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MICHIGAN · BRANCH COUNTY

California

1,194 people, 1,070 ft above sea level in Branch County.

1,070 ftElevation, city center
1,194People, 2024 estimate
21 sq miLand area
Sunny 75°
Sunny now Dew point 55° · S 7 mph · high 74°
City of California River Interstate 2 miles
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TODAY

Today in California

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 2:00 PM EDT
RIGHT NOW Branch County Memorial Airport (KOEB) · 2:55 PM
Sunny
75° Sunny Feels like 75° · high of 74° near 3 PM
WindS 7 mphno gusts
Humidity50%rising to 87% by morning
Pressure30.03 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 55° · Comfortable66° by Thursday: more humid
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Tomorrow, about 4 PMin about 25 hours · 61% chance · showers
LIKELY AMOUNT0.04–0.4 inmost likely 0.2; 1 in 10 over 1.1
LAST RAINSept. 210.7 in · 8 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Branch County
NWS Northern Indiana and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 3:18 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:34 AM7:25 PM ↓
11 h 51 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 89% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
37
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
74°
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CHANCE OF RAIN
84% · 1.37 in Friday overnight 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Sticky: dew points 54 to 66°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 68° / 46°
TUE Sept. 29 Sunny Sunny
74° 58°
0% rain — S 7 A
WED Sept. 30 Chance of showers Chance of showers
70° 63°
50% rain 0.04–0.4″ SSW 8 C
THU Oct. 1 Showers likely Showers likely
74° 59°
80% rain 0.8–2.4″ SW 7 C
FRI Oct. 2 Chance of showers; cooler Chance of showers; cooler
66° 42°
50% rain up to 0.2″ N 6 C
SAT Oct. 3 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
65° 43°
0% rain — E 5 B
SUN Oct. 4 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
66° 40°
0% rain — NW 7 B
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
61° 38°
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 California about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the northern Rockies three days ago, and over the Great Lakes a day ago, about 1,840 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 · BRANCH

California

1,194 people, 1,070 ft above sea level in Branch County.

1,070 ftElevation
1,194People
21 sq miLand
Sunny 75°
SunnyDew point 55°
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Today in California

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now clear day 74° 0%
6p mostly sunny 72° 0%
9p partly cloudy night 62° 0%
12a partly cloudy night 60° 0%
3a partly cloudy night 59° 0%
6a mostly cloudy night 58° 1%
Rain
NEXT RAINTomorrow about 4 PM · 61%
→
Tue0%
Sunny Sunny
58
74
A
Wed50%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
63
70
C
Thu80%
Showers likely Showers likely
59
74
C
Fri50%
Chance of showers; cooler Chance of showers; cooler
42
66
C
Sat0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
43
65
B
Sun0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
40
66
B
Mon0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
38
61
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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