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East Lansing, MI weather

It is 54°F and mostly cloudy at Capital Region International Airport as of Oct 28, 5:05 AM EDT. Overnight: Mostly Cloudy, low near 49°F, 3% chance of precipitation. Forecast from the National Weather Service, issued Oct 28, 5:16 AM EDT.

Updated Oct 28, 5:21 AM EDT (snapshot)

Current conditions

Temperature

54°F

Mostly Cloudy

Wind

SE 6 mph

Humidity 82% · dew point 48°F

Pressure · visibility

30.25 inHg

Visibility 10 mi

Observed at Capital Region International Airport (KLAN), Oct 28, 5:05 AM EDT. Station readings can lag or be missing.

Alerts for this area

No active NWS alerts cover the East Lansing forecast zone right now.

Around the NWS GRR forecast area

No active alerts in zones served by the GRR office near East Lansing.

From the alert snapshot of Oct 28, 2026, 5:12 AM EDT. No alerts are active anywhere in Michigan.

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Next 24 hours

Hourly forecast for East Lansing (local time)
TimeTempForecastPrecip. chanceWind
Wed 7 AM50°FPartly Sunny2%SSE 3 mph
Wed 8 AM50°FPartly Sunny2%S 3 mph
Wed 9 AM52°FMostly Sunny1%S 3 mph
Wed 10 AM56°FSunny1%SSW 3 mph
Wed 11 AM61°FSunny1%SSW 5 mph
Wed 12 PM66°FSunny1%SSW 6 mph
Wed 1 PM69°FSunny1%SW 7 mph
Wed 2 PM71°FSunny1%SW 7 mph
Wed 3 PM72°FSunny1%SW 7 mph
Wed 4 PM72°FSunny1%SW 7 mph
Wed 5 PM72°FSunny1%SW 7 mph
Wed 6 PM70°FClear1%SSW 6 mph
Wed 7 PM66°FClear0%SSW 5 mph
Wed 8 PM62°FClear0%S 5 mph
Wed 9 PM58°FClear0%S 5 mph
Wed 10 PM57°FClear0%S 6 mph
Wed 11 PM56°FClear0%S 7 mph
Thu 12 AM55°FClear0%S 6 mph
Thu 1 AM55°FClear0%S 8 mph
Thu 2 AM55°FClear0%SSW 8 mph
Thu 3 AM56°FClear0%SSW 8 mph
Thu 4 AM56°FMostly Clear1%SSW 9 mph
Thu 5 AM56°FPartly Cloudy1%SSW 10 mph
Thu 6 AM55°FMostly Sunny1%SSW 10 mph

Hourly values come from the NWS gridded forecast for the 2.5 km grid square that covers the city's center point. Conditions elsewhere in East Lansing can differ.

7-day forecast

Overnight

Low 49°F

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. South southeast wind around 5 mph.

Wednesday

High 72°F·Low 54°F

Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. South southwest wind 3 to 7 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear. Low around 54, with temperatures rising to around 56 overnight. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Thursday

High 70°F·Low 39°F

A chance of rain showers between 2pm and 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. West southwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. West northwest wind 2 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Friday

High 61°F·Low 41°F

Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.

Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.

Saturday

High 62°F·Low 46°F

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.

Sunday

High 66°F·Low 48°F

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66.

Sunday Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.

Monday

High 66°F·Low 49°F

A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66.

Monday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.

Tuesday

High 64°F

A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64.

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About this forecast

Forecast office
East Lansing is served by the National Weather Service GRR forecast office, forecast zone MIZ067, county zone MIC065.
Location used
The Census Bureau's internal point for East Lansing (42.7489, -84.4824), in Ingham County. Population: 48,964 (2024 estimate), number 26 of the 55 Michigan cities on this site.
Radar
Nearest NWS radar: KDTX. View it on radar.weather.gov.

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Sources

  • Forecast, hourly forecast, observations and alerts: National Weather Service API, api.weather.gov/points/42.7489,-84.4824 (forecast issued Oct 28, 5:16 AM EDT).
  • Official forecast page: forecast.weather.gov.
  • City location and population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 population estimates and 2024 Gazetteer files.
  • Snapshot taken Oct 28, 2026. The NWS and Census Bureau do not endorse OpenForecast.

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