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Ida, Michigan

Community in Monroe County, Michigan

Air quality

The air at Ida

Index 54, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 5 AM from its reporting area, Toledo (OH), 18 miles off.

54Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)54Moderate20.2 mi
  • Ozone15Good8 ppb20.2 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)17Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 31, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 2 AM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Ida

0.30 in in the last 24 hours, 0.51 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 4 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.30in
Last 3 days
0.51in

Visibility

How far you can see at Ida, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sun 2 AM, lowest 9 miles Fri 5 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Ida, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.7 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

MonroeTTF

At an airfield/7.4 mi away/617 ft/22 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank718of 979

M-11MC135

Beside a road/21.5 mi away/699 ft/60 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

Adrian [CCOOP]ARNM4

At a river or reservoir gauge/22.8 mi away/738 ft/99 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Monroe 8.2 WMI-MR-8

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.7 mi away/632 ft/7 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

River Raisin AT DundeeDNDM4

At a cooperative observer's station/4.9 mi away/653 ft/14 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Monroe, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 7.4 mi from Ida, Michigan. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 5:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 1,200 ft; the ceiling is 1,200 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Monroe, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 1,200 feet, the ceiling at 1,200 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT TTFFIG. A THE SKY OVER MONROESECTION, 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 1,200 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,200 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEMonroe, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS TTFTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-TTF-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 62.6 F, 88 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 800 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 1,200 ft.

Chart of the air at Monroe: temperature 66.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 62.6, 88 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 800 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 1,200 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT TTFFIG. B THE AIR AT MONROETHE 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 800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 61.7 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 1,200 FTTEMPERATURE 66.2 FDEW POINT 62.6 FSPREAD 3.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 88 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 POINTTITLEMonroe, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS TTFTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-TTF-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west northwest (290 degrees) at 18 mph, gusting 26 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 26 mph.

Plan of the wind at Monroe, north up: blowing from 290 degrees, the west northwest, at 18 miles an hour, gusting 26; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT TTFFIG. C THE WIND AT MONROEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 290°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 18 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 26 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMonroe, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS TTFTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-TTF-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Michigan

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

Near Ida

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

Near Ida

River and lake gauges