Observed 7:35 AM EDT at KPLN

Ponshewaing, MI weather

Clear and 34°1°, 16°9° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 34°1°

Clear

Wind: Calm; Up to 10 mph16 km/h through 8 PM
Dew point: 32°0°; Dry · up to 45°7° by 9 AM (comfortable)
Humidity: 93%; Air 34°1°, dew point 32°0° · frost likely
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 3
Pressure: 30.42 inHg1030 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Fog until 10 AM
Above 60°16° today by noon
High 69°21° today at 4 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM

This morningUp to 56°13° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 69°21° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 52°11° by 3 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 61°16° by 11 AM · rain chance 10% · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 63°17° · rain chance 20% · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 42°6° by 5 AM · 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 8a	Fog	42°6° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	42°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	96%	30%	0
Sat 9a	Fog	46°8° (likely 40°4° to 47°8°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	96%	24%	0
Sat 10a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	86%	27%	1
Sat 11a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	77%	27%	2
Sat 12p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	65%	25%	3
Sat 1p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	58%	29%	3
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	54%	30%	3
Sat 3p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	53%	69%	3
Sat 4p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	51%	75%	2
Sat 5p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	54%	70%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	58%	69%	1
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	62°17° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	62%	65%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	56°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	74%	64%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	74%	57%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	77%	32%	0
Sat 11p	Mostly clear	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	74%	28%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	53°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	74%	65%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	53°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	74%	75%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	53°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	71%	86%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	52°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	71%	80%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	52°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	71%	80%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	52°11°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	71%	81%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	51°11°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	74%	81%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	71%	81%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	71%	81%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	74%	89%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	72%	92%	1
Sun 11a	Mostly cloudy	61°16° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	61°16°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	70%	87%	1
Sun 12p	Drizzle	64°18° (likely 54°12° to 64°18°)	64°18°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	65%	88%	2
Sun 1p	Mostly cloudy	65°18° (likely 52°11° to 65°18°)	65°18°	10%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	65%	84%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 52°11° to 65°18°)	65°18°	20%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	68%	80%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 51°11° to 66°19°)	66°19°	20%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	65%	87%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 51°11° to 64°18°)	64°18°	20%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	67%	95%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 52°11° to 62°17°)	62°17°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	75%	82%	1
Sun 6p	Mostly cloudy	61°16° (likely 51°11° to 61°16°)	61°16°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	75%	69%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 48°9° to 57°14°)	56°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	86%	58%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 46°8° to 55°13°)	54°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	86%	94%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 45°7° to 54°12°)	52°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	86%	100%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 44°7° to 53°12°)	49°9°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	86%	99%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 43°6° to 52°11°)	48°9°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	86%	100%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 44°7° to 52°11°)	47°8°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	83%	97%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	46°8°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	79%	99%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	76%	99%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 52°11°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	76%	97%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 52°11°)	41°5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	79%	99%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 52°11°)	40°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	79%	97%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 51°11°)	39°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	79%	98%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 50°10°)	38°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	82%	96%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Fog. High 69°21°, low 50°10°. Typical 53°12° / 33°1°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 42°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Patchy fog before 10am. Mostly sunny. High near 69, with temperatures falling to around 67 in the afternoon. Southeast wind 0 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low around 50, with temperatures rising to around 52 overnight. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
67°19°–69°21°
Low, likely
38°3°–50°10°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 33°1°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly cloudy. High 67°19°, low 40°4°. Typical 53°12° / 33°1°. Rain 0.15 in3.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 42°6°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers between 2pm and 5pm. Partly sunny. High near 67, with temperatures falling to around 62 in the afternoon. Southwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
55°13°–67°19°
Low, likely
40°4°–52°11°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 33°1°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 53°12°, low 30°−1°. Typical 52°11° / 32°0°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 42°5°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 38°3°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 53. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
50°10°–54°12°
Low, likely
30°−1°–39°4°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 32°0°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 53°12°, low 35°2°. Typical 52°11° / 32°0°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
51°11°–58°14°
Low, likely
35°2°–39°4°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 32°0°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
2
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 46°8°. Typical 51°11° / 32°0°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 60°16°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.05 in1.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 65.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
43°6°–50°10°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 32°0°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 62°17°, low 39°4°. Typical 51°11° / 32°0°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 59°15°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 53°11°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 46°8°
  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 62.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
58°14°–66°19°
Low, likely
39°4°–52°11°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 32°0°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
1
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 59°15°, low 38°3°. Typical 50°10° / 31°−1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  20% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 48°9°
  20% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  30% chance
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 59.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
50°10°–64°18°
Low, likely
38°3°–51°11°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 31°−1°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 64°18°, low 49°9°. Typical 50°10° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 48°9°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 63°17°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  40% chance
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
54°12°–70°21°
Low, likely
36°2°–58°14°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 31°−1°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 62°17°, low 54°12°. Typical 50°10° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.31 in7.9 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 57°14°
  40% chance · 0.29 in7.4 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.16 in4 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
54°12°–73°23°
Low, likely
48°9°–58°14°
Typical high / low
50°10° / 31°−1°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Rain. High 57°14°, low 49°9°. Typical 49°9° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.3 in7.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 50°10°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.4 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.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
56°13°–58°14°
Low, likely
44°7°–53°12°
Typical high / low
49°9° / 31°−1°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 69°, low 50°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 67°, low 40°.
Monday
Dry, high 53°, low 30°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 53–65°; 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

Sturgeon River at Wolverine

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.9 ft
Flow: 205 cfs

Reading from Sat 6:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Cheboygan River at Mullet Lake Outlet near Cheboygan

19 mi

Level: 593 ft

Reading from Sat 6:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Pigeon River (N Lower MI) near Vanderbilt

25 mi

Level: 2.3 ft
Flow: 74 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 88% less heating than a typical week.

This week 20Typical 162

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 8
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at. About 1 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 32°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 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?

Pellston Regional Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1948–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 16°9° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

+10°+6°SunOct 18
+6°+3°MonOct 19
+3°+2°TueOct 20
+4°+2°WedOct 21
±0°ThuOct 22
+6°+3°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 31 min; Losing 3 min 3 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 48 min less
Golden hour: 5:57–6:57 PM; Morning 7:49–8:49 AM
Blue hour: 6:57–7:08 PM; Morning 7:37–7:49 AM; first light 7:37 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 67% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:17 AM · rises 5:37 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northwest from Ponshewaing. The highest point on the skyline is about 1,300 ft, 8 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.