Observed 10:35 PM EDT at KLWA

Decatur, MI weather

Clear and 50°10°, 9°5° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 50°10°

Clear

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; 35–5 mph8 km/h through 11 AM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 1–4 PM · peak 3
Air quality: 38Good; Ozone · tomorrow moderate
Pressure: 30.4 inHg1029 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (48°9° then, 50°10° now)

Good hours for

Low 45°7° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 11 AM
High 71°22° tomorrow at 4 PM
Below 60°16° tomorrow night after 8 PM

TonightNear 48°9° · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 60°16° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 71°22° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 49°9° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 62°17° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 71°22° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Monday nightDown to 53°12° by 10 PM · 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 11p	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	83%	40%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	83%	18%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	86%	15%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	89%	14%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	93%	9%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	93%	17%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	93%	29%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	93%	22%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly clear	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	96%	83%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	44°7°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	93%	79%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	46°8°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	93%	84%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	80%	75%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	67%	84%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	58%	79%	2
Sun 1p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	51%	79%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	47%	79%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	70°21°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	46%	79%	3
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	71°22°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	44%	71%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	46%	68%	1
Sun 6p	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	49%	48%	1
Sun 7p	Mostly cloudy	65°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	56%	66%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	69%	40%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	74%	76%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	77%	74%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	77%	71%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	80%	62%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	77%	67%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	80%	63%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	83%	63%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	83%	71%	0
Mon 5a	Partly cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	83%	79%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	86%	70%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	86%	68%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	89%	66%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	89%	62%	0
Mon 10a	Mostly sunny	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	80%	64%	1
Mon 11a	Partly sunny	62°17° (likely 54°12° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	67%	62%	2
Mon 12p	Partly sunny	66°19° (likely 57°14° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from WNW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	61%	58%	3
Mon 1p	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 60°16° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	55%	71%	3
Mon 2p	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 61°16° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	53%	81%	3
Mon 3p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 62°17° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	51%	71%	3
Mon 4p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 63°17° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	53%	69%	2
Mon 5p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 62°17° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	55%	86%	2
Mon 6p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	60%	92%	1
Mon 7p	Partly cloudy	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	67%	82%	0
Mon 8p	Mostly cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	75%	66%	0
Mon 9p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	77%	85%	0
Mon 10p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	77%	73%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Fog. High 66°19°, low 45°7°. Typical 57°14° / 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
66°19°–67°19°
Low, likely
42°6°–45°7°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 37°3°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 47°8°. Typical 57°14° / 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. South southwest wind around 6 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy. Low around 47, with temperatures rising to around 49 overnight. South wind around 3 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
68°20°–71°22°
Low, likely
43°6°–48°9°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 37°3°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 71°22°, low 45°7°. Typical 56°13° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. West northwest wind 0 to 6 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Northeast wind around 6 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–71°22°
Low, likely
45°7°–49°9°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 37°3°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 67°19°, low 48°9°. Typical 56°13° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–67°19°
Low, likely
48°9°–49°9°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 36°2°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 53°12°. Typical 56°13° / 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
70°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
51°11°–55°13°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 36°2°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 72°22°, low 51°11°. Typical 55°13° / 36°2°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 56°13°
  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 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–73°23°
Low, likely
51°11°–58°14°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 36°2°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly cloudy. High 73°23°, low 52°11°. Typical 55°13° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–74°23°
Low, likely
50°10°–57°14°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 36°2°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 71°22°, low 55°13°. Typical 54°12° / 35°2°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  40% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 71.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–75°24°
Low, likely
47°8°–60°16°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 35°2°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 35 mph57 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Rain. High 67°19°, low 58°14°. Typical 54°12° / 35°2°. Rain 0.51 in13 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.23 in5.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.24 in6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.8 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 differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
61°16°–71°22°
Low, likely
55°13°–62°17°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 35°2°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 42 mph68 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 63°17°, low 52°11°. Typical 53°12° / 35°2°. Rain 0.31 in7.9 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.17 in4.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.18 in4.6 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
62°17°–66°19°
Low, likely
44°7°–58°14°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 35°2°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 66°, low 45°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 71°, low 47°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 71°, low 45°.
Rest of week
Highs 63–73°; 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

Dowagiac River at State Highway 51 near Dowagiac

8.8 mi

Level: 2.9 ft

Reading from Sat 9:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Dowagiac River at Sumnerville

18 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.5 ft
Flow: 240 cfs

Reading from Sat 9:45 PM · NWS gauge page

West Fork Portage Creek near Oshtemo

19 mi

Level: 1.7 ft
Flow: 9 cfs

Reading from Sat 9:15 PM · NWS gauge page

South Branch Black River near Bangor

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.3 ft
Flow: 65 cfs

Reading from Sat 9:45 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 86% less heating than a typical week.

This week 18Typical 132

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 9
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?

Sun, 11:00 AM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Dowagiac 1 W · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1953–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 9°5° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

−1°MonOct 19
+3°+1°TueOct 20
+4°+2°WedOct 21
+7°+4°ThuOct 22
+7°+4°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24
—SunOct 25

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 41 min; Losing 2 min 35 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 35 min less
Golden hour: 6:09–7:05 PM; Morning 7:49–8:46 AM
Blue hour: 7:05–7:16 PM; Morning 7:38–7:49 AM; first light 7:38 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 6:19 AM · rises 5:46 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Decatur. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,100 ft, 21 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.