Storm Station
Wakefield, Michigan
53°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 53°·Light breeze 4 mph S
A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
-UV
-Air quality
70%Humidity
47%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Wakefield, 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 now3 instruments

WakefieldMC026

Beside a road/0.7 mi away/1,526 ft/2 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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WakefieldWKFM4

At a river or reservoir gauge/5.8 mi away/1,506 ft/22 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank63of 407

IronwoodIWD

At an airfield/9.9 mi away/1,230 ft/298 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank4of 407

measured daily2 instruments

Bessemer 1.1 ESEMI-GG-3

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.3 mi away/1,645 ft/117 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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IronwoodIWOM4

At a cooperative observer's station/9.9 mi away/1,390 ft/138 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Ironwood, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 9.9 mi from Wakefield. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:56 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 5,000 ft; the ceiling is 5,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Ironwood, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 5,000 feet, the ceiling at 5,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT IWDFIG. A THE SKY OVER IRONWOODSECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 5,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 5,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEIronwood, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS IWDTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-IWD-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

56.0 F with a dew point of 46.0 F, 69 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,300 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 5,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Ironwood: temperature 56.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 46.0, 69 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,300 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 5,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT IWDFIG. B THE AIR AT IRONWOODTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,00030 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 2,300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 43.8 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 5,000 FTTEMPERATURE 56.0 FDEW POINT 46.0 FSPREAD 10.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 69 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 POINTTITLEIronwood, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS IWDTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-IWD-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southwest (200 degrees) at 7 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 17 mph.

Plan of the wind at Ironwood, north up: blowing from 200 degrees, the south southwest, at 7 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT IWDFIG. C THE WIND AT IRONWOODPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 200°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEIronwood, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS IWDTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-IWD-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Ironwood (IWOM4), 9.9 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Michigan

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Near Wakefield

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