Temperature
52 F at 12 AM; 52 F at its warmest, 12 PM Thursday, and 47 F at its coolest, 3 AM Thursday.
- Now
- 52F
- 12 AM
- Highest
- 52F
- 12 PM Thursday
- Lowest
- 47F
- 3 AM Thursday
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Alpena County Regional Airport, Michigan
Medium airport in Alpena County, Michigan51°
51°/40°
Light rain·
Feels like 51°·Light breeze 6 mph ESE
Coming up. Rain is likely early this morning, from about 1 AM (94%).
Now. Alpena County Regional Airport is 51° and light rain at 1 AM. The dew point is 49°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Light breeze from the east-southeast at 6 mph.
Today and tonight. The warmest of the day has passed; it cools to about 42° by 8 PM. Tonight falls to about 30° by 8 AM, with some cloud. A freeze: protect plants and pipes.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Sunday, near 66°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 55°. The days ahead look dry. The first freeze could come tomorrow, a low of 28°.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:48 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 33% lit, and sets at 10:27 PM. The next full Moon is Monday, Oct 26. After dark, look for Saturn, bright in the east-southeast. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The Orionids meteor shower is active, peaking around Oct 21: at its peak, up to about 20 meteors an hour can be seen from a dark site. The day is 10 hours 58 minutes long, 3 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
19Air quality
97%Humidity
99%Cloud
Now
1:00 AM
51feels51
94%
Today
Oct 16
5140
100%
20mph
Sat
Oct 17
5528
13mph
Sun
Oct 18
6635
15mph
Mon
Oct 19
6640
mostly clear day
Tue
Oct 20
6538
partly cloudy day
Wed
Oct 21
6539
mostly clear day
Thu
Oct 22
6642
13%
51°
51°40°
55°28°
66°35°
66°40°
65°38°
65°39°
66°42°
As of 1:00 AM in Alpena County Regional Airport, Michigan.
Air quality
The air at Alpena County Regional Airport
Index 19, good, led by ozone. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Northcentral-Northeast Lower (MI), 45 miles off.
19Good
- Fine particles (PM2.5)3Good-
- Ozone19Good-
The days ahead
Good each day through Today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 23, good.
GoodModerate
- 23YesterdayOct 15
- GoodTodayOct 16
Smoke, the next 44 hours
No smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Alpena County Regional Airport
0.55 in in the last 24 hours, 1.80 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.55in
- Last 3 days
- 1.80in
3 days agoLast 24 hours 31%
Visibility
How far you can see at Alpena County Regional Airport, the next 44 hours
Dense fog: visibility falls to 0.2 miles Fri 5 AM, under a mile for 2 hours.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- APN
- ICAO
- KAPN
- IATA
- APN
- Field elevation
- 690 ft
- Serves
- Alpena
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Scheduled service
- Yes
- Its own instrument
- APN
- Wind now
- From 120° at 7 mph, read 16 Oct, 00:54
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 / 19 | 9,001 ft | 150 ft | Concrete | 360° / 180° | 4 mph head, on 19 | 6 mph from the left |
| 07 / 25 | 5,028 ft | 100 ft | Concrete | 59° / 239° | 3 mph head, on 07 | 6 mph from the right |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from Alpena (APN), Alpena County Regional Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 51 F, the air 96% saturated; the humidity ran from 69% at 12 PM Thursday to 96% at 12 AM.
- Dew point now
- 51F
- 12 AM
- Humidity now
- 96%
- Humidity, range
- 69 to 96%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
7 mph from the east southeast at 12 AM; at its strongest 11 mph, 9 PM Thursday, with a gust of 18 mph at 2 PM Thursday.
- Now
- 7mph
- from the east southeast
- Strongest
- 11mph
- 9 PM Thursday
- Highest gust
- 18mph
- 2 PM Thursday
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
29.72 inHg at 12 AM, falling 0.13 inHg over 3 hours; 0.55 inHg lower than a day before.
- Now
- 29.72inHg
- 12 AM
- 3 hours
- -0.13inHg
- falling
- 24 hours
- -0.55inHg
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Visibility
Down to 3 miles at 9 PM Thursday; 4 miles now.
