Gray and cold. that's what we've started the day with here around the area and that's where we'll stay for most of the day, with temperatures staying solidly in the high 30's or low 40's throughout south central Michigan. Here's the satellite image showing plenty of cloud cover across the state:
A late-season Canadian Special has paid us a visit, keeping temperatures cold for the next day or two. Let's take a deeper dive:
TEMPERATURES: Remaining cold for the next two days, we'll finally see temperatures above 50 for some part of the day on Thursday. There is a chance of wither rain or snow, depending on your location and how close to freezing you are. Right now it looks like the north zone will have a better crack at snow, but flurries have been spotted in Jackson this morning as well. Temperatures should break 50 again Thursday, with the GFS computer model stamping daytime highs in the lower 50's across both zones.
RAIN/SNOW: The snow part of the forecast has already verified (at least in Jackson) with a few flurries. Most spots should see a couple of flakes today, and any precipitation that falls can change between rain and snow. The National Weather Service is predicting about an inch of total precipitation for the next 5 days around the area, some spots may come in between an inch and an inch and-a-half have a look at the map:
SEVERE WEATHER: Yeah, right. Too cold here for that right now. A big area of general risk for thunderstorms, a "slight" risk in the Texas Panhandle with a sliver of Oklahoma in there as well.
Take a look at Day 2 - storms possible across the entire west half of the US, with that "slight" risk area in west Texas, up through Oklahoma, Colorado, and Kansas.
Days 3 through 5 have that risk shifting east and a little northward.
Here's a look at current conditions around the area, and the radar picture from Grand Rapids. I had to crank up the precipitation filter, because the raw image had a lot of ground clutter and cloud return that isn't hitting the ground yet.
Time for a look at the local forecast:
For today, cloudy, rain and snow possible, highs near 44, NW winds 15-25 MPH.
Tonight, cloudy, 30 percent chance of rain or snow possible, nighttime lows near 30.NW winds 15-25 MPH.
Wednesday, mainly cloudy, some peeks of sunshine, high of 46, winds NW 15-20.
Wednesday night, cloudy, cold, nighttime lows roll back to near 29 with NNW winds 5-10 MPH.
Thursday, cloudy skies, warming some, highs in the mid 50's. Winds NW 5-10 MPH.
Friday, skies clearing, warmer, highs near 62, winds SE 5-10 MPH.
Saturday, cloudy, warmer, showers and thunderstorms likely, high temperature near 70.
That's a a look at the weather for you this early afternoon. We'll have updates here on the blog later.
Have a great day. Blessings.
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