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Michigan DNR Cadillac Forecast
FOR THE NORTHERN QUARTER OF THE MANISTEE FOREST
FORECAST
Manistee...Wexford and Missaukee Counties...Including the
northern quarter of Manistee NF-
158 AM EDT Mon May 4 2026
.TODAY...
Sky/Weather.........Partly sunny (45-55 percent). Chance of rain
showers and slight chance of thunderstorms
after 1200.
Max Temperature.....68-73...except 60-65 near the coast.
24 HR Trend......11 degrees warmer.
Min Humidity........22-27 percent...except 31-36 percent along the
coast.
24 HR Trend......22 percent drier...except 11 percent drier
along the coast.
20-Foot Winds.......Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with occasional
gusts up to 36 mph.
Vent Rate...........Excellent (1886).
Mixing Height.......5900 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....Southwest around 15 mph increasing to around 36
mph in the afternoon.
Pcpn Amount.........None to 0.06 in .
Chance of Thunder...3 percent.
.TONIGHT...
Sky/Weather.........Mostly cloudy (60-70 percent). Slight chance of
thunderstorms until 2400. Chance of rain
showers.
Min Temperature.....37-42.
24 HR Trend......Unchanged.
Max Humidity........74-79 percent.
24 HR Trend......24 percent drier...except 17 percent drier
along the coast.
20-Foot Winds.......West winds around 10 mph shifting to the
northwest after midnight. Gusts up to 30 mph.
Vent Rate...........Poor (78).
Mixing Height.......700 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....West around 18 mph shifting to the north around
12 mph after midnight.
Pcpn Amount.........None to 0.07 in .
Chance of Thunder...18 percent.
.TUESDAY...
Sky/Weather.........Mostly sunny (40-50 percent).
Max Temperature.....51-56.
24 HR Trend......17 degrees cooler.
Min Humidity........32-37 percent.
24 HR Trend......11 percent wetter...except 6 percent wetter
along the coast.
20-Foot Winds.......Northwest winds around 5 mph with occasional
gusts up to 23 mph.
Vent Rate...........Excellent (1008).
Mixing Height.......5900 ft agl.
Transport Winds.....West 15 to 18 mph.
Pcpn Amount.........None to 0.01 in .
Chance of Thunder...0 percent.
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EXTENDED FORECAST
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. WIDESPREAD FROST. LOWS IN THE LOWER
30S. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS IN THE LOWER
50S. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 50S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SATURDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. HIGHS IN THE
UPPER 50S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 30S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
50S. WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
$$
MJG
FOR THE SOUTHERN THREE-QUARTERS OF THE MANISTEE FOREST
FORECAST
EXTENDED FORECAST
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Chance of showers in the evening.
Areas of frost after midnight. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest
winds 5 to 9 mph.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Areas of frost in the morning. Highs in
the mid 50s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Areas of frost after midnight.
Lows in the mid 30s. Northwest winds 5 to 9 mph.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny. Areas of frost in the morning. Highs in
the mid 50s. West winds 6 to 11 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Areas of frost after midnight. Lows
in the mid 30s. Southwest winds 5 to 7 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. West winds 6 to
11 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s.
$$