Citizen station GW4575GW4575
In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.4 mi away/993 ft/- ft from here
temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure
Hancock Beach Park, Michigan
Beach in Houghton County, Michigan43°
47°/33°
Overcast·
Feels like 37°·Gentle breeze 12 mph N
Coming up. Rain is likely this morning, from about 6 AM, the chance peaking at 66% around 7 AM.
Now. Hancock Beach Park is 43° and overcast at 6 AM. With the wind it feels like 37°. The dew point is 40°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Gentle breeze from the north at 12 mph, gusting to 37 mph.
Today and tonight. Tonight falls to about 36° by 4 AM, under a mostly clear sky. Frost can form on the ground in sheltered spots.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Wednesday, near 64°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 56°. The days ahead look dry. The windiest day is tomorrow, with wind to 20 mph. The first freeze could come tomorrow, a low of 32°.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 7:05 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 33% lit, and sets at 10:37 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 52 minutes long, 3 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
6Air quality
89%Humidity
98%Cloud
Now
6:00 AM
43feels37
65%
12mph
Today
Oct 16
4733
79%
25mph
Sat
Oct 17
5632
20mph
Sun
Oct 18
6237
20mph
Mon
Oct 19
6041
partly cloudy day
Tue
Oct 20
6137
mostly clear day
Wed
Oct 21
6440
mostly clear day
Thu
Oct 22
6346
28%
43°
47°33°
56°32°
62°37°
60°41°
61°37°
64°40°
63°46°
As of 6:00 AM in Hancock Beach Park, Michigan.
Air quality
The air at Hancock Beach Park
Index 6, good, led by fine particles. Read at 6 AM from its reporting area, Western Upper Peninsula (MI), 47 miles off.
6Good
- Fine particles (PM2.5)6Good-
The days ahead
Good each day through Today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 12, good.
GoodModerate
- 12YesterdayOct 15
- GoodTodayOct 16
Smoke, the next 45 hours
No smoke near the ground through Sun 2 AM.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Hancock Beach Park
0.84 in in the last 24 hours, and none in the 2 days before, to Fri 5 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.84in
- Last 3 days
- 0.84in
Visibility
How far you can see at Hancock Beach Park, the next 45 hours
Visibility stays 4 miles or more through Sun 2 AM, lowest 4 miles Fri 12 PM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Facing SW 231°
From above: the edge, the break, the view
Surf and swim
The waves at buoy 45006, 57.0 mi away.
Waves at buoy 45006, West Superior
- Wave height
- 3.0 ft
- Period
- 4 s
- From
- NE (39°)
- Swell
- 0.0 ft at 8 s from NNW
- Wind waves
- 3.0 ft at 4 s from NE
- Water
- 50 °F
- Read
- Fri 5:50 AM
- Distance
- 57.0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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°) |
| Fri 1:50 AM | 2.0 ft | 4 s | NNE (30°) |
| Fri 12:50 AM | 2.0 ft | 4 s | NNE (30°) |
| Thu 11:50 PM | 1.3 ft | 3 s | NE (39°) |
| Thu 10:50 PM | 0.7 ft | - | - |
| Thu 9:50 PM | 0.3 ft | - | - |
| Thu 8:50 PM | 0.7 ft | - | - |
| Thu 7:50 PM | 0.7 ft | - | - |
| Thu 6:50 PM | 0.7 ft | - | - |
| Thu 5:50 PM | 0.7 ft | - | - |
| Thu 4:50 PM | 0.7 ft | - | - |
| Thu 3:50 PM | 0.7 ft | - | - |
| Thu 2:50 PM | 1.0 ft | 4 s | SE (135°) |
| Thu 1:50 PM | 1.3 ft | 4 s | SE (136°) |
| Thu 12:50 PM | 1.6 ft | 4 s | SE (132°) |
| Thu 11:50 AM | 1.3 ft | 4 s | ESE (105°) |
| Thu 10:50 AM | 1.3 ft | 3 s | SE (134°) |
| Thu 9:50 AM | 1.6 ft | 4 s | SE (143°) |
| Thu 8:50 AM | 2.0 ft | 3 s | SE (145°) |
| Thu 7:50 AM | 1.3 ft | 3 s | SE (128°) |
| Thu 6:50 AM | 1.3 ft | 3 s | SE (136°) |
Beach
- County
- Houghton County
- State
- Michigan
- Latitude
- 47.1318° N
- Longitude
- 88.6162° W
What is measuring near here
The 6 instruments nearest Hancock Beach Park, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.8 miles away.
measured now4 instruments
Pilgrim River At Paradise Rd Nr Dodgeville04043016
At a river or reservoir gauge/4.5 mi away/600 ft/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
HancockCMX
At an airfield/6.5 mi away/1,070 ft/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
CalumetMC030
Beside a road/9.6 mi away/1,171 ft/- ft from here
temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip
measured daily2 instruments
Hancock 0.1 NEMI-HG-2
In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.8 mi away/798 ft/- ft from here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
At a cooperative observer's station/1.8 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), 1.8 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 06:30. measured daily
Elsewhere in Michigan
66 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
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Near Hancock Beach Park
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Hancockcity, 1 mi
- Atlantic Minecommunity, 2 mi
- Houghtoncity, 2 mi
- Hurontowncommunity, 3 mi
- Keweenaw Peninsulafeature, 3 mi
- Mont Ripleyski area, 3 mi
- Dodgevillecommunity, 3 mi
- South Rangevillage, 4 mi
- Dollar Baycommunity, 5 mi
- Trimountaincommunity, 6 mi
- Painesdalecommunity, 7 mi
- Chassellcommunity, 8 mi
Beaches near Hancock Beach Park
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- Breakers Beach7 mi
- Stamp Sand7 mi
- Freda Sands10 mi
- Calumet Waterworks Beach11 mi
- Agate Beach16 mi
- Santa Monica Beach19 mi
- Rock Beach Point21 mi