Ess 1 MM-22 At North Eagle HwyMC113
Beside a road/4.2 mi away/640 ft/- ft from here
temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip
South Beach, Michigan
Beach in Leelanau County, Michigan* WHAT...Highest gusts up to 45 kts from the north and highest waves around 11 feet expected. * WHERE...Portions of Lake Michigan. * WHEN...From 11 AM to 11 PM EDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Strong winds will cause hazardous highest waves which could capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility.
Mariners should alter plans to avoid these hazardous conditions. Remain in port, seek safe harbor, alter course, and/or secure the vessel for hazardous conditions.
49°
55°/41°
Mostly cloudy·
Feels like 48°·Light breeze 4 mph NNE
Alert. A Gale Warning is in force for South Beach until 11 PM today. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book. Rain is likely early this morning, from about 2 AM, the chance peaking at 61% around 3 AM.
Now. South Beach is 49° and mostly cloudy at 2 AM. The dew point is 49°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Light breeze from the north-northeast at 4 mph.
Today and tonight. It warms to about 52° by 1 PM. Tonight falls to about 39° by 8 AM, with some cloud.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Wednesday, near 67°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 57°. The days ahead look dry. Frost is possible tomorrow morning, a low of 36°.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:57 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 33% lit, and sets at 10:36 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 day is 10 hours 58 minutes long, 3 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
16Air quality
96%Humidity
86%Cloud
Now
2:00 AM
49feels48
55%
Today
Oct 16
5541
99%
23mph
Sat
Oct 17
5736
14%
16mph
Sun
Oct 18
6243
19mph
Mon
Oct 19
6346
mostly clear day
Tue
Oct 20
6543
mostly clear day
Wed
Oct 21
6744
mostly clear day
Thu
Oct 22
6748
19%
49°
55°41°
57°36°
62°43°
63°46°
65°43°
67°44°
67°48°
As of 2:00 AM in South Beach, Michigan.
Air quality
The air at South Beach
Index 16, good, led by ozone. Read at 1 AM from its reporting area, Northwest Lower (MI), 16 miles off.
16Good
- Fine particles (PM2.5)9Good-
- Ozone16Good-
The days ahead
Yesterday measured 11, good.
GoodModerate
- 11YesterdayOct 15
Smoke, the next 43 hours
No smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM.
Precipitation
What has fallen at South Beach
0.59 in in the last 24 hours, 0.66 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 1 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.59in
- Last 3 days
- 0.66in
3 days agoLast 24 hours 89%
Visibility
How far you can see at South Beach, the next 43 hours
Visibility stays 3 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 4 miles Fri 3 AM.
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 45002, 38.6 mi away.
Waves at buoy 45002, North Michigan
- Wave height
- 1.6 ft
- Period
- -
- From
- E (83°)
- Swell
- 0.3 ft at 6 s from NE
- Wind waves
- 1.6 ft at 4 s from E
- Water
- 60 °F
- Read
- Fri 1:40 AM
- Distance
- 38.6 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 1:40 AM | 1.6 ft | - | E (83°) |
| Fri 12:50 AM | 1.6 ft | 4 s | ESE (106°) |
| Thu 11:50 PM | 1.6 ft | 4 s | ESE (110°) |
| Thu 10:50 PM | 2.0 ft | 4 s | E (101°) |
| Thu 9:50 PM | 2.0 ft | 4 s | ESE (119°) |
| Thu 8:50 PM | 2.0 ft | 3 s | SE (132°) |
| Thu 7:50 PM | 2.3 ft | 4 s | ESE (107°) |
| Thu 6:50 PM | 1.6 ft | 3 s | ESE (109°) |
| Thu 5:50 PM | 1.0 ft | 3 s | ESE (110°) |
| Thu 4:50 PM | 1.0 ft | 3 s | ESE (119°) |
| Thu 3:50 PM | 1.0 ft | 3 s | SE (124°) |
| Thu 2:50 PM | 1.3 ft | 3 s | SE (130°) |
| Thu 1:50 PM | 1.0 ft | 3 s | SE (141°) |
| Thu 12:50 PM | 1.3 ft | 3 s | SE (126°) |
| Thu 11:50 AM | 1.0 ft | 3 s | SE (126°) |
| Thu 10:50 AM | 0.7 ft | - | - |
| Thu 9:50 AM | 1.0 ft | 3 s | ENE (77°) |
| Thu 8:50 AM | 1.3 ft | 3 s | ENE (76°) |
| Thu 7:50 AM | 1.6 ft | 3 s | E (90°) |
| Thu 6:50 AM | 1.6 ft | 4 s | NNE (32°) |
| Thu 5:50 AM | 1.6 ft | 4 s | NE (50°) |
| Thu 4:50 AM | 1.6 ft | 4 s | NNE (28°) |
| Thu 3:50 AM | 2.0 ft | 4 s | NNE (22°) |
| Thu 2:50 AM | 2.0 ft | 4 s | NNE (23°) |
Beach
- County
- Leelanau County
- State
- Michigan
- Latitude
- 45.0193° N
- Longitude
- 85.7666° W
What is measuring near here
The 6 instruments nearest South Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.2 miles away.
measured now4 instruments
Grand Traverse LightGTLM4
At a river or reservoir gauge/16.9 mi away/568 ft/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
Citizen station GW3308GW3308
In a volunteer observer's own ground/19.5 mi away/900 ft/- ft from here
temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure
Traverse CitTVC
At an airfield/21.2 mi away/623 ft/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
Suttons Bay 1.7 NMI-LL-8
In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.0 mi away/828 ft/- ft from here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
NorthportNPTM4
At a cooperative observer's station/9.7 mi away/738 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 Northport (NPTM4), 9.7 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 08:00. measured daily
Elsewhere in Michigan
66 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
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Near South Beach
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Lelandcommunity, 1 mi
- Lake Leelanaucommunity, 4 mi
- Suttons Bayvillage, 6 mi
- Omenacommunity, 9 mi
- Northportvillage, 11 mi
- Grand Traverse Bayfeature, 11 mi
- Cedarcommunity, 12 mi
- Maple Citycommunity, 12 mi
- Glen Arborcommunity, 14 mi
- Greilickvillecommunity, 16 mi
- Traverse Citycity, 19 mi
- Elk Rapidsvillage, 19 mi
Beaches near South Beach
- Hall Beachunder 1 mi
- Van's Beachunder 1 mi
- Schneider Beach3 mi
- Omena Beach9 mi
- Solon Township Beach Park11 mi
- Christmas Cove Beach12 mi
- Haserot Beach14 mi
- Quaker Valley North Beach16 mi