Storm Station
Stanwood, Michigan
43°
Clear· Feels like 43°·Light air 2 mph NE
Sunny, with a high near 73. North northeast wind around 5 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
96%Humidity
1%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Stanwood, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.9 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

US131Mm1387MC143

Beside a road/8.2 mi away/1,047 ft/51 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

Big RapidsRQB

At an airfield/10.2 mi away/991 ft/5 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank31of 407

Mecosta - Sackett FarmsMCTM4

At a river or reservoir gauge/10.2 mi away/1,000 ft/4 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank246of 407

measured daily2 instruments

Stanwood 2.9 NMI-ME-9

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.9 mi away/969 ft/27 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Water WorksBGRM4

At a cooperative observer's station/8.5 mi away/922 ft/74 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Big Rapids, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 10.2 mi from Stanwood. 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 Big Rapids, 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 RQBFIG. A THE SKY OVER BIG RAPIDSSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEBig Rapids, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS RQBTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-RQB-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

37.4 F with a dew point of 37.4 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground.

Chart of the air at Big Rapids: temperature 37.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 37.4, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RQBFIG. B THE AIR AT BIG RAPIDSTHE 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 37.4 F, 37.4 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 POINTTITLEBig Rapids, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS RQBTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-RQB-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (310 degrees) at 1 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Big Rapids, north up: blowing from 310 degrees, the northwest, 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 RQBFIG. C THE WIND AT BIG RAPIDSPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 310°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 1 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEBig Rapids, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS RQBTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-RQB-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Water Works (BGRM4), 8.5 miles from here, read 27 Sep, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Michigan

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Near Stanwood

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