Storm Station
Rapid River, Michigan
41° 70°/43°
Fog· Feels like 41°·Calm 1 mph N
Areas of fog. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Wind around 0 mph.
0UV Low
-Air quality
100%Humidity
100%Cloud
Now
4:15 AM
41feels41
now, fog
Today
Sep 27
7043
fog
Mon
Sep 28
7751
overcast
Tue
Sep 29
7353
28%
12mph
overcast
Wed
Sep 30
6459
45%
showers
Thu
Oct 1
6750
32%
12mph
rain light
Fri
Oct 2
6042
13mph
mostly clear day
Sat
Oct 3
6039
18%
overcast
41°
70°43°
77°51°
73°53°
64°59°
67°50°
60°42°
60°39°

As of 4:15 AM in Rapid River, Michigan.

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Rapid River, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.7 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Rapid RiverMC035

Beside a road/0.7 mi away/599 ft/7 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

Rapid RiverSTOM4

At a river or reservoir gauge/2.5 mi away/627 ft/35 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank147of 407

EscanabaESC

At an airfield/15.3 mi away/614 ft/22 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank404of 407

Chatham 1 SE54810

At a climate reference station/28.0 mi away/875 ft/283 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Rapid River 3.8SSERPDM4

At a cooperative observer's station/3.8 mi away/604 ft/12 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Gladstone 0.6 SSWMI-DL-6

In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.4 mi away/613 ft/21 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Escanaba, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 15.3 mi from Rapid River. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:18 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 1/2 mi.

Section of the sky over Escanaba, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 1/2 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ESCFIG. A THE SKY OVER ESCANABASECTION, 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: 1/2 MI0510TITLEEscanaba, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS ESCTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ESC-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-SKY-001

The air

41.0 F with a dew point of 41.0 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground.

Chart of the air at Escanaba: temperature 41.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 41.0, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ESCFIG. B THE AIR AT ESCANABATHE 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 41.0 F, 41.0 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 POINTTITLEEscanaba, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS ESCTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ESC-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 Escanaba, 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 ESCFIG. C THE WIND AT ESCANABAPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEEscanaba, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS ESCTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ESC-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Michigan

66 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Rapid River

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.