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  • Dense Fog Advisory

    Ends in 2 h 13 min

    When
    Until 10 AM EDT this morning.
    Where
    Portions of central, south central, and southwest Michigan.

    Issued for this forecast zone · National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI

    What, impacts and precautions

    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; Mecosta; Isabella; Montcalm; Gratiot; Kent; Ionia; Clinton; Barry; Eaton; Ingham; Kalamazoo; Calhoun; Jackson

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Observed 6:35 AM EDT at KFFX

Pierson, MI weather

Clear and 46°8°.

Today: low 45°7° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°), high 68°20° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°).

Forecasts agree

Now 46°8°

Clear · Feels like 43°6°

Wind
7 mph11 km/h
From the east. 35–7 mph11 km/h through 7 PM
Dew point
45°7°
Comfortable
Humidity
93%
Air 46°8°, dew point 45°7° · fog or dew likely
UV index
0Low
Moderate 1–3 PM · peak 3
Pressure
30.41 inHg1030 hPa
Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.7 hPa in 3 h

Next 2 hours

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (46°8° then, 46°8° now)

Good hours for
  • Fog until 11 AM
  • Above 50°10° today by 10 AM
  • High 68°20° today at 4 PM
  • Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
  1. This morningUp to 55°13° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
  2. This afternoonUp to 68°20° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
  3. TonightDown to 47°8° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
  4. Tomorrow morningUp to 59°15° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
  5. Tomorrow afternoonUp to 69°21° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
  6. Tomorrow nightDown to 48°9° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
HourConditionsTemperatureFeels likePrecipitationWindHumidityCloud coverUV index
Sat 7aFog42°6° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)40°4°0%3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h100%55%0
Sat 8aFog43°6° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)41°5°0%3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h100%65%0
Sat 9aFog44°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)41°5°0%5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h100%72%0
Sat 10aFog50°10° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)48°9°0%5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h100%83%1
Sat 11aCloudy55°13° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)55°13°0%5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h86%79%1
Sat 12pCloudy60°16° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)60°16°0%6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h72%68%2
Sat 1pSunny64°18° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)64°18°0%7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h60%40%3
Sat 2pCloudy66°19° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)66°19°0%7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h56%63%3
Sat 3pCloudy66°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)66°19°0%7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h54%65%2
Sat 4pPartly sunny68°20° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)68°20°0%7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h49%53%2
Sat 5pCloudy66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)66°19°0%6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h50%80%1
Sat 6pMostly cloudy65°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)65°18°0%5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h54%69%0
Sat 7pMostly cloudy61°16° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)61°16°0%3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h60%55%0
Sat 8pMostly clear55°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)55°13°0%3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h74%26%0
Sat 9pClear53°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)53°12°0%2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h77%13%0
Sat 10pClear52°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)52°11°0%2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h80%18%0
Sat 11pClear50°10° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)49°9°0%3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h86%18%0
Sun 12aClear50°10° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)49°9°0%3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h86%8%0
Sun 1aClear49°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)48°9°0%3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h86%12%0
Sun 2aClear49°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)47°8°0%5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h86%21%0
Sun 3aPartly cloudy48°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)46°8°5%5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h89%55%0
Sun 4aCloudy47°8° (likely 47°8° to 48°9°)45°7°5%5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h89%76%0
Sun 5aCloudy47°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)45°7°5%5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h89%84%0
Sun 6aCloudy47°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)45°7°5%5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h89%83%0
Sun 7aCloudy46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)44°7°5%5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h93%81%0
Sun 8aCloudy47°8° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)45°7°5%5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h89%84%0
Sun 9aCloudy48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)45°7°5%6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h93%80%0
Sun 10aCloudy54°12° (likely 53°12° to 54°12°)54°12°0%6 mph10 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h80%87%1
Sun 11aCloudy59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)59°15°0%7 mph11 km/h from SSW, gusts 13 mph22 km/h69%85%2
Sun 12pCloudy63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)63°17°0%8 mph13 km/h from SSW, gusts 16 mph25 km/h62%82%2
Sun 1pCloudy66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)66°19°0%9 mph14 km/h from SW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h56%98%3
Sun 2pCloudy67°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)67°19°0%9 mph14 km/h from SW, gusts 15 mph25 km/h54%74%3
Sun 3pPartly sunny68°20° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)68°20°0%9 mph14 km/h from SW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h53%37%3
Sun 4pPartly sunny69°21° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)69°21°0%9 mph14 km/h from SW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h49%31%2
Sun 5pPartly sunny67°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)67°19°0%9 mph14 km/h from SW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h52%22%1
Sun 6pMostly sunny66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)66°19°0%7 mph11 km/h from SW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h54%44%1
Sun 7pPartly cloudy62°17° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)62°17°0%6 mph10 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h60%73%0
Sun 8pPartly cloudy56°13° (likely 56°13° to 57°14°)56°13°0%3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph14 km/h74%63%0
Sun 9pCloudy54°12° (likely 54°12° to 55°13°)54°12°0%2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h80%75%0
Sun 10pCloudy53°12° (likely 53°12° to 54°12°)53°12°0%2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h83%77%0
Sun 11pCloudy52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)52°11°0%2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h86%78%0
Mon 12aPartly cloudy51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)51°11°0%2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h89%74%0
Mon 1aPartly cloudy51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)51°11°0%1 mph2 km/h from WSW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h89%66%0
Mon 2aMostly cloudy50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)50°10°0%1 mph2 km/h from WSW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h93%74%0
Mon 3aMostly cloudy49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)49°9°0%1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 4 mph6 km/h93%57%0
Mon 4aMostly cloudy48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)48°9°0%2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 4 mph6 km/h96%58%0
Mon 5aMostly cloudy48°9° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)48°9°0%2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h93%72%0
Mon 6aMostly cloudy47°8° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)47°8°0%2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h93%69%0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.
  1. Today, Oct 24. Fog. High 68°20°, low 45°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Fog, 43°6°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 68°20°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 55°13°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Partly cloudy, 47°8°

