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Saranac, Michigan

Village in Ionia County, Michigan

Air quality

The air at Saranac

Index 28, good, led by fine particles. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Lansing (MI), 27 miles off.

28Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)28Good23.6 mi
  • Ozone19Good16 ppb20 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)8Good23.6 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide6Good6.6 ppb23.6 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0.2 ppb23.6 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.2 ppm23.6 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 28, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Saranac

0.33 in in the last 24 hours, and none in the 2 days before, to Thu 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.33in
Last 3 days
0.33in

Visibility

How far you can see at Saranac, the next 44 hours

Mist or haze: visibility falls to 3 miles Fri 2 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Saranac, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.9 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

IoniaY70

At an airfield/7.8 mi away/818 ft/154 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank296of 979

I96Mm0522MC150

Beside a road/8.6 mi away/846 ft/182 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Ionia 3WIOAM4

At a cooperative observer's station/6.0 mi away/804 ft/140 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank81of 979

Station report

The weather at Ionia, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 7.8 mi from Saranac, Michigan. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 500 ft; the ceiling is 500 ft; visibility 6 mi.

Section of the sky over Ionia, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 500 feet, the ceiling at 500 feet, and visibility of 6 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT Y70FIG. A THE SKY OVER IONIASECTION, 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 SHEETOVC 500 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 6 MI0510TITLEIonia, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS Y70TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-Y70-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

62.6 F with a dew point of 62.6 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground; the lowest cloud reported is at 500 ft.

Chart of the air at Ionia: temperature 62.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 62.6, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground, against the lowest cloud reported at 500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT Y70FIG. B THE AIR AT IONIATHE 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 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 500 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 62.6 F, 62.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 100 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 POINTTITLEIonia, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS Y70TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-Y70-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west southwest (240 degrees) at 20 mph, gusting 26 mph: force 5, a fresh breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 26 mph.

Plan of the wind at Ionia, north up: blowing from 240 degrees, the west southwest, at 20 miles an hour, gusting 26; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 5, fresh breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT Y70FIG. C THE WIND AT IONIAPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 240°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19NOW, 20 MPH6STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 26 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEIonia, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS Y70TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-Y70-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Ionia 3W (IOAM4), 6.0 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 06:07. measured daily

Elsewhere in Michigan

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Near Saranac

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