Observed 2:50 PM EDT at KPTK

Sylvan Lake, MI weather

Sunny and 63°17°, jacket by 8 PM.

Mostly agree

Now 63°17°

Sunny

Wind: 5 mph7 km/h; From the southeast. Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 3 AM
Dew point: 39°4°; Comfortable
UV index: 3Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 50Good; PM2.5 (fine particles) · tomorrow moderate
Pressure: 30.44 inHg1031 hPa; Falling · −0.06 inHg−2.0 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Low 44°7° tonight at 2 AM
Fog tonight 4–5 AM
Fog tomorrow 6–10 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by noon
Fog Monday 6–8 AM

This afternoonNear 63°17° · Clear
TonightDown to 44°7° by 2 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 57°14° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 67°19° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 48°9° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 59°15° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday afternoonNear 64°18° · 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 3p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	54%	4%	3
Sat 4p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	52%	5%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	53%	5%	1
Sat 6p	Mostly sunny	62°17° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	56%	40%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	58°14° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	64%	10%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	81%	9%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	87%	6%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	93%	3%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	97%	4%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	100%	5%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	45°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	44°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	7%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°)	45°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	100%	15%	0
Sun 4a	Fog	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°)	45°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	100%	23%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	44°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	100%	21%	0
Sun 6a	Fog	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 45°7°)	44°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	28%	0
Sun 7a	Fog	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 44°7°)	44°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	100%	41%	0
Sun 8a	Fog	44°7° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	44°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	99%	81%	0
Sun 9a	Fog	46°8° (likely 40°4° to 46°8°)	44°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	100%	80%	0
Sun 10a	Mostly cloudy	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	87%	79%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	76%	73%	2
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	67%	74%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	59%	72%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	55%	88%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	53%	84%	3
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	52%	69%	2
Sun 5p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	53%	42%	1
Sun 6p	Partly sunny	65°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	55%	36%	1
Sun 7p	Partly cloudy	62°17° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	61%	62%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	75%	39%	0
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	80%	46%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	84%	50%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	85%	72%	0
Mon 12a	Partly cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	50°10°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	87%	72%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	88%	65%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from WSW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	88%	59%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from WSW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	89%	66%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from WSW, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	89%	59%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	92%	59%	0
Mon 6a	Fog	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	92%	60%	0
Mon 7a	Fog	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from W, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	93%	55%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from WNW, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	94%	56%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	95%	44%	0
Mon 10a	Mostly sunny	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	85%	66%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	73%	71%	2
Mon 12p	Partly sunny	62°17° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	66%	60%	3
Mon 1p	Partly sunny	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	61%	49%	4
Mon 2p	Partly sunny	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	58%	36%	4

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Fog. High 64°18°, low 43°6°. Typical 57°14° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 44°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 64. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Areas of fog after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. South southeast wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–64°18°
Low, likely
38°3°–43°6°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 39°4°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Fog. High 67°19°, low 46°8°. Typical 56°13° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Fog, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Areas of fog before 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. South southwest wind 2 to 7 mph.
Night: Patchy fog after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Southwest wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
40°4°–46°8°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 39°4°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 41°5°. Typical 56°13° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Patchy fog before 9am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. North northwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
61°16°–67°19°
Low, likely
41°5°–47°8°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 39°4°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 58°14°, low 44°7°. Typical 56°13° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 58.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
55°13°–58°14°
Low, likely
41°5°–47°8°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 38°3°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 67°19°, low 51°11°. Typical 55°13° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–70°21°
Low, likely
45°7°–52°11°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 38°3°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Rain. High 72°22°, low 49°9°. Typical 55°13° / 38°3°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: A slight chance of rain before 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Low, likely
48°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 38°3°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 70°21°, low 50°10°. Typical 54°12° / 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  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 70.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
49°9°–58°14°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 37°3°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 55°13°. Typical 54°12° / 37°3°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  40% 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–74°23°
Low, likely
53°12°–59°15°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 37°3°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 67°19°, low 59°15°. Typical 53°12° / 37°3°. Rain 0.39 in9.9 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  50% chance · 0.16 in4.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  40% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.39 in9.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 60°15°
  30% chance · 0.3 in7.5 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
55°13°–61°16°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 37°3°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 63°17°, low 50°10°. Typical 53°12° / 36°2°. Rain 0.87 in22 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.14 in3.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 58°14°
  30% chance · 0.15 in3.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 51°11°
  30% chance · 0.25 in6.4 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
59°15°–67°19°
Low, likely
40°4°–60°16°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 36°2°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 64°, low 43°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 67°, low 46°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 65°, low 41°.
Rest of week
Highs 58–72°; chance of precipitation on Sunday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (DTX) (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

Rouge River at Southfield

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.1 ft
Flow: 33 cfs

Reading from Sat 1:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Rouge River at Detroit

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.8 ft
Flow: 37 cfs

Reading from Sat 12:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Middle Rouge at Dearborn Heights

19 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.9 ft
Flow: 44 cfs

Reading from Sat 1:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Clinton River near Clinton Township

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 6.0 ft
Flow: 181 cfs

Reading from Sat 1:30 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 82% less heating than a typical week.

This week 23Typical 127

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.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 39°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 4:00 PM–6:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

PONTIAC WWTP · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1894–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 7°4° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 3°2° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

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

Sylvan Lake 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: 5:57–6:54 PM; Morning 7:39–8:36 AM
Blue hour: 6:54–7:05 PM; Morning 7:28–7:39 AM; first light 7:28 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 7:05 PM–6 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:08 AM · rises 5:35 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Sylvan Lake. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,500 ft, 30 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Sylvan Lake, MI weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Rouge River at Southfield

Rouge River at Detroit

Middle Rouge at Dearborn Heights

Clinton River near Clinton Township

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

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