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MICHIGAN · CLARE COUNTY

Garfield

1,847 people, 1,080 ft above sea level in Clare County.

1,080 ftElevation, city center
1,847People, 2024 estimate
33 sq miLand area
Clear 41°
Clear now Dew point 30° · NNW 13 mph · high 39°
City of Garfield River Interstate 2 miles
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The Garfield 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 Garfield

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 6:00 PM EST
RIGHT NOW Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport (KMOP) · 6:55 PM
Clear
41° Clear Feels like 34° · high of 39° near 7 PM
WindNNW 13 mphno gusts
Humidity65%rising to 92% by morning
Pressure30.19 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 30° · Dry39° by Tuesday: more humid
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Clear
Not this weeknone in the forecast for a week
LIKELY AMOUNT—nothing expected
LAST RAINNov. 130.17 in · 1 dry day
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Clare County
NWS Grand Rapids and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 7:19 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:33 AM5:15 PM ↓
9 h 42 m of daylight, 2 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 27% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
28
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
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 28 to 35° ↑ Humid air returns More humid: 36° by Tuesday

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 80° / 62°
SAT Nov. 14 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
39° 32°
0% rain — NNW 5 A
SUN Nov. 15 Mostly cloudy; warmer Mostly cloudy; warmer
48° 28°
0% rain — N 4 B
MON Nov. 16 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
53° 34°
0% rain — WSW 7 A
TUE Nov. 17 Sunny Sunny
57° 35°
0% rain — SW 6 A
WED Nov. 18 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
56° 40°
0% rain — SSW 6 A
THU Nov. 19 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
60° 43°
10% rain — WSW 8 B
FRI Nov. 20 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
59° 43°
20% rain — S 2 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 Garfield about 5,000 feet above the ground was over British Columbia three days ago, and over the Canadian Prairies a day ago, about 2,510 miles back along its path. Near the ground the air came from the Canadian Prairies; at 10,000 feet, from the Gulf of Alaska. It has stayed over land, which is why it feels dry. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses and the GFS beyond them, nine paths at each of three heights.

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THE GROUND

What Garfield stands on

Garfield’s center stands about 1,080 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 1,030 ft to 1,140 ft, a difference of 110 ft: gently rolling country.

Under the town center the state geologic map shows Red beds (shale), from the Jurassic, 145 to 202 million years old.

The section below crosses 2 rock units mapped at the surface.

Garfield, cut in half from southwest to northeast

A section southwest to northeast, 24 miles through the town center
1,000 ft1,100 ft1,200 ft1,300 ft GARFIELD1,080 ftLow point1,010 ftHigh point of the line1,340 ft ← SWGreenwood · NE →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 59×. The colored band under the surface is the rock the state geologic map shows at the surface, not a picture of what lies beneath.

Rock at the surface along the line

Red beds

Shale. Age: Jurassic, 145 to 202 million years old. About 23 mi of the line.

Saginaw Formation

Sandstone, shale. Age: Carboniferous, 299 to 324 million years old. About 1 mi of the line.

From the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation (Horton and others, 2017), the states’ geologic maps joined at a common scale.

Heights from Copernicus GLO-90 (a surface model: it includes buildings and tree canopy); summits from USGS GNIS; rivers from USGS NHDPlus HR; rock from the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation.
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THE WATER

Where Garfield’s rain goes

A raindrop that lands in Garfield reaches Lake Huron by way of the North Branch Chippewa, the Chippewa, the Tittabawassee and the Saginaw: about 160 river miles. From there it moves on through the Great Lakes, over Niagara Falls and down the St. Lawrence to the Atlantic.

THE WAY DOWN, TO SCALE
Garfield≈ 160 mi · Lake Huron
FROM THE CENTER OF GARFIELD ≈ 160 mi to Lake Huron and the St. Lawrence North Branch Chippewa → Chippewa → Tittabawassee → Saginaw

90 miles of the trip are on the Chippewa.

Traced down the USGS NHDPlus V2.1 river network from the Census center point of Garfield; river miles along the main stem, rounded.

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ON THE NETWORK

Around Garfield on the Forecast Network

Neighboring plates

Mount Pleasant MI · 23 MI 23 miles southeast Grand Rapids MI · 69 MI 69 miles southwest Detroit MI · 142 MI 142 miles southeast Milwaukee WI · 156 MI 156 miles west Toledo OH · 169 MI 169 miles southeast
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MICHIGAN · CLARE

Garfield

1,847 people, 1,080 ft above sea level in Clare County.

1,080 ftElevation
1,847People
33 sq miLand
Clear 41°
ClearDew point 30°
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Today in Garfield

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy night 39° 0%
10p mostly cloudy night 36° 1%
1a mostly cloudy night 35° 1%
4a mostly cloudy night 34° 1%
7a mostly cloudy night 34° 0%
10a mostly cloudy day 40° 1%
Clear
NEXT RAINNone this week
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Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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What Garfield stands on

Garfield’s center stands about 1,080 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 1,030 ft to 1,140 ft, a difference of 110 ft: gently rolling country.

Garfield, southwest to northeast Garfield1,080 ft ← SWNE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 113×. Colors: rock at the surface.
Elevation, center1,080 ft
Within 3 miles1,030 to 1,140 ft
Lie of the landGently rolling (110 ft of relief)
Rock at the surfaceRed beds
Its ageJurassic, 145 to 202 million years old
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Where the rain goes

≈ 160 mito Lake HuronNorth Branch Chippewa → Chippewa → Tittabawassee → Saginaw

A raindrop that lands in Garfield reaches Lake Huron by way of the North Branch Chippewa, the Chippewa, the Tittabawassee and the Saginaw: about 160 river miles. From there it moves on through the Great Lakes, over Niagara Falls and down the St. Lawrence to the Atlantic.

90 miles of the trip are on the Chippewa.