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MICHIGAN · GOGEBIC COUNTY

Wakefield

305 people, 1,460 ft above sea level in Gogebic County.

1,460 ftElevation, city center
305People, 2024 estimate
180 sq miLand area
Sunny 69°
Sunny now Dew point 49° · S 14 mph · high 71°
City of Wakefield River Interstate 5 miles
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The Wakefield 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 Wakefield

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 1:00 PM CDT
RIGHT NOW Gogebic-Iron County Airport (KIWD) · 1:56 PM
Sunny
69° Sunny Feels like 69° · high of 71° near 2 PM
WindS 14 mphgusts 22
Humidity49%falling to 51% this afternoon
Pressure29.83 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 49° · Dry35° by Friday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Tonight, about 7 PMin about 5 hours · 44% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 160.04 in · 13 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Gogebic County
NWS Marquette and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 2:18 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:55 AM6:44 PM ↓
11 h 49 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 89% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
28
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
71°
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CHANCE OF RAIN
44% · 0.04 in Tuesday night 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Comfortable: dew points 52 to 61° ↑ The front passes Drier: 35° 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 Chance of showers Chance of showers
71° 54°
40% rain — S 16, gusts 28 A
WED Sept. 30 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
76° 49°
10% rain — SW 9 A
THU Oct. 1 Partly cloudy; cooler Partly cloudy; cooler
63° 35°
0% rain — NW 10 B
FRI Oct. 2 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
58° 30°
0% rain — WSW 5 B
SAT Oct. 3 Chance of showers Chance of showers
61° 34°
50% rain up to 0.4″ SSW 7 C
SUN Oct. 4 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
58° 30°
10% rain — WNW 8 C
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
58° 32°
0% rain — SE 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 Wakefield about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the central Plains three days ago, and over the Great Lakes a day ago, about 870 miles back along its path. Near the ground the air came from a point about 370 miles to the south; at 10,000 feet, from the central Plains. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses, nine paths at each of three heights.

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MICHIGAN · GOGEBIC

Wakefield

305 people, 1,460 ft above sea level in Gogebic County.

1,460 ftElevation
305People
180 sq miLand
Sunny 69°
SunnyDew point 49°
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Today in Wakefield

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 71° 3%
5p mostly cloudy day 70° 13%
8p rain 60° 30%
11p mostly cloudy night 58° 24%
2a mostly cloudy night 58° 2%
5a mostly cloudy night 59° 1%
Rain
NEXT RAINTonight about 7 PM · 44%
→
Tue40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
54
71
A
Wed10%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
49
76
A
Thu0%
Partly cloudy; cooler Partly cloudy; cooler
35
63
B
Fri0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
30
58
B
Sat50%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
34
61
C
Sun10%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
30
58
C
Mon0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
32
58
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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