Observed 2:55 PM EDT at KAZO

Schoolcraft, MI weather

Sunny and 64°18°, 10°6° warmer than a typical Oct 24, jacket by 9 PM.

Forecasts agree

Now 64°18°

Sunny

Wind: 5 mph7 km/h; From the southeast. Light through 3 AM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV index: 3Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 56Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.42 inHg1030 hPa; Falling · −0.06 inHg−2.1 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

High 68°20° today at 5 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Low 43°6° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by noon

This afternoonNear 68°20° · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 45°7° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 58°14° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 70°21° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 47°8° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 61°16° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 69°21° by 2 PM · 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 3p	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	49%	45%	3
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	47%	75%	2
Sat 5p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	45%	71%	1
Sat 6p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	48%	38%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	61°16° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	58%	38%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	64%	34%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	80%	15%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	83%	7%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	86%	33%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	89%	6%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	93%	1%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	93%	1%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	45°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	96%	1%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	44°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	96%	22%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	44°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	96%	25%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	42°6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	100%	41%	0
Sun 7a	Partly cloudy	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	41°5°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	100%	44%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 42°6° to 46°8°)	41°5°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	100%	70%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	100%	73%	0
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	83%	70%	1
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	72%	80%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	60%	81%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	52%	82%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	49%	95%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	47%	80%	3
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	44%	77%	2
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	45%	74%	2
Sun 6p	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	49%	72%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	64°18°	5%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	56%	67%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly clear	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	69%	49%	0
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	77%	69%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	77%	53%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	80%	74%	0
Mon 12a	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	80%	71%	0
Mon 1a	Partly cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	83%	72%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	83%	85%	0
Mon 3a	Partly cloudy	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	49°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	83%	80%	0
Mon 4a	Partly cloudy	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	86%	80%	0
Mon 5a	Partly cloudy	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	89%	76%	0
Mon 6a	Partly cloudy	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	47°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSW, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	89%	77%	0
Mon 7a	Partly cloudy	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	89%	68%	0
Mon 8a	Partly sunny	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	89%	70%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SW, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	93%	49%	0
Mon 10a	Mostly sunny	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from WSW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	80%	58%	1
Mon 11a	Partly sunny	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	67%	63%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from WNW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	60%	79%	3
Mon 1p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	55%	85%	3
Mon 2p	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	53%	75%	3

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Partly sunny. High 68°20°, low 43°6°. Typical 58°14° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low around 43, with temperatures rising to around 45 overnight. South southeast wind around 3 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
64°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
43°6°–44°7°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 38°3°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 70°21°, low 46°8°. Typical 57°14° / 38°3°. 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
  Partly cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. South wind around 6 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. South wind around 3 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° / 38°3°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 45°7°. Typical 57°14° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. West northwest wind 1 to 6 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
45°7°–48°9°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 37°3°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 66°19°, low 47°8°. Typical 56°13° / 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 66.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
61°16°–66°19°
Low, likely
45°7°–49°9°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 37°3°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 53°12°. Typical 56°13° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 51°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Low, likely
48°9°–53°12°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 37°3°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 72°22°, low 50°10°. Typical 55°13° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
50°10°–58°14°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 36°2°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 72°22°, low 51°11°. Typical 55°13° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
51°11°–58°14°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 36°2°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 56°13°. Typical 54°12° / 36°2°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 74°23°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  40% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 59°15°
  50% 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–75°24°
Low, likely
51°11°–59°15°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 36°2°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 69°21°, low 58°14°. Typical 54°12° / 35°2°. Rain 0.73 in19 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  50% chance · 0.16 in4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  40% chance · 0.11 in2.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.39 in10 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 58°14°
  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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
57°14°–61°16°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 35°2°
Wind
20 mph33 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 62°17°, low 49°9°. Typical 54°12° / 35°2°. Rain 0.38 in9.7 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 54°12°
  30% chance · 0.1 in2.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 50°10°
  30% chance · 0.24 in6 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
59°15°–68°20°
Low, likely
43°6°–61°16°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 35°2°
Wind
20 mph31 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
UV peak
1

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 68°, low 43°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 70°, low 46°.
Monday
Dry, high 70°, low 45°.
Rest of week
Highs 62–72°; 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

West Fork Portage Creek near Oshtemo

8.2 mi

Level: 1.6 ft
Flow: 9 cfs

Reading from Sat 1:15 PM · NWS gauge page

West Fork Portage Creek at Kalamazoo

8.9 mi

Level: 2.5 ft
Flow: 10 cfs

Reading from Sat 12:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Portage Creek at Kalamazoo

11 mi

Level: 2.2 ft
Flow: 38 cfs

Reading from Sat 12:45 PM · NWS gauge page

St. Joseph River (MI/IN) at Three Rivers

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.9 ft
Flow: 498 cfs

Reading from Sat 1:45 PM · 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 129

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 13
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 46°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 4:00 PM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Three Rivers · 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 2°1° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−5°−3°SunOct 18
−1°MonOct 19
+2°+1°TueOct 20
+6°+3°WedOct 21
—ThuOct 22
+8°+4°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 41 min; Losing 2 min 39 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 35 min less
Golden hour: 6:08–7:04 PM; Morning 7:48–8:44 AM
Blue hour: 7:04–7:15 PM; Morning 7:37–7:48 AM; first light 7:37 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 12–6 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:18 AM · rises 5:44 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northwest from Schoolcraft. The highest point on the skyline is about 1,600 ft, 7 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.