Dense Fog Advisory
Ends in 51 min
When
Until 11 AM EDT this morning.
Where
Portions of central, south central, southwest, and west central Michigan.
Issued for this forecast zone · National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI
What, impacts and precautionsHide details
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; Newaygo; Mecosta; Isabella; Montcalm; Gratiot; Kent; Ionia; Clinton; Allegan; Barry; Eaton; Ingham; Van Buren; Kalamazoo; Calhoun; Jackson
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Observed 9:45 AM EDT at KBIV

Saugatuck, MI weather

Sunny and 52°11°, 8°4° warmer than a typical Oct 24, jacket by 8 PM.

Mostly agree

Now 52°11°

Sunny

Wind: 5 mph7 km/h; From the south-southeast. Up to 7 mph11 km/h through 10 PM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 1–4 PM · peak 3
Pressure: 30.46 inHg1031 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.8 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 (45°7° then, 46°8° now)

Good hours for

High 65°18° today at 2 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Low 48°9° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 11 AM

This morningUp to 57°14° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 65°18° by 2 PM · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 50°10° by 3 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 60°16° by 11 AM · Cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 63°17° · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 51°11° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningNear 51°11° · Partly 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 10a	Partly sunny	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	89%	40%	0
Sat 11a	Partly sunny	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	80%	52%	1
Sat 12p	Partly sunny	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	72%	70%	2
Sat 1p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	63%	66%	3
Sat 2p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	60%	62%	3
Sat 3p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	60%	79%	3
Sat 4p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	60%	79%	2
Sat 5p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	65%	78%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	67%	72%	0
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	72%	54%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	83%	42%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly clear	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	80%	23%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	83%	31%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	52°11°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	80%	18%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	52°11°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	80%	47%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly clear	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	51°11°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	83%	37%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	51°11°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	80%	18%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	83%	21%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	83%	35%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	83%	76%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	83%	77%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	45°7°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	86%	79%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	83%	86%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	83%	92%	0
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	77%	84%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	72%	92%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	70%	88%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	63%	84%	3
Sun 2p	Mostly cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSW, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	63%	54%	3
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	64°18°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	65%	25%	3
Sun 4p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	65°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	63%	12%	2
Sun 5p	Mostly cloudy	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	65%	46%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	70%	64%	1
Sun 7p	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	75%	69%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	80%	80%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	83%	78%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	86%	71%	0
Sun 11p	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	83%	64%	0
Mon 12a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	83%	67%	0
Mon 1a	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	83%	73%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	83%	76%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	86%	71%	0
Mon 4a	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	89%	68%	0
Mon 5a	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	89%	67%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	89%	68%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	93%	66%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	93%	67%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	89%	37%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 48°9°. Typical 57°14° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 65. South wind 3 to 7 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low around 48, with temperatures rising to around 50 overnight. South southeast wind 2 to 6 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–67°19°
Low, likely
44°7°–48°9°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 40°4°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 49°9°. Typical 57°14° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 65. South wind 5 to 8 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. South southwest wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
47°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 40°4°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 62°17°, low 40°4°. Typical 56°13° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 56°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 62. East northeast wind 2 to 7 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–66°19°
Low, likely
40°4°–52°11°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 40°4°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 60°16°, low 45°7°. Typical 56°13° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
60°16°–67°19°
Low, likely
45°7°–49°9°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 39°4°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 66°19°, low 50°10°. Typical 56°13° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 66.
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
65°18°–70°21°
Low, likely
50°10°–55°13°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 39°4°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 62°17°, low 45°7°. Typical 55°13° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 58°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 51°10°
  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: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–66°19°
Low, likely
45°7°–59°15°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 39°4°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 62°17°, low 45°7°. Typical 55°13° / 38°3°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°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: A slight chance of rain showers after 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
61°16°–70°21°
Low, likely
41°5°–58°14°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 38°3°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 53°12°. Typical 54°12° / 38°3°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 58°14°
  50% chance · 0.06 in1.5 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
56°13°–70°21°
Low, likely
42°6°–60°16°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 38°3°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Rain. High 65°18°, low 57°14°. Typical 54°12° / 38°3°. Rain 0.57 in14 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 58°14°
  50% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  50% chance · 0.09 in2.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.41 in10 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 58°15°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.5 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
62°17°–69°21°
Low, likely
50°10°–63°17°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 38°3°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 41 mph66 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Rain. High 61°16°, low 53°12°. Typical 53°12° / 38°3°. Rain 0.26 in6.6 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  30% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.21 in5.2 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
56°13°–67°19°
Low, likely
48°9°–59°15°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 38°3°
Wind
20 mph31 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 65°, low 48°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 65°, low 49°.
Monday
Dry, high 62°, low 40°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 60–66°; 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

Kalamazoo River near New Richmond

5.0 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 10.7 ft
Flow: 1,320 cfs

Reading from Sat 8 AM · NWS gauge page

Macatawa River near Zeeland

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.5 ft
Flow: 16 cfs

Reading from Sat 9 AM · NWS gauge page

South Branch Black River near Bangor

21 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.4 ft
Flow: 67 cfs

Reading from Sat 7:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Rabbit River near Hopkins

25 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.1 ft
Flow: 34 cfs

Reading from Sat 8 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 86% less heating than a typical week.

This week 18Typical 122

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°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?

Holland Tulip City Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1996–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 8°4° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 3°1° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−2°−1°SunOct 18
−1°MonOct 19
+3°+1°TueOct 20
+4°+2°WedOct 21
+6°+3°ThuOct 22
+7°+4°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 40 min; Losing 2 min 44 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 37 min less
Golden hour: 6:09–7:06 PM; Morning 7:51–8:48 AM
Blue hour: 7:06–7:17 PM; Morning 7:40–7:51 AM; first light 7:40 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 2–4 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:20 AM · rises 5:46 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

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

1 active weather alert

Dense Fog Advisory

Saugatuck, MI weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Kalamazoo River near New Richmond

Macatawa River near Zeeland

South Branch Black River near Bangor

Rabbit River near Hopkins

For your home

Heating this week

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon