Storm Station
Palo, Michigan
50°
Clear· Feels like 48°·Light breeze 4 mph NE
Mostly clear, with a low around 45. North northwest wind around 3 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
89%Humidity
1%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Palo, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.9 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

M57Mm0320MC146

Beside a road/4.9 mi away/794 ft/level with here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

IoniaY70

At an airfield/12.5 mi away/818 ft/24 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank22of 407

Belding Ag MesonetBELM4

At a river or reservoir gauge/16.4 mi away/942 ft/148 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank247of 407

measured daily2 instruments

Ionia 3WIOAM4

At a cooperative observer's station/11.3 mi away/804 ft/10 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Sidney 0.2 EMI-MT-6

In a volunteer observer's own ground/12.1 mi away/903 ft/109 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Ionia, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 12.5 mi from Palo. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:55 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 Ionia, 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 Y70FIG. A THE SKY OVER IONIASECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEIonia, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS Y70TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-Y70-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

46.4 F with a dew point of 44.6 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 Ionia: temperature 46.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 44.6, 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 Y70FIG. B THE AIR AT IONIATHE 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 400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 44.2 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 46.4 F, 44.6 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 POINTTITLEIonia, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS Y70TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-Y70-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (330 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Ionia, north up: blowing from 330 degrees, the north northwest, at 3 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT Y70FIG. C THE WIND AT IONIAPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 330°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEIonia, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS Y70TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-Y70-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Ionia 3W (IOAM4), 11.3 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 06:21. measured daily

Elsewhere in Michigan

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Near Palo

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