I forecast a mix of clouds and sunshine yesterday, if this morning in Jackson County is any indication, that may turn into mainly sunny with a few passing clouds! Bright blue skies with high clouds off in the distance, seasonably mild temperatures, it looks to be a great day today! Let's go for a deeper dive and see what's under the hood in the air up there...
TEMPERATURES: We'll see them roll back into the low 60's tomorrow, as a drier high pressure system builds in with northwest winds. Not quite cold enough to be a Canadian Import, but cool and dry nonetheless. We'll see the thermometers dip below 40 Wednesday night but then rebound nicely. As a result, lower 60's tomorrow, then daytime highs float around in that 65-75 degree range for the next several days, as that high puts it into park and sits near us for a bit - humidity stays down, so not a lot of moisture in the air to kick off storms - in other words - NICE!
RAIN: Rain for the next five days looks much more sparse than previously forecast, with no area in Michigan picking up much of anything through Sunday. I can buy that, considering the drier, cooler weather we should see over the next few days here in south central Michigan.
Here's a look at the map from the National Weather Service showing their suggestion of rain totals for the next five days, this map is valid at 8AM today.
Looking a bit further out, once we get through today and tomorrow, we should stay dry at least until the weekend, thanks to high pressure building in here from the southwest. We'll have to mention just a chance of an isolated shower for Wednesday and that's about it.
SEVERE WEATHER: Nothing expected in Michigan the next three days other than the garden variety thunderstorms. Today, most of the state is in the "general" risk category and could possibly see some plain vanilla storms form. Tomorrow, the eastern part of the Lower Peninsula could see some storms. Not much severe potential anywhere in the US today other than far southern Texas and New Mexico. Tomorrow, it's confined to southern Alabama, Georgia, then up the eastern seaboard as far north as Maryland and Delaware. Here's the forecast maps for Days 1 and 2 from the Storm Prediction Center, Day 1 valid at 9AM, Day 2, valid at 8AM.
Day 1
Day 2
Visible Satellite
Grand Rapids NEXRAD Radar
Today, more sunshine than clouds, seasonable and pleasant with a high of 69, winds NW 6-12 MPH.
Tonight, clouds roll in, leaving us with a mix of clouds and stars tonight, lows down to 47, winds NW 5-10 MPH.
Wednesday, mainly cloudy skies with a few peeks of sunshine, cooler, a chance at an isolated or widely scattered shower can't be ruled out, high only 62 with NW winds 8-15 MPH.
Wednesday night, clouds move out and the shower risk along with it, becoming mostly clear toward daybreak, nighttime lows all the way down to 37, winds NNW calm to 7 MPH.
Thursday, clear skies and pleasant, high near 68 winds NNW 5-10 MPH.
Friday, sunny, warmer, high 71.
Saturday, sunny, still pleasant, high near 73.
Sunday, partly cloudy skies, a chance at a couple of lonely showers, high near 70.
There's a look at your forecast for the next 6 days, I do hope you have a wonderful Tuesday! Blessings.
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