Big Rapids, Michigan

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Local Time: 4:29 PM EDT (GMT -0400) — Set My Timezone

Lat/Lon: 43.7° N 85.5° W (Google Map)

Tropical Weather: Invest 91e (East Pacific)

Active Advisory: Areal Flood Advisory (US Severe Weather) Active Notice: Local Storm Report

	Current Conditions

The Spedowski's, Big Rapids, Michigan (PWS)

Updated: 4:28 PM EDT on May 22, 2013

63.9 °F

Light Drizzle

Humidity:	97%
Dew Point:	63 °F
Wind:	Calm
Wind Gust:	3.0 mph
Pressure:	29.62 in (Steady)
Visibility:	10.0 miles
UV:	2 out of 16
Pollen:	5.10 out of 12 Pollen Forecast new!
Clouds:	Mostly Cloudy 600 ft Mostly Cloudy 1200 ft Overcast 4000 ft (Above Ground Level)
Elevation:	951 ft

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Flight Rule:	IFR (KRQB)
Wind Speed:	5.0 kts.
Wind Dir:	90° (East)
Ceiling:	600 ft
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City:		Temp.:	Conditions:	Updated:
	Big Rapids	63 °F	Light Drizzle	4:14 PM EDT
	Fremont	63 °F	Light Rain	4:15 PM EDT
	Mount Pleasant	70 °F	Overcast	4:15 PM EDT
	Cadillac	63 °F	Light Drizzle	4:14 PM EDT

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History & Almanac

Max Temperature:

Min Temperature:

Normal (KRQB)

71 °F

43 °F

Record (KRQB)

87 °F (1980)

26 °F (2003)

Yesterday

77.5 °F

62.8 °F

Detailed History and Climate (KRQB)

Today's State Extremes

State Highs:
Ypsilanti	86°F
Detroit Metro	82°F
Lambertville	82°F
Grosse Ile	82°F
Monroe	82°F

State Lows:
Copper Harbor	39°F
Ironwood	41°F
Gwinn	42°F
Munising	43°F
Houghton	44°F

Astronomy

May 22, 2013

Rise:

Set:

Actual Time

6:09 AM EDT

9:07 PM EDT

Civil Twilight

5:35 AM EDT

9:42 PM EDT

Nautical Twilight

4:52 AM EDT

10:25 PM EDT

Astronomical Twilight

4:01 AM EDT

11:17 PM EDT

Moon

6:25 PM EDT

4:18 AM EDT

Length Of Visible Light:

16h 06m

Length of Day

14h 58m

Tomorrow will be 1m 48s longer.

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Big Rapids, MI

63.9 °F

Light Drizzle

at 4:28 PM EDT

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5-Day Weather Forecast for ZIP Code 49307

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Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
79° F \| 50° F	54° F \| 36° F	61° F \| 39° F	63° F \| 41° F	66° F \| 46° F
T-storms 100% chance of precipitation	Rain Showers 70% chance of precipitation	Partly Cloudy	Clear	Partly Cloudy
Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly
Tomorrow is forecast to be Much Cooler than today.

Forecast for Big Rapids

Updated: 11:00 AM EDT on May 22, 2013
	Wednesday Overcast with thunderstorms and a chance of rain, then thunderstorms and rain showers in the afternoon. Fog early. High of 79F. Winds less than 5 mph. Chance of rain 100% with rainfall amounts near 0.5 in. possible. » ZIP Code Detail
	Wednesday Night Overcast with a chance of a thunderstorm and rain showers, then rain showers after midnight. Low of 50F. Winds from the NNW at 5 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 100% with rainfall amounts near 1.2 in. possible.
	Thursday Overcast with rain showers, then a chance of rain in the afternoon. High of 54F. Winds from the North at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 70%. » ZIP Code Detail
	Thursday Night Clear. Low of 36F. Winds from the NNW at 5 to 15 mph.
	Friday Clear in the morning, then partly cloudy. High of 61F. Winds from the NNW at 5 to 10 mph. » ZIP Code Detail
	Friday Night Partly cloudy. Low of 39F. Winds from the North at 5 to 10 mph.
	Saturday Clear. High of 63F. Winds from the North at 5 to 10 mph.
	Saturday Night Partly cloudy. Fog overnight. Low of 41F. Winds from the North at 5 to 10 mph shifting to the ESE after midnight.
	Sunday Clear. High of 66F. Winds from the SE at 5 to 10 mph.
	Sunday Night Partly cloudy. Low of 46F. Winds less than 5 mph.
	Monday Clear. High of 72F. Winds from the SE at 5 to 10 mph.
	Monday Night Clear. Low of 46F. Winds from the ESE at 5 to 10 mph.
	Tuesday Clear. High of 73F. Winds from the SE at 10 to 15 mph.
	Tuesday Night Partly cloudy. Fog overnight. Low of 59F. Winds from the SSE at 5 to 10 mph.
	Wednesday Partly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm. High of 79F. Winds from the SW at 5 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30%.
	Wednesday Night Partly cloudy. Low of 64F. Winds from the SSW at 10 to 15 mph.
	Thursday Partly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm. High of 82F. Winds from the SSW at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 40%.
	Thursday Night Mostly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm. Low of 66F. Winds from the SSW at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 40%.
	Friday Mostly cloudy. High of 82F. Winds from the SSW at 10 to 15 mph.
	Friday Night Partly cloudy. Low of 66F. Winds from the SSW at 10 to 15 mph.
	Saturday Partly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm. High of 88F. Winds from the SW at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 40%.
	Saturday Night Clear with a chance of a thunderstorm. Fog overnight. Low of 66F. Winds from the SW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20%.
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Air Quality Forecast for Lansing

