Temperature
53 F at 4 AM; 55 F at its warmest, 1 PM Thursday, and 48 F at its coolest, 5 AM Thursday.
- Now
- 53F
- 4 AM
- Highest
- 55F
- 1 PM Thursday
- Lowest
- 48F
- 5 AM Thursday
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Manistee County Blacker Airport, Michigan
Small airport in Manistee County, Michigan52°
55°/39°
Overcast·
Feels like 52°·Gentle breeze 10 mph NNW
Coming up. Rain is likely this morning, from about 8 AM, the chance peaking at 68% around 11 AM.
Now. Manistee County Blacker Airport is 52° and overcast at 4 AM. The dew point is 49°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Gentle breeze from the north-northwest at 10 mph, gusting to 22 mph.
Today and tonight. It warms to about 54° by 3 PM. Tonight falls to about 36° by 8 AM, with some cloud.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Wednesday, near 68°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 56°. The days ahead look dry. The first freeze could come tomorrow, a low of 32°.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:59 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 33% lit, and sets at 10:42 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 59 minutes long, 3 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
15Air quality
93%Humidity
100%Cloud
Now
4:00 AM
52feels52
17%
Today
Oct 16
5539
99%
23mph
Sat
Oct 17
5632
26%
14mph
Sun
Oct 18
6039
19mph
Mon
Oct 19
6341
mostly clear day
Tue
Oct 20
6637
mostly clear day
Wed
Oct 21
6837
mostly clear day
Thu
Oct 22
6743
14%
52°
55°39°
56°32°
60°39°
63°41°
66°37°
68°37°
67°43°
As of 4:00 AM in Manistee County Blacker Airport, Michigan.
Air quality
The air at Manistee County Blacker Airport
Index 15, good, led by ozone. Read at 4 AM from its reporting area, Ludington (MI), 37 miles off.
15Good
- Fine particles (PM2.5)-2.6 mi
- Ozone15Good22 ppb2.6 mi
The days ahead
Good each day through Today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 19, good.
GoodModerate
- 19YesterdayOct 15
- GoodTodayOct 16
Smoke, the next 41 hours
No smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Manistee County Blacker Airport
0.71 in in the last 24 hours, 0.74 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 3 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.71in
- Last 3 days
- 0.74in
3 days agoLast 24 hours 96%
Visibility
How far you can see at Manistee County Blacker Airport, the next 41 hours
Visibility stays 5 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 5 miles Fri 1 PM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- MBL
- ICAO
- KMBL
- IATA
- MBL
- Field elevation
- 621 ft
- Serves
- Manistee
- Kind
- Small airport
- Scheduled service
- Yes
- Its own instrument
- MBL
- Wind now
- From 310° at 8 mph, read 16 Oct, 03:56
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 / 19 | 2,721 ft | 75 ft | Asphalt | 1° / 181° | 5 mph head, on 01 | 6 mph from the left |
| 10 / 28 | 5,501 ft | 100 ft | Asphalt | 92° / 272° | 6 mph head, on 28 | 5 mph from the right |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from Manistee (MBL), Manistee County Blacker 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 93% saturated; the humidity ran from 72% at 1 PM Thursday to 100% at 7 PM Thursday.
- Dew point now
- 51F
- 4 AM
- Humidity now
- 93%
- Humidity, range
- 72 to 100%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
12 mph from the northwest at 4 AM; at its strongest 12 mph, 4 AM, with a gust of 22 mph at 4 AM.
- Now
- 12mph
- from the northwest
- Strongest
- 12mph
- 4 AM
- Highest gust
- 22mph
- 4 AM
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
29.75 inHg at 4 AM, rising 0.04 inHg over 3 hours; 0.50 inHg lower than a day before.
- Now
- 29.75inHg
- 4 AM
- 3 hours
- +0.04inHg
- rising
- 24 hours
- -0.50inHg
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Visibility
Down to 2 miles at 6 PM Thursday; 10 miles or more now.
- Now
- 10+mi
- 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 6 PM Thursday; a base was reported in 24 of the hours.
- Lowest base now
- 1,300ft
- Lowest in 24 hours
- 300ft
- 6 PM Thursday
- Hours with a base reported
- 24
How it is measured: Cloud classification, Field Book FB-SKY-001
Precipitation
0.58 in measured in the gauge, the most, 0.14 in, in the hour to 5 PM Thursday.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.58in
- Wettest hour
- 0.14in
- 5 PM Thursday
- Hours with some
- 14
How it is measured: ASOS, Field Book FB-INS-002
Manistee: 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 Manistee County Blacker 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
ManisteeMBL
At an airfield/0.0 mi away/620 ft/1 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
ManisteeMC048
Beside a road/4.8 mi away/659 ft/38 ft above here
temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip
Manistee HarborMEEM4
At a harbour/5.2 mi away/577 ft/44 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
Manistee 0.4 NNWMI-MN-8
In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.5 mi away/605 ft/16 ft below here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
Manistee 3 SEMANM4
At a cooperative observer's station/4.8 mi away/669 ft/48 ft above here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
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Snow on the ground
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Near Manistee County Blacker Airport
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
Airports near Manistee County Blacker Airport
- Mason County AirportLDM, 23 mi
- Frankfort Dow Memorial FieldFKS, 24 mi
- Wexford County AirportCAD, 41 mi
- Cherry Capital AirportTVC, 46 mi
- Roben Hood AirportRQB, 53 mi
- Fremont Municipal AirportFFX, 59 mi
- Antrim County AirportACB, 71 mi
- Muskegon County AirportMKG, 76 mi