Observed 8:20 PM EDT at KCMX

Dollar Bay, MI weather

Mostly clear and 70°21°, 24°13° warmer than a typical Oct 24, rain ~10 PM (44%).

Forecasts differ

Now 70°21°

Mostly clear

Wind: 10 mph16 km/h; From the southwest. 58–10 mph16 km/h through 8 AM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 1–4 PM · peak 3
Pressure: 30.14 inHg1021 hPa; Rising · +0.05 inHg+1.6 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

13°7° warmer than this time yesterday (56°13° then, 69°21° now)

Good hours for

Dry until 9 PM
Rain tonight 9 PM–2 AM (40%, 0.05 in1.3 mm)
Low 46°8° tomorrow at 7 AM
Below 50°10° tomorrow night after 7 PM

TonightDown to 48°9° by 5 AM · Rain 9 PM–2 AM (40%)
Tomorrow morningNear 49°9° · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 51°11° · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 41°5° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningNear 40°4° · Mostly cloudy
Monday afternoonNear 43°6° · 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 8p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	64°18°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	61%	82%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	62°17°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	66%	97%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 67°19°)	60°16°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	74%	93%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	80%	98%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	85%	97%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	56°13°	40%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	88%	100%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	92%	100%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	90%	100%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	47°8°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	90%	100%	0
Sun 5a	Drizzle	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	45°7°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 20 mph31 km/h	87%	100%	0
Sun 6a	Drizzle	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	45°7°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	82%	97%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	82%	89%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	43°6°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	75%	87%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	42°6°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	74%	90%	0
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	44°7°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	69%	70%	1
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	45°7°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	61%	60%	1
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	52%	22%	2
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	46%	52%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from W, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	42%	63%	3
Sun 3p	Mostly cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from W, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	39%	54%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from W, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	42%	62%	2
Sun 5p	Mostly cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	41%	54%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	42%	69%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	43°6°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	50%	75%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	42°6°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	55%	80%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	41°5°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	63%	81%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	41°5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	67%	81%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	41°5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	68%	85%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	41°5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	67%	89%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	40°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	67%	85%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	39°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	67%	86%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	38°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	67%	87%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	37°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	68%	81%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	37°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	68%	79%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	34°1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	72%	81%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly clear	38°3° (likely 37°3° to 42°6°)	34°1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	72%	60%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	37°3° (likely 36°2° to 41°5°)	33°1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	74%	77%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 41°5°)	31°−1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	79%	79%	0
Mon 10a	Sunny	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	34°1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	72%	47%	1
Mon 11a	Mostly cloudy	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	36°2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	66%	55%	1
Mon 12p	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	37°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	62%	82%	2
Mon 1p	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	38°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	57%	87%	3
Mon 2p	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	39°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	53%	78%	3
Mon 3p	Mostly cloudy	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	39°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	52%	75%	3
Mon 4p	Mostly cloudy	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	39°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	52%	70%	2
Mon 5p	Mostly cloudy	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	39°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	53%	76%	1
Mon 6p	Mostly cloudy	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	38°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	59%	60%	1
Mon 7p	Mostly cloudy	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	36°2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	65%	80%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 45°7°. Typical 48°9° / 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: A chance of rain showers before 2am. Cloudy. Low around 45, with temperatures rising to around 48 overnight. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
69°21°–75°24°
Low, likely
45°7°–55°13°
Typical high / low
48°9° / 34°1°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly cloudy. High 54°12°, low 34°1°. Typical 47°8° / 33°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny. High near 54, with temperatures falling to around 51 in the afternoon. West wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy. Low around 34, with temperatures rising to around 41 overnight. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
53°12°–60°16°
Low, likely
34°1°–48°9°
Typical high / low
47°8° / 33°1°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 45°7°, low 32°0°. Typical 47°8° / 33°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 37°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 39°4°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 37°3°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 45. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy. Low around 32, with temperatures rising to around 35 overnight. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
45°7°–48°9°
Low, likely
32°0°–40°4°
Typical high / low
47°8° / 33°1°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 49°9°, low 42°6°. Typical 46°8° / 33°1°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 40°5°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 47°8°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  40% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers after 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
48°9°–51°11°
Low, likely
35°2°–42°6°
Typical high / low
46°8° / 33°1°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 64°18°, low 42°6°. Typical 46°8° / 32°0°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  40% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 62°17°
  40% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 51°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64.
Night: A chance of rain showers before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
60°16°–67°19°
Low, likely
42°6°–51°11°
Typical high / low
46°8° / 32°0°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 35 mph57 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly cloudy. High 54°12°, low 37°3°. Typical 46°8° / 32°0°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 43°6°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 54.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
49°9°–59°15°
Low, likely
37°3°–48°9°
Typical high / low
46°8° / 32°0°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 56°13°, low 41°5°. Typical 45°7° / 32°0°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  40% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 50°10°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.1 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
49°9°–59°15°
Low, likely
38°3°–43°6°
Typical high / low
45°7° / 32°0°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 59°15°, low 48°9°. Typical 45°7° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.37 in9.4 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 52°11°
  40% chance · 0.14 in3.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 58°15°
  30% chance · 0.14 in3.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 59.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
54°12°–60°16°
Low, likely
46°8°–51°11°
Typical high / low
45°7° / 31°−1°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 56°13°, low 49°9°. Typical 44°7° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.17 in4.3 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°11°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 50°10°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 47°8°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.7 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
54°12°–59°15°
Low, likely
47°8°–49°9°
Typical high / low
44°7° / 31°−1°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 50°10°, low 46°8°. Typical 44°7° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
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
46°8°–52°11°
Low, likely
41°5°–48°9°
Typical high / low
44°7° / 31°−1°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 36 mph57 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 72°, low 45°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 54°, low 34°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 45°, low 32°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 49–64°; chance of precipitation on Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday.

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

Pilgrim River at Paradise Road

3.6 mi

Level: 69.1 ft
Flow: 130 cfs

Reading from Sat 7 PM · NWS gauge page

Trap Rock River near Lake Linden

9.0 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.3 ft
Flow: 39 cfs

Reading from Sat 6:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Silver River near L`Anse

24 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.4 ft
Flow: 21 cfs

Reading from Sat 6:15 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 80% less heating than a typical week.

This week 36Typical 178

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 27
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 46°F).

Open the windows?

No stretch in the next few days is comfortable enough outside, by temperature, dew point and air quality.

Is this typical?

Hancock Houghton County Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1887–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 24°13° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 8°5° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+2°+1°MonOct 19
+8°+4°TueOct 20
+9°+5°WedOct 21
+6°+3°ThuOct 22
+16°+9°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24
—SunOct 25

Dollar Bay weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 25 min; Losing 3 min 12 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 55 min less
Golden hour: 6:07–7:09 PM; Morning 8:06–9:08 AM
Blue hour: 7:09–7:21 PM; Morning 7:54–8:06 AM; first light 7:54 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 96% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:34 AM · rises 5:50 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking southeast from Dollar Bay. The highest point on the skyline is about 1,600 ft, 22 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.