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Wakefield, MI 49968 Weather
Today: Mostly Cloudy then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, high 66°F, low 46°F. Hourly and 7-day forecast from the National Weather Service. Times are local (CDT).
Wakefield, MI 49968 current weather
50°F
Mostly Cloudy
Forecast for this hour. No recent report from a nearby station.
H 66° / L 46°
No rain expected in the next 12 hours
No recent station report. NWS hourly forecast updated 10/27/2026, 10:41 PM PT
Hourly forecast
NWS, updated 10/27/2026, 10:41 PM PT
7-day forecast
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Today10/2826% chance of precipitationLow 46°High 66°
Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Overnight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 46, with temperatures rising to around 50 overnight. Southwest wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Mostly Cloudy then Chance Showers And ThunderstormsThu10/29Low 29°High 52°
Thursday: Mostly sunny. High near 52, with temperatures falling to around 49 in the afternoon. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy. Low around 29, with temperatures rising to around 33 overnight. West wind 0 to 10 mph.
Mostly SunnyFri10/30Low 27°High 52°
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 27.
Mostly SunnySat10/3115% chance of precipitationLow 37°High 58°
Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 58.
Saturday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Partly SunnySun11/115% chance of precipitationLow 40°High 60°
Sunday: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Slight Chance Rain ShowersMon11/229% chance of precipitationLow 36°High 58°
Monday: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 58.
Monday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain ShowersTue11/333% chance of precipitationLow High 54°
Tuesday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54.
Chance Rain Showers
Forecast for 46.530, -89.865 from the NWS MQT office, updated 10/27/2026, 10:41 PM PT · Official forecast on weather.gov
From the National Weather Service; may be delayed. Not for life-safety decisions. In an emergency, call 911.
Next 6 hours
NWS hourly forecast
- Now50°Mostly Cloudy4%5 mph
- 2 AM50°Mostly Cloudy5%5 mph
- 3 AM50°Mostly Cloudy5%5 mph
- 4 AM50°Mostly Cloudy6%5 mph
- 5 AM50°Mostly Cloudy8%5 mph
- 6 AM49°Mostly Cloudy8%5 mph
Hourly details
Next 7 days: temperature chart, feels like, rain and snow amounts, sky cover, wind and gustsShowHide
NWS hourly forecast updated 10/27/2026, 10:41 PM PT
Radar and satellite
National radarNEXRAD (last 50 min) and GOES
Nearby hazards
Michigan hazardsSevere storm and flash flood outlooks, expected rain, river flooding and wildfires near this area
- Severe storm outlook today:Marginal risk (level 1 of 5)Outlook map
- Excessive rainfall outlook (flash flood risk):Could not check the Weather Prediction Center outlook right now.
- River gauges within 40 miles at or above flood stage: None reported
- Active wildfires within 50 miles: Black River Fire (326 acres), Redhouse Fire (22 acres), Murray South Fire (4 acres), Little Pete Fire (1 acre), Greased Lightnin Fire (0 acres)
Drought
By countyGogebic County, week of 10/20/2026
100% of the county is in moderate drought or worse, 94% in extreme drought or worse.
Beaches nearby
EPA BEACON beaches
Sun and moon
Local time, center of the area
- Sunrise
- 7:35 AM
- Sunset
- 5:50 PM
- Daylight
- 10 hr 15 min
- Moon
- Waning Gibbous 95% lit
- First light (civil dawn)
- 7:04 AM
- Last light (civil dusk)
- 6:21 PM
- Moonrise
- 6:57 PM
- Moonset
- 10:59 AM
Normal October weather
ClimateNormal October high 53°, low 34°. 1991 to 2020 normals at Ironwood #2, 14 mi away.
Other places nearby
Data sources
- National Weather Service APINOAA
- Convective Outlooks and Storm ReportsNOAA Storm Prediction Center
- Excessive Rainfall Outlook and Quantitative Precipitation ForecastsNOAA Weather Prediction Center
- National Water Prediction ServiceNOAA National Weather Service
- WFIGS Current Wildland Fire IncidentsNational Interagency Fire Center
- UV Index Forecast (Envirofacts)U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and NOAA
- AirNowU.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- NWS HeatRisk (experimental)NOAA National Weather Service
- U.S. Drought MonitorNational Drought Mitigation Center, USDA and NOAA
- BEACON 2.0 Beach Advisory and Closing On-line NotificationU.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
- Tides & Currents (CO-OPS API)NOAA Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services
- NEXRAD radar tilesIowa Environmental Mesonet, Iowa State University
- GOES-East and GOES-West GeoColor imageryNOAA NESDIS Center for Satellite Applications and Research
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Frequently asked questions
- What is the high temperature today in Wakefield, MI 49968?
- The National Weather Service forecast for wednesday calls for a high near 66°F. Mostly Cloudy then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms.
- Will it rain in Wakefield, MI 49968 in the next 24 hours?
- The hourly forecast shows a 61% chance of precipitation around 10/28/2026, 7:00 PM CDT.
- What time is sunrise and sunset in Wakefield, MI 49968 today?
- Sunrise is about 7:35 AM CDT and sunset is about 5:50 PM CDT (calculated for the center of the area, within a few minutes).
- What is the normal October weather in Wakefield, MI 49968?
- At Ironwood #2, the 1991 to 2020 normal high in October is 53°F and the normal low is 34°F.
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