Rainy, Then Fall Starts To Blow In...

TEMPERATURES:  We'll see temperatures in the low to mid 80's this afternoon, then a major change is afoot as a cooling trend occurs thanks to a trough and cold front approaching from the west.  That front has touched off some shower and thunderstorm activity already today in the North zone.  On the back side of the system, we'll see temperatures remain in the lower 70's for the rest of the forecast window.

RAIN:  Rain chances stay fairly persistent right into the weekend.  Computer modeling is suggesting periods of rain are possible basically every day but Friday at this point in time.  Here's the National Weather Service's look at rain chances for the next five days...

5 Day Precipitation Forecast

This look is wetter than the forecast from yesterday.  You can thank a trough digging into the Ohio Valley, along with a cold front tracking through here at about the same time for that increased precipitation chance.  Most areas in the blog will see rain totals right around an inch through the end of the week, though some spots could see more.  The NWS forecast looks about right,  I am thinking the blog area should be right around that one inch mark, with the South zone picking up a bit more rainfall than places north.

SEVERE WEATHER:  General risk of thunderstorms today, and that has already verified with the shower and storm activity going on in the the North zone this morning.  A "slight" risk area clips a part of the blog tomorrow, including Clinton, Eaton, western Calhoun, and northwestern Branch counties.  Here's the map of that for you:

Day 2 Severe Weather Risk Area

After that, we just have rain showers on the menu for the latter part of the week, with no severe weather expected at this time.  The biggest risk of severe weather tomorrow is wind and hail.

Rain showers and a couple of storms have moved off to the east and into Canada on Detroit NEXRAD radar, and there's plenty of cloud cover in the area right now...

Visible Satellite Image

Here's the forecast for Jackson and surrounding communities including Grass Lake and Brooklyn...

This afternoon, mainly cloudy with a couple of peeks at sun later, scattered showers and thunderstorms taper off then re-develop for the afternoon and evening, high 82, winds turning NE calm to 5 MPH.

Tonight, partly to mostly cloudy skies, perhaps the chance of a lingering shower, nighttime lows roll back to 64, winds NE 2-6 MPH.

Wednesday, skies remain partly to mostly cloudy, scattered showers and thunderstorms possible, especially after lunchtime, high 83, winds SW 3-7 MPH.

Wednesday night, continued partly cloudy, rain tapers off as the night progresses, low 65, winds turn NW 3-7 MPH.

Thursday, some partial clearing, cooler, still the chance of a lingering stray shower, high 78.

Friday, sunny to start, clouds increase later, high 72.

Saturday, cloudy, cool, scattered showers possible, high 70.

Sunday, clearing skies, temperatures warm slightly, high 74.

Monday, mostly sunny skies, seasonably mild, high 73.

There's a look at your autumn-like forecast for the next six days, I do hope that you have a great Tuesday!  Blessings.