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MICHIGAN · LAKE COUNTY

Elk

1,010 people, 770 ft above sea level in Lake County.

770 ftElevation, city center
1,010People, 2024 estimate
36 sq miLand area
Sunny 68°
Sunny now Dew point 55° · S 3 mph · high 64°
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 6:00 PM EDT
RIGHT NOW Manistee County - Blacker Airport (KMBL) · 5:56 PM
Sunny
68° Sunny Feels like 68° · high of 64° near 6 PM
WindS 3 mphno gusts
Humidity63%rising to 100% by morning
Pressure29.93 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 55° · Comfortable44° by Friday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Overcast
Tomorrow, about 3 AMin about 8 hours · 83% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 90.04 in · 20 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Lake County
NWS Grand Rapids and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 6:46 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:39 AM7:29 PM ↓
11 h 50 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 88% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
38
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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mostly cloudy night
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partly cloudy day
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TEMPERATURE °F
64°
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CHANCE OF RAIN
83% · 0.40 in Wednesday morning 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Comfortable: dew points 53 to 64° ↑ The front passes Drier: 47° 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 cloudy Mostly cloudy
64° 56°
0% rain — SSW 7 A
WED Sept. 30 Showers likely Showers likely
66° 57°
80% rain 0.2–0.7″ S 13 B
THU Oct. 1 Showers likely Showers likely
66° 48°
60% rain up to 0.8″ WSW 6 B
FRI Oct. 2 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
62° 37°
0% rain — N 3 A
SAT Oct. 3 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
62° 41°
20% rain — SSW 5 B
SUN Oct. 4 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
62° 38°
10% rain — NNW 7 A
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
58° 36°
0% rain — N 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 Elk about 5,000 feet above the ground was over British Columbia three days ago, and over the Great Lakes a day ago, about 1,870 miles back along its path. It came down from about 11,800 feet up, warming and drying as it sank. Near the ground the air came from the Pacific Northwest; 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 · LAKE

Elk

1,010 people, 770 ft above sea level in Lake County.

770 ftElevation
1,010People
36 sq miLand
Sunny 68°
SunnyDew point 55°
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Today in Elk

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 64° 0%
9p mostly cloudy night 59° 1%
12a overcast 59° 5%
3a rain 59° 31%
6a rain 58° 80%
9a rain 59° 56%
Overcast
NEXT RAINTomorrow about 3 AM · 83%
→
Tue0%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
56
64
A
Wed80%
Showers likely Showers likely
57
66
B
Thu60%
Showers likely Showers likely
48
66
B
Fri0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
37
62
A
Sat20%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
41
62
B
Sun10%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
38
62
A
Mon0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
36
58
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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