Quick Look At Friday

Good Morning!

A pleasant surprise to start the day today - SUNSHINE!  I certainly didn't expect to see some quite so soon, but we'll take it!  Don't worry though, clouds will return later today.  It's looking like the clouds won't be quite as stubborn as originally thought.  Let's take a deeper dive.

CHILLY FOR TODAY & PART OF SATURDAY:  Cold Canadian prompted Frost Advisories in the area for last night.  I hope that your plants came inside or are hardy enough to deal with it!  That being said, there's a change to discuss regarding temperatures.  Forecast models have reversed course, looking to bring a 60 or two into the area for tomorrow instead of waiting until Sunday.  There's an upper low on the satellite picture, sitting over Illinois and Missouri as I write this, with high pressure behind it up closer to Canada.  The thinking now is that the low just kind of fades away, but the high pressure behind it gets pulled down into the upper flow, keeping skies clearer than advertised yesterday, allowing sunshine-fueled warming.  Behind that, ridging with warm air from the southwest building in.  Add 'em up, and you get warmer readings a bit faster than I stated yesterday.

A FAIRLY DRY STRETCH ON THE WAY:  Forecast data says we can expect a fairly dry stretch of days to come here in this part of Michigan.  South Central Michigan looks pretty quiet, with just some passing clouds and maybe a stray shower this afternoon and tomorrow afternoon.  In other words, your typical springtime hit and run PM shower through tomorrow, then a dry stretch if this models have a grasp on things.  No severe weather or even thunderstorms to speak of for the next three days in this part of the world.

Here's the forecast:

Today - Mixed sunshine early then becoming cloudy, a couple of stray showers.  Chilly, high 53.  Wind NW 5-10 MPH.

Tonight - Periods of clouds & stars, perhaps a quick shower.  Lows near 35, winds NW 4-8 MPH.

Saturday - Mainly sunny, a bit warmer, some spots could see a stray shower, high 60.  Wind WSW 5-10 MPH.

I'll have more detail for you later!