Observed 6:35 AM EDT at KFFX

Pentwater, MI weather

Clear and 46°8°, 8°4° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 46°8°

Clear · Feels like 43°6°

Wind: 7 mph11 km/h; From the east. 711–10 mph16 km/h through 7 PM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable · up to 53°12° by 12 PM
Humidity: 93%; Air 46°8°, dew point 45°7° · fog or dew likely
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 1–3 PM · peak 3
Air quality: 14Good; Ozone · tomorrow moderate
Pressure: 30.41 inHg1030 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+0.9 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Above 50°10° today by 10 AM
High 63°17° today at 2 PM

This morningUp to 56°13° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
This afternoonNear 61°16° · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 53°12° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 60°16° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 62°17° · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 49°9° by 5 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 7a	Partly cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	42°6°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	96%	24%	0
Sat 8a	Partly sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	42°6°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	96%	30%	0
Sat 9a	Partly sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	43°6°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	96%	25%	0
Sat 10a	Partly sunny	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	89%	73%	0
Sat 11a	Mostly cloudy	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	86%	54%	1
Sat 12p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	78%	79%	2
Sat 1p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	72%	79%	3
Sat 2p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	72%	64%	3
Sat 3p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	70%	65%	2
Sat 4p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	72%	62%	1
Sat 5p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	72%	70%	1
Sat 6p	Sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	72%	44%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	77%	42%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	83%	47%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	83%	73%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	54°12°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	80%	36%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	54°12°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	80%	53%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly clear	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	80%	26%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	80%	25%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	80%	71%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	83%	76%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	86%	75%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	86%	81%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	53°12°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	89%	79%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	93%	100%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	93%	89%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	93%	92%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	90%	88%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSW, gusts 20 mph31 km/h	84%	82%	1
Sun 12p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSW, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	78%	78%	2
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	78%	59%	3
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	78%	44%	3
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	63°17°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	75%	36%	3
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	75%	40%	2
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	78%	63%	2
Sun 6p	Partly sunny	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	81%	73%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	83%	78%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	93%	80%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	93%	79%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	96%	80%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	96%	78%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from WSW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	96%	77%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	96%	72%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	93%	74%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	93%	48%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	93%	65%	0
Mon 5a	Mostly cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	47°8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	89%	60%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	45°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	86%	78%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Mostly cloudy. High 63°17°, low 51°11°. Typical 55°13° / 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 63. South southeast wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 51, with temperatures rising to around 54 overnight. South wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
63°17°–66°19°
Low, likely
47°8°–51°11°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 37°3°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 63°17°, low 47°8°. Typical 55°13° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 63. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Southwest wind 2 to 7 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–67°19°
Low, likely
47°8°–56°13°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 36°2°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 57°14°, low 38°3°. Typical 54°12° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. North northeast wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
56°13°–60°16°
Low, likely
38°3°–50°10°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 36°2°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 56°13°, low 45°7°. Typical 54°12° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
56°13°–63°17°
Low, likely
42°6°–48°9°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 36°2°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 31 mph49 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Mostly cloudy. High 62°17°, low 50°10°. Typical 53°12° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.6 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 62.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–65°18°
Low, likely
49°9°–58°14°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 36°2°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 59°15°, low 46°8°. Typical 53°12° / 35°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 58°14°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 51°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 59.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
59°15°–63°17°
Low, likely
46°8°–56°13°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 35°2°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
1
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 58°14°, low 46°8°. Typical 53°12° / 35°2°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
55°13°–64°18°
Low, likely
45°7°–56°13°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 35°2°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 62°17°, low 54°12°. Typical 52°11° / 35°2°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 56°14°
  50% chance · 0.04 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
53°12°–68°20°
Low, likely
43°6°–61°16°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 35°2°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 29 mph46 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 63°17°, low 56°13°. Typical 52°11° / 34°1°. Rain 0.55 in14 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  50% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.16 in4.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 60°16°
  40% chance · 0.39 in10 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 58°14°
  30% chance · 0.13 in3.3 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°–67°19°
Low, likely
49°9°–62°17°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 34°1°
Wind
24 mph39 km/h, gusts 44 mph70 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Rain. High 60°16°, low 54°12°. Typical 51°11° / 34°1°. Rain 0.34 in8.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 58°14°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 58°14°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.12 in3 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
57°14°–65°18°
Low, likely
49°9°–59°15°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 34°1°
Wind
33 mph54 km/h

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 63°, low 51°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 63°, low 47°.
Monday
Dry, high 57°, low 38°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 56–63°; 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

Pere Marquette River near Scottville

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.2 ft
Flow: 494 cfs

Reading from Sat 6 AM · NWS gauge page

White River above Whitehall

24 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.4 ft
Flow: 309 cfs

Reading from Sat 6:15 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 87% less heating than a typical week.

This week 18Typical 141

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 2
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, 12:00 PM–6:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Hart 3 Wsw · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 8°4° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

−6°−4°SunOct 18
+5°+3°MonOct 19
+5°+3°TueOct 20
+6°+3°WedOct 21
+8°+4°ThuOct 22
+9°+5°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 36 min; Losing 2 min 49 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 41 min less
Golden hour: 6:07–7:05 PM; Morning 7:53–8:51 AM
Blue hour: 7:05–7:17 PM; Morning 7:42–7:53 AM; first light 7:42 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 60% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:22 AM · rises 5:46 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

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