Idlewild, MI Weather Forecast and Current Conditions (49642)
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1845 - A tornado traveled 275 miles across Lake Ontario, New York and Lake Champlain.
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Idlewild 7 Day Weather Forecast Details
Saturday Sep 20
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 5am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. Low around 56, with temperatures rising to around 60 overnight. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Sunday Sep 21
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8am, then showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. High near 72, with temperatures falling to around 70 in the afternoon. South southeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 8pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 11pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. Low around 57, with temperatures rising to around 61 overnight. South southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Monday Sep 22
Day: A chance of rain showers before 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Southwest wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. South wind 1 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday Sep 23
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Wednesday Sep 24
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Thursday Sep 25
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Friday Sep 26
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Saturday Sep 27
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Sun & Moon Monthly
Sunrise 7:29 AM
Sunset 7:46 PM
Last Light 8:14 PM
Moonset 7:23 PM
Weather Near Idlewild
Contiguous United States Extremes
Fri's High Temperature
104 at 4 Miles South Of Tolleson, AZ
Sat's Low Temperature
25 at 14 Miles West Southwest Of Mackay, ID and Saranac Lake, NY
Weather Folklore
Wells gurgle and yield muddy water before a storm.
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About Idlewild, Michigan
Idlewild is an unincorporated community in Yates Township, located just east of Baldwin in southeast Lake County, a rural part of northwestern lower Michigan. During the first half of the 20th century, it was one of the few resorts in the country where African-Americans were allowed to vacation and purchase property, before discrimination was outlawed through the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The surrounding area is within Manistee National Forest. The community encompasses Lake Idlewild, and the headwaters of the Pere Marquette River extends throughout the region.
Called the "Black Eden of Michigan", from 1912 through the mid-1960s, Idlewild was an active year-round community and was visited by well-known entertainers and professionals from throughout the country. At its peak, it was one of the most popular resorts in the Midwest and as many as 25,000 would come to Idlewild in the height of the summer season to enjoy camping, swimming, boating, fishing, hunting, horseback riding, roller skating, and night-time entertainment. When the 1964 Civil Rights Act opened up other resorts in many states to African-Americans, Idlewild's boomtown period subsided.
Though not quite a "ghost town" as claimed in the book Ghost Towns of Michigan, Chapter 7, the population was under 1,000 in 2019, and numerous buildings were vacant. The Idlewild African American Chamber of Commerce, founded in 2000 by John O. Meeks, continues to promote existing local businesses and seeking new ones. It is also striving to attract more visitors to the area, with events and other strategies, in hopes of resuscitating the once lively town.
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