Observed 11:45 AM EDT at KHTL

Houghton Lake, MI weather

Sunny and 52°11°, 11°6° warmer than a typical Oct 24, jacket by 8 PM.

Mostly agree

Now 52°11°

Sunny

Wind: 8 mph13 km/h; From the south-southwest. 58–10 mph16 km/h through 12 AM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 2Low; Moderate 1–3 PM · peak 3
Pressure: 30.48 inHg1032 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.02 inHg−0.8 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (50°10° then, 49°9° now)

Good hours for

High 64°18° today at 4 PM
Low 44°7° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by noon

This afternoonUp to 64°18° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 45°7° by 3 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 57°14° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 68°20° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 46°8° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 51°11° by 11 AM · 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 12p	Mostly cloudy	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	74%	40%	2
Sat 1p	Partly sunny	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	64%	23%	3
Sat 2p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	60%	17%	3
Sat 3p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	58%	18%	2
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	64°18° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	54%	35%	1
Sat 5p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	54%	41%	1
Sat 6p	Partly sunny	61°16° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	60%	30%	0
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	67%	21%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	83%	4%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	83%	3%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	83%	1%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	49°9° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	86%	2%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	86%	19%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	86%	8%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	43°6°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	89%	13%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	42°6°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	89%	61%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 46°8°)	42°6°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	89%	69%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°)	42°6°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	89%	73%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°)	41°5°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	89%	85%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 46°8°)	42°6°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	86%	83%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	42°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	89%	95%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	89%	98%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	80%	90%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	72%	84%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	62%	79%	2
Sun 1p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	56%	44%	3
Sun 2p	Mostly cloudy	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	50%	73%	3
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	49%	53%	2
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	50%	57%	2
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	50%	56%	1
Sun 6p	Partly sunny	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	56%	80%	1
Sun 7p	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	67%	67%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	77%	85%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	80%	86%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	75%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	89%	77%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	89%	70%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	89%	80%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	89%	84%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	86%	90%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	83%	95%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	79%	100%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	76%	98%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	42°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	76%	94%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	42°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	73%	93%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	71%	99%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	68%	95%	0
Mon 11a	Mostly cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	63%	80%	1

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Partly sunny. High 64°18°, low 43°6°. Typical 53°12° / 34°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low around 43, with temperatures rising to around 45 overnight. South wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
59°15°–64°18°
Low, likely
36°2°–43°6°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 34°1°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly cloudy. High 69°21°, low 44°7°. Typical 53°12° / 34°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny. High near 69, with temperatures falling to around 67 in the afternoon. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. West wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–69°21°
Low, likely
44°7°–46°8°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 34°1°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 56°13°, low 32°0°. Typical 52°11° / 34°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 39°4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. North wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
52°11°–57°14°
Low, likely
32°0°–46°8°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 34°1°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
2
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 53°12°, low 36°2°. Typical 52°11° / 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 40°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
53°12°–54°12°
Low, likely
35°2°–42°6°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 34°1°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 63°17°, low 45°7°. Typical 51°11° / 33°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 63.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–70°21°
Low, likely
43°6°–50°10°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 33°1°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 63°17°, low 39°4°. Typical 51°11° / 33°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 49°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–69°21°
Low, likely
39°4°–55°13°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 33°1°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 61°16°, low 39°4°. Typical 50°10° / 33°1°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 51°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
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.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
52°11°–70°21°
Low, likely
39°4°–51°11°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 33°1°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 64°18°, low 48°9°. Typical 50°10° / 32°0°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 53°12°
  40% chance
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
51°11°–70°21°
Low, likely
36°2°–54°12°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 32°0°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 63°17°, low 52°11°. Typical 50°10° / 32°0°. Rain 0.36 in9.1 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 57°14°
  40% chance · 0.34 in8.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 56°13°
  40% chance · 0.18 in4.5 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
51°11°–73°23°
Low, likely
45°7°–58°14°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 32°0°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Rain. High 56°13°, low 48°9°. Typical 49°9° / 32°0°. Rain 0.39 in9.9 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.3 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°–60°16°
Low, likely
42°6°–55°13°
Typical high / low
49°9° / 32°0°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 64°, low 43°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 69°, low 44°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 56°, low 32°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 53–64°; chance of precipitation on 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

Clam River at Vogel Center

17 mi

Level: 2.9 ft
Flow: 83 cfs

Reading from Sat 10:15 AM · 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 23Typical 157

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 15
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 48°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?

Houghton Lake Roscommon County Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1913–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 6°3° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+6°+3°SunOct 18
+8°+4°MonOct 19
+4°+2°TueOct 20
+5°+3°WedOct 21
+5°+3°ThuOct 22
+7°+4°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Houghton Lake weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 34 min; Losing 2 min 53 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 43 min less
Golden hour: 5:59–6:58 PM; Morning 7:47–8:46 AM
Blue hour: 6:58–7:09 PM; Morning 7:35–7:47 AM; first light 7:35 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 7:09 PM–3 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:16 AM · rises 5:38 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

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