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Byron Center, Michigan

Community in Kent County, Michigan

Air quality

The air at Byron Center

Index 42, good, led by fine particles. Read at 1 AM from its reporting area, Grand Rapids (MI), 5 miles off.

42Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)42Good8.9 mi
  • Ozone14Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)7Good8.9 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide6Good6.9 ppb12.3 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0.2 ppb12.3 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.2 ppm12.3 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 49, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Byron Center

0.23 in in the last 24 hours, 0.25 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 1 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.23in
Last 3 days
0.25in

Visibility

How far you can see at Byron Center, the next 43 hours

Mist or haze: visibility falls to 2 miles Fri 12 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Byron Center, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.7 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

I196Mm0623MC156

Beside a road/7.4 mi away/705 ft/45 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

Grand RapidsGRR

At an airfield/11.3 mi away/787 ft/37 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank262of 979

measured daily2 instruments

Byron Center 0.6 NEMI-KN-20

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.7 mi away/736 ft/14 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Grandville 1SWGVLM4

At a cooperative observer's station/6.6 mi away/610 ft/140 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank215of 979

Station report

The weather at Grand Rapids, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 11.3 mi from Byron Center, Michigan. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 1:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 1,200 ft, overcast at 1,900 ft; the ceiling is 1,200 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Grand Rapids, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 1,200 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 1,900 feet, the ceiling at 1,200 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GRRFIG. A THE SKY OVER GRAND 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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 1,900 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 1,200 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,200 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEGrand Rapids, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS GRRTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GRR-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

61.0 F with a dew point of 59.0 F, 93 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 500 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 1,200 ft.

Chart of the air at Grand Rapids: temperature 61.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 59.0, 93 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 500 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 1,200 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GRRFIG. B THE AIR AT GRAND 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 STATION01,0002,0003,00050 F60 F70 FSATURATES 500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 58.5 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 1,200 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 61.0 F, 59.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 93 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 POINTTITLEGrand Rapids, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS GRRTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GRR-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west (260 degrees) at 16 mph, gusting 30 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 37 mph.

Plan of the wind at Grand Rapids, north up: blowing from 260 degrees, the west, at 16 miles an hour, gusting 30; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GRRFIG. C THE WIND AT GRAND RAPIDSPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 260°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 16 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 30 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEGrand Rapids, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS GRRTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GRR-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Grandville 1SW (GVLM4), 6.6 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Michigan

66 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Byron Center

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.

Near Byron Center

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