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Eau Claire, Michigan

Village in Berrien County, Michigan

Air quality

The air at Eau Claire

Index 16, good, led by ozone. Read at 1 AM from its reporting area, Southwest (MI), 9 miles off.

16Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)-20.1 mi
  • Ozone16Good12 ppb18.4 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide1Good1.6 ppb20.1 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by ozone.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Eau Claire

0.08 in in the last 24 hours, 0.96 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 1 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.08in
Last 3 days
0.96in

Visibility

How far you can see at Eau Claire, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 6 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 6 miles Fri 4 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Eau Claire, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.8 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

MI-05 Benton HarborMC094

Beside a road/10.8 mi away/689 ft/46 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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St JosephSJOM4

At a river or reservoir gauge/12.6 mi away/587 ft/148 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank702of 979

measured daily2 instruments

Berrien Springs 1.2 EMI-BN-34

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.5 mi away/727 ft/8 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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DowagiacDWGM4

At a cooperative observer's station/8.8 mi away/741 ft/6 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Benton Harbor, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 11.9 mi from Eau Claire, Michigan. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 2:11 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 1,500 ft; the ceiling is 1,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Benton Harbor, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 1,500 feet, the ceiling at 1,500 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BEHFIG. A THE SKY OVER BENTON HARBORSECTION, 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 1,500 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEBenton Harbor, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS BEHTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BEH-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

59.0 F with a dew point of 57.0 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 1,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Benton Harbor: temperature 59.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 57.0, 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 1,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BEHFIG. B THE AIR AT BENTON HARBORTHE 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 56.5 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 1,500 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 59.0 F, 57.0 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 POINTTITLEBenton Harbor, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS BEHTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BEH-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west (280 degrees) at 20 mph, gusting 31 mph: force 5, a fresh breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 37 mph.

Plan of the wind at Benton Harbor, north up: blowing from 280 degrees, the west, at 20 miles an hour, gusting 31; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 5, fresh breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BEHFIG. C THE WIND AT BENTON HARBORPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 280°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19NOW, 20 MPH6STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 31 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEBenton Harbor, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS BEHTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BEH-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Michigan

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Near Eau Claire

River and lake gauges