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Downtown Victorian West Branch Shopping District
Walkable Victorian downtown West Branch retail along Houghton Avenue with local shops, boutiques, and Main Street merchants.
W Houghton Ave, West Branch, MI 48661
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Walmart Supercenter — West Branch
Walmart Supercenter on Cook Road serving West Branch for groceries, general merchandise, and pharmacy.
2750 Cook Rd, West Branch, MI 48661
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West Branch Plaza / Cook Road Retail Corridor
Cook Road and plaza retail corridor serving West Branch shoppers near I-75 exits.
Cook Rd, West Branch, MI 48661
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Checked Oct 6, 2026, 6:19 pm Eastern
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- Halloween Schedule
- Notice of Election Commission Meeting
- Notice for Public Accuracy Testing
- CALENDAR OF EVENTS & MEETING NOTICES
- Title VI Non-Discrimination Plan
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West Branch weather
National Weather Service forecast · Updated Nov 2, 2026, 5:11 pm EST
This Afternoon
67°FCloudy
Wind 10 mph STonight
53°FRain Showers Likely
Wind 5 to 10 mph STuesday
72°FChance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny
Wind 10 mph STuesday Night
57°FMostly Cloudy
Wind 5 to 10 mph SWednesday
68°FRain Showers
Wind 5 to 10 mph SWednesday Night
48°FRain Showers
Wind 5 to 10 mph SThursday
58°FRain Showers Likely
Wind 5 to 10 mph SWThursday Night
41°FRain Showers Likely
Wind 5 mph WFriday
50°FChance Rain Showers
Wind 5 to 10 mph NFriday Night
34°FChance Rain Showers
Wind 5 mph NSaturday
51°FSlight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny
Wind 5 mph NWSaturday Night
30°FPartly Cloudy
Wind 0 to 5 mph NWSunday
52°FMostly Sunny
Wind 0 to 5 mph NWSunday Night
33°FPartly Cloudy
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Source: NASA POWER daily archive, sampled at 44.2764, -84.2386. These are regional, gridded estimates, not measurements from a weather station in town. Days use local solar time. Precipitation is liquid-water equivalent, including snow; wind is the daily average at 2 meters. “Unavailable” means the source has no value.
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