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MICHIGAN · NEWAYGO COUNTY

Big Prairie

2,551 people, 910 ft above sea level in Newaygo County.

910 ftElevation, city center
2,551People, 2024 estimate
31 sq miLand area
Sunny 73°
Sunny now Dew point 55° · SW 10 mph · high 71°
City of Big Prairie River Interstate 2 miles
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The Big Prairie 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 Big Prairie

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 4:00 PM EDT
RIGHT NOW Fremont Municipal Airport (KFFX) · 4:35 PM
Sunny
73° Sunny Feels like 73° · high of 71° near 4 PM
WindSW 10 mphno gusts
Humidity53%rising to 93% by morning
Pressure29.98 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 55° · Comfortable46° by Friday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Overcast
Tomorrow, about 6 AMin about 13 hours · 65% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 200.24 in · 9 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Newaygo County
NWS Grand Rapids and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 4:50 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:37 AM7:28 PM ↓
11 h 50 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 89% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
37
GOODAir quality index · ozone
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
FRIDAY, OCT. 2
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TEMPERATURE °F
71°
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CHANCE OF RAIN
79% · 1.53 in Thursday afternoon 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Comfortable: dew points 52 to 64° ↑ The front passes Drier: 46° by Friday

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 66° / 45°
TUE Sept. 29 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
71° 58°
10% rain — SSW 9 A
WED Sept. 30 Showers likely Showers likely
66° 60°
70% rain 0.6–2.3″ SSW 11 B
THU Oct. 1 Showers likely Showers likely
69° 50°
80% rain 0.2–1.8″ SW 6 C
FRI Oct. 2 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
66° 39°
0% rain — N 7 B
SAT Oct. 3 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
65° 43°
0% rain — S 2 B
SUN Oct. 4 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
65° 39°
0% rain — NW 5 B
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
60° 36°
0% rain — NNW 5 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 Big Prairie about 5,000 feet above the ground was over British Columbia three days ago, and over the Great Lakes a day ago, about 2,000 miles back along its path. It came down from about 16,200 feet up, warming and drying as it sank. Near the ground the air came from the Great Lakes; at 10,000 feet, from the California coast. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses, nine paths at each of three heights.

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Big Prairie

2,551 people, 910 ft above sea level in Newaygo County.

910 ftElevation
2,551People
31 sq miLand
Sunny 73°
SunnyDew point 55°
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Today in Big Prairie

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now partly cloudy day 71° 0%
7p partly cloudy night 66° 0%
10p mostly cloudy night 59° 1%
1a mostly cloudy night 61° 9%
4a mostly cloudy night 61° 11%
7a rain 60° 41%
Overcast
NEXT RAINTomorrow about 6 AM · 65%
→
Tue10%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
58
71
A
Wed70%
Showers likely Showers likely
60
66
B
Thu80%
Showers likely Showers likely
50
69
C
Fri0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
39
66
B
Sat0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
43
65
B
Sun0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
39
65
B
Mon0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
36
60
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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