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River Rouge, Michigan

City in Wayne County, Michigan

Air quality

The air at River Rouge

Index 52, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 5 AM from its reporting area, Southeast (MI), 20 miles off.

52Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)52Moderate1.1 mi
  • Ozone16Good12 ppb4.6 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)19Good2.6 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide5Good5.8 ppb1.9 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0.3 ppb1.1 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0 ppm1.9 mi

The days ahead

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

Smoke, the next 46 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 2 AM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at River Rouge

0.04 in in the last 24 hours, and none in the 2 days before, to Fri 4 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.04in
Last 3 days
0.04in

Visibility

How far you can see at River Rouge, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sun 2 AM, lowest 9 miles Fri 5 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest River Rouge, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.3 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

M-9MC133

Beside a road/1.4 mi away/587 ft/6 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

Detroit/WayneDTW

At an airfield/10.3 mi away/640 ft/59 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank6of 979

measured daily2 instruments

Ecorse 0.5 WNWMI-WY-192

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.3 mi away/585 ft/4 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

WyandotteWYTM4

At a cooperative observer's station/5.0 mi away/581 ft/level with here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank743of 979

Station report

The weather at Detroit/Wayne, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 10.3 mi from River Rouge, Michigan. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 4:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 1,300 ft, broken at 2,500 ft, overcast at 4,500 ft; the ceiling is 1,300 ft; visibility 7 mi.

Section of the sky over Detroit/Wayne, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 1,300 feet, broken cloud with its base at 2,500 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 4,500 feet, the ceiling at 1,300 feet, and visibility of 7 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DTWFIG. A THE SKY OVER DETROIT/WAYNESECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 4,500 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 2,500 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 1,300 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,300 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 7 MI0510TITLEDetroit/Wayne, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS DTWTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DTW-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

67.0 F with a dew point of 65.0 F, 93 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 500 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 1,300 ft.

Chart of the air at Detroit/Wayne: temperature 67.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 65.0, 93 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 500 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 1,300 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DTWFIG. B THE AIR AT DETROIT/WAYNETHE 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 500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 64.5 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 1,300 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 67.0 F, 65.0 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 POINTTITLEDetroit/Wayne, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS DTWTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DTW-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west (260 degrees) at 15 mph, gusting 26 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 32 mph.

Plan of the wind at Detroit/Wayne, north up: blowing from 260 degrees, the west, at 15 miles an hour, gusting 26; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DTWFIG. C THE WIND AT DETROIT/WAYNEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 260°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 15 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 26 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEDetroit/Wayne, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS DTWTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DTW-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Wyandotte (WYTM4), 5.0 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 08:00. measured daily

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