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Niles, Michigan

City in Berrien County, Michigan

Air quality

The air at Niles

Index 19, good, led by ozone. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, South Bend (IN), 12 miles off.

19Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)4Good-
  • Ozone19Good24 ppb13.6 mi

The days ahead

Highest moderate, Sun Oct 18, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 27, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 8 PM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Niles

0.39 in in the last 24 hours, 0.81 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.39in
Last 3 days
0.81in

Visibility

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

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

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Niles, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.0 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

MI-05 EdwardsburgMC101

Beside a road/7.0 mi away/846 ft/137 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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St JosephSJOM4

At a river or reservoir gauge/22.4 mi away/587 ft/122 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank694of 1,000

measured daily2 instruments

NilesNWTM4

At a cooperative observer's station/1.1 mi away/643 ft/66 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Niles 2.0 NWMI-BN-18

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.1 mi away/652 ft/57 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Benton Harbor, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 22.6 mi from Niles, Michigan. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 11:53 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 3,600 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Benton Harbor, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 3,600 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BEHFIG. A THE SKY OVER BENTON HARBORSECTION, 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 SHEETFEW 3,600 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEBenton Harbor, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS BEHTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-BEH-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 33.0 F, 60 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,000 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 3,600 ft.

Chart of the air at Benton Harbor: temperature 46.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 33.0, 60 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,000 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 3,600 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BEHFIG. B THE AIR AT BENTON HARBORTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 3,000 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 30.2 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 3,600 FTTEMPERATURE 46.0 FDEW POINT 33.0 FSPREAD 13.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 60 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 POINTTITLEBenton Harbor, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS BEHTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-BEH-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northeast (40 degrees) at 12 mph, gusting 21 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 41 mph.

Plan of the wind at Benton Harbor, north up: blowing from 40 degrees, the northeast, at 12 miles an hour, gusting 21; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BEHFIG. C THE WIND AT BENTON HARBORPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 40°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 12 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 21 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEBenton Harbor, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS BEHTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-BEH-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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