Big Rapids, MI Weather

Mecosta County5:09 PM EDT43.70°N, 85.48°WElevation 932 ft

Current conditions

Clear
68°
Clear
Feels like 68°
High 66°·Low 39°
WindWSW 7 mph
Humidity40%
Dew point43°
Pressure30.21 inHg
Visibility10.0 mi
Cloud cover2%
UV index1 Low
Sunrise8:04 AM
Sunset6:50 PM

Observed at Big Rapids, Roben-Hood Airport · 34 min ago

Forecast

10-day
  • This Afternoon

    Sunny, with a high near 66. West southwest wind around 6 mph.

  • Tonight

    Mostly clear. Low around 39, with temperatures rising to around 41 overnight. West northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.

  • Thursday

    Sunny, with a high near 68. North northeast wind around 3 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 1 hr ago.

  1. Now Sunny 66°
  2. 6 PM Clear 64°
  3. 7 PM Partly Cloudy 59°
  4. 8 PM Mostly Cloudy 56°
  5. 9 PM Partly Cloudy 50°
  6. 10 PM Mostly Clear 48°
  7. 11 PM Mostly Clear 47°
  8. Thu12 AM Mostly Clear 46°
  9. 1 AM Clear 45°
  10. 2 AM Mostly Clear 44°
  11. 3 AM Partly Cloudy 43°
  12. 4 AM Partly Cloudy 42°
  13. 5 AM Partly Cloudy 41°
  14. 6 AM Mostly Sunny 40°
  15. 7 AM Mostly Sunny 40°
  16. 8 AM Mostly Sunny 39°
  17. 9 AM Mostly Sunny 43°
  18. 10 AM Mostly Sunny 50°
  19. 11 AM Mostly Sunny 56°
  20. 12 PM Mostly Sunny 61°
  21. 1 PM Sunny 65°
  22. 2 PM Sunny 66°
  23. 3 PM Sunny 67°
  24. 4 PM Sunny 68°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TodayOct 21 Sunny Sunny39°66°
  2. ThuOct 22 Sunny Sunny41°68°
  3. FriOct 23 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny40°65°
  4. SatOct 24 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny44°66°
  5. SunOct 25 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny44°69°
  6. MonOct 26 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny15%37°62°
  7. TueOct 27 Slight Chance Rain Showers Slight Chance Rain Showers19%36°57°
  8. WedOct 28 Cloudy Cloudy0.04 in49°62°
  9. ThuOct 29 Heavy rain Heavy rain0.94 in39°56°
  10. FriOct 30 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy35°51°

Days after the National Weather Service's seven are MET Norway's outlook, a computer model with no forecaster's review.

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Air quality

49
Good
Ozone

Air quality is satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.

Forecast

  • WedModerate
  • ThuModerate
  • FriModerate

Mt Pleasant, MI reporting area · 1 hr ago. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.

Sun & moon

Sunrise 8:04 AM
Sunset 6:50 PM
Daylight 10 h 46 min (−2 min 50 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 80% lit
Moonrise 4:38 PM Moonset 2:56 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low56° / 35°
Record high83° (1947)
Record low18° (1952)
Wettest1.77 in (1933)
Yesterday68° / 36°, <0.01 in
Month to date2.13 in (normal 2.44 in)

Big Rapids Water Treatment Plant, records since 1896. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).

Nearby

Forecasters' discussion

From the National Weather Service office in GRR, issued 3 hrs ago

Key Messages

- Quiet Weather through the Weekend

- Height falls with showers then cooler next week

Discussion

Issued at 202 AM EDT Wed Oct 21 2026

- Quiet Weather through the Weekend

The dry weather pattern continues this week under upper and surface ridging. The next chance for rain is not until early next week. A slowly progressive pattern sees the ridge being flattened by northern stream troughing early next week with a cold front bringing showers while slowly pushing south through the Great Lakes.

- Height falls with showers then cooler next week

There are some indications the front could stall near Lower Michigan with a surface low moving along it for Tuesday or Wednesday. Upper troughing follows with the potential for sharply colder temperatures for the rest of next week.

Aviation

Issued at 122 PM EDT Wed Oct 21 2026

Clear skies will persist through the period. Dense fog is possible at MKG overnight. Otherwise other terminals will see patchy fog.

Marine

Issued at 202 AM EDT Wed Oct 21 2026

Winds and waves will remain relatively calm through the week then increase during the weekend.

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