creek near Crystal

Maple River at Maple Rapids

Pine River near Midland

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon