Here It Comes...

Good Evening!

With the chance to look at some data, a few changes are in the offing for the forecast, so we'll talk about those and tell how things will shape up through the weekend and into next week.

First off, the rain is lurking.  As our disturbance and upper low makes it's way into the area, a good sized body of showers is tracking in from the southwest.  Earlier in the evening, radar indicated that there may be some heavy showers or even an embedded thunderstorm.  Let's look at the radar and see what we have right now:

Grand Rapids NEXRAD Reflectivity Image

As you can see a pocket of radar indicated heavy rain is over Jackson as we snapped this image, but remember that the radar is seeing a few thousand feet up.  That is light to moderate rain here on the ground at the moment.  Once that gets in and starts raining on us, we'll get a good soaking out of it.  Temperatures will remain fairly steady throughout the overnight hours, and I would not be at all surprised to see some good rain amounts here.  Let's look at the National Weather Service forecast map and see what's there...

National Weather Service 24-Hour Precipitation Forecast

This map is valid at midnight tonight.  As you can see, a good soaking is in the offing, with almost an inch and a half of rain at the high side, and right around an inch across the board throughout the blog area.

Here's a look at the forecast for you for tonight:

And this is the six day outlook for you:

Heads up...back into the freezer on Sunday!  Have a great evening!