West Branch, Michigan

Local Time: 3:54 PM EDT (GMT -04) — Set My Timezone	Lat/Lon: 44.3° N 84.2° W (Google Map)

	Current Conditions

Houghton Lake, Michigan (Airport)

Updated: 2:53 PM EDT on July 04, 2009

72 °F

Clear

Humidity:	40%
Dew Point:	46 °F
Wind:	6 mph from the SW
Pressure:	30.03 in (Falling)
Visibility:	10.0 miles
UV:	11 out of 16
Clouds:	Clear - (Above Ground Level)
Elevation:	1148 ft

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Flight Rule:	VFR (KHTL)
Wind Speed:	5.0 kts.
Wind Dir:	220° (SW)
Ceiling:	Unlimited
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City:		Temp.:	Conditions:	Updated:
»	Houghton Lake	72 °F	Clear	2:53 PM EDT
	Grayling	73 °F	Clear	3:36 PM EDT
	Oscoda	70 °F	Clear	3:36 PM EDT
	Saginaw	74 °F	Clear	2:53 PM EDT

History & Almanac

Max Temperature:

Min Temperature:

Normal

79 °F

52 °F

Record

105 °F (1921)

29 °F (1922)

Yesterday

67 °F

51 °F

Yesterday's Heating Degree Days: 6

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Today's State Extremes

State Highs:
Holland	78°F
South Haven	75°F
Monroe	75°F
Grayling	75°F
Troy	75°F

State Lows:
Pellston	35°F
Grayling	35°F
Chippewa	39°F
Newberry	39°F
Houghton Lake	39°F

Astronomy

July 4, 2009

Rise:

Set:

Actual Time

5:58 AM EDT

9:23 PM EDT

Civil Twilight

5:22 AM EDT

9:59 PM EDT

Nautical Twilight

4:34 AM EDT

10:47 PM EDT

Astronomical Twilight

3:34 AM EDT

11:46 PM EDT

Moon

7:42 PM EDT

3:18 AM EDT

Length Of Visible Light:

16h 37m

Length of Day

15h 25m

Tomorrow will be 0m 58s shorter.

Extended View

Waxing Gibbous, 94% of the Moon is Illuminated


Today	7 / 7 Full	7 / 15 Last Quarter	7 / 21 New	7 / 28 First Quarter

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West Branch, MI

72 °F

Clear

at 2:53 PM EDT

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5-Day Forecast for ZIP Code 48661

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Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday
74° F \| 49° F	76° F \| 49° F	67° F \| 50° F	72° F \| 52° F	76° F \| 54° F
Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy
Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly
Today is forecast to be Warmer than yesterday.

Nowcast as of 3:00 PM EDT on July 4, 2009

Now

At 4 PM...partly cloudy. Temperature around 73. West winds around 8 mph. At 6 PM...mostly clear. Temperature around 72. West winds around 8 mph. At 8 PM...clear. Temperature around 71. Northwest winds around 6 mph.

Forecast for Ogemaw

Updated: 3:52 PM EDT on July 4, 2009

No Active Advisories (US Severe Weather)

Tonight

Clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Northwest winds up to 5 mph.

Sunday

Mostly sunny until midday...then partly cloudy with isolated rain showers. Highs in the mid 70s. West winds up to 10 mph. Chance of showers 20 percent.

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Sunday Night

Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Northwest winds up to 5 mph.

Monday

Mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 60s. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph.

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Monday Night

Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. North winds up to 10 mph shifting to the northwest early in the morning.

Tuesday

Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s.

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Tuesday Night

Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s.

Wednesday

Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 50s.

Thursday

Partly cloudy. Highs around 80.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.

Friday

Partly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain showers. Highs in the lower 80s.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 50s.

Saturday

Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s.

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Scientific Forecaster Discussion (NWS)

Air quality Forecast for Houghton Lake

	Air quality:	AQ Index:	Pollutant:
Yesterday	Good		OZONE
Yesterday	Good		PM2.5
Current	Good		OZONE
Current	Good		PM2.5
Saturday	Good		OZONE
Saturday	Good		PM2.5
Sunday	Good		OZONE
Sunday	Good		PM2.5
Monday	Good		OZONE
Monday	Good		PM2.5
Tuesday	Good		OZONE
Tuesday	Good		PM2.5
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Current Air Quality Yesterday's Peak

Sports Weather

NFL:	Date:	Forecast:
Bills vs. Titans	8:00 PM EDT on August 09, 2009	Average High 81° F/ 27° C
Redskins vs. Ravens	7:30 PM EDT on August 13, 2009	Average High 84° F/ 28° C
MLB:	Date:	Forecast:
Mariners vs. Red Sox	1:05 PM EDT on July 04, 2009	Chance of a Thunderstorm, 81 °F
Blue Jays vs. Yankees	1:05 PM EDT on July 04, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 79 °F
Football (Soccer):	Date:	Forecast:
D.C. vs. Columbus	7:00 PM EDT on July 04, 2009	Chance of Rain, 67 °F
Chicago vs. Colorado	7:00 PM MDT on July 04, 2009	Thunderstorm, 76 °F
NASCAR:	Date:	Forecast:
Coke Zero 400 Powered By Coca-Cola	8:19 PM EDT on July 04, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 83 °F
LifeLock.com 400	7:16 PM CDT on July 11, 2009	Average High 83° F/ 28° C
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