Temperature
54 F at 8 AM; 70 F at its warmest, 1 AM, and 54 F at its coolest, 8 AM.
- Now
- 54F
- 8 AM
- Highest
- 70F
- 1 AM
- Lowest
- 54F
- 8 AM
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Branch County Memorial Airport, Michigan
Small airport in Branch County, Michigan53°
57°/50°
Overcast·
Feels like 53°·Moderate breeze 17 mph W
Coming up. Rain is likely this afternoon, from about 4 PM (58%).
Now. Branch County Memorial Airport is 53° and overcast at 8 AM. The dew point is 52°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Moderate breeze from the west at 17 mph.
Today and tonight. It warms to about 56° by 12 PM. Tonight falls to about 33° by 8 AM, under a mostly clear sky. Frost can form on the ground in sheltered spots.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Wednesday, near 70°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 54°. The days ahead look dry. Frost is possible tomorrow morning, a low of 33°.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:57 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 33% lit, and sets at 10:47 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 11 hours 5 minutes long, 3 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
13Air quality
94%Humidity
100%Cloud
Now
8:00 AM
53feels53
12%
17mph
Today
Oct 16
5750
73%
15mph
Sat
Oct 17
5433
13mph
Sun
Oct 18
6134
clear day
Mon
Oct 19
6636
clear day
Tue
Oct 20
6939
mostly clear day
Wed
Oct 21
7041
mostly clear day
Thu
Oct 22
7043
mostly clear day
53°
57°50°
54°33°
61°34°
66°36°
69°39°
70°41°
70°43°
As of 8:00 AM in Branch County Memorial Airport, Michigan.
Air quality
The air at Branch County Memorial Airport
Index 13, good, led by ozone. Read at 8 AM from its reporting area, Kalamazoo (MI), 16 miles off.
13Good
- Fine particles (PM2.5)5Good-
- Ozone13Good-
The days ahead
Good each day through Today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 26, good.
GoodModerate
- 26YesterdayOct 15
- GoodTodayOct 16
Smoke, the next 43 hours
No smoke near the ground through Sun 2 AM.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Branch County Memorial Airport
0.09 in in the last 24 hours, 0.32 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 7 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.09in
- Last 3 days
- 0.32in
3 days agoLast 24 hours 28%
Visibility
How far you can see at Branch County Memorial Airport, the next 43 hours
Visibility stays 5 miles or more through Sun 2 AM, lowest 6 miles Fri 4 PM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- OEB
- ICAO
- KOEB
- IATA
- -
- Field elevation
- 959 ft
- Serves
- Coldwater
- Kind
- Small airport
- Scheduled service
- No
- Its own instrument
- OEB
- Wind now
- From 270° at 17 mph, read 16 Oct, 07:56
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 / 22 | 3,500 ft | 75 ft | Asphalt | 33° / 213° | 9 mph head, on 22 | 14 mph from the right |
| 07 / 25 | 5,350 ft | 75 ft | Asphalt | 64° / 244° | 15 mph head, on 25 | 7 mph from the right |
| 16 / 34 unlit | 2,399 ft | 190 ft | Grass | 162° / 342° | 5 mph head, on 34 | 16 mph from the left |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from Coldwater (OEB), Branch County Memorial Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 52 F, the air 94% saturated; the humidity ran from 67% at 11 AM Thursday to 100% at 10 PM Thursday.
- Dew point now
- 52F
- 8 AM
- Humidity now
- 94%
- Humidity, range
- 67 to 100%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
18 mph from the west at 8 AM; at its strongest 19 mph, 6 AM, with a gust of 29 mph at 5 AM.
- Now
- 18mph
- from the west
- Strongest
- 19mph
- 6 AM
- Highest gust
- 29mph
- 5 AM
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
29.83 inHg at 8 AM, steady over 3 hours; 0.32 inHg lower than a day before.
- Now
- 29.83inHg
- 8 AM
- 3 hours
- +0.01inHg
- steady
- 24 hours
- -0.32inHg
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Visibility
Down to 5 miles at 10 PM Thursday; 5 miles now.
- Now
- 5mi
- Lowest
- 5mi
- 10 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 600 ft at 10 PM Thursday; a base was reported in 24 of the hours.
- Lowest base now
- 900ft
- Lowest in 24 hours
- 600ft
- 10 PM Thursday
- Hours with a base reported
- 24
How it is measured: Cloud classification, Field Book FB-SKY-001
Precipitation
0.04 in measured in the gauge, the most, 0.03 in, in the hour to 2 AM.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.04in
- Wettest hour
- 0.03in
- 2 AM
- Hours with some
- 2
How it is measured: ASOS, Field Book FB-INS-002
Coldwater: every reading, the last 7 days, 30 days and the year, and how well it reports
What is measuring near here
The 4 instruments nearest Branch 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 now2 instruments
ColdwaterOEB
At an airfield/0.0 mi away/958 ft/1 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
MI-05 ColdwaterMC102
Beside a road/5.0 mi away/1,014 ft/55 ft above here
temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip
measured daily2 instruments
At a school/3.7 mi away/981 ft/22 ft above here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
Coldwater 6.9 WSWMI-BH-4
In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.4 mi away/928 ft/31 ft below here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
0in
Snow on the ground
Measured at Coldwater State School (CDWM4), 3.7 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 07:30. measured daily
Elsewhere in Michigan
66 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
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Near Branch County Memorial Airport
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Coldwatercity, 3 mi
- Bronsoncity, 8 mi
- Quincyvillage, 9 mi
- Union Cityvillage, 10 mi
- Sherwoodvillage, 11 mi
- Tekonshavillage, 12 mi
- Burlingtonvillage, 12 mi
- Colonvillage, 14 mi
- Athensvillage, 14 mi
- Allenvillage, 15 mi
- Burr Oakvillage, 15 mi
- Montgomeryvillage, 17 mi
Airports near Branch County Memorial Airport
- Kirsch Municipal AirportIRS, 22 mi
- Brooks FieldRMY, 23 mi
- Hillsdale Municipal AirportJYM, 24 mi
- Battle Creek Executive Airport at Kellogg FieldBTL, 28 mi
- Three Rivers Municipal Dr Haines AirportHAI, 28 mi
- Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International AirportAZO, 33 mi
- Jackson County Airport/Reynolds FieldJXN, 38 mi
- Fitch H Beach AirportFPK, 46 mi