Bring On The Egg Hunts!

Good Saturday Morning!

After another chilly frosty night, things should warm up beautifully today.  The second half of Easter Sunday is looking nicer than the first part.  Let’s take a deeper dive:

TEMPERATURES:  Most spots in the area will make a credible run at 60 today.  Plenty of sunshine will aid that effort.  In the north zone, highs should get to about 58 degrees, locations in the south zone may see a high near 63.  Tomorrow, mid to high 50’s should be the rule after clouds clear out from the morning, then as the cold Canadian high marches in on Monday, temperatures will struggle to climb past 50 until later in the week.

RAIN/SNOW:  We still have to keep a chance of a morning shower in the mix for Easter Sunday, so an afternoon egg hunt may be the better bet.  With the arrival of the cold weather basically nailed down to Monday afternoon/evening, a chance of rain or snow stays in the forecast.  That will blow out of here and leave it just cooler on Tuesday.  The north zone will have a bit better chance at seeing any snowflakes than the south zone.  Here’s a look at the 5-day Total Precipitation map from the National Weather Service:

It’s looking a bit wetter now, with most locations in south-central Michigan expected to pick up a half-inch of precipitation the next 5 days.

SEVERE WEATHER:  Nothing even close to Michigan for the next three days.  Here’s a look at the Storm Prediction Center’s forecast for days one and two.  These are effective 8AM each day:

You can see the only “slight” risk of severe weather today cuts through part of Texas and clips a bit of Oklahoma.  Tomorrow, just more “general” risk through the southern Plains, extending all the way west into New Mexico and southern Colorado.

Here’s the day 3 outlook, valid at 8AM Monday:

I normally don’t include this graphic, because SPC typically says the predictability of Day 3 storms is too low and there’s nothing to show.  The fact that SPC has a Day 3 map with a risk area already picked out, tells me that a severe weather event may be headed down the pike for the south end of Tornado Alley on Monday.

Clear and blue all over south central Michigan according to this satellite image:

Here’s your local forecast for Jackson County:

Today, a chilly start, then warming to pleasant, high temperature 60.  SSW winds 5-10 MPH.

Tonight, a chance of scattered showers with nighttime lows near 41, SW winds 5-10 MPH.

Easter Sunday, a chance of a shower early, then clearing to mostly sunny with a few passing clouds, high of 57, winds NW 10-20 MPH.

Sunday night, a chance of a scattered shower can’t be ruled out, nighttime lows near 42, winds W increasing to 10-15 MPH.

Monday, a bit cooler under partly sunny skies, a chance of isolated showers, high temperatures near 50, NW winds 10-20 MPH, may gust to 25.

Tuesday, partly cloudy skies, chilly, chance of widely scattered rain or snow showers early, then some peeks of sun later.  Daytime high of 44, NW winds 10-20 MPH.

Wednesday, partly sunny skies, highs near 50, NNW winds 10-15 MPH.

Thursday, partly sunny skies, high near 51.

Updated forecast for you here later today.  Keep an eye on the blog, as changes will occur over the next week or so as part of the tweaking and growing process.  We’ll expand the coverage area as well, to truly make this site a weather resource for SOUTH CENTRAL Michigan.  You can follow me on Twitter, or send me weather information or pictures via Twitter from your part of the world, by clicking the buttons up near the top on the left.

Have a wonderful and blessed Easter Weekend!