Storm Station
Hersey, Michigan
45°
Clear· Feels like 45°·Light air 1 mph ENE
Mostly clear, with a low around 40. North wind around 2 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
93%Humidity
4%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Hersey, 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 now3 instruments

Reed CityMC017

Beside a road/5.0 mi away/1,069 ft/95 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

Big RapidsRQB

At an airfield/9.2 mi away/991 ft/17 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank29of 407

Evart RAWSEVAM4

A remote fire weather station/10.5 mi away/999 ft/25 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank138of 407

measured daily2 instruments

Hersey 0.7 NNEMI-OL-5

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.8 mi away/991 ft/17 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Reed City WWTPRDCM4

At a water treatment plant/3.3 mi away/1,007 ft/33 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Big Rapids, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 9.2 mi from Hersey. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:15 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Big Rapids, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RQBFIG. A THE SKY OVER BIG RAPIDSSECTION, 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: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEBig Rapids, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS RQBTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-RQB-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

41.0 F with a dew point of 39.2 F, 93 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 400 ft up.

Chart of the air at Big Rapids: temperature 41.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 39.2, 93 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 400 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RQBFIG. B THE AIR AT BIG RAPIDSTHE 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 FSATURATES 400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 38.7 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 41.0 F, 39.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 93 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 POINTTITLEBig Rapids, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS RQBTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-RQB-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 Big Rapids, 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 RQBFIG. C THE WIND AT BIG RAPIDSPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEBig Rapids, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS RQBTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-RQB-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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