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Climax, Michigan

Village in Kalamazoo County, Michigan

Air quality

The air at Climax

Index 19, good, led by ozone. Read at 7 AM from its reporting area, Kalamazoo (MI), 10 miles off.

19Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)10Good11.2 mi
  • Ozone19Good17 ppb11.2 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Mon Oct 19, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 22, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Mon 2 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Climax

0.21 in in the last 24 hours, 0.31 in over the last 3 days, to Sat 6 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.21in
Last 3 days
0.31in

Visibility

How far you can see at Climax, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Mon 2 AM, lowest 9 miles Sat 7 AM.

SatSun

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Climax, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.2 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

MI-05 GalesburgMC098

Beside a road/5.9 mi away/807 ft/160 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Scotts 2.7 ESEMI-KZ-15

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.2 mi away/950 ft/17 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Battle CreekBCKM4

At a cooperative observer's station/10.1 mi away/860 ft/107 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank658of 1,000

Station report

The weather at Battle Creek, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 6.3 mi from Climax, Michigan. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 6:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Battle Creek, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BTLFIG. A THE SKY OVER BATTLE CREEKSECTION, 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 SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEBattle Creek, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS BTLTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-BTL-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

33.0 F with a dew point of 31.0 F, 92 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 500 ft up.

Chart of the air at Battle Creek: temperature 33.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 31.0, 92 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; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BTLFIG. B THE AIR AT BATTLE CREEKTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00020 F30 F40 FSATURATES 500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 30.5 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 33.0 F, 31.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 92 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 POINTTITLEBattle Creek, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS BTLTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-BTL-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (320 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 21 mph.

Plan of the wind at Battle Creek, north up: blowing from 320 degrees, the northwest, at 3 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 BTLFIG. C THE WIND AT BATTLE CREEKPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 320°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEBattle Creek, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS BTLTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-BTL-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Battle Creek (BCKM4), 10.1 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 19:41. measured daily

Elsewhere in Michigan

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

Near Climax

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

Near Climax

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