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Canadian Lakes, Michigan

Community in Mecosta County, Michigan

Air quality

The air at Canadian Lakes

Index 28, good, led by fine particles. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Mt Pleasant (MI), 14 miles off.

28Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)28Good-
  • Ozone19Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)8Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 28, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Canadian Lakes

0.46 in in the last 24 hours, 0.55 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.46in
Last 3 days
0.55in

Visibility

How far you can see at Canadian Lakes, the next 44 hours

Dense fog: visibility falls to 0.1 miles Fri 1 AM, under a mile for 4 hours.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Canadian Lakes, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.2 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

B-3 M-20 at Costabella AveMC118

Beside a road/10.7 mi away/1,004 ft/26 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

Big RapidsRQB

At an airfield/13.8 mi away/991 ft/13 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank305of 979

measured daily2 instruments

Mecosta 1.9 WSWMI-ME-7

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.2 mi away/1,010 ft/32 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Water WorksBGRM4

At a cooperative observer's station/12.0 mi away/922 ft/56 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank103of 979

Station report

The weather at Big Rapids, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 13.8 mi from Canadian Lakes, Michigan. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 1:15 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 300 ft; the ceiling is 300 ft; visibility 2.5 mi.

Section of the sky over Big Rapids, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 300 feet, the ceiling at 300 feet, and visibility of 2.5 mi.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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETBKN 300 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 300 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 2.5 MI0510TITLEBig Rapids, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS RQBTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-RQB-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

50.0 F with a dew point of 50.0 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground; the lowest cloud reported is at 300 ft.

Chart of the air at Big Rapids: temperature 50.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 50.0, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground, against the lowest cloud reported at 300 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 STATION01,0002,0003,00040 F50 F60 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 300 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 50.0 F, 50.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 100 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 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-RQB-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (310 degrees) at 2 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Big Rapids, north up: blowing from 310 degrees, the northwest, at 2 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, 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 310°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 2 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEBig Rapids, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS RQBTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Water Works (BGRM4), 12.0 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Michigan

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Near Canadian Lakes

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

Near Canadian Lakes

River and lake gauges