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Stanton, Michigan

City in Montcalm County, Michigan

Air quality

The air at Stanton

Index 25, good, led by ozone. Read at 1 AM from its reporting area, Mt Pleasant (MI), 23 miles off.

25Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)14Good-
  • Ozone25Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)3Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Mon Oct 19, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 10, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 8 PM.

SatSun

Precipitation

What has fallen at Stanton

0.02 in in the last 24 hours, 0.29 in over the last 3 days, to Sat 1 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.02in
Last 3 days
0.29in

Visibility

How far you can see at Stanton, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sun 8 PM, lowest 8 miles Sun 1 AM.

SatSun

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Stanton, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.9 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

M46Mm0711MC145

Beside a road/7.8 mi away/945 ft/19 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

AlmaAMN

At an airfield/19.9 mi away/754 ft/172 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank280of 1,000

Alma [CCOOP]ALMM4

At a river or reservoir gauge/21.7 mi away/768 ft/158 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank230of 1,000

measured daily2 instruments

Sidney 0.2 EMI-MT-6

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.9 mi away/903 ft/23 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Ionia 3WIOAM4

At a cooperative observer's station/21.8 mi away/804 ft/122 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank31of 1,000

Station report

The weather at Alma, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 19.9 mi from Stanton, Michigan. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 2:15 AM 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 Alma, 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 AMNFIG. A THE SKY OVER ALMASECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEAlma, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS AMNTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-AMN-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

35.6 F with a dew point of 32.0 F, 87 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 800 ft up.

Chart of the air at Alma: temperature 35.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 32.0, 87 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 800 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AMNFIG. B THE AIR AT ALMATHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00020 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 31.2 FTEMPERATURE 35.6 FDEW POINT 32.0 FSPREAD 3.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 87 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 POINTTITLEAlma, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS AMNTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-AMN-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (330 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Alma, north up: blowing from 330 degrees, the north northwest, at 5 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AMNFIG. C THE WIND AT ALMAPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 330°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEAlma, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS AMNTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-AMN-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Ionia 3W (IOAM4), 21.8 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Michigan

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Near Stanton

River and lake gauges