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MICHIGAN · EATON COUNTY

Walton

2,198 people, 900 ft above sea level in Eaton County.

900 ftElevation, city center
2,198People, 2024 estimate
35 sq miLand area
Sunny 73°
Sunny now Dew point 54° · N 3 mph · high 73°
City of Walton River Interstate 2 miles
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The Walton 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 Walton

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 1:00 PM EDT
RIGHT NOW Fitch H Beach Airport (KFPK) · 2:35 PM
Sunny
73° Sunny Feels like 73° · high of 73° near 2 PM
WindN 3 mphno gusts
Humidity50%falling to 51% this afternoon
Pressure30.02 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 54° · Dry65° by Thursday: more humid
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Overcast
Tomorrow, about 3 PMin about 24 hours · 71% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT0.08–0.4 inmost likely 0.2; 1 in 10 over 0.9
LAST RAINSept. 210.5 in · 8 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Eaton County
NWS Grand Rapids and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 2:49 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:34 AM7:25 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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TEMPERATURE °F
73°
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CHANCE OF RAIN
79% · 1.44 in Thursday night 50%
WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Comfortable: dew points 53 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° / 45°
TUE Sept. 29 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
73° 58°
0% rain — SSW 6 A
WED Sept. 30 Showers likely Showers likely
68° 61°
70% rain 0.08–0.4″ SSW 9 B
THU Oct. 1 Showers likely Showers likely
71° 55°
80% rain 0.8–2.3″ SW 7 C
FRI Oct. 2 Chance of showers Chance of showers
64° 41°
40% rain — NNW 5 B
SAT Oct. 3 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
64° 41°
0% rain — E 3 B
SUN Oct. 4 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
65° 39°
0% rain — NW 6 B
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
60° 35°
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 Walton about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the Great Basin three days ago, and over the Great Lakes a day ago, about 1,700 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 · EATON

Walton

2,198 people, 900 ft above sea level in Eaton County.

900 ftElevation
2,198People
35 sq miLand
Sunny 73°
SunnyDew point 54°
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Today in Walton

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now clear day 73° 0%
5p mostly sunny 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° 1%
Overcast
NEXT RAINTomorrow about 3 PM · 71%
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Tue0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
58
73
A
Wed70%
Showers likely Showers likely
61
68
B
Thu80%
Showers likely Showers likely
55
71
C
Fri40%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
41
64
B
Sat0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
41
64
B
Sun0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
39
65
B
Mon0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
35
60
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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