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MICHIGAN · HOUGHTON COUNTY

Laird

497 people, 1,110 ft above sea level in Houghton County.

1,110 ftElevation, city center
497People, 2024 estimate
187 sq miLand area
Sunny 70°
Sunny now Dew point 58° · SE 7 mph · high 73°
City of Laird River Interstate 5 miles
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The Laird 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 Laird

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 2:00 PM EDT
RIGHT NOW Houghton County Memorial Airport (KCMX) · 2:53 PM
Sunny
70° Sunny Feels like 70° · high of 73° near 3 PM
WindSE 7 mphno gusts
Humidity66%rising to 100% by morning
Pressure29.83 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index4 by 12 PMmoderate
Dew point 58° · Comfortable33° by Friday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow, about 1 AMin about 9 hours · 31% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 200.04 in · 9 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Houghton County
NWS Marquette and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 3:48 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
28
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
73°
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CHANCE OF RAIN
31% · 0.03 in Wednesday overnight 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Comfortable: dew points 47 to 63° ↑ The front passes Drier: 39° by Friday

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 61° / 40°
TUE Sept. 29 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
73° 54°
20% rain — S 7 A
WED Sept. 30 Chance of showers Chance of showers
77° 50°
30% rain — WSW 4 B
THU Oct. 1 Mostly cloudy; cooler Mostly cloudy; cooler
66° 34°
0% rain — NW 5 B
FRI Oct. 2 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
60° 27°
0% rain — W 5 B
SAT Oct. 3 Chance of showers Chance of showers
63° 34°
50% rain up to 0.3″ S 1 B
SUN Oct. 4 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
59° 27°
10% rain — WNW 2 C
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
58° 29°
0% rain — NE 5 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 Laird about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the central Plains three days ago, and over the Great Lakes a day ago, about 970 miles back along its path. Near the ground the air came from the central Plains; at 10,000 feet, from the northern Plains. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses, nine paths at each of three heights.

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MICHIGAN · HOUGHTON

Laird

497 people, 1,110 ft above sea level in Houghton County.

1,110 ftElevation
497People
187 sq miLand
Sunny 70°
SunnyDew point 58°
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Today in Laird

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 73° 1%
6p mostly cloudy day 71° 5%
9p overcast 62° 7%
12a mostly cloudy night 57° 26%
3a mostly cloudy night 57° 8%
6a mostly cloudy night 58° 2%
Mostly cloudy
NEXT RAINTomorrow about 1 AM · 31%
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Tue20%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
54
73
A
Wed30%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
50
77
B
Thu0%
Mostly cloudy; cooler Mostly cloudy; cooler
34
66
B
Fri0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
27
60
B
Sat50%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
34
63
B
Sun10%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
27
59
C
Mon0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
29
58
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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