Storm Station
Elk Rapids, Michigan
48°
Clear· Feels like 48°·Light air 2 mph SE
Patchy fog before 11am. Sunny, with a high near 70. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
93%Humidity
5%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Elk Rapids, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.3 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

WilliamsburgMC018

Beside a road/8.7 mi away/721 ft/129 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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BellaireACB

At an airfield/12.2 mi away/623 ft/31 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank31of 407

Grand Traverse LightGTLM4

At a river or reservoir gauge/22.7 mi away/568 ft/24 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank162of 407

Gaylord 9 SSW54854

At a climate reference station/33.8 mi away/1,461 ft/869 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

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measured daily2 instruments

Elk Rapids 0.6 NWMI-AT-14

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.3 mi away/590 ft/2 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Williamsburg 6 NWMOM4

At a cooperative observer's station/2.6 mi away/689 ft/97 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Bellaire, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 12.2 mi from Elk Rapids. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 8:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 200 ft; the ceiling is 200 ft; visibility 1/4 mi.

Section of the sky over Bellaire, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 200 feet, the ceiling at 200 feet, and visibility of 1/4 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ACBFIG. A THE SKY OVER BELLAIRESECTION, 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 SHEETOVC 200 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 200 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 1/4 MI0510TITLEBellaire, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS ACBTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ACB-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

44.2 F with a dew point of 43.0 F, 96 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 300 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 200 ft.

Chart of the air at Bellaire: temperature 44.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 43.0, 96 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 300 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 200 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ACBFIG. B THE AIR AT BELLAIRETHE 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 F60 FSATURATES 300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 42.7 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 200 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 44.2 F, 43.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 96 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 POINTTITLEBellaire, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS ACBTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ACB-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 Bellaire, 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 ACBFIG. C THE WIND AT BELLAIREPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEBellaire, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS ACBTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ACB-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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