Critical Fire Weather and Severe Thunderstorm Threats This Week

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Current conditions at

Ionia County Airport (KY70)

Lat: 42.94°NLon: 85.06°WElev: 818ft.

Fair

46°F

8°C

Humidity 66%
Wind Speed SW 13 mph
Barometer 29.72 in
Dewpoint 36°F (2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill40°F (4°C)
Last update 9 Mar 7:55 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles WNW Orleans MI

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 63. West southwest wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

    High: 63 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 44. Calm wind becoming east 5 to 8 mph after midnight.

    Low: 44 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers after 2pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. East northeast wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    High: 63 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance
    Showers

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 8pm.  Low around 36. East northeast wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    Low: 36 °F

    Showers

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Rain showers before 5pm, then rain and snow showers likely.  High near 42. East northeast wind 10 to 13 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    High: 42 °F

    Showers then
    Rain/Snow

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Rain and snow showers likely before 8pm, then a chance of snow showers between 8pm and 2am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 25 °F

    Rain/Snow
    Likely then
    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 41.

    High: 41 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A chance of snow showers before 2am, then rain and snow showers likely.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.

    Low: 30 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers then
    Rain/Snow
    Likely

  • Friday

    Friday: Rain and snow showers likely before 2pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. Breezy.

    High: 41 °F

    Rain/Snow
    Likely and
    Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 63. West southwest wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 44. Calm wind becoming east 5 to 8 mph after midnight.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of showers after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. East northeast wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Tuesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 8pm. Low around 36. East northeast wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Wednesday
Rain showers before 5pm, then rain and snow showers likely. High near 42. East northeast wind 10 to 13 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Wednesday Night
Rain and snow showers likely before 8pm, then a chance of snow showers between 8pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 41.
Thursday Night
A chance of snow showers before 2am, then rain and snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Friday
Rain and snow showers likely before 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. Breezy.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 23.
Saturday
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40.
Saturday Night
Rain and snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29.
Sunday
Rain and snow showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 42.
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Point Forecast:
2 Miles WNW Orleans MI
 43.09°N 85.18°W (Elev. 850 ft)
8:03 am EDT Mar 9, 2026
8am EDT Mar 9, 2026-6pm EDT Mar 15, 2026
 
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