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MICHIGAN · TUSCOLA COUNTY

Dayton

1,903 people, 880 ft above sea level in Tuscola County.

880 ftElevation, city center
1,903People, 2024 estimate
36 sq miLand area
Sunny 75°
Sunny now Dew point 54° · SW 5 mph · high 76°
City of Dayton River Interstate 2 miles
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The Dayton 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 in Dayton

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 4:00 PM EDT
RIGHT NOW Tuscola Area Airport (KCFS) · 4:35 PM
Sunny
75° Sunny Feels like 75° · high of 76° near 4 PM
WindSW 5 mphno gusts
Humidity47%rising to 78% by morning
Pressure29.99 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 54° · Dry65° by Thursday: more humid
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow, about 6 PMin about 25 hours · 75% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT0.2–0.8 inmost likely 0.4; 1 in 10 over 0.9
LAST RAINSept. 200.05 in · 9 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Tuscola County
NWS Detroit/Pontiac and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 4:50 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:28 AM7:18 PM ↓
11 h 50 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 89% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
32
GOODAir quality index · ozone
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
83% · 1.23 in Thursday night 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Comfortable: dew points 50 to 65° ↑ 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 67° / 45°
TUE Sept. 29 Sunny Sunny
76° 57°
0% rain — SSW 6 A
WED Sept. 30 Showers likely Showers likely
72° 59°
60% rain 0.2–0.8″ SSW 9 C
THU Oct. 1 Showers likely Showers likely
72° 51°
80% rain 0.8–1.7″ WSW 8 C
FRI Oct. 2 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
66° 39°
10% rain — NNW 5 B
SAT Oct. 3 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
64° 38°
0% rain — E 2 B
SUN Oct. 4 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
66° 38°
0% rain — NW 6 B
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
59° 34°
0% rain — NNW 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 Dayton about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the northern Rockies three days ago, and over the Great Lakes a day ago, about 1,640 miles back along its path. It rose from near the ground on the way. 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 · TUSCOLA

Dayton

1,903 people, 880 ft above sea level in Tuscola County.

880 ftElevation
1,903People
36 sq miLand
Sunny 75°
SunnyDew point 54°
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Today in Dayton

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now clear day 76° 0%
7p mostly clear night 71° 0%
10p partly cloudy night 61° 0%
1a partly cloudy night 59° 0%
4a mostly cloudy night 59° 3%
7a mostly cloudy day 59° 4%
Mostly cloudy
NEXT RAINTomorrow about 6 PM · 75%
→
Tue0%
Sunny Sunny
57
76
A
Wed60%
Showers likely Showers likely
59
72
C
Thu80%
Showers likely Showers likely
51
72
C
Fri10%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
39
66
B
Sat0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
38
64
B
Sun0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
38
66
B
Mon0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
34
59
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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