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Sand Lake, Michigan

Village in Kent County, Michigan

Air quality

The air at Sand Lake

Index 32, good, led by fine particles. Read at 1 PM from its reporting area, Grand Rapids (MI), 31 miles off.

32Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)32Good22.4 mi
  • Ozone24Good28 ppb9.4 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)6Good22.4 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide3Good3 ppb22.4 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0.2 ppb22.4 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.2 ppm22.4 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Mon Oct 19, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 34, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Mon 8 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Sand Lake

0.06 in in the last 24 hours, 0.40 in over the last 3 days, to Sat 12 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.06in
Last 3 days
0.40in

Visibility

How far you can see at Sand Lake, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 7 miles or more through Mon 8 AM, lowest 8 miles Mon 8 AM.

SatSunMon

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Sand Lake, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.1 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

US131Mm1047MC151

Beside a road/5.5 mi away/886 ft/29 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

Sparta8D4

At an airfield/13.9 mi away/748 ft/167 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank710of 1,000

measured daily2 instruments

RockfordRFDM4

At a cooperative observer's station/12.3 mi away/713 ft/202 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Sparta, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 13.9 mi from Sand Lake, Michigan. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 1:35 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Sparta, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 8D4FIG. A THE SKY OVER SPARTASECTION, 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 SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLESparta, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 8D4TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-8D4-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

53.6 F with a dew point of 33.8 F, 47 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 4,500 ft up.

Chart of the air at Sparta: temperature 53.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 33.8, 47 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 4,500 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 8D4FIG. B THE AIR AT SPARTATHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 4,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 29.6 FTEMPERATURE 53.6 FDEW POINT 33.8 FSPREAD 19.8 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 47 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 POINTTITLESparta, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS 8D4TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-8D4-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west (270 degrees) at 8 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Sparta, north up: blowing from 270 degrees, the west, 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 8D4FIG. C THE WIND AT SPARTAPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 270°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLESparta, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS 8D4TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-8D4-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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