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MICHIGAN · ARENAC COUNTY

Mason

756 people, 790 ft above sea level in Arenac County.

790 ftElevation, city center
756People, 2024 estimate
32 sq miLand area
Sunny 77°
Sunny now Dew point 52° · SSW 3 mph · high 73°
City of Mason River Interstate 2 miles
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The Mason 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 Mason

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 4:00 PM EDT
RIGHT NOW West Branch Community Airport (KY31) · 4:35 PM
Sunny
77° Sunny Feels like 77° · high of 73° near 4 PM
WindSSW 3 mphno gusts
Humidity41%rising to 93% by morning
Pressure29.97 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 52° · Dry43° by Friday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow, about 9 AMin about 16 hours · 49% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT0.3–0.7 inmost likely 0.4; 1 in 10 over 0.8
LAST RAINSept. 200.05 in · 9 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Arenac County
NWS Gaylord and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 4:50 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:30 AM7:20 PM ↓
11 h 50 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 89% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
32
GOODAir quality index · ozone
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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partly cloudy night
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TEMPERATURE °F
73°
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CHANCE OF RAIN
66% · 0.78 in Thursday overnight 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Comfortable: dew points 52 to 64° ↑ The front passes Drier: 46° by Friday

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 66° / 42°
TUE Sept. 29 Sunny Sunny
73° 56°
0% rain — SSW 6 A
WED Sept. 30 Chance of showers Chance of showers
69° 59°
50% rain 0.3–0.7″ SSW 8 C
THU Oct. 1 Showers likely Showers likely
71° 47°
70% rain up to 1.0″ WSW 6 C
FRI Oct. 2 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
66° 37°
0% rain — NNW 5 B
SAT Oct. 3 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
65° 40°
10% rain — SE 2 B
SUN Oct. 4 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
65° 37°
10% rain — NW 6 B
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
59° 33°
0% rain — NNW 3 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 Mason about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the Pacific Northwest three days ago, and over the Great Lakes a day ago, about 1,840 miles back along its path. Near the ground the air came from Quebec; at 10,000 feet, from the Pacific Northwest. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses, nine paths at each of three heights.

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MICHIGAN · ARENAC

Mason

756 people, 790 ft above sea level in Arenac County.

790 ftElevation
756People
32 sq miLand
Sunny 77°
SunnyDew point 52°
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Today in Mason

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now clear day 73° 0%
7p partly cloudy night 68° 0%
10p mostly cloudy night 58° 0%
1a mostly cloudy night 58° 4%
4a mostly cloudy night 58° 7%
7a mostly cloudy night 57° 18%
Mostly cloudy
NEXT RAINTomorrow about 9 AM · 49%
→
Tue0%
Sunny Sunny
56
73
A
Wed50%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
59
69
C
Thu70%
Showers likely Showers likely
47
71
C
Fri0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
37
66
B
Sat10%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
40
65
B
Sun10%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
37
65
B
Mon0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
33
59
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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