Observed 1:15 PM EDT at KACB

Kalkaska, MI weather

Sunny and 65°19°, 15°8° warmer than a typical Oct 24, jacket by 9 PM.

Mostly agree

Now 65°19°

Sunny

Wind: 5 mph8 km/h; From the south. 58–10 mph16 km/h through 2 AM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
UV index: 3Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM
Air quality: 49Good; PM2.5 (fine particles) · tomorrow moderate
Pressure: 30.42 inHg1030 hPa; Falling · −0.05 inHg−1.8 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

7°4° warmer than this time yesterday (58°15° then, 65°19° now)

Good hours for

High 67°19° today at 5 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Low 49°9° tonight at 3 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by noon

This afternoonUp to 67°19° by 5 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 49°9° by 3 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 59°15° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 68°20° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 47°8° by 4 AM · rain chance 30% · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 50°10° 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 2p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	54%	62%	3
Sat 3p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	50%	74%	3
Sat 4p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	48%	37%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	47%	41%	1
Sat 6p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	50%	35%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	61°16° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	60%	34%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly clear	58°14° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	67%	23%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	74%	30%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	80%	20%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	77%	10%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	80%	9%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	77%	57%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	77%	62%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	77%	67%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	77%	73%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 50°10°)	48°9°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	77%	78%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	47°8°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	80%	80%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 51°11°)	48°9°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	77%	85%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	48°9°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	77%	86%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	51°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	80%	82%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 56°13°)	56°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	74%	82%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	67%	84%	1
Sun 12p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	62%	83%	2
Sun 1p	Mostly cloudy	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	54%	60%	3
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	67°19°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	52%	72%	3
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	67°19°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	52%	69%	3
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 59°15° to 69°21°)	68°20°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	52%	76%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 58°14° to 67°19°)	67°19°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	54%	91%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 56°13° to 65°18°)	65°18°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	58%	96%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	62°17°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	67%	96%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	56°13°	30%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	83%	96%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	54°12°	30%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	86%	93%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	30%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	93%	98%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	52°11°	20%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	93%	99%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	50°10°	20%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	96%	100%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	49°9°	20%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	93%	99%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	86%	99%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	83%	100%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	79%	100%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	74%	100%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	76%	93%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	73%	96%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	73%	95%	0
Mon 9a	Partly sunny	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	79%	87%	0
Mon 10a	Mostly cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	74%	83%	0
Mon 11a	Mostly cloudy	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	66%	75%	1
Mon 12p	Mostly cloudy	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	59%	63%	1
Mon 1p	Mostly cloudy	53°12° (likely 48°9° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	54%	76%	1

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Partly sunny. High 67°19°, low 49°9°. Typical 52°11° / 34°1°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. South wind around 5 mph.
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 67°19°).
High, likely
64°18°–67°19°
Low, likely
41°5°–49°9°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 34°1°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 45°7°. Typical 52°11° / 34°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 47°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: A chance of rain showers between 8pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–69°21°
Low, likely
45°7°–50°10°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 34°1°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 54°12°, low 35°2°. Typical 51°11° / 33°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 54. North wind 0 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
51°11°–56°13°
Low, likely
35°2°–45°7°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 33°1°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
2
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 55°13°, low 41°5°. Typical 51°11° / 33°1°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  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 55.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
54°12°–56°13°
Low, likely
37°3°–43°6°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 33°1°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 67°19°, low 51°11°. Typical 50°10° / 33°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 56°13°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–69°21°
Low, likely
45°7°–51°11°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 33°1°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 65°18°, low 44°7°. Typical 50°10° / 32°0°. Rain 0.15 in3.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 56°13°
  20% chance · 0.09 in2.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 65.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
59°15°–67°19°
Low, likely
44°7°–53°12°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 32°0°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly cloudy. High 65°18°, low 47°8°. Typical 49°9° / 32°0°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 53°11°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.3 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. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
60°16°–68°20°
Low, likely
40°4°–47°8°
Typical high / low
49°9° / 32°0°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 55°13°. Typical 49°9° / 32°0°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 58°14°
  50% chance · 0.1 in2.5 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
64°18°–71°22°
Low, likely
52°11°–61°16°
Typical high / low
49°9° / 32°0°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 30 mph47 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 64°18°, low 56°13°. Typical 48°9° / 32°0°. Rain 0.39 in9.9 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 58°14°
  50% chance · 0.11 in2.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.11 in2.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 60°15°
  40% chance · 0.17 in4.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 53°12°
  40% chance · 0.22 in5.5 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
60°16°–68°20°
Low, likely
52°11°–60°16°
Typical high / low
48°9° / 32°0°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 59°15°, low 49°9°. Typical 48°9° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.41 in10 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 53°12°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  30% 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
53°12°–63°17°
Low, likely
42°6°–54°12°
Typical high / low
48°9° / 31°−1°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 67°, low 49°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 69°, low 45°.
Monday
Dry, high 54°, low 35°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 55–68°; 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

Boardman River near Mayfield

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.2 ft
Flow: 100 cfs

Reading from Sat 12:15 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 87% less heating than a typical week.

This week 21Typical 162

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 6
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, 3:00 PM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Kalkaska · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1974–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 15°8° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 3°1° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−4°−2°SunOct 18
+2°+1°MonOct 19
+7°+4°TueOct 20
+7°+4°WedOct 21
—ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Kalkaska 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: 6:00–6:59 PM; Morning 7:49–8:48 AM
Blue hour: 6:59–7:11 PM; Morning 7:38–7:49 AM; first light 7:38 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 10 PM–1 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:18 AM · rises 5:39 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Kalkaska. The highest point on the skyline is about 4,300 ft, 29 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.