Cold Snap Coming!!!

Good Morning!

Clear skies in the area right now, which means seasonably cool conditions.  We'll get colder and introduce some rain and dare I say it...snow flurries :-( into the forecast.  Let's break it all down for you and have a look.

COOLER THAN NORMAL:  Average temperatures in the area are right around 59 degrees, good luck seeing that for Friday night high school football or the college games on Saturday.  We'll be lucky to get above 50 for the weekend!  Add in the mention of some showers to boot, and you get the picture, not a very pretty fall one.

SOME RAIN (MAYBE FLURRIES TOO): Clouds will be on the increase over the next 24-48 hours as a cold front sags into Michigan and brings some polar air along with it.  I don't expect any widespread rain, just know that a few hit and run showers will be possible across Lower Michigan, primarily south of I-96 today and into this evening.  Lower chances of showers tomorrow across the area, but in exchange, that cold front will take about 10 degrees of warmth thank you very much.  Looking north to the Upper Peninsula, we note that by morning drive tomorrow, some snowflakes will be flying in the western part of the state!  I don't expect that here, we'll still be fairly warm.

MODERATING TEMPERATURES NEXT WEEK:  Once we get through the weekend and get some of this upper troughing out of here and turn the winds a bit more westerly, we'll get back closer to seasonal readings in the upper 50's.  In fact, we'll warm up some, pushing into the 60's and flirting with a 70 for Tuesday.  Temperatures settle into the "at or slightly above normal" range for next week.

Here's the forecast for Jackson and surrounding areas including Parma and Leslie:

Today - Mainly sunny to start, developing clouds later.  High 66.

Tonight - Cloudy, chilly, a shower or two can't be ruled out, lows near 37.

Friday - Cloudy, high only 50.

Saturday - Sunny and cold. High 48.

Sunday - Clearing skies, still chilly.  High 50.

Monday - Continued clear and warmer.  High 60.

Tuesday - Mainly sunny, some passing clouds, perhaps a stray shower or two.  High 67.

Wednesday - Partly cloudy, high 63.

There's your forecast, I hope that you have a great day!