Storm Station
Prescott, Michigan
46°
Clear· Feels like 46°·Light air 2 mph NNW
Sunny, with a high near 74. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
86%Humidity
6%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Prescott, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.7 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Alger RAWSAGRM4

A remote fire weather station/10.4 mi away/771 ft/25 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank29of 407

West BranchY31

At an airfield/12.8 mi away/859 ft/63 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank31of 407

West BranchMC023

Beside a road/15.1 mi away/977 ft/181 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Prescott 4.7 WNWMI-OG-3

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.7 mi away/825 ft/29 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Hale 5 SSWHLMM4

At a cooperative observer's station/9.6 mi away/840 ft/44 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at West Branch, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 12.8 mi from Prescott. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 7:55 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 West Branch, 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 Y31FIG. A THE SKY OVER WEST BRANCHSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEWest Branch, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS Y31TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-Y31-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

46.4 F with a dew point of 42.8 F, 87 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 800 ft up.

Chart of the air at West Branch: temperature 46.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 42.8, 87 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 800 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT Y31FIG. B THE AIR AT WEST BRANCHTHE 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 800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 42.0 FTEMPERATURE 46.4 FDEW POINT 42.8 FSPREAD 3.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 87 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 POINTTITLEWest Branch, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS Y31TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-Y31-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west northwest (300 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at West Branch, north up: blowing from 300 degrees, the west 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 Y31FIG. C THE WIND AT WEST BRANCHPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 300°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWest Branch, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS Y31TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-Y31-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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