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Potterville, Michigan

City in Eaton County, Michigan

Air quality

The air at Potterville

Index 35, good, led by fine particles. Read at 1 AM from its reporting area, Lansing (MI), 10 miles off.

35Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)35Good13.1 mi
  • Ozone17Good11 ppb13.1 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)9Good13.1 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide4Good4.2 ppb13.1 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 22, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Potterville

0.28 in in the last 24 hours, 0.41 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 1 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.28in
Last 3 days
0.41in

Visibility

How far you can see at Potterville, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 6 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 6 miles Fri 2 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Potterville, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.0 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

CharlotteFPK

At an airfield/5.1 mi away/892 ft/11 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank296of 979

I96Mm0760MC149

Beside a road/18.1 mi away/761 ft/142 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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measured daily2 instruments

CharlotteCLTM4

At a cooperative observer's station/7.1 mi away/899 ft/4 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank691of 979

Station report

The weather at Charlotte, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 5.1 mi from Potterville, Michigan. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 1:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 1,100 ft; the ceiling is 1,100 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Charlotte, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 1,100 feet, the ceiling at 1,100 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FPKFIG. A THE SKY OVER CHARLOTTESECTION, 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 SHEETOVC 1,100 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,100 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLECharlotte, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS FPKTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FPK-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

66.2 F with a dew point of 62.6 F, 88 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 800 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 1,100 ft.

Chart of the air at Charlotte: temperature 66.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 62.6, 88 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 800 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 1,100 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FPKFIG. B THE AIR AT CHARLOTTETHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00050 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 61.8 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 1,100 FTTEMPERATURE 66.2 FDEW POINT 62.6 FSPREAD 3.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 88 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 POINTTITLECharlotte, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS FPKTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FPK-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west southwest (250 degrees) at 15 mph, gusting 22 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 26 mph.

Plan of the wind at Charlotte, north up: blowing from 250 degrees, the west southwest, at 15 miles an hour, gusting 22; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FPKFIG. C THE WIND AT CHARLOTTEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 250°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 15 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 22 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECharlotte, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS FPKTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FPK-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Michigan

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