Storm Update

Hey Gang -

Have a look at this - it's a product off the NWS radar system, this shows the approximate 1 hour precipitation totals as estimated by the Grand Rapids radar.  Not an exact amount, but a GREAT way to see where the most intense snows are.  I marked it up a bit for you.

WINTER STORM POUNDING MICHIGAN...

Good Afternoon!

Needless to say, if you don't have to travel, don't.  Give yourself extra time to get to the Super Bowl parties today.  The plow trucks will be hard pressed at times to stay ahead of the snows from this system.  I expect to start seeing some relief as snow SLOWLY starts slackening in intensity after 2 AM tomorrow morning.  The morning commute will be interesting to say the least.  Be safe! 

A Clip Or Two Of Snow...

Good Afternoon!

Gray, damp and dreary in South Central Michigan - at least the deep freeze isn't on though.  We'll be getting a visit from the Clippers in the next couple of days, as the upper air pattern resets itself a couple of times.  That means some clouds and a couple of shots of snow for the area - let's have a closer look after the break...

Quick New Week Look

Good Evening!

After a wild stretch of weather with some showers and storms that brought hail to the area, it's just a cool and partly cloudy regime for the next several days.  Let's dive in and have a look.

SEASONABLY COOL:  Average temperatures in this part of the world are 62 degrees, readings will hover in the 58-63 range, with nighttime lows dipping into the upper 30's.  That's the motif

A FEW PERIODS OF RAIN:  Thanks to low pressure well north of the US into Canada, some disturbances will be working into and through the area, each of them will be bringing clouds and a few showers into the area.  The occasional storm can't be ruled out either.  It looks like those rain chances will be best for tomorrow and Tuesday.  That being said, a stray shower anytime this week, really can't be ruled out at the moment.

NO SEVERE WEATHER:  No severe weather on the horizon the next 72 hours, and I'm not seeing anything in the cards that would concern me later either.

HERE'S THE FORECAST:  

Tonight - mainly cloudy, low 43.  Winds NW 6-12 MPH.

Tomorrow - Mainly cloudy, a few scattered showers cannot be ruled out.  High 60.  Wind WNW 5-10 MPH.

Tomorrow Night - Clouds persist a stray shower or two may linger, lows near 41.

Tuesday - Some clouds, seasonably warm, high 61.

Wednesday - Sunny, mild, high 60.

Have a wonderful day!

Rain Then Much Cooler...

Good Afternoon!

More seasonable Canadian air is in here now, but we will see a bit of moderation in that, along with some showers and such in the area as we get toward the weekend.  Let's take a deeper dive and see what's going on...

FALL IS HERE - NO QUESTIONS ASKED:  Troughing and cooler air will work their way across the country over the next few days.  Right now the upper air setup is trough west, ridge east, with an upper low over eastern Pennsylvania and lower New England that will eventually give up and move offshore.  The trough is kind of resting over the Rockies and High Plains now, but it will soon put it in drive and head east.  We'll see temperatures trend up into the 70's tomorrow, and after that, a frontal boundary comes through in time for the weekend that will bring seasonably mild weather and cool nights on the back side of that. But first, we'll see some...

PERIODS OF RAIN AND PERHAPS A FEW STORMS:  Forecast data indicates that there will be a chance of a few showers and storms anytime between now and Sunday really, but the best chance appears to be a smaller rain event tomorrow into Friday, with a more substantial risk thereafter.  Have a look at this map:

You'll want to keep an umbrella handy, no doubt.  I'm curious to see how intense the cold front coming through will be, as there's the chance of a gusty thunderstorm rolling through ahead of the front, after that, you'll want another layer of clothes, because after that front, we'll see...

READINGS DIPPING INTO THE 40'S:  Forecast models are indicating that we may not make it out of the 40's on Saturday!  Currently the GFS is printing a high of only 48 for Jackson!  I'll need another model run (which is processing now) to confirm it, but based on the data at hand, that doesn't look like a lowball prediction to me.

MORE CHANGES TO START THE NEW WEEK:  After we get the chilly stuff on Saturday and Sunday gone, the pattern resets again and more west to east flow allows readings to get back comfortably into the the 60's.  A surface boundary being dragged behind a bona fide low north of the border touches off more showers on Tuesday, then things look to be fairly quiet thereafter.

Here's the forecast:

Have a wonderful day!  Blessings.