Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.
- Rain
- 99%
- Humidity
- 75–100%
- Wind
- 23 mph
Current concerns
Outdoor planning
Now
- 60°Slight Chance Rain Showers19% rain75% humidityGusts 20 mph
- 60°Chance Rain Showers27% rain81% humidityGusts 20 mph
- 59°Rain Showers Likely59% rain83% humidityGusts 21 mph
- 60°Rain Showers78% rain84% humidityGusts 21 mph
- 59°Rain Showers87% rain90% humidityGusts 22 mph
- 58°Rain Showers89% rain93% humidityGusts 23 mph
- 57°Rain Showers99% rain96% humidityGusts 23 mph
- 56°Rain Showers92% rain100% humidityGusts 22 mph
- 56°Rain Showers82% rain100% humidityGusts 21 mph
- 57°Rain Showers Likely56% rain100% humidityGusts 18 mph
- 57°Chance Rain Showers53% rain100% humidityGusts 17 mph
- 57°Chance Rain Showers48% rain100% humidityGusts 17 mph
- 57°Chance Rain Showers33% rain100% humidityGusts 20 mph
- 56°Slight Chance Rain Showers24% rain100% humidityGusts 21 mph
- 54°Slight Chance Rain Showers18% rain100% humidityGusts 22 mph
- 52°Chance Rain Showers29% rain100% humidityGusts 23 mph
- 51°Chance Rain Showers28% rain100% humidityGusts 25 mph
- 50°Chance Rain Showers27% rain100% humidityGusts 25 mph
- 51°Partly Sunny14% rain100% humidityGusts 26 mph
- 51°Slight Chance Rain Showers23% rain100% humidityGusts 28 mph
- 53°Rain Showers Likely61% rain100% humidityGusts 26 mph
- 54°Chance Rain Showers52% rain96% humidityGusts 26 mph
- 54°Rain Showers Likely71% rain96% humidityGusts 26 mph
- 55°Slight Chance Rain Showers15% rain93% humidityGusts 28 mph
A little farther out
The next five days
Friday looks wet for a meaningful stretch.
- Rain
- 71%
- Humidity
- 80–100%
- Wind
- 38 mph
Saturday looks fairly quiet.
- Rain
- 0%
- Humidity
- 55–96%
- Wind
- 23 mph
Sunday looks breezy.
- Rain
- 0%
- Humidity
- 51–93%
- Wind
- 31 mph
Monday looks fairly quiet.
- Rain
- 0%
- Humidity
- 56–96%
- Wind
- 21 mph
- 60° / 47°Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.99% rain · Humidity 75–100% · Wind 23 mph
- 57° / 41°Friday looks wet for a meaningful stretch.71% rain · Humidity 80–100% · Wind 38 mph
- 55° / 32°Saturday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 55–96% · Wind 23 mph
- 61° / 40°Sunday looks breezy.0% rain · Humidity 51–93% · Wind 31 mph
- 65° / 42°Monday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 56–96% · Wind 21 mph
Environmental watch
Air quality + smoke
Air quality
Grand Rapids area · Updated Thu 1:26 PMNo fresh outlook yet.
55 is in the Moderate range (51–100). Most people can be active outside; if you’re unusually sensitive to fine particles, consider a shorter or easier outing.
Sky check
No plume detected overhead
Satellite view · Updated Thu 8:45 AMAir near ground55 · Moderate US AQI
Rain, in motion · Past four hours
Sparta radar
Radar animation for Sparta, covering the past four hours. A marked spot changes the map view, not the forecast on this page.
Outdoor fire check
Thinking about a backyard fire?
Use extra caution.
There is no lower-concern three-hour stretch in the next 12 hours.
Next 12 hoursChoose a time to see what is driving the concern.
Check local rules. Weather is only part of the decision. Check city, county, and land-manager fire restrictions before lighting any outdoor fire.
Nearby regional view
Explore Grand Rapids
About 14 miles away, the Grand Rapids hub looks more deeply at Grand Rapids, MI. It reflects that wider area rather than Sparta’s exact conditions.
About these readingsSources and local limits
Weather
Forecasts, alerts, and radar come from NOAA and the National Weather Service.
Air quality
This reading describes Grand Rapids area, about 19 miles away. Conditions can differ at this exact spot.
Smoke
Satellite imagery shows smoke overhead. It cannot tell us how much smoke has reached breathing level.
This page represents Sparta, MI, so conditions can vary from street to street. Environmental data: AirNow · participating air agencies · preliminary real-time US AQI · NOAA Hazard Mapping System · satellite-observed smoke.