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MICHIGAN · IONIA COUNTY

Boston

6,084 people, 830 ft above sea level in Ionia County.

830 ftElevation, city center
6,084People, 2024 estimate
35 sq miLand area
Sunny 74°
Sunny now Dew point 54° · S 9 mph · high 74°
City of Boston River Interstate 2 miles
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The Boston 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 Boston

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 2:00 PM EDT
RIGHT NOW Gerald R. Ford International Airport (KGRR) · 2:53 PM
Sunny
74° Sunny Feels like 74° · high of 74° near 4 PM
WindS 9 mphno gusts
Humidity50%rising to 90% by morning
Pressure30.01 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 54° · Dry65° by Thursday: more humid
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Tomorrow, about 2 PMin about 23 hours · 73% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT0.3–0.8 inmost likely 0.6; 1 in 10 over 1.2
LAST RAINSept. 200.25 in · 9 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Ionia County
NWS Grand Rapids and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 3:18 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:35 AM7:26 PM ↓
11 h 50 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 89% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
49
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
FRIDAY, OCT. 2
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TEMPERATURE °F
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CHANCE OF RAIN
73% · 1.56 in Wednesday afternoon 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Comfortable: dew points 47 to 65° Drier: 47° by Friday

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 68° / 48°
TUE Sept. 29 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
74° 60°
0% rain — SSW 8 A
WED Sept. 30 Showers likely; cooler Showers likely; cooler
66° 62°
70% rain 0.3–0.8″ SSW 10 B
THU Oct. 1 Showers likely Showers likely
69° 53°
70% rain 0.6–2.3″ SW 8 C
FRI Oct. 2 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
65° 40°
20% rain — NNW 8 B
SAT Oct. 3 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
64° 43°
0% rain — ESE 6 B
SUN Oct. 4 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
64° 40°
0% rain — NW 9 B
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
60° 37°
0% rain — NW 7 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 Boston about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the Pacific Northwest three days ago, and over the Great Lakes a day ago, about 1,790 miles back along its path. Near the ground the air came from Quebec; 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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MICHIGAN · IONIA

Boston

6,084 people, 830 ft above sea level in Ionia County.

830 ftElevation
6,084People
35 sq miLand
Sunny 74°
SunnyDew point 54°
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Today in Boston

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly sunny 73° 0%
6p partly cloudy day 72° 0%
9p mostly cloudy night 62° 0%
12a mostly cloudy night 60° 1%
3a mostly cloudy night 61° 2%
6a mostly cloudy night 62° 5%
Rain
NEXT RAINTomorrow about 2 PM · 73%
→
Tue0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
60
74
A
Wed70%
Showers likely; cooler Showers likely; cooler
62
66
B
Thu70%
Showers likely Showers likely
53
69
C
Fri20%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
40
65
B
Sat0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
43
64
B
Sun0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
40
64
B
Mon0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
37
60
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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