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MICHIGAN · SANILAC COUNTY

Elk

1,500 people, 770 ft above sea level in Sanilac County.

770 ftElevation, city center
1,500People, 2024 estimate
36 sq miLand area
Sunny 75°
Sunny now Dew point 54° · N 6 mph · high 76°
City of Elk River Interstate 2 miles
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The Elk 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 Elk

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 2:00 PM EDT
RIGHT NOW Tuscola Area Airport (KCFS) · 3:35 PM
Sunny
75° Sunny Feels like 75° · high of 76° near 3 PM
WindN 6 mphno gusts
Humidity47%rising to 80% by morning
Pressure30.00 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 4 PMin about 24 hours · 60% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT0.07–0.3 inmost likely 0.2; 1 in 10 over 0.6
LAST RAINSept. 200.05 in · 9 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Sanilac County
NWS Detroit/Pontiac and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 3:48 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:26 AM7:16 PM ↓
11 h 50 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 89% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
41
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
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CHANCE OF RAIN
76% · 1.26 in Thursday night 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Comfortable: dew points 51 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 Chance of showers Chance of showers
72° 59°
40% rain 0.07–0.3″ SSW 9 C
THU Oct. 1 Showers likely Showers likely
73° 52°
80% rain 0.6–1.9″ SW 7 C
FRI Oct. 2 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
66° 39°
20% rain — NNW 3 B
SAT Oct. 3 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
65° 38°
0% rain — E 3 B
SUN Oct. 4 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
66° 38°
0% rain — NW 6 B
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
60° 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 Elk about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the northern Rockies three days ago, and over the Great Lakes a day ago, about 1,670 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 · SANILAC

Elk

1,500 people, 770 ft above sea level in Sanilac County.

770 ftElevation
1,500People
36 sq miLand
Sunny 75°
SunnyDew point 54°
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Today in Elk

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now clear day 76° 0%
6p clear day 75° 0%
9p partly cloudy night 63° 0%
12a partly cloudy night 60° 0%
3a mostly cloudy night 59° 4%
6a mostly cloudy night 60° 2%
Mostly cloudy
NEXT RAINTomorrow about 4 PM · 60%
→
Tue0%
Sunny Sunny
57
76
A
Wed40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
59
72
C
Thu80%
Showers likely Showers likely
52
73
C
Fri20%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
39
66
B
Sat0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
38
65
B
Sun0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
38
66
B
Mon0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
34
60
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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