Temperature
60 F at 12 AM; 60 F at its warmest, 12 AM, and 51 F at its coolest, 2 AM Thursday.
- Now
- 60F
- 12 AM
- Highest
- 60F
- 12 AM
- Lowest
- 51F
- 2 AM Thursday
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Oakland County International Airport, Michigan
Medium airport in Oakland County, Michigan60°
57°/52°
Overcast·
Feels like 60°·Gentle breeze 10 mph S
Now. Oakland County International Airport is 60° and overcast at 1 AM. The dew point is 59°, so the air feels a little humid. Gentle breeze from the south at 10 mph.
Today and tonight. It warms to about 65° by 5 AM. Tonight falls to about 34° by 8 AM, under a mostly clear sky. Frost can form on the ground in sheltered spots.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Tuesday, near 66°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 52°. The days ahead look dry. Frost is possible tomorrow morning, a low of 34°.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:50 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 33% lit, and sets at 10:37 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 3 minutes long, 3 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
36Air quality
96%Humidity
100%Cloud
Now
1:00 AM
60feels60
38%
Today
Oct 16
5752
68%
17mph
Sat
Oct 17
5234
15%
15mph
Sun
Oct 18
6137
13mph
Mon
Oct 19
6440
clear day
Tue
Oct 20
6643
mostly clear day
Wed
Oct 21
6644
mostly clear day
Thu
Oct 22
6645
10%
60°
57°52°
52°34°
61°37°
64°40°
66°43°
66°44°
66°45°
As of 1:00 AM in Oakland County International Airport, Michigan.
Air quality
The air at Oakland County International Airport
Index 36, good, led by fine particles. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Southeast (MI), 12 miles off.
36Good
- Fine particles (PM2.5)36Good18.7 mi
- Ozone24Good19 ppb18.7 mi
- Coarse particles (PM10)14Good-
- Nitrogen dioxide11Good12.9 ppb21.1 mi
- Carbon monoxide-0 ppm21.1 mi
The days ahead
Good each day through Today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 38, good.
GoodModerate
- 38YesterdayOct 15
- GoodTodayOct 16
Smoke, the next 44 hours
No smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Oakland County International Airport
0.05 in in the last 24 hours, 0.46 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.05in
- Last 3 days
- 0.46in
3 days agoLast 24 hours 11%
Visibility
How far you can see at Oakland County International Airport, the next 44 hours
Visibility stays 4 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 4 miles Fri 10 AM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- PTK
- ICAO
- KPTK
- IATA
- PTK
- Field elevation
- 980 ft
- Serves
- Pontiac
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Scheduled service
- No
- Its own instrument
- PTK
- Wind now
- From 200° at 10 mph, read 16 Oct, 00:53
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09L / 27R | 5,676 ft | 100 ft | Asphalt | 87° / 267° | 4 mph head, on 27R | 9 mph from the left |
| 09R / 27L | 6,521 ft | 150 ft | Asphalt | 88° / 268° | 4 mph head, on 27L | 9 mph from the left |
| 18 / 36 unlit | 2,582 ft | 75 ft | Asphalt | 178° / 358° | 9 mph head, on 18 | 4 mph from the right |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from Pontiac (PTK), Oakland County International Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 59 F, the air 96% saturated; the humidity ran from 69% at 1 PM Thursday to 96% at 12 AM.
- Dew point now
- 59F
- 12 AM
- Humidity now
- 96%
- Humidity, range
- 69 to 96%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
11 mph from the south southwest at 12 AM; at its strongest 11 mph, 6 PM Thursday, with a gust of 23 mph at 6 PM Thursday.
- Now
- 11mph
- from the south southwest
- Strongest
- 11mph
- 6 PM Thursday
- Highest gust
- 23mph
- 6 PM Thursday
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
29.70 inHg at 12 AM, falling 0.13 inHg over 3 hours; 0.52 inHg lower than a day before.
- Now
- 29.70inHg
- 12 AM
- 3 hours
- -0.13inHg
- falling
- 24 hours
- -0.52inHg
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Visibility
Down to 4 miles at 12 AM; 4 miles now.
- Now
- 4mi
- Lowest
- 4mi
- 12 AM
- 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 400 ft at 12 AM; a base was reported in 23 of the hours.
- Lowest base now
- -
- Lowest in 24 hours
- 400ft
- 12 AM
- Hours with a base reported
- 23
How it is measured: Cloud classification, Field Book FB-SKY-001
Precipitation
0.02 in measured in the gauge, the most, 0.02 in, in the hour to 11 PM Thursday.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.02in
- Wettest hour
- 0.02in
- 11 PM Thursday
- Hours with some
- 4
How it is measured: ASOS, Field Book FB-INS-002
Pontiac: 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 Oakland County International 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
PontiacPTK
At an airfield/0.0 mi away/981 ft/1 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
M-1MC127
Beside a road/9.3 mi away/1,053 ft/73 ft above here
temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip
Fenton - Holy RAWSHRAM4
A remote fire weather station/16.8 mi away/889 ft/91 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
Waterford 2.2 WNWMI-OK-6
In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.8 mi away/965 ft/15 ft below here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
White Lake 4 EWHKM4
At a cooperative observer's station/3.5 mi away/1,050 ft/70 ft above 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 White Lake 4 E (WHKM4), 3.5 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 20:00. 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 Oakland County International Airport
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Village of Clarkstoncity, 5 mi
- Alpine Valleyski area, 5 mi
- Keego Harborcity, 5 mi
- Lake Angeluscity, 6 mi
- Sylvan Lakecity, 6 mi
- Pine Knobski area, 6 mi
- Orchard Lake Villagecity, 6 mi
- Pontiaccity, 7 mi
- Wolverine Lakevillage, 8 mi
- Walled Lakecity, 10 mi
- Auburn Hillscity, 10 mi
- Milfordvillage, 10 mi
Airports near Oakland County International Airport
- Oakland Troy AirportVLL, 15 mi
- Bishop International AirportFNT, 27 mi
- Coleman A. Young Municipal AirportDET, 27 mi
- Livingston County Spencer J. Hardy AirportOZW, 29 mi
- Dupont-Lapeer AirportD95, 29 mi
- Selfridge Air National Guard Base AirportMTC, 30 mi
- Willow Run AirportYIP, 30 mi
- Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County AirportDTW, 31 mi