Dense Fog Advisory
Ends in 29 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 10:05 AM EDT at KGRR

Wayland, MI weather

Foggy and 48°9°, jacket by 9 PM.

Forecasts agree

Now 48°9°

Fog

Wind: 5 mph7 km/h; From the southeast. 35–6 mph10 km/h through 10 PM
Visibility (notable): 0.1 mi0.2 km; Dense fog
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
Humidity: 100%; Air 48°9°, dew point 48°9° · fog or dew likely
UV index: 1Low; Moderate 1–4 PM · peak 3
Air quality: 70Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.47 inHg1032 hPa; Steady over the last 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, 49°9° now)

Good hours for

Fog until 11 AM
Above 60°16° today by noon
High 68°20° today at 5 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Low 46°8° tomorrow at 7 AM

This morningUp to 57°14° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 68°20° by 5 PM · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 47°8° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 59°15° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 70°21° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 48°9° by 4 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 51°11° by 9 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 10a	Fog	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	93%	85%	1
Sat 11a	Partly sunny	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	83%	79%	1
Sat 12p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	70%	78%	2
Sat 1p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	60%	65%	3
Sat 2p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	54%	58%	3
Sat 3p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	50%	59%	3
Sat 4p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	50%	60%	2
Sat 5p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	47%	63%	1
Sat 6p	Partly sunny	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	52%	54%	0
Sat 7p	Mostly clear	62°17° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	58%	24%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	58°14° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	67%	9%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	74%	7%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	80%	9%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 51°11°)	51°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	80%	10%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	80%	13%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	83%	19%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	86%	18%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	86%	19%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	89%	29%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly cloudy	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	45°7°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	89%	32%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	45°7°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	86%	67%	0
Sun 7a	Partly cloudy	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	44°7°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	89%	68%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	86%	76%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	86%	83%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	80%	88%	1
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	72%	74%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	60%	82%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	54%	84%	3
Sun 2p	Mostly cloudy	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	53%	54%	3
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	51%	57%	3
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SSW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	47%	46%	2
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	49%	55%	1
Sun 6p	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	54%	63%	1
Sun 7p	Partly cloudy	64°18° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	58%	74%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	75%	69%	0
Sun 9p	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	77%	70%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	77%	71%	0
Sun 11p	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	80%	54%	0
Mon 12a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	83%	66%	0
Mon 1a	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	83%	70%	0
Mon 2a	Partly cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	86%	71%	0
Mon 3a	Partly cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	89%	67%	0
Mon 4a	Partly cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	89%	65%	0
Mon 5a	Partly cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	89%	62%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	93%	67%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	96%	70%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	93%	72%	0
Mon 9a	Partly sunny	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ENE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	58%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Fog. High 68°20°, low 45°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Patchy fog before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. South southeast wind around 6 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low around 45, with temperatures rising to around 47 overnight. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
65°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
44°7°–46°8°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. South wind around 7 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. South southwest wind around 3 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
68°20°–70°21°
Low, likely
44°7°–48°9°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 65°18°, low 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 65. East northeast wind 1 to 6 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.
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 65°18°).
High, likely
63°17°–67°19°
Low, likely
42°6°–49°9°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 61°16°, low 45°7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 57°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 cloudy, with a high near 61.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
59°15°–68°20°
Low, likely
45°7°–48°9°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 51°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Low, likely
49°9°–54°12°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 66°19°, low 43°6°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°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 66.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–72°22°
Low, likely
43°6°–58°14°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 28 mph44 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 65°18°, low 45°7°. Rain 0.01 in0.3 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 51°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 65.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
60°16°–74°23°
Low, likely
40°4°–56°13°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 67°19°, low 52°11°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 57°14°
  40% chance · 0.08 in2 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°–73°23°
Low, likely
40°4°–58°14°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Rain. High 66°19°, low 56°13°. Rain 0.62 in16 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  50% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  50% chance · 0.09 in2.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 60°16°
  40% chance · 0.49 in13 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 58°14°
  40% chance · 0.11 in2.8 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°–71°22°
Low, likely
48°9°–63°17°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 35 mph57 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Rain. High 61°16°, low 52°11°. Rain 0.32 in8.1 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 58°15°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 62°16°
  30% chance · 0.18 in4.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  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
58°14°–65°18°
Low, likely
46°8°–59°15°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 68°, low 45°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 70°, low 46°.
Monday
Dry, high 65°, low 42°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 61–70°; 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

Grand River at Grand Rapids

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.6 ft
Flow: 1,720 cfs

Forecast peak 1.4 ft Sat 2 PM

Reading from Sat 8 AM · NWS gauge page

Rabbit River near Hopkins

4.6 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.1 ft
Flow: 34 cfs

Reading from Sat 8 AM · NWS gauge page

Thornapple River at Caledonia

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.5 ft
Flow: 475 cfs

Reading from Sat 8:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Plaster Creek at Grand Rapids - 28th Street

17 mi

Level: 3.1 ft
Flow: 10 cfs

Reading from Sat 8 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 40 min; Losing 2 min 39 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 37 min less
Golden hour: 6:06–7:03 PM; Morning 7:48–8:46 AM
Blue hour: 7:03–7:15 PM; Morning 7:37–7:48 AM; first light 7:37 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 7:15 PM–4 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 west from Wayland. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

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Grand River at Grand Rapids

Rabbit River near Hopkins

Thornapple River at Caledonia

Plaster Creek at Grand Rapids - 28th Street

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Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon