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MICHIGAN · OTTAWA COUNTY

Polkton

2,591 people, 640 ft above sea level in Ottawa County.

640 ftElevation, city center
2,591People, 2024 estimate
39 sq miLand area
Sunny 72°
Sunny now Dew point 53° · SSW 12 mph · high 66°
City of Polkton River Interstate 2 miles
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The Polkton 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 Polkton

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 2:00 PM EDT
RIGHT NOW Muskegon County Airport (KMKG) · 2:55 PM
Sunny
72° Sunny Feels like 72° · high of 66° near 3 PM
WindSSW 12 mphno gusts
Humidity51%rising to 93% by morning
Pressure30.01 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 53° · Dry63° by Thursday: more humid
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Tomorrow, about 6 AMin about 15 hours · 75% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 200.05 in · 9 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Ottawa County
NWS Grand Rapids and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 3:18 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:38 AM7:29 PM ↓
11 h 50 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 89% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
49
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
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TEMPERATURE °F
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CHANCE OF RAIN
75% · 1.83 in Wednesday afternoon 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 46 to 63° 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 68° / 49°
TUE Sept. 29 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
66° 58°
0% rain — SSW 8 A
WED Sept. 30 Showers likely Showers likely
66° 59°
80% rain 0.5–1.2″ SSW 14, gusts 28 B
THU Oct. 1 Showers likely Showers likely
68° 52°
70% rain 0.3–2.2″ SSW 7 B
FRI Oct. 2 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
65° 42°
10% rain — N 9 B
SAT Oct. 3 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
64° 45°
0% rain — N 5 B
SUN Oct. 4 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
63° 43°
0% rain — NW 8 B
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
60° 41°
0% rain — NNW 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 Polkton about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the northern Rockies three days ago, and over the Great Lakes a day ago, about 1,480 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 · OTTAWA

Polkton

2,591 people, 640 ft above sea level in Ottawa County.

640 ftElevation
2,591People
39 sq miLand
Sunny 72°
SunnyDew point 53°
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Today in Polkton

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly sunny 66° 0%
6p partly cloudy day 65° 0%
9p mostly cloudy night 61° 0%
12a overcast 61° 5%
3a overcast 62° 5%
6a rain 61° 36%
Rain
NEXT RAINTomorrow about 6 AM · 75%
→
Tue0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
58
66
A
Wed80%
Showers likely Showers likely
59
66
B
Thu70%
Showers likely Showers likely
52
68
B
Fri10%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
42
65
B
Sat0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
45
64
B
Sun0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
43
63
B
Mon0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
41
60
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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