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Rockwood, Michigan

City in Wayne County, Michigan

Air quality

The air at Rockwood

Index 54, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 2 AM from its reporting area, Southeast (MI), 29 miles off.

54Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)54Moderate10.5 mi
  • Ozone22Good11 ppb10.5 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)16Good10.5 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide6Good6.3 ppb16.1 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0 ppb10.5 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0 ppm21.2 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 Rockwood

0.15 in in the last 24 hours, 2.15 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 2 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.15in
Last 3 days
2.15in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 4 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 4 miles Fri 5 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Rockwood, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.9 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

M-22MC139

Beside a road/7.8 mi away/610 ft/25 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

WyandotteWYTM4

At a cooperative observer's station/9.7 mi away/581 ft/4 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank743of 979

Station report

The weather at Detroit/Grosse I, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 4.9 mi from Rockwood, Michigan. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 2:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 1,400 ft, broken at 3,200 ft, overcast at 11,000 ft; the ceiling is 1,400 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Detroit/Grosse I, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 1,400 feet, broken cloud with its base at 3,200 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 11,000 feet, the ceiling at 1,400 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ONZFIG. A THE SKY OVER DETROIT/GROSSE ISECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,00017,500ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 11,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 3,200 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 1,400 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,400 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEDetroit/Grosse I, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS ONZTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ONZ-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

69.8 F with a dew point of 68.0 F, 94 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 400 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 1,400 ft.

Chart of the air at Detroit/Grosse I: temperature 69.8 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 68.0, 94 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 400 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 1,400 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ONZFIG. B THE AIR AT DETROIT/GROSSE ITHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00060 F70 F80 FSATURATES 400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 67.6 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 1,400 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 69.8 F, 68.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 94 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/Grosse I, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS ONZTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ONZ-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southwest (230 degrees) at 8 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 18 mph.

Plan of the wind at Detroit/Grosse I, north up: blowing from 230 degrees, the southwest, at 8 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ONZFIG. C THE WIND AT DETROIT/GROSSE IPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 230°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEDetroit/Grosse I, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS ONZTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ONZ-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Wyandotte (WYTM4), 9.7 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 08:00. measured daily

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