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MICHIGAN · IOSCO COUNTY

Tawas

1,737 people, 720 ft above sea level in Iosco County.

720 ftElevation, city center
1,737People, 2024 estimate
33 sq miLand area
Sunny 70°
Sunny now Dew point 55° · SE 10 mph · high 71°
City of Tawas River Interstate 2 miles
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The Tawas 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 Tawas

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 4:00 PM EDT
RIGHT NOW Oscoda-Wurtsmith Airport (KOSC) · 4:35 PM
Sunny
70° Sunny Feels like 70° · high of 71° near 4 PM
WindSE 10 mphno gusts
Humidity60%rising to 87% by morning
Pressure29.99 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 55° · Comfortable43° by Friday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow, about 9 AMin about 16 hours · 40% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT0.1–0.5 inmost likely 0.3; 1 in 10 over 0.6
LAST RAINSept. 160.09 in · 13 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Iosco County
NWS Gaylord and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 4:51 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:29 AM7:19 PM ↓
11 h 50 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 89% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
32
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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TEMPERATURE °F
71°
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CHANCE OF RAIN
62% · 0.72 in Thursday overnight 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Comfortable: dew points 52 to 63° ↑ The front passes Drier: 45° 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 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
71° 57°
0% rain — SSE 9 A
WED Sept. 30 Chance of showers Chance of showers
69° 58°
40% rain 0.1–0.5″ SSW 13, gusts 25 B
THU Oct. 1 Showers likely Showers likely
72° 47°
60% rain up to 1.0″ SW 9 C
FRI Oct. 2 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
66° 39°
0% rain — NNW 10 B
SAT Oct. 3 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
63° 41°
10% rain — SE 5 A
SUN Oct. 4 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
64° 39°
10% rain — NW 10 B
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
58° 36°
0% rain — NNW 9 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 Tawas about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the Pacific Northwest three days ago, and over the Great Lakes a day ago, about 1,830 miles back along its path. It came down from about 12,900 feet up, warming and drying as it sank. Near the ground the air came from the Great Lakes; at 10,000 feet, from the Pacific Northwest. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses, nine paths at each of three heights.

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MICHIGAN · IOSCO

Tawas

1,737 people, 720 ft above sea level in Iosco County.

720 ftElevation
1,737People
33 sq miLand
Sunny 70°
SunnyDew point 55°
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Today in Tawas

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly sunny 71° 0%
7p mostly clear night 66° 0%
10p mostly cloudy night 60° 0%
1a mostly cloudy night 58° 2%
4a mostly cloudy night 59° 7%
7a mostly cloudy day 58° 16%
Mostly cloudy
NEXT RAINTomorrow about 9 AM · 40%
→
Tue0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
57
71
A
Wed40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
58
69
B
Thu60%
Showers likely Showers likely
47
72
C
Fri0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
39
66
B
Sat10%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
41
63
A
Sun10%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
39
64
B
Mon0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
36
58
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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