Observed 3:35 AM EDT at KFFX

Rothbury, MI weather

Clear and 50°10°, 9°5° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 50°10°

Clear

Wind: 7 mph11 km/h; From the east. 58–10 mph16 km/h through 4 PM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 1–4 PM · peak 3
Air quality: 23Good; Ozone · tomorrow moderate
Pressure: 30.38 inHg1029 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.6 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (48°9° then, 50°10° now)

Good hours for

Low 45°7° today at 7 AM
Above 50°10° today by 10 AM
High 64°18° today at 4 PM

TonightNear 46°8° · Partly cloudy
This morningUp to 55°13° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 64°18° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 52°11° by midnight · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 60°16° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 63°17° · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 51°11° by 3 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 4a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	96%	32%	0
Sat 5a	Partly cloudy	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	96%	30%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	96%	33%	0
Sat 7a	Partly cloudy	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	42°6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	96%	29%	0
Sat 8a	Mostly sunny	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	42°6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	96%	32%	0
Sat 9a	Partly sunny	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	42°6°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	100%	42%	0
Sat 10a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	93%	43%	1
Sat 11a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	83%	64%	2
Sat 12p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	75%	64%	2
Sat 1p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	72%	61%	3
Sat 2p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	65%	62%	3
Sat 3p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	67%	64%	3
Sat 4p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	63%	66%	2
Sat 5p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	67%	76%	2
Sat 6p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	70%	75%	1
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	75%	62%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	80%	62%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	83%	61%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	86%	62%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	53°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	83%	32%	0
Sun 12a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	52°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	86%	26%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	52°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	86%	26%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 47°8° to 55°13°)	52°11°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	86%	69%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 47°8° to 55°13°)	53°12°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	83%	81%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	52°11°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	89%	78%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	52°11°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	89%	88%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	52°11°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	89%	89%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 47°8° to 55°13°)	51°11°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	96%	84%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	93%	90%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 49°9° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	93%	93%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	86%	82%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	81%	78%	1
Sun 12p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSW, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	75%	80%	2
Sun 1p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	72%	73%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from SSW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	70%	77%	3
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	70%	42%	3
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SSW, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	70%	29%	2
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	70%	56%	1
Sun 6p	Mostly sunny	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	75%	67%	1
Sun 7p	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	78%	79%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	90%	78%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	90%	80%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	93%	64%	0
Sun 11p	Mostly cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	93%	70%	0
Mon 12a	Mostly cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	93%	68%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	96%	74%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	93%	75%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	93%	52%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 64°18°, low 45°7°. Typical 55°13° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Partly sunny. High near 64, with temperatures falling to around 62 in the afternoon. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. East southeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
61°16°–66°19°
Low, likely
44°7°–47°8°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 37°3°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly cloudy. High 65°18°, low 48°9°. Typical 55°13° / 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 65. South wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. North northwest wind 1 to 6 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
64°18°–67°19°
Low, likely
47°8°–53°12°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 36°2°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 59°15°, low 39°4°. Typical 54°12° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  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 59.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
58°14°–62°17°
Low, likely
39°4°–49°9°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 36°2°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 57°14°, low 43°6°. Typical 54°12° / 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  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 cloudy, with a high near 57.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
57°14°–64°18°
Low, likely
43°6°–47°8°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 36°2°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 64°18°, low 49°9°. Typical 53°12° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 56°13°
  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 64.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–66°19°
Low, likely
47°8°–55°13°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 36°2°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly cloudy. High 61°16°, low 44°7°. Typical 53°12° / 35°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 51°11°
  Dry
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 61.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
61°16°–65°18°
Low, likely
44°7°–56°13°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 35°2°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 60°16°, low 49°9°. Typical 53°12° / 35°2°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  30% 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. Partly sunny, with a high near 60.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
58°14°–66°19°
Low, likely
41°5°–56°13°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 35°2°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 56°13°. Typical 52°11° / 35°2°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.11 in2.9 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
64°18°–67°19°
Low, likely
51°11°–60°16°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 35°2°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 25 mph41 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Rain. High 62°17°, low 57°14°. Typical 52°11° / 34°1°. Rain 0.55 in14 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  50% chance · 0.14 in3.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  50% chance · 0.13 in3.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.36 in9.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  40% chance · 0.18 in4.6 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°–69°21°
Low, likely
53°12°–62°17°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 34°1°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 44 mph71 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 58°14°, low 47°8°. Typical 51°11° / 34°1°. Rain 0.63 in16 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  30% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  20% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  20% chance · 0.07 in1.9 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
58°14°–59°15°
Low, likely
41°5°–53°12°
Typical high / low
51°11° / 34°1°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 38 mph62 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 64°, low 45°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 65°, low 48°.
Monday
Dry, high 59°, low 39°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 57–65°; 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

White River above Whitehall

7.5 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.4 ft
Flow: 309 cfs

Reading from Sat 2:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Bear Creek near Muskegon

17 mi

Level: 10.7 ft
Flow: 7 cfs

Reading from Sat 2:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Muskegon River at Bridgeton

24 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 7.3 ft
Flow: 1,260 cfs

Reading from Sat 3 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 19Typical 141

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 5
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, 1:00 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 9°5° 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

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 37 min; Losing 2 min 49 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 40 min less
Golden hour: 6:07–7:05 PM; Morning 7:52–8:50 AM
Blue hour: 7:05–7:17 PM; Morning 7:41–7:52 AM; first light 7:41 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 31% 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 southwest from Rothbury. Open water to the horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.