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MICHIGAN · JACKSON COUNTY

Sandstone

3,895 people, 970 ft above sea level in Jackson County.

970 ftElevation, city center
3,895People, 2024 estimate
36 sq miLand area
Sunny 74°
Sunny now Dew point 56° · SSE 7 mph · high 74°
City of Sandstone River Interstate 2 miles
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The Sandstone 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 Sandstone

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 1:00 PM EDT
RIGHT NOW Jackson County Airport - Reynolds Field (KJXN) · 1:56 PM
Sunny
74° Sunny Feels like 74° · high of 74° near 3 PM
WindSSE 7 mphno gusts
Humidity53%falling to 48% this afternoon
Pressure30.06 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 56° · Comfortable65° by Thursday: more humid
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Overcast
Tomorrow, about 3 PMin about 24 hours · 63% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT0.04–0.3 inmost likely 0.1; 1 in 10 over 0.7
LAST RAINSept. 200.59 in · 9 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Jackson County
NWS Grand Rapids and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 2:48 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:32 AM7:24 PM ↓
11 h 51 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 89% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
36
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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clear day
mostly sunny
partly cloudy night
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TEMPERATURE °F
73°
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CHANCE OF RAIN
83% · 1.25 in Friday overnight 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Comfortable: dew points 52 to 65°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 68° / 47°
TUE Sept. 29 Sunny Sunny
74° 57°
0% rain — SSW 6 A
WED Sept. 30 Chance of showers Chance of showers
70° 61°
50% rain 0.04–0.3″ SSW 8 B
THU Oct. 1 Showers likely Showers likely
72° 56°
80% rain 0.8–2.1″ SW 7 C
FRI Oct. 2 Chance of showers Chance of showers
65° 41°
50% rain up to 0.2″ NNW 5 C
SAT Oct. 3 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
64° 41°
0% rain — ESE 5 B
SUN Oct. 4 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
66° 40°
0% rain — WNW 7 B
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
60° 36°
0% rain — NNW 3 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 Sandstone about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the northern Rockies three days ago, and over the Great Lakes a day ago, about 1,320 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 · JACKSON

Sandstone

3,895 people, 970 ft above sea level in Jackson County.

970 ftElevation
3,895People
36 sq miLand
Sunny 74°
SunnyDew point 56°
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Today in Sandstone

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now clear day 73° 0%
5p clear day 73° 0%
8p partly cloudy night 64° 0%
11p partly cloudy night 60° 0%
2a partly cloudy night 59° 0%
5a mostly cloudy night 59° 0%
Overcast
NEXT RAINTomorrow about 3 PM · 63%
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Tue0%
Sunny Sunny
57
74
A
Wed50%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
61
70
B
Thu80%
Showers likely Showers likely
56
72
C
Fri50%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
41
65
C
Sat0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
41
64
B
Sun0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
40
66
B
Mon0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
36
60
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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