Warmer temperatures and gusty winds are expected Friday and Saturday. Avoid burning; Recent dry weather and the winds will increase the potential of fires spreading out of control. A thunderstorm before dawn on Saturday may produce gusty winds and small hail, then much of the day will be windy with gusts 35 to 45 mph. Read More >
Grand Rapids, MI
Weather Forecast Office
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| Welcome to the NWS Grand Rapids Cooperative Observer website! These pages were designed to highlight the important contributions of our cooperative observers and to provide access to the COOP data, and other sources of weather and climate data. Weather data comes from a wide variety of sources, including satellite, remote sensors, radars, automated observing stations, and volunteer cooperative observers. Each and every day, a wide spectrum of users access these weather data to solve problems and plan their lives. Whether it is a farmer in Michigan, a climate scientist in Europe, or a weather enthusiast in New York, the weather data that our cooperative observers collect has a profound impact on society. These pages were designed to help our customers access COOP and other sources of data, describe the uses of data, explain how to become an observer, and acknowledge our award winning COOP observers. |
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US Dept of Commerce
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Weather Service
Grand Rapids, MI
4899 Tim Dougherty Drive SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49512-4034
616-949-0643
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