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MICHIGAN · IRON COUNTY

Bates

940 people, 1,590 ft above sea level in Iron County.

1,590 ftElevation, city center
940People, 2024 estimate
126 sq miLand area
Sunny 72°
Sunny now Dew point 50° · S 14 mph · high 72°
City of Bates River Interstate 5 miles
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The Bates plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.

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TODAY

Today in Bates

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 12:00 PM CDT
RIGHT NOW Ford Airport (KIMT) · 12:54 PM
Sunny
72° Sunny Feels like 72° · high of 72° near 3 PM
WindS 14 mphgusts 23
Humidity46%falling to 49% this afternoon
Pressure29.94 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 50° · Dry35° by Friday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Mostly cloudy
Tonight, about 11 PMin about 9 hours · 69% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 200.01 in · 9 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Iron County
NWS Marquette and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 1:48 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:50 AM6:39 PM ↓
11 h 49 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 89% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
26
GOODAir quality index · fine particles
Tomorrow: None, moderate. No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
TUESDAY, SEPT. 29
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 30
THURSDAY, OCT. 1
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TEMPERATURE °F
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CHANCE OF RAIN
69% · 0.20 in Wednesday overnight 50%
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Comfortable: dew points 50 to 63° ↑ The front passes Drier: 39° by Friday

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 62° / 40°
TUE Sept. 29 Chance of showers Chance of showers
72° 56°
30% rain — S 12 A
WED Sept. 30 Showers likely Showers likely
76° 54°
70% rain — WSW 7 B
THU Oct. 1 Mostly cloudy; cooler Mostly cloudy; cooler
68° 39°
0% rain — NW 8 C
FRI Oct. 2 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
62° 32°
0% rain — NNW 5 B
SAT Oct. 3 Chance of showers Chance of showers
62° 39°
40% rain up to 0.1″ SSW 5 B
SUN Oct. 4 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
61° 31°
10% rain — NW 7 C
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
59° 32°
0% rain — N 3 C
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Bates about 5,000 feet above the ground was over a point about 390 miles to the southwest three days ago, and over the Great Lakes a day ago, about 930 miles back along its path. Most of the nine paths traced from around the city agree. Near the ground the air came from the Great Lakes; at 10,000 feet, from the northern Plains. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses, nine paths at each of three heights.

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Bates

940 people, 1,590 ft above sea level in Iron County.

1,590 ftElevation
940People
126 sq miLand
Sunny 72°
SunnyDew point 50°
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Today in Bates

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now partly cloudy day 70° 1%
4p mostly cloudy day 71° 0%
7p mostly cloudy night 66° 3%
10p mostly cloudy night 60° 15%
1a rain 56° 69%
4a mostly cloudy night 57° 16%
Mostly cloudy
NEXT RAINTonight about 11 PM · 69%
→
Tue30%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
56
72
A
Wed70%
Showers likely Showers likely
54
76
B
Thu0%
Mostly cloudy; cooler Mostly cloudy; cooler
39
68
C
Fri0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
32
62
B
Sat40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
39
62
B
Sun10%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
31
61
C
Mon0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
32
59
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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