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MICHIGAN · KENT COUNTY

Sparta

4,323 people, 780 ft above sea level in Kent County.

780 ftElevation, city center
4,323People, 2024 estimate
3 sq miLand area
Sunny 73°
Sunny now Dew point 54° · SSW 7 mph · high 74°
City of Sparta River Interstate 2 miles
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The Sparta 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 Sparta

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 1:00 PM EDT
RIGHT NOW Gerald R. Ford International Airport (KGRR) · 1:53 PM
Sunny
73° Sunny Feels like 73° · high of 74° near 4 PM
WindSSW 7 mphno gusts
Humidity51%falling to 52% this afternoon
Pressure30.03 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 54° · Dry65° by Thursday: more humid
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow, about 2 PMin about 23 hours · 73% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT0.3–0.8 inmost likely 0.6; 1 in 10 over 1.2
LAST RAINSept. 200.25 in · 9 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Kent County
NWS Grand Rapids and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 2:49 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:37 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
50
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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TEMPERATURE °F
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CHANCE OF RAIN
73% · 1.57 in Wednesday afternoon 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Comfortable: dew points 51 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° / 48°
TUE Sept. 29 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
74° 60°
0% rain — SSW 7 A
WED Sept. 30 Showers likely; cooler Showers likely; cooler
66° 62°
70% rain 0.3–0.8″ S 10 B
THU Oct. 1 Showers likely Showers likely
69° 53°
70% rain 0.6–2.3″ SW 8 C
FRI Oct. 2 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
65° 40°
20% rain — NNW 8 B
SAT Oct. 3 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
64° 43°
0% rain — E 6 B
SUN Oct. 4 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
64° 40°
0% rain — NW 9 B
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
60° 37°
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 Sparta about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the Pacific Northwest three days ago, and over the Great Lakes a day ago, about 1,840 miles back along its path. It came down from about 13,000 feet up, warming and drying as it sank. 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 · KENT

Sparta

4,323 people, 780 ft above sea level in Kent County.

780 ftElevation
4,323People
3 sq miLand
Sunny 73°
SunnyDew point 54°
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Today in Sparta

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now clear day 72° 0%
5p partly cloudy day 74° 0%
8p partly cloudy night 64° 0%
11p mostly cloudy night 60° 1%
2a mostly cloudy night 61° 1%
5a mostly cloudy night 62° 3%
Mostly cloudy
NEXT RAINTomorrow about 2 PM · 73%
→
Tue0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
60
74
A
Wed70%
Showers likely; cooler Showers likely; cooler
62
66
B
Thu70%
Showers likely Showers likely
53
69
C
Fri20%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
40
65
B
Sat0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
43
64
B
Sun0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
40
64
B
Mon0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
37
60
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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