Observed 3:35 AM EDT at KLDM

Fountain, MI weather

Clear and 48°9°, 11°6° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 48°9°

Clear · Feels like 45°7°

Wind: 7 mph11 km/h; From the east-southeast. 58–9 mph14 km/h through 4 PM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
Humidity: 93%; Air 48°9°, dew point 46°8° · fog or dew likely
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 1–4 PM · peak 3
Air quality: 23Good; Ozone · tomorrow moderate
Pressure: 30.37 inHg1028 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

5°3° warmer than this time yesterday (43°6° then, 48°9° now)

Good hours for

Low 43°6° today at 7 AM
Above 50°10° today by 10 AM
High 67°19° today at 4 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM

TonightNear 44°7° · Partly cloudy
This morningUp to 56°13° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 67°19° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 51°11° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 61°16° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 65°18° · 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	Partly cloudy	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	41°5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	100%	22%	0
Sat 5a	Partly cloudy	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	41°5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	96%	36%	0
Sat 6a	Partly cloudy	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	41°5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	96%	32%	0
Sat 7a	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	40°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	100%	29%	0
Sat 8a	Mostly cloudy	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	40°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	100%	24%	0
Sat 9a	Partly sunny	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	42°6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	96%	28%	0
Sat 10a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	93%	73%	1
Sat 11a	Mostly cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	80%	64%	2
Sat 12p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	72%	76%	2
Sat 1p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	63%	76%	3
Sat 2p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	56%	67%	3
Sat 3p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	56%	62%	3
Sat 4p	Mostly cloudy	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	54%	71%	2
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	58%	55%	1
Sat 6p	Mostly cloudy	64°18° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	60%	68%	1
Sat 7p	Mostly clear	61°16° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	65%	41%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	56°13°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	74%	59%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	74%	55%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	77%	53%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	80%	16%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	52°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	80%	65%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	52°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	80%	76%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	52°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	80%	81%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	52°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	80%	86%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	51°11°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	83%	87%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	51°11°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	83%	99%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	51°11°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	86%	96%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	48°9°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	89%	84%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	89%	89%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	89%	98%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	83%	82%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	78%	76%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	70%	70%	2
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	65%	64%	3
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	61%	74%	3
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSW, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	61%	33%	3
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	61%	65%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	63%	65%	1
Sun 6p	Partly sunny	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	67%	71%	1
Sun 7p	Partly cloudy	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	75%	82%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	86%	87%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	93%	93%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from WSW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	93%	79%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	93%	77%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from WNW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	89%	77%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	93%	77%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	89%	76%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	89%	73%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Mostly cloudy. High 67°19°, low 43°6°. Typical 56°13° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Partly sunny. High near 67, with temperatures falling to around 65 in the afternoon. South southeast wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–68°20°
Low, likely
43°6°–46°8°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 40°4°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly cloudy. High 68°20°, low 46°8°. Typical 55°13° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 68. South southwest wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. West northwest wind 1 to 6 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
46°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 39°4°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 57°14°, low 36°2°. Typical 55°13° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 49°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57.
Night: Cloudy, with a low around 36.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
55°13°–59°15°
Low, likely
36°2°–48°9°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 39°4°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
2
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 56°13°, low 41°5°. Typical 54°12° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
56°13°–63°17°
Low, likely
41°5°–46°8°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 39°4°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 66°19°, low 48°9°. Typical 54°12° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 56°13°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.6 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 66.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
45°7°–55°13°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 38°3°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Drizzle. High 62°17°, low 41°5°. Typical 54°12° / 38°3°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 49°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 62.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
61°16°–67°19°
Low, likely
41°5°–57°14°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 38°3°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 61°16°, low 47°8°. Typical 53°12° / 38°3°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  20% chance
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 61.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
59°15°–66°19°
Low, likely
41°5°–53°12°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 38°3°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Rain. High 65°18°, low 56°13°. Typical 53°12° / 38°3°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.11 in2.7 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
57°14°–68°20°
Low, likely
50°10°–61°16°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 38°3°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Rain. High 63°17°, low 57°14°. Typical 52°11° / 37°3°. Rain 0.56 in14 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.1 in2.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.16 in4.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 58°15°
  40% chance · 0.4 in10.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  30% chance · 0.15 in3.8 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
52°11°–61°16°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 37°3°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 59°15°, low 46°8°. Typical 52°11° / 37°3°. Rain 0.5 in13 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 51°10°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 53°12°
  20% chance · 0.07 in1.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 44°7°
  20% chance · 0.05 in1.4 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 agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
57°14°–59°15°
Low, likely
41°5°–52°11°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 37°3°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 67°, low 43°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 68°, low 46°.
Monday
Dry, high 57°, low 36°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 56–66°; 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

Pere Marquette River near Scottville

8.6 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.2 ft
Flow: 496 cfs

Reading from Sat 1 AM · NWS gauge page

Manistee River near Wellston (Tippy Dam)

19 mi

Level: 8.7 ft
Flow: 1,530 cfs

Reading from Sat 2:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Pine River (N Lower MI) near Hoxeyville

23 mi

Level: 4.0 ft
Flow: 234 cfs

Reading from Sat 3 AM · 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 19Typical 129

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 5
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?

Today, 12:00 PM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Manistee 3se · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1888–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 11°6° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

—SunOct 18
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Fountain weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 35 min; Losing 2 min 53 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 42 min less
Golden hour: 6:05–7:04 PM; Morning 7:52–8:51 AM
Blue hour: 7:04–7:15 PM; Morning 7:41–7:52 AM; first light 7:41 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 30% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:21 AM · rises 5:44 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Fountain. The highest point on the skyline is about 1,200 ft, 15 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.