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MICHIGAN · HOUGHTON COUNTY

Hancock

514 people, 740 ft above sea level in Houghton County.

740 ftElevation, city center
514People, 2024 estimate
16 sq miLand area
Sunny 68°
Sunny now Dew point 57° · S 9 mph · high 71°
City of Hancock River Interstate 2 miles
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The Hancock 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 Hancock

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 1:00 PM EDT
RIGHT NOW Houghton County Memorial Airport (KCMX) · 1:53 PM
Sunny
68° Sunny Feels like 68° · high of 71° near 3 PM
WindS 9 mphno gusts
Humidity68%falling to 55% this afternoon
Pressure29.86 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 57° · Comfortable39° by Friday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Overcast
Tonight, about 11 PMin about 8 hours · 37% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 140.84 in · 15 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Houghton County
NWS Marquette and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 2:48 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:50 AM7:39 PM ↓
11 h 48 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 89% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
26
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
70°
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CHANCE OF RAIN
37% · 0.13 in Wednesday overnight 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 39 to 61° Drier: 40° by Friday

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 60° / 42°
TUE Sept. 29 Chance of showers Chance of showers
71° 57°
30% rain — S 12, gusts 25 A
WED Sept. 30 Chance of showers Chance of showers
71° 52°
40% rain — W 12, gusts 25 B
THU Oct. 1 Mostly cloudy; cooler Mostly cloudy; cooler
62° 41°
0% rain — WNW 15, gusts 28 B
FRI Oct. 2 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
56° 36°
0% rain — W 9 A
SAT Oct. 3 Chance of showers Chance of showers
60° 39°
60% rain up to 0.3″ SSW 7 B
SUN Oct. 4 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
56° 36°
20% rain — WNW 15, gusts 26 B
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
54° 36°
0% rain — W 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 Hancock about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the central Plains three days ago, and over the Great Lakes a day ago, about 1,000 miles back along its path. Near the ground the air came from the central Plains; at 10,000 feet, from the northern Rockies. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses, nine paths at each of three heights.

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Hancock

514 people, 740 ft above sea level in Houghton County.

740 ftElevation
514People
16 sq miLand
Sunny 68°
SunnyDew point 57°
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Today in Hancock

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now overcast 70° 1%
5p mostly cloudy day 71° 5%
8p overcast 66° 9%
11p rain 61° 32%
2a rain 59° 33%
5a mostly cloudy night 59° 3%
Overcast
NEXT RAINTonight about 11 PM · 37%
→
Tue30%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
57
71
A
Wed40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
52
71
B
Thu0%
Mostly cloudy; cooler Mostly cloudy; cooler
41
62
B
Fri0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
36
56
A
Sat60%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
39
60
B
Sun20%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
36
56
B
Mon0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
36
54
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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