Observed 7:55 PM EDT at KRQB

Mecosta, MI weather

Clear and 57°14°, 11°6° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 57°14°

Clear

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the south-southeast. 35–5 mph8 km/h through 8 AM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 1–4 PM · peak 3
Air quality: 46Good; PM2.5 (fine particles) · tomorrow moderate
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

4°2° warmer than this time yesterday (54°12° then, 57°14° now)

Good hours for

Low 44°7° tonight at 5 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 5 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 47°8° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 55°13° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Monday afternoonNear 58°14° · 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 8p	Clear	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	69%	7%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	71%	9%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	51°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	74%	20%	0
Sat 11p	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	80%	24%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	83%	20%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	86%	20%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	45°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	89%	18%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	44°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	93%	53%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	44°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	89%	52%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	42°6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	93%	85%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	42°6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	93%	86%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	42°6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	93%	86%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	41°5°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	96%	86%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	44°7°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	96%	90%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	52°11°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from SW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	86%	98%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from SW, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	75%	96%	1
Sun 12p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	62°17°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from SW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	62%	87%	1
Sun 1p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from SW, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	56%	83%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from SW, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	52%	85%	3
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from SW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	51%	49%	3
Sun 4p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from SW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	49%	44%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from SW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	51%	64%	1
Sun 6p	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from SW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	52%	67%	1
Sun 7p	Partly cloudy	63°17° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	63°17°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from SW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	60%	54%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from WSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	77%	76%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from WSW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	80%	75%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from WSW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	76%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from WSW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	83%	79%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from WSW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	86%	80%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from WSW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	89%	80%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	93%	80%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	89%	89%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	93%	86%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	96%	89%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	93%	90%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	93%	86%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	86%	95%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	86%	95%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	77%	96%	0
Mon 11a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	66%	98%	1
Mon 12p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	59%	95%	1
Mon 1p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	53%	98%	1
Mon 2p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	49%	93%	1
Mon 3p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	47%	90%	1
Mon 4p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	47%	75%	1
Mon 5p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	47%	80%	1
Mon 6p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	51%	78%	0
Mon 7p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	57%	83%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Fog. High 65°18°, low 44°7°. Typical 54°12° / 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  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.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
64°18°–66°19°
Low, likely
39°4°–44°7°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 34°1°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 46°8°. Typical 54°12° / 34°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 44°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
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Southwest wind 3 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. West northwest wind 1 to 7 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–69°21°
Low, likely
43°6°–47°8°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 34°1°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 60°16°, low 37°3°. Typical 53°12° / 33°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 42°5°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 60. North northeast wind around 6 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Northeast wind around 6 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
55°13°–60°16°
Low, likely
37°3°–47°8°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 33°1°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
1
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 57°14°, low 41°5°. Typical 53°12° / 33°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
55°13°–57°14°
Low, likely
39°4°–42°6°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 33°1°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 50°10°. Typical 52°11° / 33°1°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 56°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 69.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
67°19°–69°21°
Low, likely
46°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 33°1°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 69°21°, low 46°8°. Typical 52°11° / 32°0°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  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 69.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–70°21°
Low, likely
45°7°–53°12°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 32°0°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly cloudy. High 68°20°, low 48°9°. Typical 52°11° / 32°0°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 51°10°
  20% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 68.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
57°14°–73°23°
Low, likely
38°3°–51°11°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 32°0°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 67°19°, low 50°10°. Typical 51°11° / 32°0°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  50% chance · 0.06 in1.5 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 67.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
59°15°–73°23°
Low, likely
42°6°–56°13°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 32°0°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 63°17°, low 55°13°. Typical 51°11° / 32°0°. Rain 0.39 in9.9 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 56°13°
  50% chance · 0.19 in4.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  40% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  40% chance · 0.04 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–66°19°
Low, likely
49°9°–60°16°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 32°0°
Wind
20 mph33 km/h, gusts 41 mph66 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 60°16°, low 47°8°. Typical 50°10° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.33 in8.4 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 51°11°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.14 in3.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 50°10°
  30% 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
57°14°–62°17°
Low, likely
39°4°–54°12°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 31°−1°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
1

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 65°, low 44°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 69°, low 46°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 60°, low 37°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 57–69°; 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

Muskegon River at Evart

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 7.2 ft
Flow: 707 cfs

Forecast peak 7.2 ft Sat 8 PM

Reading from Sat 6:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Chippewa River near Drew

10 mi

Level: 4.8 ft
Flow: 57 cfs

Reading from Sat 6:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Little Muskegon River near Oak Grove

22 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.1 ft
Flow: 159 cfs

Reading from Sat 6:45 PM · 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 155

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 13
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 46°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 12:00 PM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Big Rapids Water Treatment Plant · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1896–2026

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).

+2°+1°MonOct 19
+7°+4°TueOct 20
+6°+3°WedOct 21
—ThuOct 22
+9°+5°FriOct 23
+8°+4°SatOct 24
—SunOct 25

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 37 min; Losing 2 min 53 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 41 min less
Golden hour: 6:03–7:01 PM; Morning 7:48–8:46 AM
Blue hour: 7:01–7:12 PM; Morning 7:37–7:48 AM; first light 7:37 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 8:36 PM–3 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:17 AM · rises 5:41 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

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