Storm Station
Buchanan, Michigan
51°
Clear· Feels like 51°·Light air 2 mph NE
Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Northeast wind around 0 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
89%Humidity
10%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Buchanan, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.3 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

MI-05 EdwardsburgMC101

Beside a road/12.5 mi away/846 ft/115 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

St JosephSJOM4

At a river or reservoir gauge/19.9 mi away/587 ft/144 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank395of 407

Benton HarborBEH

At an airfield/21.0 mi away/627 ft/104 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank405of 407

measured daily2 instruments

Buchanan 1.4 ESEMI-BN-3

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.3 mi away/759 ft/28 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

NilesNILM4

At a cooperative observer's station/4.9 mi away/650 ft/81 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Benton Harbor, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 21.0 mi from Buchanan. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 5:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 7 mi.

Section of the sky over Benton Harbor, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 7 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BEHFIG. A THE SKY OVER BENTON HARBORSECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 7 MI0510TITLEBenton Harbor, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS BEHTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BEH-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

42.0 F with a dew point of 42.0 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground.

Chart of the air at Benton Harbor: temperature 42.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 42.0, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BEHFIG. B THE AIR AT BENTON HARBORTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00030 F40 F50 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 42.0 F, 42.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 100 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLEBenton Harbor, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS BEHTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BEH-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Benton Harbor, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BEHFIG. C THE WIND AT BENTON HARBORPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEBenton Harbor, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS BEHTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BEH-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Benton Harbor, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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