Dangerous Heat in the Southwest; Severe Thunderstorms from the Central Plains into the Ohio Valley

Dangerous heat will build across the Southwest U.S. through the end of the week with daytime highs of 110-115°F. Isolated to widely scattered severe storms are expected across parts of the central and southern High Plains, Great Lakes into the Ohio Valley, and parts of the Ozarks to Lower Mississippi Valley today. Read More >

Current conditions at

Big Rapids, Roben-Hood Airport (KRQB)

Lat: 43.72°NLon: 85.5°WElev: 991ft.

Fair

77°F

25°C

Humidity 54%
Wind Speed W 15 G 20 mph
Barometer 29.83 in
Dewpoint 59°F (15°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index79°F (26°C)
Last update 26 Aug 6:15 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NNW Sears MI

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 9pm, then a slight chance of showers between 9pm and 11pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light west northwest  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 57 °F

    Showers
    Likely then
    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 77. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 77 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. North northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 48 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 78 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Light and variable wind.

    Low: 52 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 81.

    High: 81 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers after 2am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61.

    Low: 61 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A chance of showers before 2pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84.

    High: 84 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Showers likely, mainly after 2am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.

    Low: 65 °F

    Showers
    Likely

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 9pm, then a slight chance of showers between 9pm and 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 77. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 48. North northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Light and variable wind.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 81.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Sunday
A chance of showers before 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 84.
Sunday Night
Showers likely, mainly after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Monday
Showers likely, mainly before 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85.
Monday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 83.
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Point Forecast:
3 Miles NNW Sears MI
 43.94°N 85.22°W (Elev. 1050 ft)
6:03 pm EDT Aug 26, 2026
6pm EDT Aug 26, 2026-6pm EDT Sep 2, 2026
 
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