Storm Station
Rockland, Michigan
55°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 55°·Light breeze 5 mph SSE
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. South wind around 5 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
69%Humidity
47%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Rockland, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.6 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

RocklandMC027

Beside a road/1.6 mi away/1,027 ft/144 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

OntonagonOTNM4

At a river or reservoir gauge/11.8 mi away/607 ft/564 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank161of 407

measured daily2 instruments

Rockland 2.6 NNWMI-ON-5

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.6 mi away/955 ft/216 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Greenland 6NGNLM4

At a cooperative observer's station/10.1 mi away/794 ft/377 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Ontonagon, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 11.8 mi from Rockland. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:40 AM local time: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

From the south (181 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Ontonagon, north up: blowing from 181 degrees, the south, 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 OTNM4FIG. C THE WIND AT ONTONAGONPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 181°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEOntonagon, the windSTATION REPORT · DCP OTNM4TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-09-27IDSR-OTNM4-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 607 ft above sea level, 2 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.27 inHg and the temperature at 56.8 F; it reports 51.5 F, 5.3 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Ontonagon stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 607 feet above sea level with 2 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.27 inches of mercury, and temperature, 56.8 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT OTNM4FIG. D WHERE ONTONAGON STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREONTONAGON2 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT607 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE29.27 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE56.8 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED51.5 FTITLEOntonagon, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP OTNM4TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-09-27IDSR-OTNM4-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Sep 27 the noon sun stands 41 degrees above the horizon at 46.87 N, and the day is 11 h 44 min long. Level ground there takes 66 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Ontonagon, angles true: on Sep 27 it stands 41 degrees above the horizon, against 67 at the June solstice, 43 at the equinoxes and 20 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 44 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT OTNM4FIG. E THE SUN AT ONTONAGONELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 67°EQUINOXES 43°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 20°SEP 27, 41°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 44 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 66 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 46.87 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -1.8°TITLEOntonagon, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP OTNM4TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-09-27IDSR-OTNM4-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Ontonagon, in 4 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 Rockland

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