Battle Creek, Michigan

Local Time: 9:16 PM EST on January 08, 2009 (GMT -05) — Set My Timezone

Lat/Lon: 42.3° N 85.1° W (Google Map)

Active Advisory: Winter Storm Watch (US Severe Weather) Active Notice: Local Storm Report

	Current Conditions

Lakeview Area, Battle Creek, Michigan (PWS)

Updated: 9:16 PM EST on January 08, 2009

19.9 °F

Overcast

Windchill:	12 °F
Humidity:	83%
Dew Point:	16 °F
Wind:	6.0 mph from the SSE
Wind Gust:	8.0 mph
Pressure:	29.92 in (Rising)
Visibility:	7.0 miles
UV:	0 out of 16
Clouds:	Overcast 3300 ft (Above Ground Level)
Elevation:	950 ft

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Flight Rule:	VFR (KBTL)
Wind Speed:	10.0 kts.
Wind Dir:	167° (SSE)
Ceiling:	3300 ft
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City:		Temp.:	Conditions:	Updated:
	Battle Creek	21 °F	Overcast	8:53 PM EST
	Marshall	21 °F	Light Snow	8:55 PM EST
	Charlotte	27 °F	Light Snow	8:54 PM EST
	Kalamazoo	21 °F	Light Snow	8:53 PM EST

History & Almanac

Max Temperature:

Min Temperature:

Normal (KBTL)

28 °F

17 °F

Record (KBTL)

57 °F (2008)

3 °F (1997)

Yesterday

30.9 °F

24.2 °F

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Today's State Extremes

State Highs:
Owosso	32°F
Frankfort	32°F
Lambertville	32°F
Charlotte	32°F
Grosse Ile	32°F

State Lows:
Pellston	3°F
Bellaire	3°F
Grayling	3°F
Houghton Lake	5°F
Iron Mountain	6°F

Astronomy

January 8, 2009

Rise:

Set:

Actual Time

8:09 AM EST

5:25 PM EST

Civil Twilight

7:37 AM EST

5:57 PM EST

Nautical Twilight

7:02 AM EST

6:32 PM EST

Astronomical Twilight

6:28 AM EST

7:06 PM EST

Moon

2:34 PM EST (1/8)

5:46 AM EST (1/8)

Length Of Visible Light:

10h 19m

Length of Day

9h 16m

Tomorrow will be 1m 16s longer.

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Battle Creek, MI

19.9 °F

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5-Day Forecast for ZIP Code 49014

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Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday
25° F \| 20° F	27° F \| 13° F	27° F \| 16° F	29° F \| 7° F	13° F \| 0° F
Snow 90% chance of precipitation	Snow 80% chance of precipitation	Snow Showers 30% chance of precipitation	Chance of Snow 30% chance of precipitation	Snow Showers 40% chance of precipitation
Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly
Tomorrow is forecast to be nearly the same temperature as today.

Nowcast as of 6:57 PM EST on January 8, 2009

Now

Scattered snow showers and flurries will continue dropping southeast across the area through 10 PM. A few snow showers could be briefly heavy...but additional accumulations should only be a trace to several tenths of an inch.

Forecast for Calhoun

Updated: 5:41 PM EST on January 8, 2009
Winter Storm Watch in effect from Friday morning through Saturday morning...
	Tonight Partly cloudy overnight then becoming mostly cloudy. Numerous snow showers in the evening...then scattered snow showers from late evening through about 2 am. Little or no snow accumulation. Lows 15 to 20. West winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of snow 60 percent.
	Friday Snow. Snow accumulation 2 to 4 inches. Highs in the mid 20s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Chance of snow 90 percent. » ZIP Code Detail
	Friday Night Snow. Snow accumulation 3 to 5 inches. Near steady temperature in the lower 20s. East winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of snow 90 percent.
	Saturday Snow until midday...then a chance of snow in the afternoon. Light accumulations possible. Highs in the upper 20s. North winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of snow 80 percent. » ZIP Code Detail
	Saturday Night Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow showers. Lows near 15. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
	Sunday Mostly cloudy with scattered snow showers. Highs in the upper 20s. Chance of snow 30 percent. » ZIP Code Detail
	Sunday Night Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow. Lows 15 to 20.
	Monday Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow. Highs in the upper 20s.
	Monday Night Mostly cloudy with scattered snow showers. Lows 5 to 10 above. Chance of snow 30 percent.
	Tuesday Mostly cloudy with scattered snow showers. Highs near 15. Chance of snow 40 percent.
	Tuesday Night Mostly cloudy with scattered snow showers. Lows near zero. Chance of snow 30 percent.
	Wednesday Mostly cloudy with scattered snow showers. Highs 10 to 15. Chance of snow 30 percent.
	Wednesday Night Mostly cloudy with scattered snow showers. Lows zero to 5 above. Chance of snow 30 percent.
	Thursday Mostly cloudy with scattered snow showers. Highs near 15. Chance of snow 30 percent.
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Air quality Forecast for Kalamazoo

