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MICHIGAN · ALPENA COUNTY

Long Rapids

989 people, 750 ft above sea level in Alpena County.

750 ftElevation, city center
989People, 2024 estimate
54 sq miLand area
Sunny 70°
Sunny now Dew point 58° · E 10 mph · high 72°
City of Long Rapids River Interstate 2 miles
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The Long Rapids 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 Long Rapids

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 2:00 PM EDT
RIGHT NOW Alpena County Regional Airport (KAPN) · 2:54 PM
Sunny
70° Sunny Feels like 70° · high of 72° near 3 PM
WindE 10 mphno gusts
Humidity66%rising to 87% by morning
Pressure30.01 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 58° · Comfortable42° by Friday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow, about 8 AMin about 16 hours · 38% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT0.1–0.4 inmost likely 0.2; 1 in 10 over 0.7
LAST RAINSept. 151.24 in · 14 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Alpena County
NWS Gaylord and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 3:48 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:30 AM7:19 PM ↓
11 h 49 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 89% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
39
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
TUESDAY, SEPT. 29
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 30
THURSDAY, OCT. 1
FRIDAY, OCT. 2
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TEMPERATURE °F
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CHANCE OF RAIN
43% · 0.12 in Thursday afternoon 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Comfortable: dew points 52 to 62° ↑ The front passes 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 65° / 43°
TUE Sept. 29 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
72° 56°
0% rain — SE 8 A
WED Sept. 30 Chance of showers Chance of showers
70° 58°
40% rain 0.1–0.4″ SSW 11 C
THU Oct. 1 Chance of showers Chance of showers
72° 46°
40% rain up to 0.5″ W 8 C
FRI Oct. 2 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
65° 37°
10% rain — NW 10 B
SAT Oct. 3 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
63° 39°
10% rain — SE 5 B
SUN Oct. 4 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
64° 37°
20% rain — WNW 10 C
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
57° 33°
10% rain — NW 7 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 Long Rapids about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the northern Rockies three days ago, and over the Great Lakes a day ago, about 1,580 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 · ALPENA

Long Rapids

989 people, 750 ft above sea level in Alpena County.

750 ftElevation
989People
54 sq miLand
Sunny 70°
SunnyDew point 58°
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Today in Long Rapids

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly sunny 72° 0%
6p partly cloudy day 70° 0%
9p partly cloudy night 61° 0%
12a mostly cloudy night 59° 1%
3a overcast 60° 5%
6a overcast 60° 7%
Mostly cloudy
NEXT RAINTomorrow about 8 AM · 38%
→
Tue0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
56
72
A
Wed40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
58
70
C
Thu40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
46
72
C
Fri10%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
37
65
B
Sat10%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
39
63
B
Sun20%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
37
64
C
Mon10%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
33
57
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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