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Crystal Mountain, Michigan

Community in Benzie County, Michigan

Air quality

The air at Crystal Mountain

Index 17, good, led by ozone. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Northwest Lower (MI), 37 miles off.

17Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)9Good18.5 mi
  • Ozone17Good17 ppb9.1 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 21, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Crystal Mountain

0.73 in in the last 24 hours, 1.70 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.73in
Last 3 days
1.70in

Visibility

How far you can see at Crystal Mountain, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 3 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 4 miles Fri 9 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Crystal Mountain, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 5.7 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

BenzoniaMC014

Beside a road/7.1 mi away/679 ft/115 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

FrankfortFKS

At an airfield/12.6 mi away/633 ft/161 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank346of 979

The Bear RAWSSBDM4

A remote fire weather station/20.0 mi away/942 ft/148 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank284of 979

measured daily2 instruments

Beulah 7SSWBEUM4

At a cooperative observer's station/6.7 mi away/827 ft/33 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank95of 979

Station report

The weather at Frankfort, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 12.6 mi from Crystal Mountain, Michigan. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:15 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 700 ft, overcast at 1,400 ft; the ceiling is 700 ft; visibility 4 mi.

Section of the sky over Frankfort, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 700 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 1,400 feet, the ceiling at 700 feet, and visibility of 4 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FKSFIG. A THE SKY OVER FRANKFORTSECTION, 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 1,400 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 700 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 700 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 4 MI0510TITLEFrankfort, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS FKSTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FKS-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 700 ft.

Chart of the air at Frankfort: 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 700 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FKSFIG. B THE AIR AT FRANKFORTTHE 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 700 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 POINTTITLEFrankfort, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS FKSTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FKS-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (350 degrees) at 7 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Frankfort, north up: blowing from 350 degrees, the north, 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 FKSFIG. C THE WIND AT FRANKFORTPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 350°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEFrankfort, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS FKSTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FKS-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Beulah 7SSW (BEUM4), 6.7 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 08:00. measured daily

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