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MICHIGAN · JACKSON COUNTY

Napoleon

1,131 people, 960 ft above sea level in Jackson County.

960 ftElevation, city center
1,131People, 2024 estimate
3 sq miLand area
Sunny 74°
Sunny now Dew point 53° · N 3 mph · high 73°
City of Napoleon River Interstate 2 miles
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The Napoleon 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 Napoleon

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 4:00 PM EDT
RIGHT NOW Jackson County Airport - Reynolds Field (KJXN) · 3:56 PM
Sunny
74° Sunny Feels like 74° · high of 73° near 4 PM
WindN 3 mphno gusts
Humidity48%rising to 83% by morning
Pressure30.02 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 53° · Dry64° by Thursday: more humid
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow, about 5 PMin about 24 hours · 63% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT0.07–0.3 inmost likely 0.1; 1 in 10 over 0.5
LAST RAINSept. 200.59 in · 9 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Jackson County
NWS Grand Rapids and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 4:51 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:31 AM7:22 PM ↓
11 h 51 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 89% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
36
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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TEMPERATURE °F
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CHANCE OF RAIN
87% · 1.00 in Thursday night 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Comfortable: dew points 51 to 64° ↑ The front passes Drier: 49° by Friday

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 68° / 47°
TUE Sept. 29 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
73° 57°
0% rain — SSW 7 A
WED Sept. 30 Showers likely Showers likely
69° 61°
60% rain 0.07–0.3″ SW 8 C
THU Oct. 1 Showers likely Showers likely
72° 54°
90% rain 0.9–2.0″ SW 7 C
FRI Oct. 2 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
65° 41°
20% rain — N 5 B
SAT Oct. 3 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
64° 41°
0% rain — ESE 3 A
SUN Oct. 4 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
66° 40°
0% rain — NW 7 B
MON Oct. 5 Sunny Sunny
60° 36°
0% rain — NNW 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 Napoleon about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the northern Rockies three days ago, and over the Great Lakes a day ago, about 1,410 miles back along its path. Near the ground the air came from Quebec; 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 · JACKSON

Napoleon

1,131 people, 960 ft above sea level in Jackson County.

960 ftElevation
1,131People
3 sq miLand
Sunny 74°
SunnyDew point 53°
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Today in Napoleon

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now clear day 73° 0%
7p clear night 68° 0%
10p partly cloudy night 60° 0%
1a partly cloudy night 59° 0%
4a mostly cloudy night 58° 0%
7a mostly cloudy night 58° 1%
Mostly cloudy
NEXT RAINTomorrow about 5 PM · 63%
→
Tue0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
57
73
A
Wed60%
Showers likely Showers likely
61
69
C
Thu90%
Showers likely Showers likely
54
72
C
Fri20%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
41
65
B
Sat0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
41
64
A
Sun0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
40
66
B
Mon0%
Sunny Sunny
36
60
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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