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Maple Rapids, Michigan

Village in Clinton County, Michigan

Air quality

The air at Maple Rapids

Index 19, good, led by ozone. Read at 2 PM from its reporting area, Lansing (MI), 23 miles off.

19Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)5Good24.3 mi
  • Ozone19Good17 ppb24.3 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)3Good24.3 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide1Good1.3 ppb24.3 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0.6 ppb24.3 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Mon Oct 19, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 23, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 8 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Maple Rapids

0.25 in in the last 24 hours, 0.26 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 1 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.25in
Last 3 days
0.26in

Visibility

How far you can see at Maple Rapids, the next 43 hours

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

FriSatSun

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Maple Rapids, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 9.0 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

M57Mm0320MC146

Beside a road/14.3 mi away/794 ft/101 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

AlmaAMN

At an airfield/15.2 mi away/754 ft/61 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank250of 979

Alma [CCOOP]ALMM4

At a river or reservoir gauge/19.4 mi away/768 ft/75 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank220of 979

measured daily2 instruments

St Johns 6.1 NNEMI-CT-27

In a volunteer observer's own ground/9.0 mi away/745 ft/52 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Saint JohnsSTJM4

At a cooperative observer's station/9.3 mi away/735 ft/42 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank88of 979

Station report

The weather at Alma, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 15.2 mi from Maple Rapids, Michigan. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 1:56 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 3,000 ft, broken at 3,600 ft, overcast at 7,500 ft; the ceiling is 3,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Alma, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 3,000 feet, broken cloud with its base at 3,600 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 7,500 feet, the ceiling at 3,000 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,500ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 7,500 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 3,600 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 3,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 3,000 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, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

53.6 F with a dew point of 42.8 F, 67 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,500 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 3,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Alma: temperature 53.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 42.8, 67 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,500 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 3,000 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 2,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 40.4 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 3,000 FTTEMPERATURE 53.6 FDEW POINT 42.8 FSPREAD 10.8 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 67 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-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (350 degrees) at 12 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 24 mph.

Plan of the wind at Alma, north up: blowing from 350 degrees, the north, at 12 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle 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 350°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 12 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH 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

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