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Whittemore, Michigan

City in Iosco County, Michigan

Air quality

The air at Whittemore

Index 24, good, led by fine particles. Read at 6 AM from its reporting area, Bay Area-Thumb Area (MI), 43 miles off.

24Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)24Good-
  • Ozone12Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 23, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 2 AM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Whittemore

0.47 in in the last 24 hours, 0.48 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 5 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.47in
Last 3 days
0.48in

Visibility

How far you can see at Whittemore, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 6 miles or more through Sun 2 AM, lowest 7 miles Fri 6 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Whittemore, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.7 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

West BranchY31

At an airfield/18.6 mi away/859 ft/81 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank217of 979

West BranchMC023

Beside a road/21.0 mi away/977 ft/199 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Whittemore 3.6 NMI-IC-7

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.7 mi away/794 ft/16 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Hale 5 SSWHLMM4

At a cooperative observer's station/5.5 mi away/840 ft/62 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank93of 979

Station report

The weather at West Branch, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 18.6 mi from Whittemore, Michigan. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 5:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 900 ft; the ceiling is 900 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over West Branch, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 900 feet, the ceiling at 900 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT Y31FIG. A THE SKY OVER WEST BRANCHSECTION, 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 900 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 900 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEWest Branch, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS Y31TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-Y31-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

53.6 F with a dew point of 48.2 F, 82 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,200 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 900 ft.

Chart of the air at West Branch: temperature 53.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 48.2, 82 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,200 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 900 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT Y31FIG. B THE AIR AT WEST BRANCHTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00040 F50 F60 FSATURATES 1,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 46.9 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 900 FTTEMPERATURE 53.6 FDEW POINT 48.2 FSPREAD 5.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 82 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 POINTTITLEWest Branch, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS Y31TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-Y31-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west northwest (300 degrees) at 13 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at West Branch, north up: blowing from 300 degrees, the west northwest, at 13 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 Y31FIG. C THE WIND AT WEST BRANCHPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 300°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 13 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWest Branch, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS Y31TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-Y31-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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