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MICHIGAN · WEXFORD COUNTY

South Branch

352 people, 1,080 ft above sea level in Wexford County.

1,080 ftElevation, city center
352People, 2024 estimate
36 sq miLand area
Sunny 73°
Sunny now Dew point 59° · W 9 mph · high 69°
City of South Branch River Interstate 2 miles
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The South Branch 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 South Branch

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 2:00 PM EDT
RIGHT NOW Manistee County - Blacker Airport (KMBL) · 2:56 PM
Sunny
73° Sunny Feels like 73° · high of 69° near 3 PM
WindW 9 mphno gusts
Humidity61%rising to 100% by morning
Pressure29.99 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 59° · Comfortable46° by Friday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Overcast
Tomorrow, about 4 AMin about 12 hours · 96% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 90.04 in · 20 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Wexford County
NWS Gaylord and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 3:48 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:38 AM7:28 PM ↓
11 h 50 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 89% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
33
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
TUESDAY, SEPT. 29
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 30
THURSDAY, OCT. 1
FRIDAY, OCT. 2
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mostly sunny
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mostly cloudy night
mostly cloudy night
mostly cloudy night
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partly cloudy day
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TEMPERATURE °F
69°
58°
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49°
CHANCE OF RAIN
96% · 0.49 in Wednesday morning 50%
WIND, MPH
9
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Comfortable: dew points 54 to 64° ↑ The front passes Drier: 49° 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
69° 56°
10% rain — SW 8 A
WED Sept. 30 Showers likely Showers likely
66° 56°
100% rain 0.2–0.8″ SSW 12 B
THU Oct. 1 Chance of showers Chance of showers
66° 48°
50% rain up to 0.7″ NW 6 B
FRI Oct. 2 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
63° 37°
0% rain — N 3 B
SAT Oct. 3 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
63° 40°
10% rain — SSW 5 B
SUN Oct. 4 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
62° 38°
10% rain — NNW 6 A
MON Oct. 5 Sunny Sunny
59° 36°
0% rain — N 5 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 South Branch about 5,000 feet above the ground was over British Columbia three days ago, and over the Great Lakes a day ago, about 1,990 miles back along its path. It came down from about 16,200 feet up, warming and drying as it sank. Near the ground the air came from the Pacific Northwest; 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 · WEXFORD

South Branch

352 people, 1,080 ft above sea level in Wexford County.

1,080 ftElevation
352People
36 sq miLand
Sunny 73°
SunnyDew point 59°
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Today in South Branch

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly sunny 69° 0%
6p partly cloudy day 67° 0%
9p overcast 59° 4%
12a overcast 59° 8%
3a overcast 59° 23%
6a rain 58° 96%
Overcast
NEXT RAINTomorrow about 4 AM · 96%
→
Tue10%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
56
69
A
Wed100%
Showers likely Showers likely
56
66
B
Thu50%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
48
66
B
Fri0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
37
63
B
Sat10%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
40
63
B
Sun10%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
38
62
A
Mon0%
Sunny Sunny
36
59
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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