Cold (Post) Turkey...

Good Evening!

I hope that everyone has had a relaxing and enjoyable Thanksgiving holiday with family and/or friends.  I also hope that you have much to be thankful for this go-round.  If you're planning on heading out for the Black Friday door-buster specials at the retailers, just make sure you have a warm coat with you, as Mother Nature has a door-buster special of her own planned for this part of the world.  One deeper dive coming up:

SUMMARY:  Our mild weather and unseasonably warm Turkey Day has faded into memory, as the cover of darkness will usher in changing wind direction and sharply colder temperatures.  Tomorrow, a whole new ball game.  The mild readings were very nice while they lasted!  We'll slice our thermometer readings basically in half, and cold wintry weather settles in for the foreseeable future.  Lower 40's for the high temperature tomorrow, then the mercury continues it's southward slide.  We see one last over 40 day this weekend, then that's it.  Temperatures max out at around 38 degrees for the next several days.  A trough is knocking on the door at this hour, digging southeast out of Canada toward us, and bringing some chilly polar air with it, as winds turn from south to northwest.

PRECIPITATION:  We pick up a brief spell of rain showers tonight, and that should about do it for precipitation until early next week.  Monday and Tuesday we'll have a crack at a wintry mix of precipitation, with temperatures in the mid to upper 30's.  For my money, I'm thinking we'll see a better shot at rain as opposed to snow, but we'll have to wait until the weekend to firm that up some.

Let's take a look at the forecast for Jackson and surrounding communities including Pleasant Lake and Michigan Center...

Tonight, cloudy, perhaps a stray shower lingering, cooler, lows near 39, winds W 10-15 MPH.

Black Friday, cloudy, much cooler, 25% chance of scattered showers, high 41, winds WNW 10-15 MPH.

Friday night, cloudy and cold, lows near 23.  Wind NW 7-12 MPH.

Saturday, more clouds than sun, chilly, high 36.  Wind NW 6-12 MPH.

Saturday night, a mix of clouds and stars, colder still, low 23, winds NW 4-8 MPH.

Sunday, partly sunny, warmer, high 41

Monday, partly cloudy, perhaps a flurry or two, high 37.

Tuesday, mostly cloudy, a 50/50 shot at some light snow, high 38.

Wednesday, partly to mostly sunny, not as warm, high 36.

There's a look at your six day forecast, I do hope that you have a great night, BE SAFE ON FRIDAY!  Blessings.