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MICHIGAN · KALKASKA COUNTY

Blue Lake

410 people, 1,400 ft above sea level in Kalkaska County.

1,400 ftElevation, city center
410People, 2024 estimate
35 sq miLand area
Sunny 72°
Sunny now Dew point 51° · SSE 9 mph · high 73°
City of Blue Lake River Interstate 2 miles
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The Blue Lake 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 Blue Lake

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 2:00 PM EDT
RIGHT NOW Grayling Army Airfield (KGOV) · 2:55 PM
Sunny
72° Sunny Feels like 72° · high of 73° near 4 PM
WindSSE 9 mphno gusts
Humidity48%rising to 96% by morning
Pressure29.98 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 51° · Dry40° by Friday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow, about 6 AMin about 14 hours · 79% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 210.01 in · 8 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Kalkaska County
NWS Gaylord and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 3:48 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:34 AM7:24 PM ↓
11 h 50 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 89% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
39
GOODAir quality index · ozone
Tomorrow: None, good. 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
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CHANCE OF RAIN
79% · 0.26 in Wednesday morning 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Comfortable: dew points 50 to 64° ↑ The front passes Drier: 43° by Friday

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 80° / 62°
TUE Sept. 29 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
73° 56°
0% rain — S 7 A
WED Sept. 30 Showers likely Showers likely
70° 57°
80% rain 0.2–0.9″ SSW 11 B
THU Oct. 1 Chance of showers Chance of showers
71° 43°
40% rain up to 0.7″ W 7 C
FRI Oct. 2 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
66° 30°
10% rain — NW 6 B
SAT Oct. 3 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
66° 34°
10% rain — S 2 B
SUN Oct. 4 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
65° 30°
20% rain — NW 8 C
MON Oct. 5 Sunny Sunny
59° 28°
0% rain — NW 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 Blue Lake about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the Pacific Northwest three days ago, and over the Great Lakes a day ago, about 1,890 miles back along its path. It came down from about 13,900 feet up, warming and drying as it sank. Near the ground the air came from the central Plains; at 10,000 feet, from the Pacific Northwest. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses, nine paths at each of three heights.

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MICHIGAN · KALKASKA

Blue Lake

410 people, 1,400 ft above sea level in Kalkaska County.

1,400 ftElevation
410People
35 sq miLand
Sunny 72°
SunnyDew point 51°
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Today in Blue Lake

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly sunny 72° 0%
6p partly cloudy day 72° 0%
9p mostly cloudy night 61° 0%
12a mostly cloudy night 59° 4%
3a mostly cloudy night 60° 13%
6a rain 58° 33%
Mostly cloudy
NEXT RAINTomorrow about 6 AM · 79%
→
Tue0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
56
73
A
Wed80%
Showers likely Showers likely
57
70
B
Thu40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
43
71
C
Fri10%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
30
66
B
Sat10%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
34
66
B
Sun20%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
30
65
C
Mon0%
Sunny Sunny
28
59
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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