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MICHIGAN · CHIPPEWA COUNTY

Rudyard

1,298 people, 670 ft above sea level in Chippewa County.

670 ftElevation, city center
1,298People, 2024 estimate
90 sq miLand area
Sunny 72°
Sunny now Dew point 54° · SW 7 mph · high 72°
City of Rudyard River Interstate 2 miles
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The Rudyard 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 in Rudyard

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 2:00 PM EDT
RIGHT NOW Chippewa County International Airport (KCIU) · 2:56 PM
Sunny
72° Sunny Feels like 72° · high of 72° near 4 PM
WindSW 7 mphno gusts
Humidity53%rising to 100% by morning
Pressure29.98 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index5 nowmoderate
Dew point 54° · Dry40° by Friday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Showers
Saturday40% chance · showers
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 150.18 in · 14 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Chippewa County
NWS Gaylord and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 3:18 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:34 AM7:23 PM ↓
11 h 49 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 89% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
28
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
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Comfortable: dew points 50 to 61° ↑ The front passes Drier: 40° 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 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
72° 56°
0% rain — S 9 A
WED Sept. 30 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
68° 59°
30% rain — SW 13 B
THU Oct. 1 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
69° 47°
20% rain — WNW 12 B
FRI Oct. 2 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
62° 38°
0% rain — NW 13 B
SAT Oct. 3 Chance of showers Chance of showers
63° 43°
40% rain — S 6 B
SUN Oct. 4 Chance of showers Chance of showers
61° 37°
40% rain up to 0.1″ NW 14 C
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
56° 35°
0% rain — NW 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 Rudyard about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the northern Rockies three days ago, and over the Great Lakes a day ago, about 1,670 miles back along its path. Near the ground the air came from the central Plains; at 10,000 feet, from the Pacific off California. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses, nine paths at each of three heights.

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Rudyard

1,298 people, 670 ft above sea level in Chippewa County.

670 ftElevation
1,298People
90 sq miLand
Sunny 72°
SunnyDew point 54°
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Today in Rudyard

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now partly cloudy day 71° 0%
6p partly cloudy day 69° 0%
9p mostly cloudy night 58° 1%
12a mostly cloudy night 56° 4%
3a mostly cloudy night 57° 9%
6a mostly cloudy night 58° 27%
Showers
NEXT RAINSaturday · 40%
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Tue0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
56
72
A
Wed30%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
59
68
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Thu20%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
47
69
B
Fri0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
38
62
B
Sat40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
43
63
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Sun40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
37
61
C
Mon0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
35
56
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Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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