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Traverse City, Michigan
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Almanac
Average High: 80°
Average Low: 57°
Record high/year: 94° (1993)
Record low/year: 38° (1965)
Sunrise: 6:03 AM
Sunset: 9:31 PM
Detailed History
Sun and Moon
Sunrise: 06:03 AM (EDT)
Moon Rise: 09:01 AM (EDT)
Sunset: 09:31 PM (EDT)
Moon Set: 11:25 PM (EDT)
Moon Phase
Nowcast as of 6:00 PM EDT on July 5, 2008
Now
At 7 PM...clear. Temperature around 74. West winds around 6 mph. At 9 PM...clear. Temperature around 69. Light winds. At 11 PM...clear. Temperature around 62. Light winds.
Air Pollution
Air Pollution Forecast for Traverse City
| Current | Air Quality: Good | Pollutant: OZONE |
| Current | Air Quality: Good | Pollutant: PM2.5 |
| Sat | Air Quality: Moderate | Pollutant: OZONE |
| Sat | Air Quality: Good | Pollutant: PM2.5 |
| Sun | Air Quality: Moderate | Pollutant: OZONE |
| Sun | Air Quality: Moderate | Pollutant: PM2.5 |
| Mon | Air Quality: Moderate | Pollutant: OZONE |
| Mon | Air Quality: Moderate | Pollutant: PM2.5 |
Next 12 Hours
Forecast data from the National Digital Forecast Database
5-Day Forecast
Forecast for Grand Traverse
Tonight
Clear. Lows in the mid 50s. South winds around 5 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
Monday
Mostly cloudy until midday then becoming partly cloudy. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. West winds up to 10 mph.
Monday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Lows in the lower 60s. West winds around 5 mph becoming light. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
Tuesday
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.
Wednesday
Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
Thursday
Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
Friday
Partly cloudy. Highs around 80.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s.
Saturday
Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 80s.
Personal Weather Stations
Personal Weather Stations [Add your weather station!]
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Location: MesoWest Nwmhrs MI US, Cedar, MI Updated: 5:00 PM EDT |
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| Temperature: 80 °F | Dew Point: 52 °F | Humidity: 39% | Wind: WSW at 4 mph | Pressure: - | Hourly Precipitation: 0.00 in | Heat Index: 80 °F | Historical Graphs |
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Location: Boardman Valley, Traverse City, MI Updated: 6:11 PM EDT |
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| Temperature: 86.7 °F | Dew Point: - | Humidity: - | Wind: ENE at 3.5 mph | Pressure: 29.97 in | Hourly Precipitation: 0.00 in | Heat Index: 84 °F | Historical Graphs |
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Location: Porchside Vineyard, Old Mission, MI Updated: 6:03 PM EDT |
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| Temperature: 77.6 °F | Dew Point: 54 °F | Humidity: 44% | Wind: NW at 4.0 mph | Pressure: 29.95 in | Hourly Precipitation: 0.00 in | Heat Index: 79 °F | Historical Graphs |
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Location: MesoWest Oldmission MI US, Old Mission, MI Updated: 3:00 PM EDT |
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| Temperature: 79 °F | Dew Point: 53 °F | Humidity: 40% | Wind: South at 2 mph | Pressure: - | Hourly Precipitation: 0.00 in | Heat Index: 79 °F | Historical Graphs |
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Location: MesoWest Elkrapids MI US, Williamsburg, MI Updated: 5:00 PM EDT |
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| Temperature: 80 °F | Dew Point: 52 °F | Humidity: 38% | Wind: WNW at 5 mph | Pressure: - | Hourly Precipitation: 0.00 in | Heat Index: 80 °F | Historical Graphs |
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Location: APRSWXNET Glen Arbor MI US, Glen Arbor, MI Updated: 5:43 PM EDT |
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| Temperature: 75 °F | Dew Point: 52 °F | Humidity: 44% | Wind: SW at 1 mph | Pressure: 29.34 in | Hourly Precipitation: 0.00 in | Heat Index: 78 °F | Historical Graphs |
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Location: RAWS BEAR MI US, Empire, MI Updated: 5:08 PM EDT |
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| Temperature: 75 °F | Dew Point: 55 °F | Humidity: 50% | Wind: SW at 5 mph | Pressure: - | Hourly Precipitation: 0.00 in | Heat Index: 78 °F | Historical Graphs |
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Location: Leelanau Coffee Roasting Co., Glen Arbor, MI Updated: 6:03 PM EDT |
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| Temperature: 75.0 °F | Dew Point: 51 °F | Humidity: 43% | Wind: Calm | Pressure: 29.33 in | Hourly Precipitation: 0.00 in | Heat Index: 78 °F | Historical Graphs |
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Location: MesoWest Kewadin MI US, Kewadin, MI Updated: 5:00 PM EDT |
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| Temperature: 78 °F | Dew Point: 52 °F | Humidity: 40% | Wind: WNW at 7 mph | Pressure: - | Hourly Precipitation: 0.00 in | Heat Index: 79 °F | Historical Graphs |
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NWS Forecaster Discussion
