Temperature
45 F at 3 AM; 48 F at its warmest, 12 PM Thursday, and 45 F at its coolest, 5 AM Thursday.
- Now
- 45F
- 3 AM
- Highest
- 48F
- 12 PM Thursday
- Lowest
- 45F
- 5 AM Thursday
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Houghton County Memorial Airport, Michigan
Medium airport in Houghton County, Michigan44°
46°/33°
Light rain·
Feels like 38°·Moderate breeze 13 mph N
Coming up. Rain is likely early this morning, from about 4 AM (86%).
Now. Houghton County Memorial Airport is 44° and light rain at 4 AM. With the wind it feels like 38°. The dew point is 42°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Moderate breeze from the north at 13 mph.
Today and tonight. The warmest of the day has passed; it cools to about 39° by 8 PM. Tonight falls to about 36° by 3 AM, under a mostly clear sky. Frost can form on the ground in sheltered spots.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Wednesday, near 63°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 52°. Rain is possible Thursday (33%). The windiest day is tomorrow, with wind to 22 mph. The first freeze could come tomorrow, a low of 32°.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 7:05 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 33% lit, and sets at 10:36 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 sky is forecast to stay clear: a good night to look up. The day is 10 hours 53 minutes long, 3 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
11Air quality
93%Humidity
99%Cloud
Now
4:00 AM
44feels38
86%
13mph
Today
Oct 16
4633
99%
28mph
Sat
Oct 17
5232
22mph
Sun
Oct 18
6037
22mph
Mon
Oct 19
5641
mostly clear day
Tue
Oct 20
5936
mostly clear day
Wed
Oct 21
6339
mostly clear day
Thu
Oct 22
6146
33%
44°
46°33°
52°32°
60°37°
56°41°
59°36°
63°39°
61°46°
As of 4:00 AM in Houghton County Memorial Airport, Michigan.
Air quality
The air at Houghton County Memorial Airport
Index 11, good, led by fine particles. Read at 3 AM from its reporting area, Western Upper Peninsula (MI), 49 miles off.
11Good
- Fine particles (PM2.5)11Good-
The days ahead
Good each day through Today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 12, good.
GoodModerate
- 12YesterdayOct 15
- GoodTodayOct 16
Smoke, the next 41 hours
No smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Houghton County Memorial Airport
0.40 in in the last 24 hours, and none in the 2 days before, to Fri 3 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.40in
- Last 3 days
- 0.40in
Visibility
How far you can see at Houghton County Memorial Airport, the next 41 hours
Visibility stays 3 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 4 miles Fri 4 AM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- CMX
- ICAO
- KCMX
- IATA
- CMX
- Field elevation
- 1,095 ft
- Serves
- Hancock
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Scheduled service
- Yes
- Its own instrument
- CMX
- Wind now
- From 350° at 13 mph, read 16 Oct, 03:53
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07 / 25 | 5,201 ft | 100 ft | Asphalt | 67° / 247° | 3 mph head, on 07 | 13 mph from the left |
| 14 / 32 | 6,501 ft | 150 ft | Asphalt | 131° / 311° | 10 mph head, on 32 | 8 mph from the right |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from Hancock (CMX), Houghton County Memorial Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 43 F, the air 93% saturated; the humidity ran from 77% at 12 PM Thursday to 100% at 5 PM Thursday.
- Dew point now
- 43F
- 3 AM
- Humidity now
- 93%
- Humidity, range
- 77 to 100%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
12 mph from the north at 3 AM; at its strongest 12 mph, 3 AM, with a gust of 24 mph at 3 AM.
- Now
- 12mph
- from the north
- Strongest
- 12mph
- 3 AM
- Highest gust
- 24mph
- 3 AM
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
29.86 inHg at 3 AM, rising 0.03 inHg over 3 hours; 0.35 inHg lower than a day before.
- Now
- 29.86inHg
- 3 AM
- 3 hours
- +0.03inHg
- rising
- 24 hours
- -0.35inHg
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Visibility
Down to 3 miles at 7 PM Thursday; 7 miles now.
- Now
- 7mi
- Lowest
- 3mi
- 7 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 100 ft at 7 PM Thursday; a base was reported in 23 of the hours.
- Lowest base now
- -
- Lowest in 24 hours
- 100ft
- 7 PM Thursday
- Hours with a base reported
- 23
How it is measured: Cloud classification, Field Book FB-SKY-001
Precipitation
0.42 in measured in the gauge, the most, 0.07 in, in the hour to 6 PM Thursday.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.42in
- Wettest hour
- 0.07in
- 6 PM Thursday
- Hours with some
- 14
How it is measured: ASOS, Field Book FB-INS-002
Hancock: 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 Houghton County Memorial Airport, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.0 miles away.
measured now3 instruments
HancockCMX
At an airfield/0.0 mi away/1,070 ft/25 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
CalumetMC030
Beside a road/3.8 mi away/1,171 ft/76 ft above here
temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip
Superior Grand Traverse BayGTRM4
At a river or reservoir gauge/11.6 mi away/587 ft/508 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
Hancock 3.0 ENEMI-HG-25
In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.9 mi away/1,168 ft/73 ft above here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
Dollar BayCGPM4
At a cooperative observer's station/3.8 mi away/587 ft/508 ft below here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
0in
Snow on the ground
Measured at Dollar Bay (CGPM4), 3.8 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 08:00. measured daily
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 Houghton County Memorial Airport
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Hubbellcommunity, 3 mi
- Dollar Baycommunity, 3 mi
- Mont Ripleyski area, 4 mi
- Lake Lindenvillage, 4 mi
- Keweenaw Peninsulafeature, 5 mi
- Houghtoncity, 5 mi
- Lauriumvillage, 5 mi
- Hancockcity, 6 mi
- Hurontowncommunity, 6 mi
- Calumetvillage, 6 mi
- Dodgevillecommunity, 7 mi
- Atlantic Minecommunity, 8 mi
Airports near Houghton County Memorial Airport
- Marquette Sawyer Regional AirportSAW, 77 mi
- Gogebic Iron County AirportIWD, 89 mi
- Ford AirportIMT, 95 mi
- Delta County AirportESC, 120 mi
- Schoolcraft County AirportISQ, 138 mi
- Menominee-Marinette Twin County AirportMNM, 147 mi
- Luce County AirportERY, 155 mi
- Beaver Island AirportSJX, 173 mi