      Dry

    Official NWS forecast

    Today: Areas of fog before 11am. Partly sunny. High near 68, with temperatures falling to around 66 in the afternoon. South southeast wind 3 to 7 mph.

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 45, with temperatures rising to around 47 overnight. South southeast wind around 5 mph.

    Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.

    High, likely
    64°18°–68°20°
    Low, likely
    39°4°–45°7°
    Wind
    7 mph11 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  2. Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 47°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 47°8°

      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

      Mostly cloudy, 48°9°

      Dry

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Partly sunny. High near 69, with temperatures falling to around 67 in the afternoon. South southwest wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. West wind 1 to 7 mph.

    Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.

    High, likely
    67°19°–69°21°
    Low, likely
    45°7°–48°9°
    Wind
    9 mph15 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  3. Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 61°16°, low 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 48°9°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 62°16°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 53°12°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 44°6°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 61. North northeast wind 2 to 8 mph.

    Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    Best day outdoors this week: the one dry, mild day the forecasts agree on (high 61°16°).

    High, likely
    59°15°–64°18°
    Low, likely
    40°4°–47°8°
    Wind
    10 mph16 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  4. Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 57°14°, low 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 44°6°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 61°16°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 54°12°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 51°10°

      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 42.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    57°14°–65°18°
    Low, likely
    41°5°–46°8°
    Wind
    13 mph21 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  5. Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 49°10°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 68°20°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 59°15°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Partly cloudy, 57°14°

      Dry

    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 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    66°19°–70°21°
    Low, likely
    46°8°–53°12°
    Wind
    12 mph19 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  6. Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 65°18°, low 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Sunny, 55°13°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 66°19°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Drizzle, 56°13°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Mostly clear, 48°9°

      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 65.

    Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    63°17°–69°21°
    Low, likely
    42°6°–54°12°
    Wind
    16 mph25 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  7. Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 64°18°, low 43°6°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Sunny, 47°8°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Mostly sunny, 63°17°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Mostly clear, 54°12°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 50°10°

      Dry

    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 64.

    Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    58°14°–71°22°
    Low, likely
    37°3°–54°12°
    Wind
    10 mph16 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  8. Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 50°10°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 49°9°

      20% chance

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 65°18°

      20% chance

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 61°16°

      30% chance

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Drizzle, 56°13°

      40% chance · 0.05 in1.3 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
    55°13°–73°23°
    Low, likely
    39°4°–57°14°
    Wind
    12 mph19 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
    UV peak
    2
  9. Sunday, Nov 1. Rain. High 65°18°, low 55°13°. Rain 0.48 in12 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Drizzle, 55°13°

      50% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 64°18°

      50% chance · 0.08 in1.9 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Rain, 59°15°

      50% chance · 0.37 in9.5 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Rain, 58°14°

      40% chance · 0.18 in4.5 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.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    58°14°–73°23°
    Low, likely
    46°8°–62°17°
    Wind
    20 mph32 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
    UV peak
    1
  10. Monday, Nov 2. Rain. High 61°16°, low 52°11°. Rain 0.42 in11 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Drizzle, 58°14°

      40% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Drizzle, 60°16°

      30% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Drizzle, 55°13°

      30% chance · 0.14 in3.5 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°–64°18°
    Low, likely
    45°7°–59°15°
    Wind
    19 mph31 km/h

The outlook

  1. Today

    Dry, high 68°, low 45°.

  2. Tomorrow

    Dry, high 69°, low 47°.

  3. Monday

    Dry, high 61°, low 40°, cooling off.

  4. Rest of week

    Highs 57–68°; chance of precipitation on Sunday, Monday.

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

Little Muskegon River near Oak Grove

9.1 mi
Below flood stage
Level
3.2 ft
Flow
162 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Muskegon River near Croton Dam

12 mi
Below flood stage
Level
4.7 ft
Flow
1,230 cfs

Reading from Sat 6:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Muskegon River at Newaygo

17 mi
Below flood stage
Level
7.4 ft
Flow
1,270 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Rogue River at Rockford

17 mi
Below flood stage
Level
3.8 ft
Flow
122 cfs

Reading from Sat 6 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Sunrise 8:07 AM, sunset 6:44 PM.

Daylight
10 h 38 min
Losing 2 min 44 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 40 min less
Golden hour
6:04–7:02 PM
Morning 7:49–8:46 AM
Blue hour
7:02–7:13 PM
Morning 7:37–7:49 AM; first light 7:37 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 9 PM–3 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today
sets 6:18 AM · rises 5:42 PM
Full moon
Oct 26
New moon
Nov 9
Looking west from Pierson. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.