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Big Rapids, Michigan

City in Mecosta County, Michigan

Air quality

The air at Big Rapids

Index 25, good, led by ozone. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Mt Pleasant (MI), 23 miles off.

25Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)18Good-
  • Ozone25Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)3Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Mon Oct 19, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 23, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 8 PM.

SatSun

Precipitation

What has fallen at Big Rapids

0.21 in in the last 24 hours, 0.89 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.21in
Last 3 days
0.89in

Visibility

How far you can see at Big Rapids, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Sun 8 PM, lowest 10 miles Sat 5 AM.

SatSun

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Big Rapids, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.3 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

US131Mm1387MC143

Beside a road/2.1 mi away/1,047 ft/108 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

Evart RAWSEVAM4

A remote fire weather station/18.5 mi away/999 ft/60 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank357of 1,000

measured daily2 instruments

Water WorksBGRM4

At a cooperative observer's station/0.3 mi away/922 ft/17 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank107of 1,000

Station report

The weather at Big Rapids, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 2.1 mi from Big Rapids, Michigan. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 12:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 4,500 ft; the ceiling is 4,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Big Rapids, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 4,500 feet, the ceiling at 4,500 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RQBFIG. A THE SKY OVER BIG RAPIDSSECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETBKN 4,500 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 4,500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEBig Rapids, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS RQBTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-RQB-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

37.4 F with a dew point of 32.0 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 4,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Big Rapids: temperature 37.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 32.0, 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 4,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RQBFIG. B THE AIR AT BIG RAPIDSTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00020 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 1,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 30.8 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 4,500 FTTEMPERATURE 37.4 FDEW POINT 32.0 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 POINTTITLEBig Rapids, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS RQBTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-RQB-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (320 degrees) at 7 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Big Rapids, north up: blowing from 320 degrees, the northwest, at 7 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RQBFIG. C THE WIND AT BIG RAPIDSPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 320°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEBig Rapids, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS RQBTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-RQB-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Water Works (BGRM4), 0.3 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

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