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Wakefield, Michigan

City in Gogebic County, Michigan

Air quality

The air at Wakefield

Index 14, good, led by fine particles. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Western Upper Peninsula (MI), 71 miles off.

14Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)14Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 19, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Wakefield

0.76 in in the last 24 hours, 0.98 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.76in
Last 3 days
0.98in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 3 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 3 miles Fri 12 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Wakefield, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.7 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

WakefieldMC026

Beside a road/0.7 mi away/1,526 ft/2 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

WakefieldWKFM4

At a river or reservoir gauge/5.8 mi away/1,506 ft/22 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank227of 979

IronwoodIWD

At an airfield/9.9 mi away/1,230 ft/298 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank302of 979

measured daily2 instruments

Bessemer 1.1 ESEMI-GG-3

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.3 mi away/1,645 ft/117 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

IronwoodIWOM4

At a cooperative observer's station/9.9 mi away/1,390 ft/138 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank94of 979

Station report

The weather at Ironwood, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 9.9 mi from Wakefield, Michigan. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:56 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 600 ft, overcast at 1,200 ft; the ceiling is 600 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Ironwood, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 600 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 1,200 feet, the ceiling at 600 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT IWDFIG. A THE SKY OVER IRONWOODSECTION, 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 1,200 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 600 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 600 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEIronwood, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS IWDTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-IWD-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

45.0 F with a dew point of 45.0 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground; the lowest cloud reported is at 600 ft.

Chart of the air at Ironwood: temperature 45.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 45.0, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground, against the lowest cloud reported at 600 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT IWDFIG. B THE AIR AT IRONWOODTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 600 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 45.0 F, 45.0 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 POINTTITLEIronwood, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS IWDTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-IWD-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 14 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 22 mph.

Plan of the wind at Ironwood, north up: blowing from 330 degrees, the north northwest, at 14 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT IWDFIG. C THE WIND AT IRONWOODPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 330°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 14 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEIronwood, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS IWDTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-IWD-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Ironwood (IWOM4), 9.9 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Michigan

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Near Wakefield

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Near Wakefield

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