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Laurium, Michigan

Village in Houghton County, Michigan

Air quality

The air at Laurium

Index 15, good, led by fine particles. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Western Upper Peninsula (MI), 54 miles off.

15Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)15Good-

The days ahead

Highest moderate, today, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 19, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Laurium

0.36 in in the last 24 hours, 2.60 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.36in
Last 3 days
2.60in

Visibility

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

Mist or haze: visibility falls to 2 miles Thu 11 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Laurium, 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 now4 instruments

CalumetMC030

Beside a road/1.4 mi away/1,171 ft/52 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

HancockCMX

At an airfield/5.2 mi away/1,070 ft/153 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank631of 979

measured daily2 instruments

LauriumCLUM4

At a cooperative observer's station/0.2 mi away/1,227 ft/4 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Ahmeek 0.1 EMI-KW-3

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.8 mi away/871 ft/352 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank698of 979

Station report

The weather at Hancock, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 5.2 mi from Laurium, Michigan. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:04 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 500 ft, scattered at 1,100 ft, overcast at 2,100 ft; the ceiling is 2,100 ft; visibility 9 mi.

Section of the sky over Hancock, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 500 feet, scattered cloud with its base at 1,100 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 2,100 feet, the ceiling at 2,100 feet, and visibility of 9 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CMXFIG. A THE SKY OVER HANCOCKSECTION, 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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,500ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 2,100 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 1,100 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 500 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 2,100 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 9 MI0510TITLEHancock, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS CMXTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CMX-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

46.0 F with a dew point of 46.0 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground; the lowest cloud reported is at 500 ft.

Chart of the air at Hancock: temperature 46.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 46.0, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground, against the lowest cloud reported at 500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CMXFIG. B THE AIR AT HANCOCKTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 500 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 46.0 F, 46.0 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 POINTTITLEHancock, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS CMXTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CMX-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Hancock, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CMXFIG. C THE WIND AT HANCOCKPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEHancock, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS CMXTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CMX-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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