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Rockland, Michigan

Community in Ontonagon County, Michigan

Air quality

The air at Rockland

Index 14, good, led by fine particles. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Western Upper Peninsula (MI), 40 miles off.

14Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)14Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 19, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Rockland

0.47 in in the last 24 hours, 0.60 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.47in
Last 3 days
0.60in

Visibility

How far you can see at Rockland, the next 45 hours

Mist or haze: visibility falls to 2 miles Fri 12 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Rockland, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.6 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

RocklandMC027

Beside a road/1.6 mi away/1,027 ft/144 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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OntonagonNDBC-OTNM4

At a river or reservoir gauge/11.6 mi away/-/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank622of 979

measured daily2 instruments

Rockland 2.6 NNWMI-ON-5

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.6 mi away/955 ft/216 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Greenland 6NGNLM4

At a cooperative observer's station/10.1 mi away/794 ft/377 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Citizen station KC8VEU, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 35.6 mi from Rockland, Michigan. From its report of undefined: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station KC8VEU, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT KC8VEUFIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION KC8VEUPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station KC8VEU, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP KC8VEUTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-KC8VEU-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 969 ft above sea level, 3 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.89 inHg and the temperature at 55.5 F; the station's altimeter setting of 29.59 inHg means its barometer reads 28.57 inHg; it reports 47.0 F, 8.5 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station KC8VEU stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 969 feet above sea level with 3 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.89 inches of mercury, and temperature, 55.5 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 29.59 and the station pressure it means, 28.57.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT KC8VEUFIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION KC8VEU 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 KC8VEU3 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT969 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 HERE28.89 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE55.5 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED29.59 inHgITS BAROMETER READS28.57 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED47.0 FTITLECitizen station KC8VEU, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP KC8VEUTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-KC8VEU-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 34 degrees above the horizon at 47.13 N, and the day is 10 h 41 min long. Level ground there takes 56 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station KC8VEU, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 34 degrees above the horizon, against 66 at the June solstice, 43 at the equinoxes and 19 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 41 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT KC8VEUFIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION KC8VEUELEVATION 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 66°EQUINOXES 43°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 19°OCT 16, 34°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 41 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 56 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 47.13 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station KC8VEU, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP KC8VEUTYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-KC8VEU-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Citizen station KC8VEU, in 4 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Michigan

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

Near Rockland

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.

Near Rockland

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