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Palo, Michigan

Community in Ionia County, Michigan

Air quality

The air at Palo

Index 21, good, led by ozone. Read at 8 PM from its reporting area, Lansing (MI), 27 miles off.

21Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)4Good-
  • Ozone21Good20 ppb22.5 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)4Good-

The days ahead

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

Smoke, the next 42 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 2 PM.

SatSun

Precipitation

What has fallen at Palo

0.26 in in the last 24 hours, 0.48 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 8 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.26in
Last 3 days
0.48in

Visibility

How far you can see at Palo, the next 42 hours

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sun 2 PM, lowest 9 miles Sat 10 PM.

SatSun

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Palo, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.9 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

M57Mm0320MC146

Beside a road/4.9 mi away/794 ft/level with here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

IoniaY70

At an airfield/12.5 mi away/818 ft/24 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank326of 1,000

measured daily2 instruments

Ionia 3WIOAM4

At a cooperative observer's station/11.3 mi away/804 ft/10 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank31of 1,000

Sidney 0.2 EMI-MT-6

In a volunteer observer's own ground/12.1 mi away/903 ft/109 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Ionia, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 12.5 mi from Palo, Michigan. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 8:35 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 2,800 ft, broken at 3,600 ft; the ceiling is 3,600 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Ionia, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 2,800 feet, broken cloud with its base at 3,600 feet, the ceiling at 3,600 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT Y70FIG. A THE SKY OVER IONIASECTION, 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 3,600 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 2,800 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 3,600 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEIonia, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS Y70TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-Y70-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

44.6 F with a dew point of 39.2 F, 81 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,200 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,800 ft.

Chart of the air at Ionia: temperature 44.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 39.2, 81 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,200 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,800 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT Y70FIG. B THE AIR AT IONIATHE 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 1,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 38.0 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 2,800 FTTEMPERATURE 44.6 FDEW POINT 39.2 FSPREAD 5.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 81 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 POINTTITLEIonia, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS Y70TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-Y70-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (350 degrees) at 12 mph, gusting 18 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 39 mph.

Plan of the wind at Ionia, north up: blowing from 350 degrees, the north, at 12 miles an hour, gusting 18; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT Y70FIG. C THE WIND AT IONIAPLAN, 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 BREEZE13GUST, 18 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEIonia, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS Y70TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-Y70-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Ionia 3W (IOAM4), 11.3 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Michigan

66 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Palo

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