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MICHIGAN · KALKASKA COUNTY

Clearwater

2,594 people, 700 ft above sea level in Kalkaska County.

700 ftElevation, city center
2,594People, 2024 estimate
31 sq miLand area
Sunny 72°
Sunny now Dew point 54° · SSE 9 mph · high 73°
City of Clearwater River Interstate 2 miles
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The Clearwater 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 Clearwater

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 1:00 PM EDT
RIGHT NOW Grayling Army Airfield (KGOV) · 1:55 PM
Sunny
72° Sunny Feels like 72° · high of 73° near 4 PM
WindSSE 9 mphno gusts
Humidity52%falling to 44% this afternoon
Pressure30.02 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 54° · Dry40° by Friday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow, about 6 AMin about 15 hours · 77% 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 2:48 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:36 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
31
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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partly cloudy day
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rain
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TEMPERATURE °F
71°
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CHANCE OF RAIN
77% · 0.25 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: 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 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 — NNW 6 B
SAT Oct. 3 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
66° 34°
10% rain — S 2 B
SUN Oct. 4 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
65° 30°
20% rain — NW 8 C
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly 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 Clearwater about 5,000 feet above the ground was over British Columbia three days ago, and over the Great Lakes a day ago, about 2,030 miles back along its path. It came down from about 14,800 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

Clearwater

2,594 people, 700 ft above sea level in Kalkaska County.

700 ftElevation
2,594People
31 sq miLand
Sunny 72°
SunnyDew point 54°
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Today in Clearwater

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly sunny 71° 0%
5p mostly sunny 73° 0%
8p partly cloudy night 62° 0%
11p mostly cloudy night 59° 5%
2a mostly cloudy night 60° 6%
5a mostly cloudy night 59° 24%
Mostly cloudy
NEXT RAINTomorrow about 6 AM · 77%
→
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%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
30
65
C
Mon0%
Mostly sunny Mostly 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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