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MICHIGAN · INGHAM COUNTY

White Oak

1,221 people, 960 ft above sea level in Ingham County.

960 ftElevation, city center
1,221People, 2024 estimate
36 sq miLand area
Clear 42°
Clear now Dew point 33° · WNW 8 mph · high 42°
City of White Oak River Interstate 2 miles
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The White Oak 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 White Oak

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 5:00 PM EST
RIGHT NOW Capital Region International Airport (KLAN) · 5:53 PM
Clear
42° Clear Feels like 37° · high of 42° near 6 PM
WindWNW 8 mphno gusts
Humidity70%rising to 92% by morning
Pressure30.17 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 33° · Dryabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Clear
Not this weeknone in the forecast for a week
LIKELY AMOUNT—nothing expected
LAST RAINNov. 120.22 in · 2 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Ingham County
NWS Grand Rapids and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 6:16 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:26 AM5:15 PM ↓
9 h 49 m of daylight, 2 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 26% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
20
GOODAir quality index · ozone
Tomorrow: None, good. No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 30 to 37°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 48° / 32°
SAT Nov. 14 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
42° 32°
0% rain — NW 8 A
SUN Nov. 15 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
46° 29°
0% rain — NNW 6 B
MON Nov. 16 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
51° 32°
0% rain — WSW 7 A
TUE Nov. 17 Sunny Sunny
54° 35°
0% rain — SSW 7 A
WED Nov. 18 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
55° 40°
0% rain — S 9 A
THU Nov. 19 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
58° 44°
10% rain — WSW 9 B
FRI Nov. 20 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
58° 45°
10% rain — S 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 White Oak about 5,000 feet above the ground was over British Columbia three days ago, and over the northern Plains a day ago, about 2,510 miles back along its path. It came down from about 12,600 feet up, warming and drying as it sank. Near the ground the air came from British Columbia; at 10,000 feet, from a point about 3,220 miles to the west. It has stayed over land, which is why it feels dry. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses and the GFS beyond them, nine paths at each of three heights.

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THE GROUND

What White Oak stands on

White Oak’s center stands about 960 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 910 ft to 990 ft, a difference of 80 ft: gently rolling country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Sugarloaf Hill, about 1,130 ft, 13 miles south-southeast.

Under the town center the state geologic map shows Michigan Formation (shale), from the Carboniferous, 324 to 359 million years old.

The section below crosses 4 rock units mapped at the surface.

Leslie to Howell, cut in half

A section west to east, 24 miles through the town center
900 ft1,000 ft WHITE OAK960 ftIosco940 ftLow point890 ftHigh point of the line1,090 ft ← W · LeslieHowell · E →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 64×. The colored band under the surface is the rock the state geologic map shows at the surface, not a picture of what lies beneath.

Rock at the surface along the line

Saginaw Formation

Sandstone, shale. Age: Carboniferous, 299 to 324 million years old. About 13 mi of the line.

Michigan Formation

Shale. Age: Carboniferous, 324 to 359 million years old. About 5 mi of the line.

Marshall Sandstone

Sandstone. Age: Carboniferous, 324 to 359 million years old. About 3 mi of the line.

Bayport Limestone

Limestone. Age: Carboniferous, 324 to 359 million years old. About 3 mi of the line.

From the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation (Horton and others, 2017), the states’ geologic maps joined at a common scale.

Heights from Copernicus GLO-90 (a surface model: it includes buildings and tree canopy); summits from USGS GNIS; rivers from USGS NHDPlus HR; rock from the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation.
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THE WATER

Where White Oak’s rain goes

A raindrop that lands in White Oak reaches Lake Michigan by way of Dietz Creek, Doan Creek, the Red Cedar and the Grand River: about 190 river miles. From there it moves on through the Great Lakes, over Niagara Falls and down the St. Lawrence to the Atlantic.

THE WAY DOWN, TO SCALE
White Oak≈ 190 mi · Lake Michigan
FROM THE CENTER OF WHITE OAK ≈ 190 mi to Lake Michigan and the St. Lawrence Dietz Creek → Doan Creek → Red Cedar → Grand River

150 miles of the trip are on the Grand River.

Traced down the USGS NHDPlus V2.1 river network from the Census center point of White Oak; river miles along the main stem, rounded.

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ON THE NETWORK

Around White Oak on the Forecast Network

Neighboring plates

Lansing MI · 21 MI 21 miles northwest Ann Arbor MI · 31 MI 31 miles southeast Detroit MI · 57 MI 57 miles east Cleveland OH · 150 MI 150 miles southeast Columbus OH · 189 MI 189 miles south Milwaukee WI · 194 MI 194 miles west
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MICHIGAN · INGHAM

White Oak

1,221 people, 960 ft above sea level in Ingham County.

960 ftElevation
1,221People
36 sq miLand
Clear 42°
ClearDew point 33°
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Today in White Oak

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy night 42° 1%
9p mostly cloudy night 39° 1%
12a mostly cloudy night 36° 1%
3a mostly cloudy night 35° 2%
6a mostly cloudy night 35° 0%
9a mostly cloudy day 37° 1%
Clear
NEXT RAINNone this week
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Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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What White Oak stands on

White Oak’s center stands about 960 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 910 ft to 990 ft, a difference of 80 ft: gently rolling country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Sugarloaf Hill, about 1,130 ft, 13 miles south-southeast.

White Oak, west to east White Oak960 ftHigh point1,090 ft ← WE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 122×. Colors: rock at the surface.
Elevation, center960 ft
Within 3 miles910 to 990 ft
Lie of the landGently rolling (80 ft of relief)
High point nearbySugarloaf Hill, 1,130 ft, 13 mi south-southeast
Rock at the surfaceMichigan Formation
Its ageCarboniferous, 324 to 359 million years old
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Where the rain goes

≈ 190 mito Lake MichiganDietz Creek → Doan Creek → Red Cedar → Grand River

A raindrop that lands in White Oak reaches Lake Michigan by way of Dietz Creek, Doan Creek, the Red Cedar and the Grand River: about 190 river miles. From there it moves on through the Great Lakes, over Niagara Falls and down the St. Lawrence to the Atlantic.

150 miles of the trip are on the Grand River.