Changes Coming For The Weekend!

Good Morning!

Some shower activity in the area right now, with clouds in a good portion of South Central Michigan.  We'll see some big changes coming int he next couple of days, so let's dive in and see what we have going!

MILD AND A SHOWER:  Currently in the area we have plenty of clouds, with some showers in the far south zone, Hillsdale and Coldwater for example.  Temperatures in the mid and upper 40's, with Jackson checking on at 47 and Lansing 48.  Other than that all of the precipitation is inthe northern half of the Lower Peninsula.

FAIRLY QUIET TODAY:  Even with the clouds and such around, I don't expect much more in the way of precipitation or anything like that today, perhaps an isolated to widely scattered shower later this evening, but that's about it.  Temperatures should top out in the mid to upper 60's.  Some spots will see a 70 or two.  Mild and spring-like for sure.

NEXT WEATHER MAKER:  Our next system will start working in tomorrow afternoon and evening, and Saturday we'll wake up to cooler conditions, with showers and possibly a couple of thunderstorms during the overnight hours into Saturday.  I don't anticipate any of this activity being severe, but we will see temperatures dropping as a result back into the 60's and lower as we work through the weekend.

Here's the forecast:

Today - Cloudy and mild, we can't rule out an isolated PM shower.  High 68.

Tonight - Continued overcast, still above average temperatures that only roll back to 48.

Friday - Cloudy, scattered PM showers and perhaps a storm developing.  High 67.

Saturday - Overcast and damp - scattered to numerous showers.  Cooler.  High only 57.

Sunday - Clouds and rainy - cooler still.  High only 46.

We'll work on getting you an extended forecast up later on.  Have a great day!

Quick Hump Day Review...

Good Morning!

With a few minutes to spare before the day job starts, let's tap into the weather plan for the next few days...

DAMP TONIGHT - We'll see clouds thickening as the day progresses, with the approach from the west of an upper disturbance that will bring showers and perhaps an embedded thunderstorm or two.  Daytime highs today should be about 56, and the rains will move in anytime after 9 PM.  The good news is that they don't stay around too long, and while you may still have some rain to deal with for AM drive tomorrow, I don't expect anything really crazy.

PERHAPS A BIT MORE FRIDAY -  Forecast data is suggesting that we may get visited by a second round of  precipitation for Friday.  This appears to be more widely spaced shower activity, though I can't rule out a possible hit and run thunderstorm as well.  We'll see highs drop after this wave of precipitation as we are...

COOLING DOWN FOR THE WEEKEND:  We'll be giving back roughly 15-20 degrees of high temperature for the weekend.  We'll be into the upper 60's for Friday, some spots could post a 70, then that's all you see of those right through the forecast window.  We'll drop back into the 40's/low 50's regime.  The only positive to this is I don't see any real risk for snow of any consequence during the period.

Here's the forecast for Jackson and surrounding areas including Rives Junction and Concord.

Today - Mainly cloudy, any peeks of sun go away by early afternoon.  High 54.

Tonight - Rain moving in, with a possible pre-dawn thunderstorm.  Lows near 46.

Thursday - Continued overcast with a stray shower possible in a spot or two.  Warmer, high 68.

Friday - Cloudy, but the warmest day of the forecast period.  Again, we cannot eliminate the mention of a couple of periods of showers.  High 71.

Saturday - Cloudy and sharply cooler, scattered to numerous showers and maybe a lonely thunderstorm.  High only 54.

Sunday - Cloudy, damp, rainy.  High 51.

Monday - Still little to no sunshine, temperatures cooling further, rain or snow showers depending on your location.  High of only 44.

Tuesday - Lots of clouds, very little sun, a touch warmer.  High 52.

I hope that you have a great Wednesday!