Alpena, Michigan

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Lat/Lon: 45.1° N 83.5° W (Google Map)

Tropical Weather: Tropical Cyclone Cleo (South Indian Ocean)

Active Advisory: Winter Storm Warning (US Severe Weather)

	Current Conditions

Alpena, Michigan (Airport)

Updated: 1:54 AM EST on December 09, 2009

31 °F

Light Snow Mist

Windchill:	19 °F
Humidity:	92%
Dew Point:	29 °F
Wind:	20 mph from the East
Wind Gust:	32 mph
Pressure:	29.64 in (Falling)
Visibility:	1.2 miles
UV:	0 out of 16
Clouds:	Mostly Cloudy 600 ft Overcast 1200 ft (Above Ground Level)
Elevation:	689 ft

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Flight Rule:	IFR (KAPN)
Wind Speed:	17.0 kts.
Wind Dir:	90° (East)
Ceiling:	600 ft
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City:		Temp.:	Conditions:	Updated:
»	Alpena	31 °F	Light Snow Mist	1:54 AM EST
	Rogers City	32 °F	Light Snow	1:55 AM EST
	Oscoda	36 °F	N/A	1:55 AM EST
	Gaylord	29 °F	Light Snow Mist	1:53 AM EST

History & Almanac

Max Temperature:

Min Temperature:

Normal

33 °F

19 °F

Record

59 °F (1946)

-4 °F (1976)

Yesterday

34 °F

16 °F

Yesterday's Heating Degree Days: 40

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Today's State Extremes

State Highs:
Grosse Ile	37°F
Monroe	37°F
Lambertville	37°F
Detroit	36°F
Detroit Metro	36°F

State Lows:
Ironwood	21°F
Houghton	21°F
Gwinn	23°F
Newberry	24°F
Iron Mountain	24°F

Astronomy

December 9, 2009

Rise:

Set:

Actual Time

8:00 AM EST

4:51 PM EST

Civil Twilight

7:27 AM EST

5:25 PM EST

Nautical Twilight

6:50 AM EST

6:02 PM EST

Astronomical Twilight

6:14 AM EST

6:38 PM EST

Moon

12:40 AM EST

12:48 PM EST

Length Of Visible Light:

9h 58m

Length of Day

8h 51m

Tomorrow will be 0m 54s shorter.

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Waning Gibbous, 47% of the Moon is Illuminated


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Alpena, MI

31 °F

Light Snow

at 1:54 AM EST

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5-Day Forecast for ZIP Code 49707

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Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
34° F \| 20° F	23° F \| 11° F	20° F \| 14° F	27° F \| 18° F	27° F \| 14° F
Snow 100% chance of precipitation	Snow Showers 60% chance of precipitation	Chance of Snow 30% chance of precipitation	Mostly Cloudy	Mostly Cloudy
Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly
Today is forecast to be Warmer than yesterday.

Nowcast as of 2:00 am EST on December 9, 2009

Now

Winter Storm Warning in effect until 7 am EST Thursday... At 3 am...areas of blowing snow. Snow. Snow may be heavy at times. Temperature around 31. Visibility one quarter mile or less at times. East winds around 21 mph with gusts to 35 mph. At 5 am...areas of blowing snow. Snow. Snow may be heavy at times. Temperature around 31. Visibility one quarter mile or less at times. East winds around 25 mph with gusts to 40 mph. At 7 am...snow. Temperature around 33. East winds around 29 mph with gusts to 40 mph.

Forecast for Alpena

Updated: 10:42 PM EST on December 8, 2009
Winter Storm Warning in effect until 7 am EST Thursday...
	Rest of Tonight Snow. Areas of blowing snow after midnight. Windy. Snow may be heavy at times after midnight. Visibility one quarter mile or less at times after midnight. Total nighttime snow accumulation of 1 to 6 inches. Lows in the mid 20s. East winds 5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 40 mph increasing to 15 to 30 mph with gusts to around 50 mph after midnight.
	Wednesday Snow early...then snow likely in the afternoon. Breezy. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 5 inches. Highs in the mid 30s. East winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts to around 50 mph shifting to the northeast 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph in the afternoon. » ZIP Code Detail
	Wednesday Night Snow showers likely. Blowing snow. Windy. Total nighttime snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches. Lows around 20. Northwest winds 15 to 30 mph. Chance of snow 70 percent.
	Thursday Breezy...colder. Snow showers likely. Areas of blowing snow. Accumulation possible. Highs in the lower 20s. West winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts to around 40 mph. Chance of snow 70 percent. » ZIP Code Detail
	Thursday Night Breezy. Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of snow showers. Lows around 11. West winds 15 to 25 mph.
	Friday Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow showers. Highs in the lower 20s. » ZIP Code Detail
	Friday Night Mostly cloudy. Lows around 14.
	Saturday Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 20s.
	Saturday Night Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow showers. Lows around 18.
	Sunday Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 20s.
	Sunday Night Partly cloudy. Lows around 14.
	Monday Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow showers. Highs in the mid 20s.
	Monday Night Mostly cloudy. Lows around 13.
	Tuesday Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow showers. Highs in the upper 20s.
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Air quality Forecast for Houghton Lake

