Citizen station GW1950GW1950
In a volunteer observer's own ground/5.0 mi away/614 ft/- ft from here
temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure
Freda Sands, Michigan
Beach in Houghton County, Michigan35°
55°/30°
Partly cloudy·
Feels like 31°·Light breeze 4 mph W
Now. Freda Sands is 35° and partly cloudy at 2 AM. With the wind it feels like 31°. The dew point is 29°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Light breeze from the west at 4 mph.
Today and tonight. It warms to about 54° by 4 PM. Tonight falls to about 42° by 7 AM, under a mostly clear sky. No rain is expected for the rest of the day.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Wednesday, near 65°, and the coolest Monday, near 60°. The days ahead look dry. Frost is possible Tuesday morning, a low of 36°.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 7:04 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 42% lit, and sets at 11:41 PM. The next full Moon is Monday, Oct 26. After dark, look for Saturn, bright in the east-southeast. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The Orionids meteor shower is active, peaking around Oct 21: at its peak, up to about 20 meteors an hour can be seen from a dark site. The sky is forecast to stay clear: a good night to look up. The day is 10 hours 49 minutes long, 4 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
8Air quality
82%Humidity
46%Cloud
Now
2:00 AM
35feels31
now, partly cloudy
Today
Oct 17
5530
17mph
Sun
Oct 18
6239
15mph
Mon
Oct 19
6038
mostly clear day
Tue
Oct 20
6136
mostly clear day
Wed
Oct 21
6542
mostly clear day
Thu
Oct 22
6245
16%
Fri
Oct 23
6542
partly cloudy day
35°
55°30°
62°39°
60°38°
61°36°
65°42°
62°45°
65°42°
As of 2:00 AM in Freda Sands, Michigan.
Air quality
The air at Freda Sands
Index 8, good, led by fine particles. Read at 1 AM from its reporting area, Western Upper Peninsula (MI), 49 miles off.
8Good
- Fine particles (PM2.5)8Good-
The days ahead
Good each day through Mon Oct 19, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 5, good.
GoodModerate
- 5YesterdayOct 16
- GoodTodayOct 17
- GoodSunOct 18
- GoodMonOct 19
Smoke, the next 43 hours
No smoke near the ground through Sun 8 PM.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Freda Sands
0.26 in in the last 24 hours, 0.72 in over the last 3 days, to Sat 1 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.26in
- Last 3 days
- 0.72in
3 days agoLast 24 hours 36%
Visibility
How far you can see at Freda Sands, the next 43 hours
Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 8 PM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Facing NW 304°
From above: the edge, the break, the view
Surf and swim
The waves at buoy 45006, 47.3 mi away.
Waves at buoy 45006, West Superior
- Wave height
- 2.0 ft
- Period
- 5 s
- From
- ENE (58°)
- Swell
- 0.7 ft at 6 s from ENE
- Wind waves
- 1.6 ft at 5 s from ENE
- Water
- 49 °F
- Read
- Sat 1:50 AM
- Distance
- 47.3 mi
Wave height is the significant height: the mean of the highest third of the waves. The period is the time between the waves carrying the most energy.
Every hour, last 24 hours
| Time | Wave height | Period | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 1:50 AM | 2.0 ft | 5 s | ENE (58°) |
| Sat 12:50 AM | 2.3 ft | 4 s | WNW (287°) |
| Fri 11:50 PM | 2.3 ft | 5 s | NE (49°) |
| Fri 10:50 PM | 2.6 ft | 3 s | NW (326°) |
| Fri 9:50 PM | 3.0 ft | 8 s | NE (47°) |
| Fri 8:50 PM | 3.0 ft | 6 s | NE (44°) |
| Fri 7:50 PM | 3.6 ft | 4 s | NNW (342°) |
| Fri 6:50 PM | 3.9 ft | 6 s | NE (50°) |
| Fri 5:50 PM | 4.3 ft | 6 s | NE (49°) |
| Fri 4:50 PM | 4.9 ft | 6 s | NE (48°) |
| Fri 3:50 PM | 4.9 ft | 6 s | NE (36°) |
| Fri 2:50 PM | 5.2 ft | 6 s | NE (35°) |
| Fri 1:50 PM | 6.9 ft | - | NNE (30°) |
| Fri 12:50 PM | 6.6 ft | 6 s | NNE (33°) |
| Fri 11:50 AM | 6.9 ft | - | NE (35°) |
| Fri 10:50 AM | 7.2 ft | 6 s | NNE (25°) |
| Fri 9:50 AM | 6.9 ft | 6 s | NNE (23°) |
| Fri 8:50 AM | 7.5 ft | 7 s | NNE (22°) |
| Fri 7:50 AM | 6.2 ft | 6 s | NNE (20°) |
| Fri 6:50 AM | 4.9 ft | 5 s | NNE (31°) |
| Fri 5:50 AM | 3.0 ft | 4 s | NE (39°) |
| Fri 4:50 AM | 2.3 ft | 4 s | NE (37°) |
| Fri 3:50 AM | 2.0 ft | 4 s | NNE (27°) |
| Fri 2:50 AM | 2.0 ft | 4 s | NNE (30°) |
Beach
- County
- Houghton County
- State
- Michigan
- Latitude
- 47.1242° N
- Longitude
- 88.8338° W
What is measuring near here
The 6 instruments nearest Freda Sands, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 5.0 miles away.
measured now4 instruments
Pilgrim River At Paradise Rd Nr Dodgeville04043016
At a river or reservoir gauge/13.6 mi away/600 ft/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
HancockCMX
At an airfield/16.5 mi away/1,070 ft/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Twin LakesMC008
Beside a road/16.6 mi away/1,190 ft/- ft from here
temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip
measured daily2 instruments
Atlantic Mine 3.9 NWMI-HG-21
In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.7 mi away/973 ft/- ft from here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
At a cooperative observer's station/12.0 mi away/1,155 ft/- ft from here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
0in
Snow on the ground
Measured at Hancock - Quincy Hill (QNCM4), 12.0 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 07:00. measured daily
Elsewhere in Michigan
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Near Freda Sands
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Trimountaincommunity, 9 mi
- Painesdalecommunity, 9 mi
- South Rangevillage, 10 mi
- Atlantic Minecommunity, 10 mi
- Hancockcity, 11 mi
- Dodgevillecommunity, 12 mi
- Hurontowncommunity, 12 mi
- Houghtoncity, 12 mi
- Keweenaw Peninsulafeature, 13 mi
- Mont Ripleyski area, 13 mi
- Dollar Baycommunity, 16 mi
- Chassellcommunity, 16 mi
Beaches near Freda Sands
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- Hancock Beach Park10 mi
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- Sandy Bottom Beach Park16 mi
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