	Air quality:	AQ Index:	Pollutant:
Yesterday	Good		PM2.5
Current	Good		PM2.5
Thursday	Good		PM2.5
Friday	Good		PM2.5
Saturday	Good		PM2.5
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Sports Weather

NFL:	Date:	Forecast:
Ravens vs. Titans	3:30 PM CST on January 10, 2009	Chance of Rain, 40 °F
Cardinals vs. Panthers	8:15 PM EST on January 10, 2009	Rain Showers, 50 °F
College Football:	Date:	Forecast:
Gators vs. Sooners	8:00 PM EST on January 08, 2009	Clear, 65 °F
MLB:	Date:	Forecast:
Braves vs. Phillies	8:05 PM EDT on April 05, 2009	Average High 59° F/ 14° C
Nationals vs. Marlins	12:00 PM EDT on April 06, 2009	Average High 80° F/ 26° C
Football (Soccer):	Date:	Forecast:
Clermont Foot vs. Bastia	8:00 PM CET on January 09, 2009	Chance of Rain, High 50° F/ 10° C
Troyes vs. Sedan	8:00 PM CET on January 09, 2009	Clear, High 30° F/ -1° C
NASCAR:	Date:	Forecast:
Budweiser Shootout	8:00 PM EST on February 07, 2009	Average High 68° F/ 19° C
Gatorade Duel 1	2:00 PM EST on February 12, 2009	Average High 68° F/ 19° C
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Lakeview Area, Battle Creek, MI

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19.9 °F

16 °F

83%

SSE at 6.0 mph

29.92 in

0.00 in / hr

12 °F

950 ft

9:16 PM EST

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MesoWest Ceresco , Ceresco, MI

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21 °F

18 °F

88%

WSW at 8 mph

0.00 in / hr

11 °F

946 ft

8:00 PM EST

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APRSWXNET Battle Creek MI, Dowling, MI

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23 °F

19 °F

85%

WSW at 0 mph

29.88 in

0.00 in / hr

23 °F

950 ft

8:42 PM EST

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APRSWXNET Battle Creek MI , Dowling, MI

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23 °F

19 °F

84%

WSW at 1 mph

29.88 in

0.00 in / hr

23 °F

950 ft

9:02 PM EST

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MesoWest Msukbs , Hickory Corners, MI

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°F

North at mph

0.00 in / hr

937 ft

7:00 PM EST

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MesoWest Albion , Albion, MI

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22 °F

19 °F

89%

SW at 5 mph

0.00 in / hr

15 °F

948 ft

8:00 PM EST

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Charlotte, MI

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23.7 °F

18 °F

77%

SW at 4.7 mph

28.94 in

0.00 in / hr

18 °F

800 ft

9:01 PM EST

Normal

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APRSWXNET Richland MI , Richland, MI

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21 °F

17 °F

85%

WSW at 2 mph

30.01 in

0.00 in / hr

21 °F

902 ft

8:57 PM EST

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Oyer Street, Springport, MI

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22.1 °F

19 °F

87%

SW at 5.8 mph

29.80 in

0.00 in / hr

15 °F

1000 ft

9:16 PM EST

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Richland, MI

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20.6 °F

16 °F

84%

SW at 1.0 mph

30.00 in

0.00 in / hr

21 °F

990 ft

9:10 PM EST

Normal

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Parchment (Spring Valley Area), Kalamazoo, MI

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22.1 °F

19 °F

87%

SW at 2.0 mph

29.84 in

0.00 in / hr

22 °F

870 ft

9:16 PM EST

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Warnings and Notices

	Winter Storm Watch
Statement as of 4:03 PM EST on January 08, 2009 ... Winter Storm Watch in effect from Friday morning through Saturday morning... ... Lake effect Snow Advisory will expire at 4 PM EST this afternoon... The National Weather Service in Grand Rapids has issued a Winter Storm Watch... which is in effect from Friday morning through Saturday morning. The lake effect Snow Advisory will expire at 4 PM EST this afternoon. Although a few heavier lake effect snow showers will remain possible into the early evening hours... they will diminish or end later this evening. Eight or more inches of new snow are possible from Friday morning through Saturday morning. This Winter Storm Watch means there is a potential for significant snow accumulations that may impact travel. Continue to monitor the latest forecasts.

	Local Storm Report
01/08/2009 0210 PM Battle Creek, Calhoun County. Snow m5.0 inch, reported by trained spotter. This is the storm total snowfall through 210pm since yesterday. The spotter noted heavy snow was falling at the time of the observation. 01/07/2009 0350 PM Beford, Calhoun County. Snow m1.6 inch, reported by trained spotter.