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Athens, Michigan

Village in Calhoun County, Michigan

Air quality

The air at Athens

Index 35, good, led by fine particles. Read at 1 AM from its reporting area, Kalamazoo (MI), 2 miles off.

35Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)35Good21 mi
  • Ozone13Good12 ppb21 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 26, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Athens

0.06 in in the last 24 hours, 0.33 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 1 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.06in
Last 3 days
0.33in

Visibility

How far you can see at Athens, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 6 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 7 miles Fri 6 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Athens, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 6.9 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

ColdwaterOEB

At an airfield/14.0 mi away/958 ft/67 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank211of 979

MI-05 GalesburgMC098

Beside a road/16.7 mi away/807 ft/84 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Station report

The weather at Coldwater, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 14.0 mi from Athens, Michigan. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 1:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 1,500 ft, broken at 2,500 ft, overcast at 3,300 ft; the ceiling is 2,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Coldwater, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 1,500 feet, broken cloud with its base at 2,500 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 3,300 feet, the ceiling at 2,500 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT OEBFIG. A THE SKY OVER COLDWATERSECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 3,300 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 2,500 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 1,500 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 2,500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEColdwater, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS OEBTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-OEB-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

69.8 F with a dew point of 66.2 F, 88 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 800 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 1,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Coldwater: temperature 69.8 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 66.2, 88 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 800 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 1,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT OEBFIG. B THE AIR AT COLDWATERTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00050 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 65.3 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 1,500 FTTEMPERATURE 69.8 FDEW POINT 66.2 FSPREAD 3.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 88 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 POINTTITLEColdwater, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS OEBTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-OEB-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west southwest (240 degrees) at 14 mph, gusting 21 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 21 mph.

Plan of the wind at Coldwater, north up: blowing from 240 degrees, the west southwest, at 14 miles an hour, gusting 21; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT OEBFIG. C THE WIND AT COLDWATERPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 240°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 14 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 21 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEColdwater, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS OEBTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-OEB-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Coldwater State School (CDWM4), 15.2 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 07:30. measured daily

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