- Now
- 4mi
- Lowest
- 3mi
- 9 PM Thursday
- Hours under a mile
- 0
How it is measured: Fog types, Field Book FB-WAT-020
Cloud base
The lowest cloud base came down to 500 ft at 10 PM Thursday; a base was reported in 23 of the hours.
- Lowest base now
- -
- Lowest in 24 hours
- 500ft
- 10 PM Thursday
- Hours with a base reported
- 23
How it is measured: Cloud classification, Field Book FB-SKY-001
Precipitation
0.60 in measured in the gauge, the most, 0.16 in, in the hour to 9 PM Thursday.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.60in
- Wettest hour
- 0.16in
- 9 PM Thursday
- Hours with some
- 9
How it is measured: ASOS, Field Book FB-INS-002
Alpena: every reading, the last 7 days, 30 days and the year, and how well it reports
What is measuring near here
The 5 instruments nearest Alpena County Regional Airport, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.5 miles away.
measured now3 instruments
AlpenaAPN
At an airfield/0.5 mi away/689 ft/1 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
LachineMC052
Beside a road/7.7 mi away/751 ft/61 ft above here
temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip
Barton City RAWSBCYM4
A remote fire weather station/28.6 mi away/838 ft/148 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
Alpena 1.6 SSWMI-AP-1
In a volunteer observer's own ground/5.7 mi away/587 ft/103 ft below here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
Alpena 10 NWALPM4
At a cooperative observer's station/5.8 mi away/738 ft/48 ft above here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
-
Snow on the ground
Elsewhere in Michigan
66 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
AlpenacityAlpine Valleyski areaBeaver IslandfeatureBellairetownBig Powderhornski areaBittersweetski areaBoyne FallstownBoyne Mountainski areaCaberfae Peaksski areaCadillaccityCannonsburgski areaCharlevoixcityCopper HarbortownCrystal Mountainski areaDetroitcityEscanabacityFrankforttownGaylordcityGrand RapidscityGrand Traverse BayfeatureGravelly Shoal LighthouselighthouseGraylingcityHarbor SpringstownHermantownHollandcityHoughtoncityHoughton LaketownIron MountaincityIronwoodcityKalamazoocityKeweenaw PeninsulafeatureLake MichiganfeatureLake SuperiorfeatureLittle Traverse BayfeatureLudingtoncityMackinaw CitytownManisteecityManistiquecityMarquettecityMarquette Mountainski areaMenomineecityMont Ripleyski areaMount Bohemiaski areaMt Brightonski areaMt Hollyski areaMunisingtownMuskegoncityNewberrytownNub's Nobski areaPellstontownPetoskeycityPine Knobski areaPine Mountainski areaPorcupine MountainsfeatureSault Ste. MariecityShanty Creekski areaSki Bruleski areaSnowriverski areaSouth HaventownSt. JosephcityStraits of MackinacfeatureSwiss Valleyski areaThe Highlandsski areaThompsonvilletownTraverse CitycityTreetopsski area
Near Alpena County Regional Airport
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Alpenacity, 6 mi
- Ossinekecommunity, 13 mi
- Posenvillage, 14 mi
- Hillmanvillage, 17 mi
- Presque Isle Harborcommunity, 17 mi
- Hubbard Lakecommunity, 18 mi
- Lost Lake Woodscommunity, 22 mi
- Rogers Citycity, 27 mi
- Lincolnvillage, 28 mi
- Atlantacommunity, 29 mi
- Millersburgvillage, 30 mi
- Harrisvillecity, 32 mi
Airports near Alpena County Regional Airport
- Presque Isle County AirportPZQ, 26 mi
- Oscoda Wurtsmith AirportOSC, 44 mi
- Gaylord Regional AirportGLR, 56 mi
- Cheboygan County AirportSLH, 61 mi
- Grayling Army Air FieldGOV, 63 mi
- Drummond Island AirportDRM, 65 mi
- West Branch Community AirportY31, 65 mi
- Boyne Mountain AirportBFA, 67 mi