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MICHIGAN · MARQUETTE COUNTY

Sands

2,359 people, 1,160 ft above sea level in Marquette County.

1,160 ftElevation, city center
2,359People, 2024 estimate
66 sq miLand area
Sunny 72°
Sunny now Dew point 54° · S 17 mph · high 72°
City of Sands River Interstate 2 miles
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The Sands 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 Sands

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 1:00 PM EDT
RIGHT NOW Marquette Sawyer Regional Airport (KSAW) · 1:45 PM
Sunny
72° Sunny Feels like 72° · high of 72° near 3 PM
WindS 17 mphno gusts
Humidity53%falling to 49% this afternoon
Pressure29.93 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 54° · Dry35° by Friday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow, about 1 AMin about 10 hours · 45% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 210.02 in · 8 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Marquette County
NWS Marquette and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 2:48 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:45 AM7:34 PM ↓
11 h 49 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 89% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
26
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
FRIDAY, OCT. 2
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mostly sunny
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TEMPERATURE °F
71°
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CHANCE OF RAIN
45% · 0.11 in Wednesday overnight 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Comfortable: dew points 52 to 62° ↑ 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 62° / 42°
TUE Sept. 29 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
72° 55°
20% rain — S 19, gusts 26 A
WED Sept. 30 Chance of showers Chance of showers
75° 54°
40% rain — SW 12 B
THU Oct. 1 Mostly cloudy; cooler Mostly cloudy; cooler
66° 39°
0% rain — NNW 11 B
FRI Oct. 2 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
59° 31°
0% rain — NNW 9 B
SAT Oct. 3 Chance of showers Chance of showers
61° 37°
40% rain up to 0.1″ S 12 B
SUN Oct. 4 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
59° 31°
10% rain — NW 15 C
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
56° 31°
0% rain — N 8 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 Sands 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. It rose from near the ground on the way. Near the ground the air came from the northern Rockies; 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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Marquette MI · 9 MI 9 miles north Green Bay WI · 134 MI 134 miles south
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MICHIGAN · MARQUETTE

Sands

2,359 people, 1,160 ft above sea level in Marquette County.

1,160 ftElevation
2,359People
66 sq miLand
Sunny 72°
SunnyDew point 54°
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Today in Sands

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 71° 1%
5p mostly cloudy day 71° 1%
8p overcast 64° 5%
11p mostly cloudy night 60° 16%
2a rain 57° 45%
5a mostly cloudy night 57° 22%
Mostly cloudy
NEXT RAINTomorrow about 1 AM · 45%
→
Tue20%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
55
72
A
Wed40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
54
75
B
Thu0%
Mostly cloudy; cooler Mostly cloudy; cooler
39
66
B
Fri0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
31
59
B
Sat40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
37
61
B
Sun10%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
31
59
C
Mon0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
31
56
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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