Forecast - Fire Weather

Gladwin/Roscommon Area Forecast



APX AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY

.DISCUSSION...

Mostly sunny skies are expected across the area again today as rain-
free weather persists through Friday. Rain chances return late 
Friday and will persist at times into early next week. Light north 
winds will allow lake breeze formation to penetrate inland from the 
lakeshores this afternoon. Minimum RHs between 40-50 percent will 
remain well above critical thresholds through the end of the week.  


FORECAST

MIZ016-017-021>023-099-212015-
Presque Isle...Alpena...Alcona...Iosco and Arenac
Counties...including Eastern Huron NF-
609 AM EDT Thu Aug 21 2025

.TODAY...
Sky/Weather.........Mostly sunny (20-30 percent). Patchy fog until 
                    1200. 
Max Temperature.....76-81...except around 70 near the coast. 
   24 HR Trend......3 degrees warmer. 
Min Humidity........45-50 percent. 
   24 HR Trend......7 percent wetter...except 13 percent wetter 
                    along the coast. 
20-Foot Winds.......North winds around 5 mph shifting to the 
                    northeast in the afternoon. 
Vent Rate...........Fair (283). 
Mixing Height.......4000 ft agl. 
Transport Winds.....Northeast around 6 mph. 
Pcpn Amount.........None. 
Chance of Thunder...1 percent. 

.TONIGHT...
Sky/Weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent). 
Min Temperature.....52-57...except around 60 near the coast. 
   24 HR Trend......1 degree cooler. 
Max Humidity........94-99 percent. 
   24 HR Trend......1 percent wetter. 
20-Foot Winds.......East winds around 5 mph in the evening becoming 
                    light. 
Vent Rate...........Poor (17). 
Mixing Height.......400 ft agl. 
Transport Winds.....East around 6 mph shifting to the southwest 
                    after midnight. 
Pcpn Amount.........None. 
Chance of Thunder...1 percent. 

.FRIDAY...
Sky/Weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent). 
Max Temperature.....81-86...except 71-76 near the coast. 
   24 HR Trend......6 degrees warmer. 
Min Humidity........43-48 percent. 
   24 HR Trend......1 percent drier. 
20-Foot Winds.......Southwest winds around 5 mph with occasional 
                    gusts up to 13 mph. 
Vent Rate...........Excellent (619). 
Mixing Height.......4900 ft agl. 
Transport Winds.....West 9 to 12 mph. 
Pcpn Amount.........None. 
Chance of Thunder...6 percent. 


$$

Crawford...Oscoda...Roscommon...Ogemaw and Gladwin
Counties...including Western Huron NF-
609 AM EDT Thu Aug 21 2025

.TODAY...
Sky/Weather.........Mostly sunny (25-35 percent). 
Max Temperature.....77-82. 
   24 HR Trend......2 degrees warmer. 
Min Humidity........42-47 percent. 
   24 HR Trend......6 percent wetter. 
20-Foot Winds.......Northeast winds around 5 mph with occasional 
                    gusts up to 13 mph. 
Vent Rate...........Good (411). 
Mixing Height.......5700 ft agl. 
Transport Winds.....Northeast around 6 mph. 
Pcpn Amount.........None. 
Chance of Thunder...1 percent. 

.TONIGHT...
Sky/Weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent). Patchy fog after 
                    2400. 
Min Temperature.....52-57. 
   24 HR Trend......1 degree warmer. 
Max Humidity........95-100 percent. 
   24 HR Trend......4 percent wetter. 
20-Foot Winds.......Light winds. 
Vent Rate...........Poor (18). 
Mixing Height.......400 ft agl. 
Transport Winds.....East around 6 mph shifting to the south after 
                    midnight. 
Pcpn Amount.........None. 
Chance of Thunder...1 percent. 

.FRIDAY...
Sky/Weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent). 
Max Temperature.....81-86. 
   24 HR Trend......4 degrees warmer. 
Min Humidity........41-46 percent. 
   24 HR Trend......1 percent wetter. 
20-Foot Winds.......Southwest winds around 5 mph with occasional 
                    gusts up to 13 mph. 
Vent Rate...........Excellent (689). 
Mixing Height.......5600 ft agl. 
Transport Winds.....West 6 to 12 mph. 
Pcpn Amount.........None. 
Chance of Thunder...4 percent. 


EXTENDED FORECAST


.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER
60S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
HIGHS AROUND 70. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS
IN THE MID 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. 
.TUESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER
40S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH. 
.WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. 

$$

DJC


GRR AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY

.DISCUSSION...today and Friday will be dry with temperatures
near or slightly above seasonal normals. This will be followed
by a chance for showers and thunderstorms Saturday with a cold
front. Significantly cooler air filters in on Sunday with
continued chances for rain into Monday.



