Nice Weekend In The Works...

Good Morning!


TGIF!  We've almost made it through another work week, and the weekend is creeping closer by the minute!  It looks to be a pretty nice one once we get through today and a tiny lingering shower threat.  Let's take a deeper dive and see what we have on tap...


TEMPERATURES:  With a trough-ridge-trough pattern starting to emerge over the US, we'll see temperatures much more moderate as compared to recent days.  Humidity will be down some as well, with drier air working into the area.  Temperatures will top out at around 84 degrees for a few days, then late next week, we'll see winds shift and come in more directly from the west as opposed to making a detour up through Canada and coming in from the northwest.


RAIN:  The dryness continues over South Central Michigan for the next few days, as we really don't pick up much of anything according to the National Weather Service for the next five days.  Considering that we don't really have any weather systems poised to pay us a visit the next few days, this 5 day precipitation map from the NWS looks like a good bet from here:

5 Day Precipitation Forecast

As you can see, basically nothing in the forecast, perhaps a brief stray shower but that's about it.


SEVERE WEATHER:  The Storm Prediction Center doesn't expect much in the way of severe weather for us for the weekend, which is a good thing.  We've got a "general" risk just north of us for today, so I need to mention that a rogue thunderstorm or two may fire and cruise through, but anything that does happen, shower or storm, will be isolated.  Day three, SPC has us in a 5% chance for severe weather, so we'll need to keep an eye on it.  Here's the forecast maps for days one and three, valid at 8AM EDT as always.

SPC Forecast Map, Day 1

SPC Forecast Map, Day 3

Nothing on the infrared satellite image this morning, and the Grand Rapids NEXRAD is quiet, those heavier green returns you see are ground clutter and some dense fog that is lingering in the area.

Grand Rapids (GRR) NEXRAD Radar, showing some fog in northern Hillsdale County.

Here's the local forecast for Jackson County:



Today, mostly sunny skies with a couple of passing clouds, high of 80, winds NNW 5-10 MPH.


Tonight, mainly starry skies with a lone cloud or two floating by, low 54, winds NNW 3-8 MPH.


Saturday, mainly sunny, perhaps a few clouds, high 81, variable winds up to 6 MPH.


Saturday night, a mix of clouds and stars, a bit warmer than Friday night, low of 58, winds SW calm to 5 MPH.


Sunday, partly sunny skies, a slight chance of an isolated or widely scattered afternoon shower or pop-up thunderstorm, high 83.


Monday, sunny, much cooler, pleasant, high 74.


Tuesday, mainly sunny, seasonable and nice, high 77.


Wednesday, a rewind and repeat of Tuesday.  Sunny and pleasant with a high of 78.


There's a look at your forecast for the next six days, I do hope you have a great Friday and a wonderful weekend!  Blessings.