Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains; Record Warmth Spreads

Dry and breezy conditions prevail across the High Plains where elevated to locally critical conditions continue through Thursday. Meanwhile, record warmth increases and spreads across the South, Southwest and into southern California into this last weekend of February. Meanwhile, a fast moving system moves across the Plains then off the mid-Atlantic by Thursday evening. Read More >

Current conditions at

Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport (KAZO)

Lat: 42.23°NLon: 85.55°WElev: 863ft.

Fair

21°F

-6°C

Humidity 71%
Wind Speed NW 6 mph
Barometer 29.80 in (1010.5 mb)
Dewpoint 13°F (-11°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill13°F (-11°C)
Last update 25 Feb 8:53 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NE Portage MI

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 16. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 16 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 35. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning.

    High: 35 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. South southwest wind 5 to 8 mph.

    Low: 27 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 51. South southwest wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    High: 51 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 29. South southwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 29 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 40 percent chance of snow showers after 1pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37.

    High: 37 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Chance
    Snow Showers

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19.

    Low: 19 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 30.

    High: 30 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A chance of snow showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16.

    Low: 16 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 16. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 35. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. South southwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 51. South southwest wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 29. South southwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of snow showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37.
Saturday Night
A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 30.
Sunday Night
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 34.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20.
Tuesday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39.
Tuesday Night
A chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 45.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles NE Portage MI
 42.24°N 85.56°W (Elev. 863 ft)
9:03 pm EST Feb 25, 2026
9pm EST Feb 25, 2026-6pm EST Mar 4, 2026
 
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