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Swartz Creek, Michigan

City in Genesee County, Michigan

Air quality

The air at Swartz Creek

Index 26, good, led by fine particles. Read at 2 AM from its reporting area, Flint (MI), 10 miles off.

26Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)26Good-
  • Ozone19Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 29, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Swartz Creek

0.26 in in the last 24 hours, 0.30 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 1 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.26in
Last 3 days
0.30in

Visibility

How far you can see at Swartz Creek, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 7 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 8 miles Fri 2 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Swartz Creek, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.2 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

FlintFNT

At an airfield/4.6 mi away/764 ft/44 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank303of 979

B-19MC122

Beside a road/8.8 mi away/755 ft/53 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Swartz Creek 0.7 SWMI-GN-30

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.2 mi away/791 ft/17 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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FlintFLTM4

At a cooperative observer's station/6.3 mi away/712 ft/96 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Flint, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 4.6 mi from Swartz Creek, Michigan. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 1:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 800 ft; the ceiling is 800 ft; visibility 7 mi.

Section of the sky over Flint, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 800 feet, the ceiling at 800 feet, and visibility of 7 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FNTFIG. A THE SKY OVER FLINTSECTION, 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 800 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 800 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 7 MI0510TITLEFlint, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS FNTTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FNT-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

64.0 F with a dew point of 63.0 F, 97 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 200 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 800 ft.

Chart of the air at Flint: temperature 64.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 63.0, 97 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 200 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 800 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FNTFIG. B THE AIR AT FLINTTHE 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 FSATURATES 200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 62.7 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 800 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 64.0 F, 63.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 97 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 POINTTITLEFlint, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS FNTTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FNT-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 12 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 21 mph.

Plan of the wind at Flint, north up: blowing from 230 degrees, the southwest, at 12 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 FNTFIG. C THE WIND AT FLINTPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 230°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 12 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEFlint, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS FNTTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FNT-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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