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MICHIGAN · GRATIOT COUNTY

North Star

882 people, 720 ft above sea level in Gratiot County.

720 ftElevation, city center
882People, 2024 estimate
34 sq miLand area
Sunny 77°
Sunny now Dew point 54° · SSW 9 mph · high 76°
City of North Star River Interstate 2 miles
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The North Star 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 North Star

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 4:00 PM EDT
RIGHT NOW Gratiot Community Airport (KAMN) · 4:35 PM
Sunny
77° Sunny Feels like 77° · high of 76° near 4 PM
WindSSW 9 mphno gusts
Humidity44%rising to 81% by morning
Pressure29.98 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 54° · Dry65° by Thursday: more humid
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow, about 11 AMin about 18 hours · 40% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT0.3–1.4 inmost likely 0.5; 1 in 10 over 1.6
LAST RAINSept. 200.31 in · 9 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Gratiot County
NWS Grand Rapids and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 4:51 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:33 AM7:23 PM ↓
11 h 50 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 89% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
37
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
76°
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CHANCE OF RAIN
80% · 1.37 in Thursday afternoon 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Comfortable: dew points 52 to 65° ↑ 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 80° / 62°
TUE Sept. 29 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
76° 57°
0% rain — SSW 8 A
WED Sept. 30 Showers likely Showers likely
69° 59°
70% rain 0.3–1.4″ SSW 10 C
THU Oct. 1 Showers likely Showers likely
70° 51°
80% rain 0.4–1.8″ SW 7 C
FRI Oct. 2 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
67° 37°
10% rain — N 6 B
SAT Oct. 3 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
64° 38°
0% rain — ESE 2 B
SUN Oct. 4 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
66° 37°
10% rain — NW 7 B
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
61° 33°
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 North Star about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the northern Rockies three days ago, and over the Great Lakes a day ago, about 1,710 miles back along its path. 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 · GRATIOT

North Star

882 people, 720 ft above sea level in Gratiot County.

720 ftElevation
882People
34 sq miLand
Sunny 77°
SunnyDew point 54°
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Today in North Star

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly sunny 76° 0%
7p partly cloudy night 72° 0%
10p mostly cloudy night 62° 0%
1a mostly cloudy night 60° 2%
4a mostly cloudy night 60° 3%
7a mostly cloudy night 59° 6%
Mostly cloudy
NEXT RAINTomorrow about 11 AM · 40%
→
Tue0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
57
76
A
Wed70%
Showers likely Showers likely
59
69
C
Thu80%
Showers likely Showers likely
51
70
C
Fri10%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
37
67
B
Sat0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
38
64
B
Sun10%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
37
66
B
Mon0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
33
61
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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