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MICHIGAN · VAN BUREN COUNTY

Decatur

1,660 people, 790 ft above sea level in Van Buren County.

790 ftElevation, city center
1,660People, 2024 estimate
1 sq miLand area
Sunny 77°
Sunny now Dew point 55° · S 7 mph · high 74°
City of Decatur River Interstate 2 miles
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The Decatur 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 Decatur

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 2:00 PM EDT
RIGHT NOW Haines Memorial Airport (KHAI) · 3:35 PM
Sunny
77° Sunny Feels like 77° · high of 74° near 3 PM
WindS 7 mphno gusts
Humidity47%rising to 81% by morning
Pressure30.01 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 55° · Comfortable64° by Thursday: more humid
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow, about 2 PMin about 22 hours · 75% chance · showers
LIKELY AMOUNT0.1–0.5 inmost likely 0.4; 1 in 10 over 1.3
LAST RAINSept. 210.84 in · 8 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Van Buren County
NWS Grand Rapids and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 3:48 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:38 AM7:29 PM ↓
11 h 51 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 89% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
44
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
74°
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CHANCE OF RAIN
82% · 1.44 in Friday overnight 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Comfortable: dew points 52 to 64°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 69° / 46°
TUE Sept. 29 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
74° 59°
0% rain — S 7 A
WED Sept. 30 Showers likely Showers likely
70° 63°
80% rain 0.1–0.5″ SSW 8 C
THU Oct. 1 Showers likely Showers likely
74° 58°
80% rain 0.9–2.5″ SW 7 C
FRI Oct. 2 Chance of showers Chance of showers
67° 42°
40% rain up to 0.2″ NNW 6 B
SAT Oct. 3 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
66° 43°
0% rain — E 3 B
SUN Oct. 4 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
67° 41°
0% rain — NW 6 B
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
63° 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 Decatur about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the northern Rockies three days ago, and over the Great Lakes a day ago, about 1,370 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 · VAN BUREN

Decatur

1,660 people, 790 ft above sea level in Van Buren County.

790 ftElevation
1,660People
1 sq miLand
Sunny 77°
SunnyDew point 55°
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Today in Decatur

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now clear day 74° 0%
6p mostly sunny 73° 0%
9p partly cloudy night 63° 0%
12a partly cloudy night 61° 0%
3a partly cloudy night 60° 0%
6a mostly cloudy night 59° 2%
Mostly cloudy
NEXT RAINTomorrow about 2 PM · 75%
→
Tue0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
59
74
A
Wed80%
Showers likely Showers likely
63
70
C
Thu80%
Showers likely Showers likely
58
74
C
Fri40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
42
67
B
Sat0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
43
66
B
Sun0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
41
67
B
Mon0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
38
63
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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