Observed 5:35 PM EDT at KBAX

Bad Axe, MI weather

Sunny and 59°15°, 8°4° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 59°15°

Sunny

Wind: 7 mph11 km/h; From the southeast. 58–7 mph11 km/h through 6 AM
Dew point: 43°6°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 3
Pressure: 30.44 inHg1031 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.02 inHg−0.5 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 (57°14° then, 59°15° now)

Good hours for

Below 50°10° tonight after 8 PM
Fog tomorrow 8–9 AM
Above 50°10° tomorrow by 10 AM
High 68°20° tomorrow at 4 PM
Fog tomorrow night 2–3 AM

TonightDown to 41°5° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 57°14° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 68°20° by 4 PM · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 48°9° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 55°13° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Monday afternoonNear 56°13° · 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 6p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	52%	5%	1
Sat 7p	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	60%	8%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	74%	13%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	79%	19%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	81%	17%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 46°8°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	84%	15%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°)	42°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	88%	14%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 45°7°)	41°5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	93%	4%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	39°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	100%	21%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 44°7°)	39°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	100%	20%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 44°7°)	39°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	100%	5%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	37°3°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	100%	7%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	38°3°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	100%	5%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	37°3°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	100%	60%	0
Sun 8a	Fog	42°6° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)	38°3°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	100%	66%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	47°8° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	44°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	91%	73%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	81%	78%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSW, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	72%	80%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	63%	82%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	55%	89%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SW, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	52%	92%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	50%	92%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SW, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	49%	89%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	52%	82%	1
Sun 6p	Partly sunny	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	54%	77%	0
Sun 7p	Partly cloudy	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	60%	64%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	72%	53%	0
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSW, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	76%	59%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	78%	72%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	80%	47%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	82%	79%	0
Mon 1a	Mostly cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WSW, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	86%	68%	0
Mon 2a	Fog	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from WSW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	90%	59%	0
Mon 3a	Partly cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	92%	78%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from WNW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	96%	97%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	97%	95%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	93%	95%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	92%	98%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	86%	92%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	82%	93%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	74%	100%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	66%	98%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	62%	97%	3
Mon 1p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	59%	93%	2
Mon 2p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	58%	98%	2
Mon 3p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	56%	99%	1
Mon 4p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	55%	96%	1
Mon 5p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	56%	83%	1

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Fog. High 63°17°, low 40°4°. Typical 55°13° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 41°5°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Patchy fog after 2am. Mostly clear, with a low around 40. South wind around 7 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
62°17°–64°18°
Low, likely
34°1°–40°4°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 39°4°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 47°8°. Typical 55°13° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 42°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Patchy fog before 9am. Partly sunny. High near 69, with temperatures falling to around 67 in the afternoon. South southwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Night: Patchy fog after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. West southwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
40°4°–47°8°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 38°3°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 58°14°, low 39°4°. Typical 54°12° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Patchy fog before 9am. Partly sunny, with a high near 58. North wind 3 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Northeast wind 3 to 9 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
55°13°–58°14°
Low, likely
39°4°–46°8°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 38°3°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 54°12°, low 40°4°. Typical 54°12° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
50°10°–54°12°
Low, likely
40°4°–43°6°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 38°3°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 67°19°, low 50°10°. Typical 53°12° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
43°6°–50°10°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 37°3°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Rain. High 70°21°, low 47°8°. Typical 53°12° / 37°3°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain after 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Night: A slight chance of rain before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–72°22°
Low, likely
47°8°–54°12°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 37°3°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 30 mph47 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly cloudy. High 67°19°, low 48°9°. Typical 52°11° / 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
57°14°–70°21°
Low, likely
42°6°–51°11°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 37°3°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Mostly cloudy. High 68°20°, low 50°10°. Typical 52°11° / 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  50% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 68.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
57°14°–72°22°
Low, likely
41°5°–55°13°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 36°2°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 64°18°, low 55°13°. Typical 52°11° / 36°2°. Rain 0.25 in6.4 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  50% chance · 0.12 in3.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.09 in2.4 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
60°16°–67°19°
Low, likely
47°8°–61°16°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 36°2°
Wind
23 mph38 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 63°17°, low 50°10°. Typical 51°11° / 36°2°. Rain 0.35 in8.9 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 58°15°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 53°12°
  30% chance · 0.23 in5.8 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.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
62°17°–63°17°
Low, likely
43°6°–56°13°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 36°2°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 63°, low 40°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 69°, low 47°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 58°, low 39°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 54–70°; chance of precipitation on Sunday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (DTX) (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

Cass River near Cass City

18 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.5 ft
Flow: 9 cfs

Reading from Sat 3:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Lake Huron at Harbor Beach Tidal Gauge

18 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 579 ft

Reading from Sat 4:36 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 81% less heating than a typical week.

This week 25Typical 135

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 14
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at. About 7 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 43°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 12:00 PM–7:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Bad Axe · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1925–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 8°4° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 3°2° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

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

Bad Axe weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 36 min; Losing 2 min 49 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 41 min less
Golden hour: 5:53–6:51 PM; Morning 7:39–8:38 AM
Blue hour: 6:51–7:03 PM; Morning 7:28–7:39 AM; first light 7:28 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 7:03 PM–7 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:08 AM · rises 5:32 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

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