	Air Quality:	AQ Index:	Pollutant:
Yesterday	Good		OZONE
Yesterday	Good		PM2.5
Current	Good		PM2.5
Current	Good		OZONE
Wednesday	Good		PM2.5
Wednesday	Good		OZONE
Thursday	Good		PM2.5
Thursday	Good		OZONE
Friday	Good		PM2.5
Friday	Good		OZONE
Saturday	Good		PM2.5
Saturday	Good		OZONE
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Pollen Forecast Current Air Quality Yesterday's Peak

Sports Weather

NFL:	Date:	Forecast:
Cowboys vs. Dolphins	8:00 PM EDT on August 04, 2013	Average High 80° F/ 26° C
Ravens vs. Buccaneers	7:30 PM EDT on August 08, 2013	Average High 88° F/ 31° C
College Football:	Date:	Forecast:
Redbirds vs. Cardinals	12:00 PM EDT on August 29, 2013	Average High 81° F/ 27° C
Golden Hurricane vs. Falcons	12:00 PM EDT on August 29, 2013	Average High 80° F/ 26° C
MLB:	Date:	Forecast:
Twins vs. Braves	12:10 PM EDT on May 22, 2013	Chance of a Thunderstorm, 76 °F
Dodgers vs. Brewers	12:10 PM CDT on May 22, 2013	Chance of a Thunderstorm, 65 °F
Football (Soccer):	Date:	Forecast:
Livorno vs. Brescia	6:30 PM CEST on May 22, 2013	Scattered Clouds, High 69° F/ 21° C
Empoli vs. Novara	8:45 PM CEST on May 22, 2013	Scattered Clouds, High 69° F/ 21° C
NASCAR:	Date:	Forecast:
Coca-Cola 600	6:16 PM EDT on May 26, 2013	Mostly Cloudy, 70 °F
FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks	1:15 PM EDT on June 02, 2013	Average High 81° F/ 27° C
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Dew Point

Humidity

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Precipitation

Elevation

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Type

The Spedowski's, Big Rapids, MI

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63.9 °F

63 °F

97%

East at 0.0 mph

29.59 in

0.06 in / hr

951 ft

4:28 PM EDT

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Big Rapids East, Big Rapids, MI

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63.0 °F

62 °F

97%

West at 0.0 mph

28.47 in

0.03 in / hr

1089 ft

4:28 PM EDT

Rapid Fire

APRSWXNET Hersey MI , Hersey, MI

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62 °F

61 °F

97%

ESE at 2 mph

29.57 in

0.09 in / hr

1139 ft

3:56 PM EDT

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Hersey Township, Hersey, MI

Hersey, MI Weather, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

63.2 °F

62 °F

96%

East at 1.0 mph

29.55 in

0.00 in / hr

1004 ft

4:25 PM EDT

Normal

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MesoWest Reed City , Reed City, MI

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65 °F

60 °F

84%

NNE at 6 mph

0.00 in / hr

1068 ft

3:40 PM EDT

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APRSWXNET White Cloud M, White Cloud, MI

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64 °F

100%

North at 0 mph

29.62 in

0.28 in / hr

925 ft

4:00 PM EDT

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RAWS BALDWIN MI, Baldwin, MI

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64 °F

63 °F

95%

NNW at 3 mph

0.07 in / hr

819 ft

3:38 PM EDT

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Lake, MI

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62.8 °F

61 °F

93%

North at 0.4 mph

29.43 in

0.11 in / hr

1089 ft

4:28 PM EDT

Rapid Fire

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Warnings and Notices

	Areal Flood Advisory
Statement as of 2:53 PM EDT on May 22, 2013 ... Flood Advisory remains in effect for Ottawa... Muskegon... Oceana... Newaygo... Montcalm... Mecosta... Kent... Isabella and Gratiot counties until 630 PM EDT... At 247 PM EDT... National Weather Service Doppler radar showed one round of heavy rain lifting north of the advisory area. Additional showers and thunderstorms were developing upstream across Southern Lake Michigan to near Allegan and Kalamazoo. This area of precipitation was lifting northeast. Measured rainfall amounts over two inches have already been received from Croton. Hourly amount between a half inch to an inch have been measured at both Big Rapids and Mount Pleasant. Another round of showers and thunderstorms will track through the advisory area as a result through 5 PM. The rain could be heavy at times. Locally up to another inch of rain could fall from this second batch of precipitation. Runoff from this excessive rainfall will cause minor flooding to occur. Some locations that will experience flooding include... Alma... Big Rapids... Grand Haven... Grand Rapids... Greenville... Holland... Howard City... Mount Pleasant... Muskegon... Newaygo... Pentwater... Ashley... Barryton... Beechwood... Bitely... Cedar Springs... Coopersville... Edmore... Fremont... Hudsonville... Ithaca... Lowell... Mecosta... Morley... Rockford... Rosebush... Shelby... Sparta... Stanton and Weidman. Precautionary/preparedness actions... Excessive runoff from this storm will cause minor flooding of small creeks and streams... urban areas... highways... streets and underpasses as well as other drainage areas and low lying spots. Lat... Lon 4367 8654 4382 8643 4382 8461 4347 8461 4347 8437 4312 8437 4312 8531 4277 8531 4277 8621 4308 8626 4337 8643 Mjs

	Local Storm Report
05/22/2013 0215 PM 2 miles NNW of Big Rapids, Mecosta County. Heavy rain m1.20 inch, reported by AWOS. Total rainfall since 5am.