Early Fall Freeze...

Good Morning!

Cold Air is firmly locked in over Michigan right now, with a Freeze Watch up for the entire area through Saturday.  It'll be a chilly night for high school football, and a brisk day for The War tomorrow as Michigan State and Michigan clash on the college football gridiron,  Let's get you set up...

FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT:  Make sure you take plants and furry friends inside,  Freeze watch up for the entire area through tomorrow, with forecast lows dropping to 28 degrees.

CHILLY WEEKEND PATTERN:  Very little change in the thinking for the weekend here in Michigan.  Average temperatures this time of year in the area are right around 57 degrees, and below normal is the idea.  Daytime highs today will struggle to hold the mid 50's.  Tonight, we'll fall thru freezing late, and tomorrow, we don't even see 50 in the area.

DID YOU SAY SNOW?:  Yes I did, and I'm not changing that idea any either.  I don't expect anything crazy or accumulation mind you, but don't be shocked to see some flakes fly tomorrow with readings in the 40's.  Now if you're in northern Michigan or across the bridge in the Upper Peninsula, from west of a Marquette/Escanaba line, you can expect some heavier snows and that might actually stick a little bit.  That same snow will track southeast and be across Traverse City, Gaylord, and Cadillac as we get into the overnight on Saturday.

CLEARING, SEASONABLE DAYS AND CHILLY NIGHTS:  We'll get the upper impulse out of here that brings us the raindrops and flaked today and tomorrow, and from there, it's just around average for this time of the year,  The colder air gets shoved back north of the birder and we climb back into above average readings, starting the new work week with 60's then marching higher from there.

LOOKING AHEAD:  Not much to see through the end of the forecast after we get through this cold snap.  Tuesday, a little wave rolls through that introduces some clouds into the mix, and I suppose we could see a lonely shower in a spot or two, no big deal.  The better chances for raindrops right now would be out of South Central Michigan, north of I-96.  Wednesday and Thursday, we see clouds in and out, and maybe the mention of a shower possible on Thursday afternoon, then we set up for a dry and seasonably pleasant weekend.

Forecast for you:

Today - Cloudy and cool, maybe a stray raindrop or two before 3 PM, high 51.

Tonight - Blanket and hot cocoa needed for Friday night football at your local high school, otherwise clearing, chilly, lows all the way back to 28.

Saturday - Clearing and chilly, daytime highs don't make it beyond 46.

Sunday - Sunny and seasonably cool, high 54.

Monday - Sunny to start, increasing clouds as the day progresses, warmer, high 60.

Tuesday - Mixed sunshine, some areas could see an isolated pop-up shower, much warmer.  High 70.

Wednesday - Partly sunny, pleasant.  High 67.

Thursday - Partly cloudy skies, just the mention of a quick hitting shower in a spot or two, cooler.  High 62.

Friday - Mainly sunny and seasonable, high 60.

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