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MICHIGAN · KALKASKA COUNTY

Excelsior

1,028 people, 1,180 ft above sea level in Kalkaska County.

1,180 ftElevation, city center
1,028People, 2024 estimate
35 sq miLand area
Sunny 75°
Sunny now Dew point 55° · S 7 mph · high 73°
City of Excelsior River Interstate 2 miles
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The Excelsior 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 Excelsior

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 4:00 PM EDT
RIGHT NOW Grayling Army Airfield (KGOV) · 3:55 PM
Sunny
75° Sunny Feels like 75° · high of 73° near 4 PM
WindS 7 mphno gusts
Humidity51%rising to 96% by morning
Pressure29.98 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 55° · Comfortable38° by Friday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow, about 6 AMin about 13 hours · 78% 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 4:50 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:35 AM7:25 PM ↓
11 h 50 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 89% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
37
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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TEMPERATURE °F
73°
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CHANCE OF RAIN
78% · 0.30 in Wednesday morning 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Comfortable: dew points 49 to 64° ↑ The front passes Drier: 44° 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 — SSW 7 A
WED Sept. 30 Showers likely Showers likely
70° 58°
80% rain 0.2–0.6″ SSW 11 C
THU Oct. 1 Chance of showers Chance of showers
71° 43°
60% rain up to 0.8″ W 7 C
FRI Oct. 2 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
65° 29°
0% rain — NNW 6 B
SAT Oct. 3 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
66° 35°
10% rain — S 5 B
SUN Oct. 4 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
65° 30°
10% rain — NW 8 C
MON Oct. 5 Sunny 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 Excelsior about 5,000 feet above the ground was over British Columbia three days ago, and over the Great Lakes a day ago, about 1,950 miles back along its path. It came down from about 13,400 feet up, warming and drying as it sank. Near the ground the air came from the central Plains; 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 · KALKASKA

Excelsior

1,028 people, 1,180 ft above sea level in Kalkaska County.

1,180 ftElevation
1,028People
35 sq miLand
Sunny 75°
SunnyDew point 55°
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Today in Excelsior

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly sunny 73° 0%
7p partly cloudy night 67° 0%
10p mostly cloudy night 59° 1%
1a mostly cloudy night 59° 5%
4a mostly cloudy night 59° 20%
7a rain 57° 72%
Mostly cloudy
NEXT RAINTomorrow about 6 AM · 78%
→
Tue0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
56
73
A
Wed80%
Showers likely Showers likely
58
70
C
Thu60%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
43
71
C
Fri0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
29
65
B
Sat10%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
35
66
B
Sun10%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
30
65
C
Mon0%
Sunny 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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