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Alanson, Michigan

Village in Emmet County, Michigan

Air quality

The air at Alanson

Index 20, good, led by ozone. Read at 5 AM from its reporting area, Northwest Lower (MI), 50 miles off.

20Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)2Good-
  • Ozone20Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 19, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 2 AM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Alanson

0.72 in in the last 24 hours, and none in the 2 days before, to Fri 4 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.72in
Last 3 days
0.72in

Visibility

How far you can see at Alanson, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 4 miles or more through Sun 2 AM, lowest 5 miles Fri 3 PM.

FriSat

On the radar over Alanson, MichiganReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Alanson, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.7 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

MI-02 Walloon LakeMC081

Beside a road/13.3 mi away/892 ft/231 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

Gaylord 9 SSW54854

At a climate reference station/37.7 mi away/1,461 ft/800 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank686of 979

measured daily2 instruments

Brutus 4.7 EMI-CB-10

In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.1 mi away/621 ft/40 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Petoskey NCMCPTYM4

At a cooperative observer's station/9.7 mi away/735 ft/74 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank173of 979

Station report

The weather at Harbor Springs, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 6.2 mi from Alanson, Michigan. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 5:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 2,000 ft, broken at 4,700 ft, broken at 7,500 ft; the ceiling is 4,700 ft; visibility 8 mi.

Section of the sky over Harbor Springs, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 2,000 feet, broken cloud with its base at 4,700 feet, broken cloud with its base at 7,500 feet, the ceiling at 4,700 feet, and visibility of 8 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MGNFIG. A THE SKY OVER HARBOR SPRINGSSECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,500ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTBKN 7,500 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 4,700 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 2,000 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 4,700 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 8 MI0510TITLEHarbor Springs, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MGNTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MGN-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

48.2 F with a dew point of 42.8 F, 81 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,200 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Harbor Springs: temperature 48.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 42.8, 81 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,200 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MGNFIG. B THE AIR AT HARBOR SPRINGSTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 1,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 41.6 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 2,000 FTTEMPERATURE 48.2 FDEW POINT 42.8 FSPREAD 5.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 81 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLEHarbor Springs, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MGNTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MGN-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northeast (30 degrees) at 12 mph, gusting 17 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 18 mph.

Plan of the wind at Harbor Springs, north up: blowing from 30 degrees, the north northeast, at 12 miles an hour, gusting 17; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MGNFIG. C THE WIND AT HARBOR SPRINGSPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 30°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 12 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE13GUST, 17 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEHarbor Springs, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MGNTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MGN-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Harbor Springs, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Petoskey NCMC (PTYM4), 9.7 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 08:00. measured daily

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