Observed 9:35 PM EDT at KCAD

McBain, MI weather

Clear and 55°13°, 11°6° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 55°13°

Clear

Wind: 5 mph8 km/h; From the south. 58–10 mph16 km/h through 10 AM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 2–4 PM · peak 3

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

11°6° warmer than this time yesterday (45°7° then, 55°13° now)

Good hours for

Low 44°7° tonight at 3 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by noon
High 69°21° tomorrow at 4 PM
Below 60°16° tomorrow night after 8 PM

TonightDown to 44°7° by 3 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 57°14° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 69°21° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 46°8° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 52°11° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Monday afternoonNear 53°12° · Mostly cloudy
Monday nightDown to 44°7° 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	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	83%	30%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	83%	25%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	86%	27%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	89%	25%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	86%	33%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	41°5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	89%	52%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	41°5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	89%	70%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	42°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	86%	81%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	41°5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	89%	81%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	42°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	86%	82%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	43°6°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	86%	90%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	44°7°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	89%	88%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	53°12°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	83%	100%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	57°14°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	72%	89%	1
Sun 12p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	65%	83%	2
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	58%	78%	2
Sun 2p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	67°19°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	54%	80%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	53%	78%	3
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	51%	66%	2
Sun 5p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	54%	39%	2
Sun 6p	Partly sunny	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	58%	48%	1
Sun 7p	Partly cloudy	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	65%	52%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	83%	71%	0
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	86%	73%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	10%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	89%	77%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	49°9°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	93%	80%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	49°9°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	93%	92%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	48°9°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	96%	98%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	96%	99%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	96%	98%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	89%	99%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	86%	99%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	76%	99%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	73%	99%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	70%	100%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	73%	100%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	71%	100%	0
Mon 11a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	63%	98%	1
Mon 12p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	61%	97%	2
Mon 1p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	57%	96%	2
Mon 2p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	53%	92%	2
Mon 3p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	53%	85%	2
Mon 4p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	51%	83%	1
Mon 5p	Partly sunny	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	54%	48%	1
Mon 6p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	51°11°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	59%	81%	0
Mon 7p	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	63%	85%	0
Mon 8p	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 46°8°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	68%	82%	0
Mon 9p	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 45°7°)	41°5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	70%	83%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 64°18°, low 44°7°. Typical 53°12° / 35°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. South wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–66°19°
Low, likely
37°3°–44°7°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 35°2°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 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, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 55°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 45. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
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
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 56°13°, low 36°2°. Typical 52°11° / 34°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 39°4°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 56. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
53°12°–56°13°
Low, likely
36°2°–44°7°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 34°1°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
2
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 54°12°, low 38°3°. Typical 51°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
  Mostly clear, 47°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
53°12°–54°12°
Low, likely
37°3°–41°5°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 34°1°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 49°9°. Typical 51°11° / 34°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 68.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
44°7°–49°9°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 34°1°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 67°19°, low 43°6°. Typical 50°10° / 33°1°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
61°16°–68°20°
Low, likely
43°6°–54°12°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 33°1°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 66°19°, low 46°8°. Typical 50°10° / 33°1°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 62°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers between 8am and 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 66.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
57°14°–69°21°
Low, likely
39°4°–48°9°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 33°1°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 28 mph44 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 65°18°, low 50°10°. Typical 50°10° / 33°1°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 66°19°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  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 65.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
57°14°–70°21°
Low, likely
43°6°–59°15°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 33°1°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Rain. High 61°16°, low 54°12°. Typical 49°9° / 32°0°. Rain 0.37 in9.4 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 55°13°
  50% chance · 0.23 in5.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 58°15°
  40% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 50°10°
  30% chance · 0.05 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
55°13°–65°18°
Low, likely
49°9°–59°15°
Typical high / low
49°9° / 32°0°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 59°15°, low 46°8°. Typical 49°9° / 32°0°. Rain 0.27 in6.9 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°10°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  30% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 48°9°
  30% chance · 0.17 in4.4 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
56°13°–61°16°
Low, likely
39°4°–53°12°
Typical high / low
49°9° / 32°0°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
1

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 64°, low 44°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 69°, low 45°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 56°, low 36°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 54–68°; 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

Muskegon River at Evart

21 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 7.2 ft
Flow: 707 cfs

Forecast peak 7.2 ft Sun 2 AM

Reading from Sat 8:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Clam River at Vogel Center

8.1 mi

Level: 2.9 ft
Flow: 80 cfs

Reading from Sat 8:15 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 83% less heating than a typical week.

This week 27Typical 157

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 19
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?

Sun, 12:00 PM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).

Is this typical?

CADILLAC WEXFORD COUNTY AP · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1909–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

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

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

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 35 min; Losing 2 min 44 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 43 min less
Golden hour: 6:01–7:00 PM; Morning 7:49–8:47 AM
Blue hour: 7:00–7:11 PM; Morning 7:37–7:49 AM; first light 7:37 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 51% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:18 AM · rises 5:40 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

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