Fire Weather Concerns and Severe Weather

Dry and breezy conditions will bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions across portions of the northern and central High Plains through this weekend, where fuels remain largely receptive. Severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall are possible from the Plains into the Upper Midwest, as well as in the Ohio Valley and portions of the Mid-Atlantic through this weekend. Read More >

Current conditions at

Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport (KAZO)

Lat: 42.23°NLon: 85.55°WElev: 863ft.

Fair

77°F

25°C

Humidity 40%
Wind Speed S 6 mph
Barometer 30.00 in (1015.7 mb)
Dewpoint 51°F (11°C)
Visibility 9.00 mi
Heat Index78°F (26°C)
Last update 11 Sep 3:53 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

Portage MI

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 79. South southeast wind around 5 mph.

    High: 79 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 58. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph.

    Low: 58 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Patchy fog before 9am.  Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 83 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 60. Light west wind.

    Low: 60 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Light west northwest wind becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    High: 77 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.

    Low: 50 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.

    High: 73 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.

    Low: 59 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 82.

    High: 82 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 79. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 58. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph.
Saturday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Light and variable wind becoming southwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 60. Light west wind.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Light west northwest wind becoming northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Tuesday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 82.
Tuesday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Wednesday
Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75.
Wednesday Night
Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59.
Thursday
Showers likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 74.
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Point Forecast:
Portage MI
 42.2°N 85.59°W (Elev. 860 ft)
4:03 pm EDT Sep 11, 2026
4pm EDT Sep 11, 2026-6pm EDT Sep 17, 2026
 
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