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MICHIGAN · LIVINGSTON COUNTY

Brighton

7,933 people, 930 ft above sea level in Livingston County.

930 ftElevation, city center
7,933People, 2024 estimate
4 sq miLand area
Sunny 75°
Sunny now Dew point 55° · N 6 mph · high 73°
City of Brighton River Interstate 2 miles
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The Brighton 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 Brighton

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 4:00 PM EDT
RIGHT NOW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (KDTW) · 3:53 PM
Sunny
75° Sunny Feels like 75° · high of 73° near 4 PM
WindN 6 mphno gusts
Humidity50%rising to 87% by morning
Pressure30.03 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 55° · Comfortableabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Overcast
Tomorrow, about 9 PMin about 28 hours · 51% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT0–0.1 inmost likely 0.04; 1 in 10 over 0.5
LAST RAINSept. 200.28 in · 9 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Livingston County
NWS Detroit/Pontiac and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 4:50 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:29 AM7:21 PM ↓
11 h 51 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 89% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
55
MODERATEAir 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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partly cloudy night
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TEMPERATURE °F
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CHANCE OF RAIN
89% · 0.78 in Friday overnight 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Comfortable: dew points 49 to 63°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 69° / 50°
TUE Sept. 29 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
73° 57°
0% rain — SSE 8 A
WED Sept. 30 Chance of showers Chance of showers
72° 63°
50% rain up to 0.1″ SSW 8 B
THU Oct. 1 Showers likely Showers likely
75° 58°
80% rain 0.7–1.9″ SW 9 C
FRI Oct. 2 Chance of showers; cooler Chance of showers; cooler
65° 47°
50% rain up to 0.1″ N 7 B
SAT Oct. 3 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
64° 47°
0% rain — ESE 5 A
SUN Oct. 4 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
66° 45°
0% rain — NW 7 B
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
60° 41°
0% rain — NNW 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 Brighton about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the northern Rockies three days ago, and over the Great Lakes a day ago, about 1,300 miles back along its path. 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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MICHIGAN · LIVINGSTON

Brighton

7,933 people, 930 ft above sea level in Livingston County.

930 ftElevation
7,933People
4 sq miLand
Sunny 75°
SunnyDew point 55°
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Today in Brighton

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly sunny 73° 0%
7p mostly clear night 68° 0%
10p partly cloudy night 62° 0%
1a partly cloudy night 59° 0%
4a partly cloudy night 57° 0%
7a mostly cloudy day 57° 0%
Overcast
NEXT RAINTomorrow about 9 PM · 51%
→
Tue0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
57
73
A
Wed50%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
63
72
B
Thu80%
Showers likely Showers likely
58
75
C
Fri50%
Chance of showers; cooler Chance of showers; cooler
47
65
B
Sat0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
47
64
A
Sun0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
45
66
B
Mon0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
41
60
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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