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Observed 2:15 PM EDT at KRQB

Howard City, MI weather

Sunny and 64°18°, jacket by 9 PM.

Today: low 45°7° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°), high 68°20° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°).

Mostly agree

Now 64°18°

Sunny

Wind
6 mph9 km/h
From the south-southeast. 35–6 mph10 km/h through 3 AM
Dew point
48°9°
Comfortable
UV tomorrow
3Moderate
Moderate 1–4 PM · peak 3
Pressure
30.41 inHg1030 hPa
Falling · −0.06 inHg−2.1 hPa in 3 h

Next 2 hours

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (64°18° then, 64°18° now)

Good hours for
  • High 68°20° today at 5 PM
  • Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
  • Low 45°7° tonight at 5 AM
  • Above 60°16° tomorrow by noon
  1. This afternoonNear 67°19° · Partly cloudy
  2. TonightDown to 45°7° by 5 AM · Clear
  3. Tomorrow morningUp to 58°14° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
  4. Tomorrow afternoonUp to 69°21° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
  5. Tomorrow nightDown to 47°8° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
  6. Monday morningUp to 57°14° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
  7. Monday afternoonNear 60°16° · Mostly cloudy
Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
HourConditionsTemperatureFeels likePrecipitationWindHumidityCloud coverUV index
Sat 3pSunny66°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)66°19°0%7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h52%15%2
Sat 4pMostly cloudy67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)67°19°0%6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h49%53%2
Sat 5pSunny68°20° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)68°20°0%6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h47%17%1
Sat 6pSunny65°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)65°18°0%5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h52%8%0
Sat 7pMostly clear61°16° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)61°16°0%3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h58%7%0
Sat 8pPartly cloudy57°14° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)57°14°0%3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h67%16%0
Sat 9pClear52°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)52°11°0%3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h77%8%0
Sat 10pPartly cloudy50°10° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)49°9°0%3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h83%18%0
Sat 11pClear49°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)48°9°0%3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h83%21%0
Sun 12aClear48°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)47°8°0%3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h86%9%0
Sun 1aClear47°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)46°8°0%3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h89%11%0
Sun 2aClear47°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)46°8°0%3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h89%14%0
Sun 3aPartly cloudy46°8° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)45°7°0%3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h93%24%0
Sun 4aMostly cloudy46°8° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)45°7°0%3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h93%29%0
Sun 5aCloudy45°7° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)44°7°0%3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph15 km/h96%83%0
Sun 6aPartly cloudy45°7° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)44°7°0%3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h96%78%0
Sun 7aCloudy45°7° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)44°7°5%3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h96%79%0
Sun 8aCloudy45°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)44°7°5%3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h96%98%0
Sun 9aCloudy47°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)45°7°5%5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h96%91%0
Sun 10aCloudy53°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)53°12°5%6 mph10 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h83%80%1
Sun 11aCloudy58°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)58°14°5%6 mph10 km/h from SSW, gusts 15 mph25 km/h72%80%1
Sun 12pCloudy62°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)62°17°5%8 mph13 km/h from SW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h65%81%2
Sun 1pPartly sunny66°19° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)66°19°5%8 mph13 km/h from SW, gusts 16 mph25 km/h56%62%3
Sun 2pPartly sunny67°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)67°19°5%9 mph14 km/h from SW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h54%53%3
Sun 3pPartly sunny68°20° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)68°20°5%9 mph14 km/h from SW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h53%64%3
Sun 4pPartly sunny69°21° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)69°21°5%9 mph14 km/h from SW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h51%34%2
Sun 5pPartly sunny68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)68°20°5%8 mph13 km/h from SW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h51%42%1
Sun 6pPartly sunny66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)66°19°5%7 mph11 km/h from SW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h54%61%1
Sun 7pPartly cloudy62°17° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)62°17°5%5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h62%70%0
Sun 8pPartly cloudy56°13° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)56°13°0%3 mph5 km/h from WSW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h77%75%0
Sun 9pCloudy54°12° (likely 54°12° to 55°13°)54°12°0%2 mph3 km/h from WSW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h80%75%0
Sun 10pCloudy53°12° (likely 53°12° to 54°12°)53°12°0%2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h83%80%0
Sun 11pCloudy52°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)52°11°0%2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h86%73%0
Mon 12aCloudy51°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)51°11°0%2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 5 mph9 km/h89%75%0
Mon 1aCloudy50°10° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)50°10°0%1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 5 mph7 km/h93%69%0
Mon 2aMostly cloudy49°9° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)49°9°0%1 mph2 km/h from WSW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h93%65%0
Mon 3aPartly cloudy49°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)49°9°0%1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph15 km/h93%64%0
Mon 4aCloudy48°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)48°9°0%1 mph2 km/h from NNW, gusts 8 mph14 km/h96%71%0
Mon 5aCloudy47°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)47°8°0%2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h96%71%0
Mon 6aCloudy47°8° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)47°8°0%2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h96%74%0
Mon 7aPartly cloudy47°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)46°8°0%3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h96%78%0
Mon 8aCloudy46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)45°7°0%3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h100%88%0
Mon 9aCloudy48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)46°8°0%5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h93%81%0
Mon 10aCloudy52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)52°11°0%6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h80%83%1
Mon 11aCloudy57°14° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)57°14°0%7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h67%83%2
Mon 12pCloudy59°15° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)59°15°0%7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h62%76%3
Mon 1pCloudy61°16° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)61°16°0%7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h56%74%3
Mon 2pMostly cloudy61°16° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)61°16°0%7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h53%69%3