FORECAST

MIZ037>039-043>045-212030-
Clare-Isabella-
Including the cities of Clare and Mount Pleasant
345 AM EDT Thu Aug 21 2025

.TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Sunny (10-20 percent). 
Max temperature.....Around 82. 
   24 hr trend......2 degrees warmer. 
Min humidity........44-49 percent. 
   24 hr trend......10 percent wetter. 
20-foot winds.......Northeast winds 5 to 8 mph. 
Mixing height.......5600-6100 ft AGL. 
Transport winds.....Northeast around 10 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....560-650 (good to excellent). 
Pcpn Amount.........None. 

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Mostly clear (15-25 percent). Patchy fog after 
                    3 AM. 
Min temperature.....52-57. 
   24 hr trend......1 degree warmer. 
Max humidity........100 percent. 
   24 hr trend......Unchanged. 
20-foot winds.......Light winds. 
Mixing height.......800-1300 ft AGL. 
Transport winds.....Southeast around 5 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....30-80 (poor). 
Pcpn Amount.........None. 

.FRIDAY...
Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny (30-40 percent). 
Max temperature.....Around 84. 
   24 hr trend......4 degrees warmer. 
Min humidity........44-49 percent. 
   24 hr trend......2 percent drier. 
20-foot winds.......Light winds becoming southwest around 5 mph in 
                    the afternoon. 
Mixing height.......5800-6300 ft AGL. 
Transport winds.....West 5 to 10 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....510-670 (good to excellent). 
Pcpn Amount.........None. 


$$

EXTENDED FORECAST


.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. Southwest
winds 5 to 8 mph. 
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny with a chance of showers and a slight
chance of thunderstorms. Highs around 80. West winds 6 to 11 mph. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds 5 to
9 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. West winds 6 to 11 mph. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Chance of showers in the evening. Lows
in the lower 50s. West winds 5 to 9 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. Chance of showers. Highs in the upper 60s.
Northwest winds 6 to 11 mph. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. 
.WEDNESDAY...Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. 

$$


DTX AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY

.DISCUSSION...High pressure drifts overhead today and Friday, while
northeast flow continues to generate lake enhanced cloud cover for
most of today. Winds subside and become variable overnight to
support clearing skies for Friday. Temperatures near normal combine
with lowering moisture content to bring minimum RH values from about
55 to 65 percent today to 40 to 50 percent on Friday.

FORECAST


Midland-Bay-Saginaw-Shiawassee-Genesee-
Including the cities of Midland-Bay City-Saginaw-Owosso-Flint
406 AM EDT Thu Aug 21 2025

.REST OF TODAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (40-50 percent). 
Max temperature.....74-80. 
   24 hr trend......1 degree warmer. 
Min humidity........54-64 percent. 
   24 hr trend......1 percent wetter. 
20-foot winds.......Northeast 5 to 10 mph. 
Mixing height.......4300-4800 ft agl. 
Transport winds.....Northeast 10 to 15 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Good (493). 
Pcpn amount.........None. 

.TONIGHT...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (25-35 percent). Patchy fog after 
                    2 am. 
Min temperature.....56-62. 
   24 hr trend......3 degrees cooler. 
Max humidity........99 percent. 
   24 hr trend......Unchanged. 
20-foot winds.......Northeast around 5 mph early in the evening 
                    becoming light. 
Mixing height.......740-940 ft agl. 
Transport winds.....East 5 to 10 mph becoming south after midnight. 
Smoke dispersal.....Poor (5). 
Pcpn amount.........None. 

.FRIDAY...
Sky/weather.........Partly cloudy (25-35 percent). 
Max temperature.....80-84. 
   24 hr trend......7 degrees warmer. 
Min humidity........47-57 percent. 
   24 hr trend......14 percent drier. 
20-foot winds.......Light winds becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in 
                    the late morning and afternoon. 
Mixing height.......4910-5410 ft agl. 
Transport winds.....Southwest around 5 mph. 
Smoke dispersal.....Good (518). 
Pcpn amount.........None. 


$$

EXTENDED FORECAST


.SATURDAY...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows
in the lower 60s. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds around
5 mph. 
.SUNDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Highs in the mid 70s.
West winds around 5 mph. 
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Chance of showers. Lows in the lower 50s.
Highs in the upper 60s. West winds around 10 mph. 
.TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the upper
60s. 
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Highs in the lower
70s. 

$$

MV