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Ithaca, Michigan

City in Gratiot County, Michigan

Air quality

The air at Ithaca

Index 19, good, led by fine particles. Read at 4 AM from its reporting area, Mt Pleasant (MI), 32 miles off.

19Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)19Good-
  • Ozone17Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)6Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 23, good.

Smoke, the next 40 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Ithaca

0.19 in in the last 24 hours, and none in the 2 days before, to Fri 4 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.19in
Last 3 days
0.19in

Visibility

How far you can see at Ithaca, the next 40 hours

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

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Ithaca, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.7 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

AlmaAMN

At an airfield/4.7 mi away/754 ft/29 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank250of 979

Alma [CCOOP]ALMM4

At a river or reservoir gauge/7.1 mi away/768 ft/15 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank220of 979

M57Mm0320MC146

Beside a road/19.4 mi away/794 ft/11 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Alma 0.3 NWMI-GR-3

In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.8 mi away/738 ft/45 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Saint JohnsSTJM4

At a cooperative observer's station/19.2 mi away/735 ft/48 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank88of 979

Station report

The weather at Alma, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 4.7 mi from Ithaca, Michigan. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 4:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 900 ft, broken at 1,700 ft, overcast at 3,700 ft; the ceiling is 900 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Alma, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 900 feet, broken cloud with its base at 1,700 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 3,700 feet, the ceiling at 900 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AMNFIG. A THE SKY OVER ALMASECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 3,700 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 1,700 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 900 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 900 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEAlma, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS AMNTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-AMN-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

55.4 F with a dew point of 53.6 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 900 ft.

Chart of the air at Alma: temperature 55.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 53.6, 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 900 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AMNFIG. B THE AIR AT ALMATHE 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 F70 FSATURATES 400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 53.1 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 900 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 55.4 F, 53.6 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 POINTTITLEAlma, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS AMNTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-AMN-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 15 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 24 mph.

Plan of the wind at Alma, north up: blowing from 280 degrees, the west, at 15 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AMNFIG. C THE WIND AT ALMAPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 280°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 15 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEAlma, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS AMNTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-AMN-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Alma, 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 Ithaca

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

Near Ithaca

River and lake gauges