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Mecosta, Michigan

Village in Mecosta County, Michigan

Air quality

The air at Mecosta

Index 22, good, led by ozone. Read at 5 PM from its reporting area, Mt Pleasant (MI), 10 miles off.

22Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)11Good-
  • Ozone22Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)3Good-

The days ahead

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

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 2 PM.

FriSatSun

Precipitation

What has fallen at Mecosta

0.47 in in the last 24 hours, 0.50 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 5 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.47in
Last 3 days
0.50in

Visibility

How far you can see at Mecosta, the next 45 hours

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

FriSatSun

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Mecosta, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.8 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

B-3 M-20 at Costabella AveMC118

Beside a road/7.6 mi away/1,004 ft/7 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

Big RapidsRQB

At an airfield/15.2 mi away/991 ft/6 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank305of 979

Evart RAWSEVAM4

A remote fire weather station/19.4 mi away/999 ft/2 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank340of 979

measured daily2 instruments

Mecosta 1.9 WSWMI-ME-7

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.8 mi away/1,010 ft/13 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Water WorksBGRM4

At a cooperative observer's station/13.6 mi away/922 ft/75 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank103of 979

Station report

The weather at Big Rapids, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 15.2 mi from Mecosta, Michigan. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 5:55 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 3,000 ft, broken at 3,800 ft; the ceiling is 3,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Big Rapids, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 3,000 feet, broken cloud with its base at 3,800 feet, the ceiling at 3,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RQBFIG. A THE SKY OVER BIG RAPIDSSECTION, 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 SHEETBKN 3,800 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 MORE0510TITLEBig Rapids, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS RQBTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-RQB-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

48.2 F with a dew point of 39.2 F, 71 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,100 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 3,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Big Rapids: temperature 48.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 39.2, 71 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,100 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 3,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RQBFIG. B THE AIR AT BIG RAPIDSTHE 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 2,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 37.2 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 3,000 FTTEMPERATURE 48.2 FDEW POINT 39.2 FSPREAD 9.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 71 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 POINTTITLEBig Rapids, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS RQBTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-RQB-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (330 degrees) at 17 mph, gusting 26 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 30 mph.

Plan of the wind at Big Rapids, north up: blowing from 330 degrees, the north northwest, at 17 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 RQBFIG. C THE WIND AT BIG RAPIDSPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 330°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 17 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 26 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEBig Rapids, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS RQBTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-RQB-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Water Works (BGRM4), 13.6 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

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