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MICHIGAN · OAKLAND COUNTY

Highland

20,337 people, 1,030 ft above sea level in Oakland County.

1,030 ftElevation, city center
20,337People, 2024 estimate
34 sq miLand area
Sunny 75°
Sunny now Dew point 54° · SSW 8 mph · high 74°
City of Highland River Interstate 2 miles
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The Highland 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 Highland

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 2:00 PM EDT
RIGHT NOW Oakland County International Airport (KPTK) · 2:53 PM
Sunny
75° Sunny Feels like 75° · high of 74° near 3 PM
WindSSW 8 mphno gusts
Humidity48%rising to 87% by morning
Pressure30.05 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 54° · Dry63° by Thursday: more humid
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Tomorrow, about 9 PMin about 30 hours · 77% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT0.04–0.2 inmost likely 0.1; 1 in 10 over 0.6
LAST RAINSept. 200.05 in · 9 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Oakland County
NWS Detroit/Pontiac and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 3:18 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:29 AM7:20 PM ↓
11 h 51 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 89% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
57
MODERATEAir 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
74°
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CHANCE OF RAIN
84% · 1.26 in Friday overnight 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Comfortable: dew points 50 to 63°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 68° / 48°
TUE Sept. 29 Sunny Sunny
74° 58°
0% rain — SSW 7 A
WED Sept. 30 Showers likely Showers likely
70° 62°
60% rain 0.04–0.2″ SSW 9 B
THU Oct. 1 Showers likely Showers likely
71° 56°
80% rain 0.7–2.0″ SW 8 C
FRI Oct. 2 Chance of showers; cooler Chance of showers; cooler
63° 44°
40% rain up to 0.2″ N 7 C
SAT Oct. 3 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
63° 45°
0% rain — E 6 B
SUN Oct. 4 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
64° 42°
0% rain — NW 8 B
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
58° 39°
0% rain — NNW 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 Highland about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the northern Rockies three days ago, and over the Great Lakes a day ago, about 1,440 miles back along its path. It rose from near the ground on the way. Near the ground the air came from the Great Lakes; 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 · OAKLAND

Highland

20,337 people, 1,030 ft above sea level in Oakland County.

1,030 ftElevation
20,337People
34 sq miLand
Sunny 75°
SunnyDew point 54°
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Today in Highland

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly sunny 74° 0%
6p clear day 72° 0%
9p partly cloudy night 64° 0%
12a partly cloudy night 60° 0%
3a partly cloudy night 59° 0%
6a mostly cloudy night 58° 0%
Rain
NEXT RAINTomorrow about 9 PM · 77%
→
Tue0%
Sunny Sunny
58
74
A
Wed60%
Showers likely Showers likely
62
70
B
Thu80%
Showers likely Showers likely
56
71
C
Fri40%
Chance of showers; cooler Chance of showers; cooler
44
63
C
Sat0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
45
63
B
Sun0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
42
64
B
Mon0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
39
58
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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