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Manistee Lake, Michigan

Community in Kalkaska County, Michigan

Air quality

The air at Manistee Lake

Index 24, good, led by ozone. Read at 1 PM from its reporting area, Northwest Lower (MI), 26 miles off.

24Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)2Good-
  • Ozone24Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Mon Oct 19, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 19, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 8 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Manistee Lake

0.72 in in the last 24 hours, and none in the 2 days before, to Fri 12 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.72in
Last 3 days
0.72in

Visibility

How far you can see at Manistee Lake, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 4 miles or more through Sun 8 AM, lowest 5 miles Fri 6 PM.

FriSatSun

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Manistee Lake, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.5 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

MI-02 Kalkaska EastMC080

Beside a road/4.5 mi away/1,253 ft/56 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

Grayling AFGOV

At an airfield/15.2 mi away/1,158 ft/39 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank639of 979

Grayling RAWSGYGM4

A remote fire weather station/15.3 mi away/1,257 ft/60 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank493of 979

Gaylord 9 SSW54854

At a climate reference station/16.6 mi away/1,461 ft/264 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank686of 979

measured daily2 instruments

KalaskaKLKM4

At a cooperative observer's station/8.6 mi away/1,033 ft/164 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank791of 979

Station report

The weather at Grayling AF, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 15.2 mi from Manistee Lake, Michigan. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:55 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 2,200 ft, broken at 2,800 ft, broken at 12,000 ft; the ceiling is 2,800 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Grayling AF, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 2,200 feet, broken cloud with its base at 2,800 feet, broken cloud with its base at 12,000 feet, the ceiling at 2,800 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GOVFIG. A THE SKY OVER GRAYLING AFSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,00017,50020,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTBKN 12,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 2,800 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 2,200 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 2,800 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEGrayling AF, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS GOVTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GOV-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

51.8 F with a dew point of 41.5 F, 68 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,400 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,200 ft.

Chart of the air at Grayling AF: temperature 51.8 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 41.5, 68 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,400 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,200 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GOVFIG. B THE AIR AT GRAYLING AFTHE 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 FSATURATES 2,400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 39.2 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 2,200 FTTEMPERATURE 51.8 FDEW POINT 41.5 FSPREAD 10.3 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 68 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 POINTTITLEGrayling AF, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS GOVTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GOV-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (360 degrees) at 18 mph, gusting 28 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 28 mph.

Plan of the wind at Grayling AF, north up: blowing from 360 degrees, the north, at 18 miles an hour, gusting 28; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GOVFIG. C THE WIND AT GRAYLING AFPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 360°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 18 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 28 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEGrayling AF, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS GOVTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GOV-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Kalaska (KLKM4), 8.6 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Michigan

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Near Manistee Lake

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Near Manistee Lake

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