Storm Station
Sanford, Michigan
49°
Clear· Feels like 49°·Light air 2 mph ENE
Patchy fog before 10am. Sunny. High near 75, with temperatures falling to around 73 in the afternoon. North northeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
84%Humidity
2%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Sanford, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.8 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

MidlandIKW

At an airfield/6.1 mi away/635 ft/6 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank22of 407

B-8 US-10 at M-47MC119

Beside a road/13.2 mi away/666 ft/37 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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Mount Pleasant - CMUMOUM4

At a river or reservoir gauge/20.8 mi away/789 ft/160 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank246of 407

measured daily2 instruments

Sanford 3.8 NMI-MD-3

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.8 mi away/633 ft/4 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Oil CityOILM4

At a cooperative observer's station/8.7 mi away/679 ft/50 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Midland, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 6.1 mi from Sanford. 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 Midland, 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 IKWFIG. A THE SKY OVER MIDLANDSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEMidland, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS IKWTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-IKW-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

41.0 F with a dew point of 37.4 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 Midland: temperature 41.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 37.4, 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 IKWFIG. B THE AIR AT MIDLANDTHE 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 800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 36.6 FTEMPERATURE 41.0 FDEW POINT 37.4 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 POINTTITLEMidland, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS IKWTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-IKW-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west (260 degrees) at 1 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Midland, north up: blowing from 260 degrees, the west, at 1 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 IKWFIG. C THE WIND AT MIDLANDPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 260°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 1 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMidland, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS IKWTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-IKW-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Michigan

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Near Sanford

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