Dense Fog Advisory
Ends in 5 h 26 min
When
Until 10 AM EDT this morning.
Where
Huron, Lapeer, Lenawee, Monroe, Sanilac, St. Clair, Tuscola, and Washtenaw Counties.
Issued for this forecast zone · National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
What, impacts and precautionsHide details
What
Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog.
Impacts
Low visibility could make driving conditions hazardous.
Precautionary actions
If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of distance ahead of you.
Areas: Huron; Tuscola; Sanilac; Lapeer; St. Clair; Washtenaw; Lenawee; Monroe
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Observed 3:35 AM EDT at KBAX

Elkton, MI weather

Partly cloudy and 43°6°, 10°6° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 43°6°

Partly cloudy

Wind: 5 mph8 km/h; From the south-southeast. 35–5 mph8 km/h through 4 PM
Dew point: 43°6°; Comfortable
Humidity: 100%; Air 43°6°, dew point 43°6° · fog or dew likely
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.43 inHg1030 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.5 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Fog until 10 AM
Above 50°10° today by 11 AM
Below 50°10° tonight after 9 PM
Fog tonight 3–4 AM
Fog tomorrow 7–8 AM

TonightNear 40°4° · Partly cloudy
This morningUp to 54°12° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 65°18° by 4 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 41°5° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 57°14° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 69°21° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 50°10° by 3 AM · 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 4a	Fog	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°)	37°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	48%	0
Sat 5a	Fog	40°4° (likely 36°2° to 43°6°)	36°2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	46%	0
Sat 6a	Fog	39°4° (likely 36°2° to 42°6°)	37°3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	99%	46%	0
Sat 7a	Fog	38°3° (likely 37°3° to 41°5°)	35°2°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	100%	47%	0
Sat 8a	Fog	38°3° (likely 36°2° to 40°4°)	35°2°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	99%	47%	0
Sat 9a	Fog	41°5° (likely 37°3° to 43°6°)	39°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	98%	37%	0
Sat 10a	Mostly sunny	49°9° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	83%	18%	1
Sat 11a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	75%	15%	2
Sat 12p	Sunny	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	64%	14%	3
Sat 1p	Mostly sunny	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	54%	13%	4
Sat 2p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	51%	9%	4
Sat 3p	Mostly sunny	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	49%	12%	3
Sat 4p	Mostly sunny	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	47%	19%	2
Sat 5p	Mostly sunny	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	48%	48%	1
Sat 6p	Mostly sunny	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	52%	58%	1
Sat 7p	Mostly clear	58°14° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	60%	44%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly clear	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 51°11°)	51°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	76%	49%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	83%	54%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	84%	54%	0
Sat 11p	Mostly clear	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	44°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	88%	55%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly clear	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	43°6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	91%	24%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	43°6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	93%	16%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	41°5°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	98%	15%	0
Sun 3a	Fog	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	40°4°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	98%	29%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 45°7°)	39°4°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	98%	17%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	37°3°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	100%	41%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	39°4°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	97%	64%	0
Sun 7a	Fog	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	39°4°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	97%	68%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	39°4°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	98%	77%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	90%	81%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	80%	78%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	72%	80%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSW, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	63%	76%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	54%	91%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	50%	82%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	50%	72%	3
Sun 4p	Mostly cloudy	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	47%	57%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	49%	82%	1
Sun 6p	Partly sunny	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	67°19°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSW, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	51%	78%	1
Sun 7p	Partly cloudy	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	56%	41%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	67%	51%	0
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	73%	64%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	76%	76%	0
Sun 11p	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	79%	84%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	82%	86%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from WSW, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	86%	81%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	88%	81%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	50°10°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	91%	82%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Fog. High 65°18°, low 37°3°. Typical 55°13° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Fog, 38°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 51°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Fog, 41°5°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Widespread fog before 10am. Sunny, with a high near 65. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Widespread fog. Mostly clear. Low around 37, with temperatures rising to around 40 overnight. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
63°17°–65°18°
Low, likely
35°2°–40°4°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 39°4°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 46°8°. Typical 55°13° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 42°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Patchy fog before 9am. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. South southwest wind 6 to 10 mph.
Night: Patchy fog after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. West wind 3 to 7 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
66°19°–69°21°
Low, likely
41°5°–46°8°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 38°3°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 57°14°, low 37°3°. Typical 54°12° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Patchy fog before 9am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
55°13°–57°14°
Low, likely
37°3°–48°9°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 38°3°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
2
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 54°12°, low 37°3°. Typical 54°12° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 46°8°
  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 37.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
52°11°–56°13°
Low, likely
37°3°–45°7°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 38°3°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 64°18°, low 47°8°. Typical 53°12° / 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 64.
Night: A slight chance of rain after 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
62°17°–69°21°
Low, likely
42°6°–50°10°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 37°3°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 67°19°, low 42°6°. Typical 53°12° / 37°3°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–70°21°
Low, likely
42°6°–55°13°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 37°3°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 62°17°, low 47°8°. Typical 52°11° / 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
57°14°–69°21°
Low, likely
41°5°–52°11°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 37°3°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 66°19°, low 52°11°. Typical 52°11° / 36°2°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.8 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
57°14°–71°22°
Low, likely
44°7°–56°13°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 36°2°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Rain. High 65°18°, low 56°13°. Typical 52°11° / 36°2°. Rain 0.31 in7.9 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.15 in3.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 58°14°
  40% chance · 0.12 in2.9 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
57°14°–73°23°
Low, likely
52°11°–58°14°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 36°2°
Wind
24 mph39 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 59°15°, low 47°8°. Typical 51°11° / 36°2°. Rain 0.34 in8.6 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  20% chance · 0.09 in2.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 45°7°
  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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
54°12°–62°17°
Low, likely
42°6°–55°13°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 36°2°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 65°, low 37°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 69°, low 46°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 57°, low 37°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 54–67°.

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

16 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.6 ft
Flow: 9 cfs

Reading from Sat 1:30 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 82% less heating than a typical week.

This week 24Typical 135

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 16
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 8 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 43°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 1:00 PM–6:00 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 10°6° 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
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 36 min; Losing 2 min 53 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 41 min less
Golden hour: 5:54–6:52 PM; Morning 7:40–8:38 AM
Blue hour: 6:52–7:04 PM; Morning 7:29–7:40 AM; first light 7:29 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 47% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:09 AM · rises 5:32 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northwest from Elkton. Water in view.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

1 active weather alert

Dense Fog Advisory