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.
  1. Today, Oct 24. Partly sunny. High 68°20°, low 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
    1. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Mostly cloudy, 68°20°

      Dry

    2. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 57°14°

      Dry

    3. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Partly cloudy, 45°7°

      Dry

    Official NWS forecast

    Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 68. South southeast wind around 7 mph.

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. South southeast wind around 5 mph.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    64°18°–68°20°
    Low, likely
    39°4°–45°7°
    Wind
    8 mph13 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  2. Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 45°7°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Partly sunny, 69°21°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 56°13°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Partly cloudy, 47°8°

      Dry

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. South southwest wind 3 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. West wind 1 to 7 mph.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    67°19°–69°21°
    Low, likely
    42°6°–46°8°
    Wind
    10 mph17 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  3. Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 62°17°, low 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 46°8°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 61°16°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 52°11°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 43°6°

      Dry

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 62. Northeast wind 2 to 7 mph.

    Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    58°14°–63°17°
    Low, likely
    40°4°–48°9°
    Wind
    10 mph16 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  4. Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 59°15°, low 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 43°6°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 58°15°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 53°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 59.

    Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    57°14°–60°16°
    Low, likely
    40°4°–44°7°
    Wind
    12 mph19 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  5. Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 51°11°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 50°10°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 69°21°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 58°15°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Partly cloudy, 56°13°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 70.

    Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.

    Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.

    High, likely
    68°20°–70°21°
    Low, likely
    47°8°–53°12°
    Wind
    13 mph21 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  6. Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 69°21°, low 47°8°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 57°14°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Drizzle, 65°18°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 59°15°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Clear, 50°10°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.

    Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 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
    47°8°–54°12°
    Wind
    16 mph25 km/h, gusts 28 mph44 km/h
    UV peak
    2
  7. Friday, Oct 30. Mostly cloudy. High 69°21°, low 49°9°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 50°10°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 68°20°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 60°16°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 56°13°

      20% chance

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 69.

    Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    63°17°–73°23°
    Low, likely
    45°7°–52°11°
    Wind
    13 mph20 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  8. Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 55°13°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 56°13°

      30% chance

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 72°22°

      30% chance

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 64°18°

      40% chance

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Drizzle, 58°15°

      50% chance · 0.04 in1.1 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
    67°19°–74°23°
    Low, likely
    51°11°–58°14°
    Wind
    15 mph24 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  9. Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 66°19°, low 57°14°. Rain 0.46 in12 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Drizzle, 58°14°

      50% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Drizzle, 65°19°

      40% chance · 0.11 in2.8 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Drizzle, 61°16°

      40% chance · 0.2 in5.1 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Showers, 56°13°

      40% 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.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    63°17°–68°20°
    Low, likely
    54°12°–60°16°
    Wind
    19 mph30 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
    UV peak
    1
  10. Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 60°16°, low 48°9°. Rain 0.25 in6.4 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Drizzle, 53°12°

      30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 55°13°

      30% chance

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 50°10°

      30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 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
    57°14°–63°17°
    Low, likely
    38°3°–58°14°
    Wind
    15 mph25 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h

The outlook

  1. Today

    Dry, high 68°, low 45°.

  2. Tomorrow

    Dry, high 69°, low 46°.

  3. Monday

    Dry, high 62°, low 40°, cooling off.

  4. Rest of week

    Highs 59–71°; 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

Little Muskegon River near Oak Grove

7.0 mi
Below flood stage
Level
3.1 ft
Flow
159 cfs

Reading from Sat 12:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Muskegon River near Croton Dam

10 mi
Below flood stage
Level
4.7 ft
Flow
1,200 cfs

Reading from Sat 1:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Muskegon River at Newaygo

17 mi
Below flood stage
Level
7.4 ft
Flow
1,250 cfs

Reading from Sat 12:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Rogue River at Rockford

22 mi
Below flood stage
Level
3.8 ft
Flow
122 cfs

Reading from Sat 1 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Sunrise 8:07 AM, sunset 6:44 PM.

Daylight
10 h 37 min
Losing 2 min 44 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 40 min less
Golden hour
6:04–7:02 PM
Morning 7:49–8:46 AM
Blue hour
7:02–7:13 PM
Morning 7:37–7:49 AM; first light 7:37 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 7:13 PM–4 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today
sets 6:18 AM · rises 5:42 PM
Full moon
Oct 26
New moon
Nov 9
Looking west from Howard City. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.