I See Summer...

Good Afternoon!

I hope that you are enjoying this gorgeous Memorial Day 2014.  Plenty of sunshine and warm weather abound to unofficially kick off summer!

SUMMER-LIKE PATTERN FIRMLY IN PLACE:  You'll notice the typical warm season pattern in this part of the world taking hold.  Morning sunshine, increasing PM clouds, with some hit or miss showers and thunderstorms developing around evening drive and in some cases persisting until later at night when the air cools.

A FEW CHANGES ON THE WAY:  As the day winds down you'll see an increase in clouds.  There is a chance of some isolated or widely scattered showers or even a lonely thunderstorm in the area tonight with better chances tomorrow, pushing the rain threshold to more of a widely scattered to scattered motif during the day.  Temperatures remain around the 80 mark.

DRY AGAIN AFTER MIDWEEK:  After we get through Tuesday/Wednesday, things dry out again, and we don't see a real credible chance of rain again for almost a week, so you'll surely need to sprinkle to keep the lawn green.

NOTHING IN THE WAY OF SEVERE:  Right now the Storm Prediction Center has us with just the garden variety thunderstorm chances, and the sever risk bubbles are well removed from Michigan.  That being said - a pop up thunderstorm in the right conditions could go marginally severe, with small hail and gusty wind.  Be aware.

Here's the forecast for Jackson and surrounding areas:

Tonight - Increasing clouds, some areas could see a shower or even a small storm, low 61.

Tuesday - Mainly cloudy, some sun will peek through, scattered showers or a storm are possible in spots, high 83, winds W 4-7 MPH.

Tuesday Night - Continued cloudy, still the chance of a shower or storm, low 62.

Wednesday - A chance of some showers early, then clearing, mainly sunny by late afternoon, high 80.

Thursday - Sunny and mild, high 82.

Friday - Plenty of sunshine and gorgeous, high 82.

Saturday - Sunny & Pleasant, high 80.

I hope you have a great rest of your holiday!  Blessings.