Observed 10:05 PM EDT at KGRR

Kentwood, MI weather

Clear and 48°9°, 10°6° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 48°9°

Clear

Wind: 5 mph7 km/h; From the south-southeast. 35–5 mph8 km/h through 10 AM
Dew point: 43°6°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 2–4 PM · peak 3
Air quality: 74Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.41 inHg1030 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Low 47°8° tonight at 5 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 11 AM
High 70°21° tomorrow at 4 PM
Below 60°16° tomorrow night after 8 PM

TonightDown to 47°8° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 60°16° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 70°21° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 49°9° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 59°15° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 66°19° by 3 PM · Cloudy
Monday nightDown to 55°13° by 9 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
Sat 10p	Clear	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	74%	7%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	77%	16%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	77%	8%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	83%	14%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	89%	8%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	89%	22%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	48°9° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	89%	64%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	93%	54%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	93%	77%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	89%	85%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	46°8°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	93%	77%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	49°9° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	47°8°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	89%	60%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	83%	91%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	60°16°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	69%	81%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from SW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	60%	84%	2
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	67°19°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from SW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	54%	76%	2
Sun 2p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	68°20°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from SW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	53%	76%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from SW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	51%	79%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	70°21°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from SW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	49%	73%	2
Sun 5p	Mostly sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from SW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	51%	68%	1
Sun 6p	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	53%	60%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from WSW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	58%	70%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	72%	36%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from WSW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	80%	30%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	83%	67%	0
Sun 11p	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	83%	64%	0
Mon 12a	Mostly cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	86%	71%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	83%	79%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	86%	78%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly clear	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	89%	70%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	89%	76%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSW, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	89%	64%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	93%	63%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	93%	73%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	93%	75%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly sunny	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	96%	77%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	86%	88%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	72%	90%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	65%	90%	2
Mon 1p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 55°13° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	60%	84%	3
Mon 2p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 54°12° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	56%	85%	3
Mon 3p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 55°13° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	52%	90%	3
Mon 4p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 56°13° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	50%	83%	2
Mon 5p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 56°13° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	52%	81%	1
Mon 6p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	54%	84%	1
Mon 7p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	55%	89%	0
Mon 8p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	59%	83%	0
Mon 9p	Mostly cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	61%	67%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Fog. High 67°19°, low 47°8°. Typical 57°14° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
66°19°–67°19°
Low, likely
43°6°–47°8°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 40°4°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 70°21°, low 48°9°. Typical 57°14° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. South southwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Southwest wind 1 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
Best day outdoors this week: the one dry, mild day the forecasts agree on (high 70°21°).
High, likely
68°20°–70°21°
Low, likely
44°7°–48°9°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 39°4°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 15 mph25 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 66°19°, low 43°6°. Typical 56°13° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. East wind 1 to 7 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. East northeast wind around 8 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
58°14°–66°19°
Low, likely
43°6°–49°9°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 39°4°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 63°17°, low 48°9°. Typical 56°13° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 63.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
60°16°–63°17°
Low, likely
44°7°–48°9°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 39°4°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 55°13°. Typical 55°13° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
69°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
49°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 38°3°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 71°22°, low 50°10°. Typical 55°13° / 38°3°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–71°22°
Low, likely
50°10°–55°13°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 38°3°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly cloudy. High 71°22°, low 52°11°. Typical 54°12° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 71.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
64°18°–73°23°
Low, likely
44°7°–54°12°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 38°3°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 70°21°, low 53°12°. Typical 54°12° / 38°3°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 68°20°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  50% chance · 0.05 in1.1 mm
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 70.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
62°17°–75°24°
Low, likely
44°7°–60°16°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 38°3°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Rain. High 66°19°, low 56°13°. Typical 54°12° / 37°3°. Rain 0.45 in11 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 57°14°
  40% chance · 0.24 in6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.19 in4.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.9 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
62°17°–70°21°
Low, likely
51°11°–60°16°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 37°3°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 39 mph62 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 63°17°, low 50°10°. Typical 53°12° / 37°3°. Rain 0.29 in7.4 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 53°12°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.15 in3.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 52°11°
  30% chance · 0.17 in4.2 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
61°16°–64°18°
Low, likely
39°4°–56°13°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 37°3°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 67°, low 47°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 70°, low 48°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 66°, low 43°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 63–72°; 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

Grand River at Grand Rapids

6.9 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.5 ft
Flow: 1,690 cfs

Forecast peak 1.5 ft Sun 2 AM

Reading from Sat 9 PM · NWS gauge page

Plaster Creek at Grand Rapids - 28th Street

3.5 mi

Level: 3.1 ft
Flow: 10 cfs

Reading from Sat 9 PM · NWS gauge page

Thornapple River at Caledonia

7.5 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.5 ft
Flow: 467 cfs

Reading from Sat 8:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Grand River at Ada

7.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.9 ft
Flow: 2,150 cfs

Reading from Sat 9 PM · 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 18Typical 125

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 4
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 43°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 11:00 AM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Grand Rapids Gerald R Ford International Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1892–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 10°6° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 4°2° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

+2°+1°MonOct 19
+3°+2°TueOct 20
+5°+3°WedOct 21
+6°+3°ThuOct 22
+7°+4°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24
—SunOct 25

Kentwood weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 39 min; Losing 2 min 44 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 38 min less
Golden hour: 6:06–7:03 PM; Morning 7:48–8:46 AM
Blue hour: 7:03–7:14 PM; Morning 7:37–7:48 AM; first light 7:37 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 10:43 PM–4 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:18 AM · rises 5:43 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Kentwood. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Kentwood, MI weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Grand River at Grand Rapids

Plaster Creek at Grand Rapids - 28th Street

Thornapple River at Caledonia

Grand River at Ada

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon