Dense Fog Advisory
Ends in 14 min
When
Until 11 AM EDT this morning.
Where
Portions of central, south central, southwest, and west central Michigan.
Issued for this forecast zone · National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI
What, impacts and precautionsHide details
What
Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog.
Impacts
Low visibility could make driving conditions hazardous.
Precautionary actions
If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of distance ahead of you.
Areas: Osceola; Clare; Newaygo; Mecosta; Isabella; Montcalm; Gratiot; Kent; Ionia; Clinton; Allegan; Barry; Eaton; Ingham; Van Buren; Kalamazoo; Calhoun; Jackson
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Observed 10:25 AM EDT at KAZO

Parchment, MI weather

Foggy and 48°9°, 10°6° warmer than a typical Oct 24, jacket by 9 PM.

Mostly agree

Now 48°9°

Fog

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the south-southeast. Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 10 PM
Visibility: 3 mi4 km; Fog · under 3 mi5 km
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
Humidity: 100%; Air 48°9°, dew point 48°9° · fog or dew likely
UV index: 2Low; Moderate 12–5 PM · peak 3
Air quality: 66Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.48 inHg1032 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (49°9° then, 49°9° now)

Good hours for

Fog until 11 AM
Above 60°16° today by noon
High 69°21° today at 5 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Low 44°7° tomorrow at 7 AM

This morningUp to 56°13° by 11 AM · Cloudy
This afternoonUp to 69°21° by 5 PM · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 46°8° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 59°15° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 71°22° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 48°9° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 50°10° by 9 AM · 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 10a	Fog	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	51°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	96%	88%	1
Sat 11a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	83%	83%	2
Sat 12p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	70%	75%	3
Sat 1p	Partly sunny	64°18° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	60%	62%	3
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	50%	49%	3
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	47%	53%	3
Sat 4p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	45%	60%	3
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	44%	68%	2
Sat 6p	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	47%	71%	1
Sat 7p	Mostly cloudy	63°17° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	54%	52%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	59°15° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	62%	10%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	74%	5%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	77%	2%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	80%	9%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	80%	9%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	49°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	83%	12%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	86%	15%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	48°9° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	86%	10%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	93%	21%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	93%	32%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	89%	59%	0
Sun 7a	Partly cloudy	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	44°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	96%	66%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	93%	74%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	93%	78%	0
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	80%	76%	1
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	69%	72%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	60%	80%	3
Sun 1p	Mostly cloudy	68°20° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	51%	72%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	47%	75%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	46%	87%	3
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	42%	45%	2
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	44%	55%	1
Sun 6p	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	47%	71%	1
Sun 7p	Partly cloudy	65°18° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	54%	71%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	67%	69%	0
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	72%	68%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	71%	70%	0
Sun 11p	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	74%	75%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	77%	68%	0
Mon 1a	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	80%	77%	0
Mon 2a	Partly cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	83%	82%	0
Mon 3a	Partly cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	86%	83%	0
Mon 4a	Partly cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	70%	0
Mon 5a	Partly cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 49°9°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	86%	71%	0
Mon 6a	Partly cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	93%	74%	0
Mon 7a	Partly cloudy	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	89%	73%	0
Mon 8a	Partly sunny	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	93%	65%	0
Mon 9a	Partly sunny	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NNE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	86%	54%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Fog. High 69°21°, low 44°7°. Typical 59°15° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Patchy fog before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low around 44, with temperatures rising to around 46 overnight. South southeast wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
44°7°–45°7°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 41°5°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 46°8°. Typical 59°15° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. South wind 2 to 6 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. South wind 0 to 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
42°6°–46°8°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 41°5°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 68°20°, low 42°6°. Typical 58°14° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. North wind 0 to 6 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
42°6°–48°9°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 41°5°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 63°17°, low 44°7°. Typical 58°14° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
60°16°–68°20°
Low, likely
44°7°–50°10°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 40°4°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 23 mph36 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 50°10°. Typical 58°14° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
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 between 8pm and 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–73°23°
Low, likely
50°10°–54°12°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 40°4°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 23 mph36 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 69°21°, low 43°6°. Typical 57°14° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
43°6°–58°14°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 40°4°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 67°19°, low 44°7°. Typical 57°14° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
62°17°–74°23°
Low, likely
41°5°–57°14°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 40°4°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 51°11°. Typical 56°13° / 39°4°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1 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
59°15°–74°23°
Low, likely
41°5°–56°13°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 39°4°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Rain. High 66°19°, low 56°13°. Typical 56°13° / 39°4°. Rain 0.6 in15 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  50% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  50% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.51 in13 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.15 in3.7 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
65°18°–70°21°
Low, likely
48°9°–62°17°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 39°4°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 62°17°, low 53°12°. Typical 55°13° / 39°4°. Rain 0.51 in13 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.29 in7.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.26 in6.6 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
59°15°–68°20°
Low, likely
48°9°–60°16°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 39°4°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 69°, low 44°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 71°, low 46°.
Monday
Dry, high 68°, low 42°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 62–71°; chance of precipitation on Sunday, Monday.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Portage Creek at Kalamazoo

3.7 mi

Level: 2.2 ft
Flow: 39 cfs

Reading from Sat 8:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Kalamazoo River at Comstock

3.9 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.1 ft
Flow: 628 cfs

Reading from Sat 8:15 AM · NWS gauge page

West Fork Portage Creek at Kalamazoo

6.3 mi

Level: 2.5 ft
Flow: 10 cfs

Reading from Sat 7:45 AM · NWS gauge page

West Fork Portage Creek near Oshtemo

7.7 mi

Level: 1.6 ft
Flow: 8 cfs

Reading from Sat 8:15 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 82% less heating than a typical week.

This week 19Typical 111

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 9
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 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 12:00 PM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Gull Lake Biological Station · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1929–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

—SunOct 18
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Parchment weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 41 min; Losing 2 min 39 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 36 min less
Golden hour: 6:07–7:04 PM; Morning 7:48–8:44 AM
Blue hour: 7:04–7:15 PM; Morning 7:37–7:48 AM; first light 7:37 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 8 PM–5 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:17 AM · rises 5:44 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

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

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Dense Fog Advisory