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Richmond, Michigan

City in Macomb County, Michigan

Air quality

The air at Richmond

Index 54, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 2 AM from its reporting area, Southeast (MI), 38 miles off.

54Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)54Moderate5.9 mi
  • Ozone22Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)16Good-
  • Sulfur dioxide1Good1.3 ppb17.9 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 26, good.

Smoke, the next 42 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Richmond

0.01 in in the last 24 hours, 0.25 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 2 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.01in
Last 3 days
0.25in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 7 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 8 miles Fri 3 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Richmond, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.1 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

M-1MC130

Beside a road/7.2 mi away/604 ft/127 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

Port HuronPHN

At an airfield/13.3 mi away/650 ft/81 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank705of 979

measured daily2 instruments

Richmond 1.0 WSWMI-MB-90

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.1 mi away/726 ft/5 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Richmond 4 NNWRICM4

At a cooperative observer's station/5.2 mi away/758 ft/27 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank664of 979

Station report

The weather at Citizen station N8RUL, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 5.0 mi from Richmond, Michigan. From its report of undefined: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

From the south southwest (203 degrees) at 2 mph, gusting 7 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station N8RUL, north up: blowing from 203 degrees, the south southwest, at 2 miles an hour, gusting 7; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT N8RULFIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION N8RULPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 203°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 2 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE4GUST, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station N8RUL, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP N8RULTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-N8RUL-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 726 ft above sea level, 3 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.14 inHg and the temperature at 56.4 F; the station's altimeter setting of 29.66 inHg means its barometer reads 28.89 inHg; it reports 64.0 F, 7.6 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station N8RUL stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 726 feet above sea level with 3 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.14 inches of mercury, and temperature, 56.4 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 29.66 and the station pressure it means, 28.89.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT N8RULFIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION N8RUL STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERECITIZEN STATION N8RUL3 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT726 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE29.14 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE56.4 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED29.66 inHgITS BAROMETER READS28.89 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED64.0 FTITLECitizen station N8RUL, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP N8RULTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-N8RUL-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 38 degrees above the horizon at 42.88 N, and the day is 10 h 52 min long. Level ground there takes 62 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station N8RUL, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 38 degrees above the horizon, against 71 at the June solstice, 47 at the equinoxes and 24 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 52 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT N8RULFIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION N8RULELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 71°EQUINOXES 47°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 24°OCT 16, 38°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 52 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 62 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 42.88 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station N8RUL, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP N8RULTYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-N8RUL-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Citizen station N8RUL, in 4 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Richmond 4 NNW (RICM4), 5.2 miles from here, read 14 Oct, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Michigan

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

Near Richmond

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Near Richmond

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