	Air quality:	AQ Index:	Pollutant:
Yesterday	Good		PM2.5
Wednesday	Good		PM2.5
Thursday	Good		PM2.5
Friday	Good		PM2.5
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Sports Weather

NFL:	Date:	Forecast:
Steelers vs. Browns	8:20 PM EST on December 10, 2009	Chance of Snow, 20 °F
Saints vs. Falcons	1:00 PM EST on December 13, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 52 °F
College Football:	Date:	Forecast:
Tribe vs. Wildcats	8:00 PM EST on December 11, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 29 °F
Bulldogs vs. Panthers	1:00 PM CST on December 12, 2009	Rain, 47 °F
Football (Soccer):	Date:	Forecast:
Fiorentina vs. Liverpool	7:45 PM GMT on December 09, 2009	Clear, High 50° F/ 10° C
Unirea Urziceni vs. VfB Stuttgart	8:45 PM CET on December 09, 2009	Chance of Rain, High 50° F/ 10° C
NASCAR:	Date:	Forecast:
Budweiser Shootout	12:00 AM EST on February 06, 2010	Average High 68° F/ 19° C
Gatorade Duel 1	12:00 AM EST on February 11, 2010	Average High 68° F/ 19° C
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Alpena, MI

Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

32.4 °F

31 °F

96%

East at 11.0 mph

29.62 in

- / hr

24 °F

591 ft

2:08 AM EST

Normal

MARITIME , Alpena, MI

Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

32 °F

East at 30 mph

0.00 in / hr

18 °F

587 ft

1:30 AM EST

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NOS_NWLON Alpena, MI, Alpena, MI

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°F

SE at 14 mph

29.65 in

0.00 in / hr

-19 °F

587 ft

1:48 AM EST

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Lafarge Presque Isle Dock, Presque Isle, MI

Lafarge Marblehead Dock, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

33.5 °F

32 °F

95%

ESE at 31.0 mph

29.61 in

0.03 in / hr

19 °F

585 ft

2:17 AM EST

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MQT_Meso PRESQUE ISLE, Presque Isle, MI

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°F

East at 39 mph

0.00 in / hr

-28 °F

715 ft

12:55 AM EST

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MesoWest Hawks , Hawks, MI

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31 °F

28 °F

90%

ESE at 8 mph

0.00 in / hr

24 °F

828 ft

1:00 AM EST

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Warnings and Notices

	Winter Storm Warning
Statement as of 10:51 PM EST on December 08, 2009 ... Winter Storm Warning remains in effect until 7 am EST Thursday... A Winter Storm Warning remains in effect until 7 am EST Thursday. * Hazards: heavy snow will overspread eastern upper and northern lower Michigan overnight and continue through Wednesday. Cold air and strong northwest winds will sweep into the region Wednesday night behind the departing low pressure system... leading to the development of lake effect snow showers and creating areas of blowing and drifting snow. * Snow accumulation: snow accumulation of 8 to 11 inches will occur across the warned area overnight and through the day Wednesday... with an additional 2 to 5 inches expected into Wednesday night due to lake effect snow showers. * Impacts: visibilities will drop to a quarter mile or less within the heavy snow. Roads will become snow covered and hazardous. Both of which will be occurring during higher traffic times for the morning commute. Strong winds will cause substantial blowing and drifting snow particularly along the southern shore of Mackinac County and along the Lake Huron shoreline... tonight into early Wednesday... and then along the immediate Lake Michigan shoreline of northwest lower Michigan later Wednesday afternoon into Wednesday night. Near blizzard conditions are possible in these areas... further deteriorating travel conditions. Precautionary/preparedness actions... A Winter Storm Warning for snow and blowing snow means severe winter weather conditions are expected over the next 36 hours. Snow and blowing snow will make travel dangerous. If you must travel... use extreme caution.