Observed 2:30 AM EDT at KAZO

Richland, MI weather

Clear and 46°8°, 13°7° warmer than a typical Oct 25.

Mostly agree

Now 46°8°

Clear

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the southeast. 35–7 mph11 km/h through 2 PM
Dew point: 43°6°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 1–4 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 67Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.43 inHg1030 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 (44°7° then, 44°7° now)

Good hours for

Low 43°6° today at 7 AM
Above 60°16° today by noon
High 70°21° today at 4 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM

TonightNear 45°7° · Clear
This morningUp to 58°14° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 70°21° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 47°8° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 59°15° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 68°20° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 48°9° by 1 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
Sun 2a	Clear	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	93%	8%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	42°6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	96%	15%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	42°6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	96%	12%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	42°6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	96%	17%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	41°5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	96%	20%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	41°5°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	96%	37%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	41°5°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	96%	69%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	96%	87%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	80%	85%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	69%	79%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	58%	78%	2
Sun 1p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	49%	93%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	47%	81%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	45%	79%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	44%	79%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	47%	77%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	49%	78%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	56%	76%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	69%	40%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	77%	38%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	80%	38%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	80%	70%	0
Mon 12a	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	80%	68%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	63%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	82%	0
Mon 3a	Partly cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	86%	82%	0
Mon 4a	Partly cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	83%	80%	0
Mon 5a	Partly cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	86%	82%	0
Mon 6a	Partly cloudy	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	5%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	86%	85%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	5%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	89%	79%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	93%	74%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	89%	71%	0
Mon 10a	Mostly cloudy	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	80%	70%	1
Mon 11a	Mostly cloudy	59°15° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	72%	55%	2
Mon 12p	Mostly cloudy	64°18° (likely 55°13° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	60%	53%	3
Mon 1p	Mostly cloudy	66°19° (likely 56°13° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	56%	55%	3
Mon 2p	Mostly cloudy	66°19° (likely 59°15° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	56%	55%	4
Mon 3p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 60°16° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	53%	65%	3
Mon 4p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 60°16° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	54%	74%	2
Mon 5p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 59°15° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	54%	79%	2
Mon 6p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 57°14° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	52%	81%	1
Mon 7p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	62%	86%	0
Mon 8p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	69%	87%	0
Mon 9p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	71%	88%	0
Mon 10p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	71%	86%	0
Mon 11p	Partly cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	71%	91%	0
Tue 12a	Partly cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ENE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	71%	84%	0
Tue 1a	Partly cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	45°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	71%	85%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 43°6°. Typical 57°14° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 70, with temperatures falling to around 68 in the afternoon. South southwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
42°6°–46°8°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 39°4°
Wind
8 mph14 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 68°20°, low 43°6°. Typical 57°14° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 68. East northeast wind 0 to 7 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. East northeast wind around 7 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
62°17°–68°20°
Low, likely
43°6°–48°9°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 39°4°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 46°8°. Typical 56°13° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  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: Partly sunny, with a high near 65.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–65°18°
Low, likely
45°7°–47°8°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 38°3°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 52°11°. Typical 56°13° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
69°21°–71°22°
Low, likely
49°9°–53°12°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 38°3°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 70°21°, low 48°9°. Typical 55°13° / 38°3°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 71°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers after 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
48°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 38°3°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 72°22°, low 51°11°. Typical 55°13° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 67°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 58°14°
  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 72.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–72°22°
Low, likely
48°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 38°3°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 49°9°. Typical 54°12° / 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  40% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 71.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–71°22°
Low, likely
41°5°–55°13°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 37°3°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 15 mph25 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 63°17°, low 57°14°. Typical 54°12° / 37°3°. Rain 0.32 in8.1 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  50% chance · 0.16 in4.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  50% chance · 0.09 in2.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 58°14°
  40% chance · 0.05 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
60°16°–66°19°
Low, likely
53°12°–61°16°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 37°3°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 65°18°, low 54°12°. Typical 53°12° / 36°2°. Rain 0.37 in9.4 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 56°14°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.15 in3.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.35 in8.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.28 in7.2 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°–69°21°
Low, likely
47°8°–59°15°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 36°2°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
UV peak
2
Tuesday, Nov 3. Showers. High 65°18°, low 54°12°. Typical 53°12° / 36°2°. Rain 0.59 in15 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 54°12°
  30% 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
61°16°–69°21°
Low, likely
53°12°–54°12°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 36°2°
Wind
23 mph36 km/h, gusts 46 mph74 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 70°, low 43°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 68°, low 43°.
Tuesday
Dry, high 65°, low 46°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 63–72°; 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

Augusta Creek near Augusta

5.5 mi

Level: 1.0 ft
Flow: 30 cfs

Reading from Sun 2 AM · NWS gauge page

Kalamazoo River at Comstock

6.6 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.1 ft
Flow: 622 cfs

Reading from Sun 1:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Portage Creek at Kalamazoo

9.0 mi

Level: 2.2 ft
Flow: 39 cfs

Reading from Sun 1:30 AM · NWS gauge page

West Fork Portage Creek at Kalamazoo

12 mi

Level: 2.5 ft
Flow: 10 cfs

Reading from Sun 1:45 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 84% less heating than a typical week.

This week 21Typical 127

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 11
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 43°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 12:00 PM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

BATTLE CREEK KELLOGG AP · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1895–2026

Oct 25, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 13°7° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

±0°MonOct 19
+4°+2°TueOct 20
+4°+2°WedOct 21
+6°+3°ThuOct 22
+6°+3°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24
—SunOct 25

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 38 min; Losing 2 min 35 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 33 min less
Golden hour: 6:05–7:02 PM; Morning 7:49–8:45 AM
Blue hour: 7:02–7:13 PM; Morning 7:37–7:49 AM; first light 7:37 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 2:45–7 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

99% lit · growing

Today: sets 7:31 AM · rises 6:09 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Richland. The highest point on the skyline is about 1,600 ft, 19 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.