Dense Fog Advisory
Ends in 5 h 18 min
When
Until 10 AM EDT this morning.
Where
Portions of central, south central, and southwest 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; Mecosta; Isabella; Montcalm; Gratiot; Kent; Ionia; Clinton; Barry; Eaton; Ingham; Kalamazoo; Calhoun; Jackson
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Observed 4:15 AM EDT at KFPK

Vermontville, MI weather

Foggy and 46°8°, 10°6° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 46°8°

Fog

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the south-southeast. 35–6 mph10 km/h through 4 PM
Visibility (notable): 0.2 mi0.3 km; Dense fog
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
Humidity: 100%; Air 46°8°, dew point 46°8° · fog or dew likely
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–5 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 68Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.41 inHg1030 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

5°3° warmer than this time yesterday (41°5° then, 46°8° now)

Good hours for

Fog until 11 AM
Low 43°6° today at 7 AM
Above 50°10° today by 10 AM
High 67°19° today at 5 PM

TonightNear 44°7° · Mostly cloudy
This morningUp to 54°12° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 67°19° by 5 PM · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 45°7° by 3 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 58°14° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 70°21° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 48°9° 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	Fog	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	42°6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	100%	53%	0
Sat 5a	Fog	44°7° (likely 41°5° to 48°9°)	42°6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	100%	89%	0
Sat 6a	Fog	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	42°6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	100%	89%	0
Sat 7a	Fog	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	41°5°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	100%	81%	0
Sat 8a	Fog	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	42°6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	100%	77%	0
Sat 9a	Fog	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	100%	77%	0
Sat 10a	Fog	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	96%	65%	1
Sat 11a	Partly sunny	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	86%	71%	2
Sat 12p	Partly sunny	58°14° (likely 52°11° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	75%	58%	3
Sat 1p	Partly sunny	62°17° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	62%	71%	4
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	54%	76%	4
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	48%	68%	3
Sat 4p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	47%	59%	3
Sat 5p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	45%	54%	2
Sat 6p	Partly sunny	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	48%	58%	1
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	61°16° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	56%	61%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly cloudy	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	64%	50%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	80%	43%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	83%	23%	0
Sat 11p	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	83%	22%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	86%	10%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	89%	12%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	93%	17%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	93%	21%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	93%	30%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	93%	64%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	41°5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	96%	40%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly cloudy	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	40°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	96%	76%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	89%	86%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	43°6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	93%	88%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	80%	89%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	69%	82%	2
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	60%	83%	3
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	52%	85%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	49%	89%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	47%	95%	3
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	42%	60%	2
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	45%	39%	1
Sun 6p	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	49%	35%	1
Sun 7p	Partly cloudy	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	56%	27%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	69%	61%	0
Sun 9p	Mostly cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	77%	74%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	80%	83%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	80%	79%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	83%	74%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	83%	75%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	86%	55%	0
Mon 3a	Partly cloudy	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	89%	67%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Fog. High 67°19°, low 43°6°. Typical 57°14° / 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Fog, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 45°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Areas of fog before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. South southeast wind around 6 mph.
Tonight: Patchy fog. Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. South southeast wind around 3 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
64°18°–67°19°
Low, likely
41°5°–45°7°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 37°3°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 45°7°. Typical 57°14° / 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 70. South southwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. South southwest wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
67°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
43°6°–46°8°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 37°3°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 64°18°, low 40°4°. Typical 56°13° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 45°7°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 64.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Best day outdoors this week: the one dry, mild day the forecasts agree on (high 64°18°).
High, likely
63°17°–66°19°
Low, likely
40°4°–48°9°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 36°2°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 60°16°, low 43°6°. Typical 56°13° / 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  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 43.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
56°13°–67°19°
Low, likely
43°6°–45°7°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 36°2°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 50°10°. Typical 55°13° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 69.
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
68°20°–71°22°
Low, likely
45°7°–53°12°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 36°2°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 68°20°, low 43°6°. Typical 55°13° / 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°9°
  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 68.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–74°23°
Low, likely
43°6°–57°14°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 36°2°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 65°18°, low 47°8°. Typical 54°12° / 35°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
62°17°–73°23°
Low, likely
38°3°–55°13°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 35°2°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 68°20°, low 54°12°. Typical 54°12° / 35°2°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 53°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 57°14°
  40% chance · 0.1 in2.6 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
63°17°–72°22°
Low, likely
52°11°–55°13°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 35°2°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 65°18°, low 57°14°. Typical 53°12° / 35°2°. Rain 0.43 in11 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 58°15°
  40% chance · 0.11 in2.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.26 in6.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  40% chance · 0.1 in2.6 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°–71°22°
Low, likely
53°12°–59°15°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 35°2°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 61°16°, low 47°8°. Typical 53°12° / 34°1°. Rain 0.41 in10 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.19 in4.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  20% chance · 0.08 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
59°15°–63°17°
Low, likely
39°4°–55°13°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 34°1°
Wind
20 mph33 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 67°, low 43°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 70°, low 45°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 64°, low 40°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 60–69°; 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

Quaker Brook at M-66 near Nashville

5.3 mi

Level: 2.6 ft
Flow: 6 cfs

Reading from Sat 1 AM · NWS gauge page

Thornapple River at Hastings

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.2 ft
Flow: 150 cfs

Reading from Sat 3:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Wanadoga Creek near Battle Creek

17 mi

Level: 3.7 ft
Flow: 28 cfs

Reading from Sat 2 AM · NWS gauge page

Grand River at Portland

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.6 ft
Flow: 260 cfs

Reading from Sat 2 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 22Typical 134

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 46°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 1:00 PM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Hastings · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 10°6° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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Vermontville 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: 6:04–7:01 PM; Morning 7:46–8:43 AM
Blue hour: 7:01–7:12 PM; Morning 7:35–7:46 AM; first light 7:35 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 78% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:15 AM · rises 5:41 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Vermontville. A level 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