Observed 12:55 PM EDT at KOSC

Prescott, MI weather

Sunny and 61°16°, 10°6° warmer than a typical Oct 24, jacket by 8 PM.

Mostly agree

Now 61°16°

Sunny

Wind: 11 mph18 km/h; From the southwest. 58–11 mph18 km/h through 1 AM
Dew point: 52°11°; Comfortable · down to 43°6° by 11 PM
UV index: 4Moderate; Moderate until 5 PM
Pressure: 30.46 inHg1031 hPa; Falling · −0.05 inHg−1.8 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

4°2° warmer than this time yesterday (57°14° then, 61°16° now)

Good hours for

High 64°18° today at 5 PM
Below 50°10° tonight after 9 PM
Low 40°4° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 50°10° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonUp to 64°18° by 5 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 41°5° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 55°13° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 69°21° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 48°9° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 54°12° by 11 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 1p	Partly sunny	58°14° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	77%	48%	3
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	60°16° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	67%	41%	4
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	60%	60%	3
Sat 4p	Mostly sunny	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	56%	60%	3
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	52%	29%	1
Sat 6p	Partly sunny	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	58%	64%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	66%	21%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	54°12° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	71%	9%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	86%	9%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	86%	10%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	89%	40%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	93%	9%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°)	41°5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	93%	2%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	41°5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	89%	2%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	42°6° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	40°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	96%	6%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	38°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	100%	46%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	39°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	100%	74%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	37°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	100%	78%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	38°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	100%	88%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	38°3°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	100%	91%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 45°7°)	39°4°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	100%	90%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	48°9°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	86%	95%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	77%	93%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	67%	86%	2
Sun 1p	Mostly cloudy	64°18° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	64°18°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	58%	63%	3
Sun 2p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)	66°19°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	54%	41%	3
Sun 3p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 69°21°)	67°19°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	54%	40%	3
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	69°21° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°)	69°21°	5%	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	51%	36%	2
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	54%	34%	1
Sun 6p	Partly sunny	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	56%	55%	1
Sun 7p	Partly cloudy	63°17° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	62%	67%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly clear	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	58°14°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	72%	69%	0
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	77%	72%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	83%	85%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	83%	85%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	86%	83%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	51°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	89%	90%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	93%	90%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	93%	92%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	89%	95%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	89%	97%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	83%	97%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	76%	93%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	73%	88%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	74%	84%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	68%	91%	0
Mon 11a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	59%	87%	0
Mon 12p	Mostly cloudy	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	53%	84%	1

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Partly sunny. High 65°18°, low 39°4°. Typical 55°13° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 41°5°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. South wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low around 39, with temperatures rising to around 41 overnight. South wind around 5 mph.
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 65°18°).
High, likely
60°16°–65°18°
Low, likely
36°2°–41°5°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 37°3°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 46°8°. Typical 54°12° / 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny. High near 69, with temperatures falling to around 67 in the afternoon. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. West wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
64°18°–70°21°
Low, likely
39°4°–46°8°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 36°2°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 59°15°, low 35°2°. Typical 54°12° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 41°5°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 59. North wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
55°13°–59°15°
Low, likely
35°2°–44°7°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 36°2°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
1
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 55°13°, low 38°3°. Typical 53°12° / 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 42°5°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
51°11°–55°13°
Low, likely
37°3°–42°6°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 36°2°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
2
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 67°19°, low 49°9°. Typical 53°12° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
43°6°–49°9°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 36°2°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 25 mph41 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 70°21°, low 43°6°. Typical 52°11° / 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
64°18°–71°22°
Low, likely
43°6°–52°11°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 35°2°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 68°20°, low 45°7°. Typical 52°11° / 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  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 68.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
59°15°–70°21°
Low, likely
39°4°–49°9°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 35°2°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 51°11°. Typical 52°11° / 35°2°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  40% chance · 0.02 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
46°8°–54°12°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 35°2°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 65°18°, low 55°13°. Typical 51°11° / 34°1°. Rain 0.35 in8.9 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  40% chance · 0.14 in3.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.12 in3.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 57°14°
  40% 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–66°19°
Low, likely
50°10°–60°16°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 34°1°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 61°16°, low 50°10°. Typical 51°11° / 34°1°. Rain 0.32 in8.1 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.11 in2.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
56°13°–63°17°
Low, likely
43°6°–56°13°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 34°1°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 65°, low 39°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 69°, low 46°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 59°, low 35°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 55–70°; 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

Rifle River near Sterling

9.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.9 ft
Flow: 271 cfs

Reading from Sat 12:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Au Gres River near Au Gres

14 mi

Level: 5.3 ft

Reading from Sat 12:45 PM · NWS gauge page

East Branch Au Gres River near Alabaster

18 mi

Level: 5.7 ft

Reading from Sat 12:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Tittabawassee River below Secord Dam near Gladwin

23 mi

Level: 6.0 ft
Flow: 1,150 cfs

Reading from Sat 1 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 83% less heating than a typical week.

This week 25Typical 143

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 14
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 6 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 52°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 2:00 PM–6:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).

Is this typical?

Standish 4ne · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1895–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

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

—SunOct 18
+4°+2°MonOct 19
+5°+3°TueOct 20
+2°+1°WedOct 21
+4°+2°ThuOct 22
+6°+3°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 35 min; Losing 2 min 53 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 43 min less
Golden hour: 5:56–6:55 PM; Morning 7:43–8:42 AM
Blue hour: 6:55–7:06 PM; Morning 7:32–7:43 AM; first light 7:32 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 7:06–11 PM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:12 AM · rises 5:35 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

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