763 fxus63 kapx 051934 afdapx Area forecast discussion National Weather Service Gaylord Michigan 334 PM EDT Sat Jul 5 2008 Discussion...high pressure remains over the western Great Lakes with the some diurnal clouds over east upper near Whitefish Bay and a few near apn along the Lake Huron shoreline. Winds remain light with the slack gradient. To the west the 500 mb ridge axis is in the Red River valley of the north, which the demarcs where the clouds that are being produced ahead of the next system start. The main concern for the package will be the Sunday night to Tuesday time frame with the rain showers and thunderstorms. Tonight...high pressure starts to slowly shift east, however the winds will decouple again and with the warm soil temperatures, low dewpoints, and lows in the upper 40s and lower 50s, fog doesn't look likely. In east upper, the gradient wind increases so it make the fog less likely. Sunday...the next system begins to push into the region with the high retreating. The main low, by 00z is over James Bay, but a secondary wave forms on the front and pushes in West Lake Superior. This makes the chance for rain increase from nothing to small chance probability of precipitation in east upper by the afternoon and early evening. Even then, the chance for precipitation will be in the western areas of Chippewa and Mackinac counties. Lutz Sunday night...a central Canada/upper Midwest storm system... will slowly become more of an influence over the Great Lakes region through the overnight period. The system will move near James Bay by 12z Monday...dragging a cold front into the western lakes early Monday. Upper support will be weak with 850/500 mb lows traveling north of the region...with most of the upper jet support way north of the region. Expect precipitation will have a difficult time at first working its way over the western Great Lakes...due to the lingering dry air in place over the state...from the nearly stationary high pressure system that was over the state through the July 4th Holiday weekend. However model soundings and moisture forecasts due show sings of increasing middle and low level moisture moving over Lake Michigan into east upper and northwest lower Michigan after 06z. Surface dew points will increase into the lower 60s overnight...while data suggests 850mb dew points increasing from under 0c to 12c over east upper and northwest lower Michigan. This moisture increase will overspread much of lower Michigan by 12z Monday. The increase in surface and middle level moisture will begin to introduce some instability over the state overnight...with the showalter and lifted index falling to around 0c...while model soundings show no real signs of cape. Overall will mention a chance of showers overnight...mainly over east upper and a narrow section of northwest lower. Will leave mention of thunder out due to lack of strong dynamics and marginal instability. Overnight lows will be mild generally in the upper 50s to lower 60s...due to SW flow in advance of the approaching storm system. Monday...model soundings and moisture forecasts continue to Show Low and middle level moisture increasing over the entire Great Lakes region through Monday night. 850mb dew points will increase to 14c...while surface dew points increase to between 60 and 65f. Increasing middle level moisture will continue to strengthen the instability over the region through the period... with convective available potential energy increasing to around 1200 j/kg away from the lakes... while the showalter and lifted index will be -2c/-3c. Lift will be supplied by the slow moving front dragging across the state... associated with the storm system moving from James Bay into Quebec. The front is currently prognosticated to move slowly south over the northern lakes in the afternoon...finally sinking south/washing out over Southern Lower Michigan overnight. Overall will mention showers and thunderstorms over the entire forecast area Monday due to instability and lift. Will keep the mention of showers and thunderstorms in the forecast Monday night over much of northern lower Michigan due to the front washing out in that area...and lingering instability and a 850/700 mb lapse rate near 6.5 c/km. However will only mention showers over east upper and The Straits region...where the airmass will be more stable and lapse rates drop under 5 c/km. Will mention afternoon highs in the upper 70s and lower 80s most of the County Warning Area...taking into account 850 mb temperatures nearing 14c combined with clouds and precipitation. Tuesday...will continue to mention showers and thunderstorms over the entire forecast area into Tuesday evening...due to available lift and moisture. Models show a surface storm system moving over Lake Superior/Ontario...sweeping a cold front over the state during the evening. Additional lift will be from upper level troughs moving over the northern lakes...as 850 and 500 mb lows move across Ontario. 850 mb dew points will remain around 14c...with surface dew points in the 60s. Corresponding indices respond with convective available potential energy near 1200 j/kg with lifted index and showalter around -2c. Will mention only showers lingering over east upper and extreme northern lower Michigan Tuesday night...as much drier air begins to push into the region behind the passing cold front as 850 mb dew points drop to under 6c overnight. Will keep the mention of thunderstorms over the southern County Warning Area overnight until the front passes through the region. High temperatures Tuesday will be difficult as 850 mb temperatures warm to 16c...however mixed with clouds and precipitation will only mention highs in the lower 80s most locations. Wednesday through Saturday...will keep a lingering chance of showers over portions of northern Michigan Wednesday...as the surface storm system pushes east of the region and the upper level trough moves into Quebec. However the rest of the forecast period should remain dry into the weekend...as a large area of high pressure builds into the upper Midwest and Great Lakes region Wednesday night. This area of high pressure will become centered over the state Thursday into Saturday. Will mention cooler afternoon highs Wednesday and Thursday as 850mb temperatures drop to around 9c Wednesday and around 7c Thursday...keeping highs into the 70s...with overnight lows in the 40s/50s Wednesday and Thursday. Will mention afternoon highs in the 80s again Friday and Saturday...as 850 mb temperatures warm between 12c and 14c in advance of a storm system approaching from the upper Midwest. Swr && Previous discussion... /issued 144 PM EDT Sat Jul 5 2008/ Aviation...currently, the cumulus development has been slow, with most of it in NE lower. Looks like the dry air is beginning to mix out the moisture, and is keeping northwest lower cloud free. Will expect that there will be minor cumulus development over the afternoon in northwest lower. Lutz && Apx watches/warnings/advisories... Michigan...none. Lm...none. LH...none. Ls...none. && $$