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Eaton Rapids, Michigan

City in Eaton County, Michigan

Air quality

The air at Eaton Rapids

Index 28, good, led by fine particles. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Lansing (MI), 19 miles off.

28Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)28Good17.9 mi
  • Ozone19Good18 ppb17.9 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)8Good17.9 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide5Good5.6 ppb17.9 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0.7 ppb17.9 mi

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 Eaton Rapids

0.09 in in the last 24 hours, 0.22 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.09in
Last 3 days
0.22in

Visibility

How far you can see at Eaton Rapids, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 7 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 7 miles Fri 8 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Eaton Rapids, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.2 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

CharlotteFPK

At an airfield/9.3 mi away/892 ft/11 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank296of 979

MI-05 MarshallMC100

Beside a road/23.0 mi away/938 ft/57 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Eaton RapidsETNM4

At a cooperative observer's station/0.7 mi away/869 ft/12 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank38of 979

Station report

The weather at Charlotte, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 9.3 mi from Eaton Rapids, Michigan. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 600 ft; the ceiling is 600 ft; visibility 8 mi.

Section of the sky over Charlotte, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 600 feet, the ceiling at 600 feet, and visibility of 8 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FPKFIG. A THE SKY OVER CHARLOTTESECTION, 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 600 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 600 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 8 MI0510TITLECharlotte, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS FPKTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FPK-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

66.2 F with a dew point of 64.4 F, 94 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 400 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 600 ft.

Chart of the air at Charlotte: temperature 66.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 64.4, 94 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 400 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 600 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FPKFIG. B THE AIR AT CHARLOTTETHE 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 F80 FSATURATES 400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 63.9 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 600 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 66.2 F, 64.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 94 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 POINTTITLECharlotte, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS FPKTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FPK-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west southwest (240 degrees) at 12 mph, gusting 21 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 21 mph.

Plan of the wind at Charlotte, north up: blowing from 240 degrees, the west southwest, at 12 miles an hour, gusting 21; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FPKFIG. C THE WIND AT CHARLOTTEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 240°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 12 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 21 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECharlotte, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS FPKTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FPK-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Eaton Rapids (ETNM4), 0.7 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Michigan

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