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MICHIGAN · OAKLAND COUNTY

Royal Oak

2,348 people, 670 ft above sea level in Oakland County.

670 ftElevation, city center
2,348People, 2024 estimate
1 sq miLand area
Sunny 77°
Sunny now Dew point 56° · SSE 9 mph · high 75°
City of Royal Oak River Interstate 2 miles
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The Royal Oak 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 Royal Oak

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 2:00 PM EDT
RIGHT NOW Coleman A Young Municipal Airport (KDET) · 2:53 PM
Sunny
77° Sunny Feels like 77° · high of 75° near 3 PM
WindSSE 9 mphno gusts
Humidity48%rising to 87% by morning
Pressure30.04 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 56° · Comfortableabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Overcast
Tomorrow, about 9 PMin about 29 hours · 66% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT0–0.2 inmost likely 0.1; 1 in 10 over 0.5
LAST RAINSept. 200.13 in · 9 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Oakland County
NWS Detroit/Pontiac and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 3:48 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:27 AM7:18 PM ↓
11 h 51 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 89% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
57
MODERATEAir 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
FRIDAY, OCT. 2
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TEMPERATURE °F
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CHANCE OF RAIN
84% · 1.08 in Friday overnight 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Comfortable: dew points 51 to 63°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 69° / 51°
TUE Sept. 29 Sunny Sunny
75° 59°
0% rain — S 7 A
WED Sept. 30 Chance of showers Chance of showers
73° 63°
60% rain up to 0.2″ SSW 8 B
THU Oct. 1 Showers likely Showers likely
75° 59°
70% rain 0.5–2.2″ SW 8 C
FRI Oct. 2 Chance of showers; cooler Chance of showers; cooler
66° 48°
60% rain up to 0.3″ N 7 C
SAT Oct. 3 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
65° 48°
0% rain — E 6 B
SUN Oct. 4 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
66° 46°
0% rain — NW 7 C
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
61° 43°
0% rain — N 6 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 Royal Oak about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the northern Rockies three days ago, and over the Great Lakes a day ago, about 1,880 miles back along its path. Near the ground the air came from Quebec; at 10,000 feet, from the Great Basin. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses, nine paths at each of three heights.

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MICHIGAN · OAKLAND

Royal Oak

2,348 people, 670 ft above sea level in Oakland County.

670 ftElevation
2,348People
1 sq miLand
Sunny 77°
SunnyDew point 56°
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Today in Royal Oak

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now clear day 75° 0%
6p clear day 73° 0%
9p mostly clear night 65° 0%
12a mostly cloudy night 62° 0%
3a partly cloudy night 61° 0%
6a mostly cloudy night 59° 0%
Overcast
NEXT RAINTomorrow about 9 PM · 66%
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Tue0%
Sunny Sunny
59
75
A
Wed60%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
63
73
B
Thu70%
Showers likely Showers likely
59
75
C
Fri60%
Chance of showers; cooler Chance of showers; cooler
48
66
C
Sat0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
48
65
B
Sun0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
46
66
C
Mon0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
43
61
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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