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MICHIGAN · KEWEENAW COUNTY

Houghton

73 people, 630 ft above sea level in Keweenaw County.

630 ftElevation, city center
73People, 2024 estimate
121 sq miLand area
Sunny 66°
Sunny now Dew point 58° · SSW 7 mph · high 68°
City of Houghton River Interstate 5 miles
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The Houghton 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 Houghton

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 1:00 PM EDT
RIGHT NOW OJIBWAY (CZTB) · 2:00 PM
Sunny
66° Sunny Feels like 66° · high of 68° near 3 PM
WindSSW 7 mphno gusts
Humidity78%falling to 68% this afternoon
Pressure— in →steady
Visibility— mifog or heavy haze
CloudsClear
UV index3 nowmoderate
Dew point 58° · Comfortable40° by Friday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Mostly cloudy
Tonight, about 8 PMin about 5 hours · 61% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAIN—none in 0 days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Keweenaw County
NWS Marquette and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 2:48 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:50 AM7:38 PM ↓
11 h 48 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 89% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
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Air quality index ·
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
67°
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CHANCE OF RAIN
61% · 0.14 in Tuesday night 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 40 to 60° Drier: 42° 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 Showers likely Showers likely
68° 55°
60% rain — S 12 A
WED Sept. 30 Chance of showers Chance of showers
69° 52°
40% rain — WSW 12 C
THU Oct. 1 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
64° 46°
0% rain — WNW 10 B
FRI Oct. 2 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
59° 46°
0% rain — W 7 B
SAT Oct. 3 Chance of showers Chance of showers
59° 46°
60% rain up to 0.3″ SW 8 B
SUN Oct. 4 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
58° 43°
10% rain — NW 12 A
MON Oct. 5 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
57° 45°
0% rain — WSW 8 B
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 Houghton about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the central Plains three days ago, and over Ontario a day ago, about 1,010 miles back along its path. Near the ground the air came from the central Plains; at 10,000 feet, from the Great Basin. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses, nine paths at each of three heights.

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Houghton

73 people, 630 ft above sea level in Keweenaw County.

630 ftElevation
73People
121 sq miLand
Sunny 66°
SunnyDew point 58°
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Today in Houghton

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 67° 1%
5p mostly cloudy day 68° 9%
8p rain 61° 44%
11p rain 58° 49%
2a mostly cloudy night 57° 15%
5a mostly cloudy night 56° 2%
Mostly cloudy
NEXT RAINTonight about 8 PM · 61%
→
Tue60%
Showers likely Showers likely
55
68
A
Wed40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
52
69
C
Thu0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
46
64
B
Fri0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
46
59
B
Sat60%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
46
59
B
Sun10%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
43
58
A
Mon0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
45
57
B
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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