Warm, Cloudy, Not Much Rain...

Good Morning!


Another mild start to the day and new work week here in South Central Michigan as we wind down July and get ready to head into August.  Not a whole lot to talk about weather-wise, except temperatures creeping back into the upper 80's, and humidity edging up as well.  The heat dome is still there in the southern Plains, so we get "ridge-rider" systems coming through periodically and that's it.  Let's take a deeper dive...


TEMPERATURES:  We see temperatures warm a bit over the next few days, bringing up a mid to upper 80's/low 60's daytime/nighttime pattern, even though we may see some areas dip into the 50's at night over the next several days.  No 90's in the offing yet, but I'll be watching that, as computer modeling is suggesting the ridge may flatten out as the week moves forward.  If that does happen, expect temperatures 5 to 10 degrees warmer than we have right now.


RAIN:  Not much in the way of rain I'm afraid.  You know the routine, it's been all too familiar this summer.  Rain has gone every direction but over us with the exception of the last batch of rain that came through a few days ago.  We'll introduce a chance of a couple of widely scattered showers or perhaps a lonely thunderstorm late tonight and into tomorrow, then not much else until the weekend.  Here's a look at the National Weather Service 5 day forecast for precipitation:

5 Day Precipitation Forecast

Not much here over the next five days, just a quarter inch, except over by Lake Michigan.


SEVERE WEATHER:  Nothing much for the blog zone today or the next three days really, just the general risk of garden variety thunderstorms.  A slight risk is noted across the lake over the eastern half of Wisconsin, extending out over the lake and into the Upper Peninsula.  We do have low end 5% chances for severe wind and hail, but based on the setup, I don't see that happening.


Grand Rapids NEXRAD is clear, and just a few broken clouds are present over the south zone of the blog right now on the visible satellite image:

Here's the forecast for Jackson County:


For today, periods of clouds and sunshine, warm, high 88, winds SSW 3-8 MPH.


Tonight, mainly cloudy skies, a chance of a few widely scattered showers or a roaming thunderstorm, low 65, winds S 3-8 MPH.


Tuesday, the last day of July, mainly cloudy skies, perhaps a peek or two of sun, chance of an isolated shower still lingering, high 86.  Winds SW 5-10 MPH.


Tuesday night, clearing skies, a bit cooler, low 61, winds NW 5-10 MPH.


Wednesday, mostly sunny, seasonably warm, high 86.


Thursday, more clouds than sun, continued warm, high 85.


Friday, continued mainly cloudy with a few breaks for sun, a chance of a widely scattered shower or thunderstorm in the afternoon, high 85.


Saturday, partly cloudy skies, breezy and warm, chance of an afternoon shower or storm, high 86.


There's your forecast, have a great Monday!  Blessings!