Temperature
51 F at 1 AM; 56 F at its warmest, 1 PM Thursday, and 48 F at its coolest, 3 AM Thursday.
- Now
- 51F
- 1 AM
- Highest
- 56F
- 1 PM Thursday
- Lowest
- 48F
- 3 AM Thursday
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Mason County Airport, Michigan
Small airport in Mason County, Michigan52°
56°/39°
Light drizzle·
Feels like 52°·Light air 4 mph NNW
Coming up. Rain is likely this morning, from about 10 AM, the chance peaking at 79% around 11 AM.
Now. Mason County Airport is 52° and light drizzle at 2 AM. The dew point is 50°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Light air from the north-northwest at 4 mph.
Today and tonight. It warms to about 53° by 12 PM. Tonight falls to about 37° by 8 AM, with some cloud.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Wednesday, near 67°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 57°. Rain is possible tomorrow (34%). The windiest day is Sunday, with wind to 21 mph. Frost is possible tomorrow morning, a low of 33°.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 7 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 33% lit, and sets at 10:44 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 11 hours 0 minutes long, 3 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
13Air quality
94%Humidity
99%Cloud
Now
2:00 AM
52feels52
39%
Today
Oct 16
5639
99%
28mph
Sat
Oct 17
5733
34%
16mph
Sun
Oct 18
6039
21mph
Mon
Oct 19
6243
mostly clear day
Tue
Oct 20
6538
partly cloudy day
Wed
Oct 21
6737
mostly clear day
Thu
Oct 22
6744
13%
52°
56°39°
57°33°
60°39°
62°43°
65°38°
67°37°
67°44°
As of 2:00 AM in Mason County Airport, Michigan.
Air quality
The air at Mason County Airport
Index 13, good, led by ozone. Read at 1 AM from its reporting area, Ludington (MI), 25 miles off.
13Good
- Ozone13Good14 ppb5.8 mi
The days ahead
Good each day through Today, led by ozone.
GoodModerate
- GoodTodayOct 16
Smoke, the next 43 hours
No smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Mason County Airport
0.62 in in the last 24 hours, 0.67 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 1 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.62in
- Last 3 days
- 0.67in
3 days agoLast 24 hours 93%
Visibility
How far you can see at Mason County Airport, the next 43 hours
Visibility stays 4 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 4 miles Fri 2 AM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- LDM
- ICAO
- KLDM
- IATA
- LDM
- Field elevation
- 646 ft
- Serves
- Ludington
- Kind
- Small airport
- Scheduled service
- No
- Its own instrument
- LDM
- Wind now
- Variable at 2 mph, read 16 Oct, 01:55
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 / 19 unlit | 3,503 ft | 75 ft | Asphalt | 2° / 182° | - | - |
| 08 / 26 unlit | 5,003 ft | 75 ft | Asphalt | 71° / 251° | - | - |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from Ludington/Mason (LDM), Mason County Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 50 F, the air 96% saturated; the humidity ran from 72% at 1 PM Thursday to 100% at 9 PM Thursday.
- Dew point now
- 50F
- 1 AM
- Humidity now
- 96%
- Humidity, range
- 72 to 100%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
4 mph from the north at 1 AM; at its strongest 10 mph, 11 AM Thursday, and no gust reported.
- Now
- 4mph
- from the north
- Strongest
- 10mph
- 11 AM Thursday
- Highest gust
- -
- none reported
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
29.70 inHg at 1 AM, steady over 3 hours; 0.55 inHg lower than a day before.
- Now
- 29.70inHg
- 1 AM
- 3 hours
- -0.01inHg
- steady
- 24 hours
- -0.55inHg
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Visibility
Down to 2 miles at 6 PM Thursday; 3 miles now.
- Now
- 3mi
- Lowest
- 2mi
- 6 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 300 ft at 12 AM; a base was reported in 23 of the hours.
- Lowest base now
- -
- Lowest in 24 hours
- 300ft
- 12 AM
- Hours with a base reported
- 23
How it is measured: Cloud classification, Field Book FB-SKY-001
Precipitation
0.72 in measured in the gauge, the most, 0.17 in, in the hour to 4 PM Thursday.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.72in
- Wettest hour
- 0.17in
- 4 PM Thursday
- Hours with some
- 11
How it is measured: ASOS, Field Book FB-INS-002
Ludington/Mason: 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 Mason County 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
At an airfield/0.0 mi away/646 ft/level with here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
LudingtonMC016
Beside a road/3.5 mi away/672 ft/26 ft above here
temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip
Big Sable PointBSBM4
At a river or reservoir gauge/8.3 mi away/584 ft/62 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
Ludington 1.8 NEMI-MS-8
In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.3 mi away/597 ft/49 ft below here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
Ludington - Ludington State ParkLSPM4
In a park or preserve/6.9 mi away/602 ft/44 ft below 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
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Near Mason County Airport
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
Airports near Mason County Airport
- Manistee County Blacker AirportMBL, 23 mi
- Fremont Municipal AirportFFX, 42 mi
- Frankfort Dow Memorial FieldFKS, 47 mi
- Roben Hood AirportRQB, 48 mi
- Wexford County AirportCAD, 53 mi
- Muskegon County AirportMKG, 55 mi
- Cherry Capital AirportTVC, 68 mi
- Paul C. Miller-Sparta Airport8D4, 68 mi