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MICHIGAN · MONTCALM COUNTY

Fairplain

1,889 people, 870 ft above sea level in Montcalm County.

870 ftElevation, city center
1,889People, 2024 estimate
35 sq miLand area
Sunny 75°
Sunny now Dew point 54° · WSW 7 mph · high 74°
City of Fairplain River Interstate 2 miles
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The Fairplain 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 Fairplain

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 1:00 PM EDT
RIGHT NOW Ionia County Airport (KY70) · 2:35 PM
Sunny
75° Sunny Feels like 75° · high of 74° near 3 PM
WindWSW 7 mphno gusts
Humidity47%falling to 50% this afternoon
Pressure30.02 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 54° · Dry66° by Thursday: more humid
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow, about 3 PMin about 24 hours · 74% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT0.2–0.6 inmost likely 0.4; 1 in 10 over 1
LAST RAINSept. 150.11 in · 14 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Montcalm County
NWS Grand Rapids and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 2:48 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:35 AM7:26 PM ↓
11 h 50 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 89% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
36
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
74% · 1.50 in Wednesday afternoon 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Comfortable: dew points 51 to 66°

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
74° 59°
0% rain — SSW 7 A
WED Sept. 30 Showers likely Showers likely
68° 61°
70% rain 0.2–0.6″ S 10 C
THU Oct. 1 Showers likely Showers likely
70° 54°
70% rain 0.7–2.2″ SW 7 C
FRI Oct. 2 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
65° 41°
20% rain — NNW 7 B
SAT Oct. 3 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
64° 42°
0% rain — E 3 B
SUN Oct. 4 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
65° 40°
0% rain — NW 8 B
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
60° 36°
0% rain — NW 6 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 Fairplain about 5,000 feet above the ground was over British Columbia three days ago, and over the Great Lakes a day ago, about 2,080 miles back along its path. It came down from about 14,000 feet up, warming and drying as it sank. Near the ground the air came from Quebec; 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 · MONTCALM

Fairplain

1,889 people, 870 ft above sea level in Montcalm County.

870 ftElevation
1,889People
35 sq miLand
Sunny 75°
SunnyDew point 54°
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Today in Fairplain

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now clear day 73° 0%
5p mostly sunny 74° 0%
8p partly cloudy night 64° 0%
11p partly cloudy night 59° 0%
2a partly cloudy night 60° 0%
5a mostly cloudy night 61° 2%
Mostly cloudy
NEXT RAINTomorrow about 3 PM · 74%
→
Tue0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
59
74
A
Wed70%
Showers likely Showers likely
61
68
C
Thu70%
Showers likely Showers likely
54
70
C
Fri20%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
41
65
B
Sat0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
42
64
B
Sun0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
40
65
B
Mon0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
36
60
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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