Observed 3:30 PM EDT at KTVC

Empire, MI weather

Sunny and 70°21°, 13°7° warmer than a typical Oct 24, jacket by 9 PM.

Mostly agree

Now 70°21°

Sunny

Wind: 7 mph11 km/h; From the south-southwest. 58–10 mph16 km/h through 3 AM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 1–4 PM · peak 3

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Low 53°12° tonight at 3 AM

This afternoonNear 65°18° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 53°12° by 3 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 60°16° by 11 AM · rain chance 10% · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 61°16° · rain chance 10% · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 49°9° by 3 AM · rain chance 30% · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 52°11° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Monday afternoonNear 53°12° · 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	Sunny	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	52%	19%	2
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	56%	25%	1
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	58%	43%	1
Sat 6p	Partly sunny	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	62%	65%	0
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	67%	54%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	69%	38%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	74%	19%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	55°13°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	69%	14%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	71%	61%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	71%	60%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	71%	92%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	71%	79%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	74%	80%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	77%	80%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	74%	86%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	77%	80%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	77%	85%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	80%	85%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	86%	90%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	77%	86%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	60°16°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	75%	83%	1
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	61°16°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	72%	58%	2
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	70%	54%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 65°18°)	62°17°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	70%	66%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 55°13° to 64°18°)	62°17°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	70%	75%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 54°12° to 63°17°)	62°17°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	70%	83%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 54°12° to 62°17°)	61°16°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	72%	96%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	59°15°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	78%	94%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	57°14°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	83%	100%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	53°12°	30%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	96%	99%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	30%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	96%	99%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	51°11°	30%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	96%	100%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	49°9°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	93%	100%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	49°9°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	89%	100%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	48°9°	20%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	83%	100%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	80%	100%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	77%	100%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	71%	100%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	68%	100%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	71%	98%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	74%	97%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	71%	98%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 53°12°)	41°5°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	79%	92%	0
Mon 10a	Mostly cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	44°7°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	71%	85%	0
Mon 11a	Mostly cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	61%	71%	0
Mon 12p	Mostly cloudy	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	59%	71%	1
Mon 1p	Mostly cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	57%	76%	2
Mon 2p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	59%	72%	1

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 66°19°, low 53°12°. Typical 53°12° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 66, with temperatures falling to around 64 in the afternoon. Southwest wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
47°8°–53°12°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 40°4°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 63°17°, low 45°7°. Typical 52°11° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  20% chance
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny. High near 63, with temperatures falling to around 61 in the afternoon. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers between 8pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. North wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
61°16°–65°18°
Low, likely
45°7°–55°13°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 40°4°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 53°12°, low 40°4°. Typical 52°11° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 53. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
52°11°–56°13°
Low, likely
40°4°–47°8°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 39°4°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 57°14°, low 46°8°. Typical 52°11° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
57°14°–60°16°
Low, likely
41°5°–46°8°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 39°4°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 51°11°. Typical 51°11° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 58°15°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 65.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–67°19°
Low, likely
50°10°–55°13°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 39°4°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 61°16°, low 47°8°. Typical 51°11° / 38°3°. Rain 0.26 in6.6 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 57°14°
  20% chance · 0.19 in4.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
57°14°–65°18°
Low, likely
47°8°–56°13°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 38°3°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 62°17°, low 49°9°. Typical 50°10° / 38°3°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 62°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 62.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
59°15°–66°19°
Low, likely
45°7°–52°11°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 38°3°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 58°14°. Typical 50°10° / 38°3°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 58°14°
  40% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  40% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  50% chance · 0.07 in1.7 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
61°16°–68°20°
Low, likely
56°13°–64°18°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 38°3°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 63°17°, low 57°14°. Typical 50°10° / 38°3°. Rain 0.38 in9.7 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 58°15°
  40% chance · 0.09 in2.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.14 in3.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  30% chance · 0.14 in3.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.25 in6.4 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
58°14°–67°19°
Low, likely
53°12°–59°15°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 38°3°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 59°15°, low 52°11°. Typical 49°9° / 37°3°. Rain 0.36 in9.1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 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
52°11°–65°18°
Low, likely
47°8°–55°13°
Typical high / low
49°9° / 37°3°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 66°, low 53°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 63°, low 45°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 53°, low 40°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 57–65°; chance of precipitation on Thursday, Sunday.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Platte River (N Lower MI) at Honor

10 mi

Level: 1.3 ft
Flow: 123 cfs

Reading from Sat 2 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 85% less heating than a typical week.

This week 21Typical 138

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 4
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–6:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Frankfort 2ne · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1898–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 13°7° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 8°4° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+5°+3°SunOct 18
+8°+4°MonOct 19
+9°+5°TueOct 20
+7°+4°WedOct 21
+9°+5°ThuOct 22
+9°+5°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 33 min; Losing 2 min 53 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 45 min less
Golden hour: 6:03–7:02 PM; Morning 7:53–8:52 AM
Blue hour: 7:02–7:14 PM; Morning 7:41–7:53 AM; first light 7:41 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 9–11 PM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:22 AM · rises 5:43 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Empire. Open water to the horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.