Observed 6:55 PM EDT at KTVC

Hardwood Acres, MI weather

Mostly cloudy and 63°17°, 14°8° warmer than a typical Oct 25, jacket by 9 PM.

Mostly agree

Now 63°17°

Mostly cloudy

Wind: 9 mph15 km/h; From the west-northwest. Up to 9 mph15 km/h through 7 AM
Dew point: 52°11°; Comfortable · down to 42°6° by 4 AM
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 1–2 PM · peak 3
Air quality: 64Moderate; Ozone · tomorrow good

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (61°16° then, 62°17° now)

Good hours for

Low 45°7° tomorrow at 9 AM

TonightDown to 49°9° by 2 AM · rain chance 30% · Cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 51°11° by 11 AM · rain chance 10% · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 52°11° · rain chance 10% · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 38°3° by 4 AM · Cloudy
Tuesday morningUp to 47°8° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Tuesday afternoonUp to 57°14° by 4 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
Sun 7p	Mostly cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	78%	46%	0
Sun 8p	Showers	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	30%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	83%	47%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	30%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	90%	90%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	53°12°	30%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	93%	96%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	30%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	93%	100%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	51°11°	30%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	93%	100%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	50°10°	30%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	89%	100%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	49°9°	20%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	86%	100%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	49°9°	20%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	86%	100%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	49°9°	20%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	77%	100%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	49°9°	10%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	74%	100%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	46°8°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	76%	100%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	46°8°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	76%	100%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	45°7°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	76%	100%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	43°6°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	82%	99%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	45°7°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	80%	82%	0
Mon 11a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	51°11°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	71%	93%	1
Mon 12p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	52°11°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	66%	84%	2
Mon 1p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	63%	87%	3
Mon 2p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	52°11°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	61%	97%	2
Mon 3p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	51°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	61%	85%	2
Mon 4p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	51°11°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	59%	90%	1
Mon 5p	Partly sunny	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	51°11°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	56%	76%	0
Mon 6p	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	45°7°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	63%	89%	0
Mon 7p	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	44°7°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	65%	92%	0
Mon 8p	Partly cloudy	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	70%	71%	0
Mon 9p	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°)	41°5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	70%	89%	0
Mon 10p	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	40°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	73%	71%	0
Mon 11p	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 45°7°)	40°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	73%	90%	0
Tue 12a	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	40°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	73%	91%	0
Tue 1a	Partly cloudy	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	38°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	76%	86%	0
Tue 2a	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	40°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	76%	93%	0
Tue 3a	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	41°5°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	73%	97%	0
Tue 4a	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°)	38°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	79%	99%	0
Tue 5a	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	39°4°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	76%	90%	0
Tue 6a	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°)	38°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	79%	98%	0
Tue 7a	Drizzle	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°)	38°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	79%	96%	0
Tue 8a	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°)	38°3°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	76%	95%	0
Tue 9a	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 38°3° to 45°7°)	36°2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	85%	99%	0
Tue 10a	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	39°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	82%	97%	0
Tue 11a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	74%	98%	1
Tue 12p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	68%	89%	1
Tue 1p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	64%	85%	2
Tue 2p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	59%	89%	3
Tue 3p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	59%	88%	3
Tue 4p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	57%	75%	2
Tue 5p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	57%	79%	1
Tue 6p	Mostly cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	61%	70%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 45°7°. Typical 55°13° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 57°14°
  30% chance
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  30% chance
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: A chance of rain showers between 8pm and 5am. Mostly cloudy. Low around 45, with temperatures rising to around 49 overnight. North wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
45°7°–52°11°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 38°3°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 53°12°, low 38°3°. Typical 54°12° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 38°3°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny. High near 53, with temperatures falling to around 51 in the afternoon. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
52°11°–54°12°
Low, likely
38°3°–45°7°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 38°3°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 57°14°, low 46°8°. Typical 54°12° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 38°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
56°13°–58°14°
Low, likely
41°5°–46°8°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 38°3°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 28 mph46 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly cloudy. High 68°20°, low 54°12°. Typical 53°12° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 68.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers between 8pm and 2am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Best day outdoors this week: the one dry, mild day the forecasts agree on (high 68°20°).
High, likely
64°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
48°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 37°3°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Drizzle. High 65°18°, low 44°7°. Typical 53°12° / 37°3°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  50% chance · 0.13 in3.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 65.
Night: A chance of rain showers before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
59°15°–65°18°
Low, likely
44°7°–52°11°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 37°3°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 63°17°, low 48°9°. Typical 53°12° / 37°3°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 44°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 59°15°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 50°10°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers after 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
53°12°–63°17°
Low, likely
39°4°–48°9°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 37°3°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 64°18°, low 49°9°. Typical 52°11° / 36°2°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.8 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 64.
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
56°13°–66°19°
Low, likely
41°5°–52°11°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 36°2°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 62°17°, low 50°10°. Typical 52°11° / 36°2°. Rain 0.2 in5.1 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.12 in3.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 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 62.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
55°13°–63°17°
Low, likely
49°9°–52°11°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 36°2°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 61°16°, low 54°12°. Typical 51°11° / 36°2°. Rain 0.38 in9.7 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.2 in5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.11 in2.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°10°
  30% chance · 0.06 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
60°16°–63°17°
Low, likely
50°10°–59°15°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 36°2°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
2
Tuesday, Nov 3. Cloudy. High 57°14°, low 48°9°. Typical 51°11° / 36°2°. Rain 0.32 in8.1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 51°10°
  20% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.12 in3.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 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
53°12°–61°16°
Low, likely
45°7°–54°12°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 36°2°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 69°, low 45°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 53°, low 38°, cooling off.
Tuesday
Dry, high 57°, low 46°, warming up.
Rest of week
Highs 57–68°; chance of precipitation on Thursday, Saturday, Sunday.

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

Manistee River near Sherman

21 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 11.9 ft
Flow: 968 cfs

Forecast peak 11.9 ft Sun 8 PM

Reading from Sun 5:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Platte River (N Lower MI) at Honor

11 mi

Level: 1.3 ft
Flow: 122 cfs

Reading from Sun 5 PM · NWS gauge page

Boardman River near Mayfield

19 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.2 ft
Flow: 99 cfs

Reading from Sun 5:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Manistee River near Mesick (Hodenpyl Dam)

25 mi

Level: 3.7 ft
Flow: 1,110 cfs

Reading from Sun 5:45 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 75% less heating than a typical week.

This week 34Typical 138

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 21
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 2 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 52°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?

TRAVERSE CITY CHERRY CAPITAL AP · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1896–2026

Oct 25, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 14°8° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 5°3° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+5°+3°MonOct 19
+3°+2°TueOct 20
+5°+3°WedOct 21
+1°±0°ThuOct 22
+5°+3°FriOct 23
+11°+6°SatOct 24
—SunOct 25

Hardwood Acres weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 30 min; Losing 2 min 53 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 42 min less
Golden hour: 6:01–7:00 PM; Morning 7:53–8:52 AM
Blue hour: 7:00–7:12 PM; Morning 7:41–7:53 AM; first light 7:41 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 91% cover).

Moon

Full moon

100% lit · growing

Today: sets 7:37 AM · rises 6:05 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking southeast from Hardwood Acres. The highest point on the skyline is about 3,000 ft, 39 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.