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Northview, Michigan

Community in Kent County, Michigan

Air quality

The air at Northview

Index 38, good, led by fine particles. Read at 6 AM from its reporting area, Grand Rapids (MI), 14 miles off.

38Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)38Good4.9 mi
  • Ozone25Good7 ppb4.9 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)4Good4.9 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide11Good12.3 ppb4.9 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0.2 ppb4.9 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.3 ppm4.9 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Mon Oct 19, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 34, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Mon 2 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Northview

0.07 in in the last 24 hours, 0.37 in over the last 3 days, to Sat 6 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.07in
Last 3 days
0.37in

Visibility

How far you can see at Northview, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Mon 2 AM, lowest 9 miles Sun 6 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Northview, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.5 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

US131Mm0946MC152

Beside a road/3.6 mi away/781 ft/26 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

Sparta8D4

At an airfield/7.0 mi away/748 ft/7 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank710of 1,000

measured daily2 instruments

Northview 1.9 WSWMI-KN-111

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.5 mi away/715 ft/40 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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RockfordRFDM4

At a cooperative observer's station/5.6 mi away/713 ft/42 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Sparta, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 7.0 mi from Northview, Michigan. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 7:15 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Sparta, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 8D4FIG. A THE SKY OVER SPARTASECTION, 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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLESparta, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 8D4TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-8D4-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

30.2 F with a dew point of 28.4 F, 93 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 400 ft up.

Chart of the air at Sparta: temperature 30.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 28.4, 93 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 400 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 8D4FIG. B THE AIR AT SPARTATHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00020 F30 F40 FSATURATES 400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 28.0 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 30.2 F, 28.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 93 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 POINTTITLESparta, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS 8D4TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-8D4-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east southeast (110 degrees) at 1 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Sparta, north up: blowing from 110 degrees, the east southeast, at 1 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 8D4FIG. C THE WIND AT SPARTAPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 110°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 1 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLESparta, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS 8D4TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-8D4-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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