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August 2024 – The Michigan Weather Center
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Goodbye Summer!

Tomorrow we will put meteorological summer behind us and  entered the meteorological  fall season. The next few weeks there is still a chance of some warm days but after the 15th to the 20th there will be a noticeable decline in both daylight and temperatures. Here are some averages for Grand Rapids for meteorological fall. The current […]

Chance of Rain Today

We have a line of rain and storms moving across the lake this morning.  A cold front will push into Lower Michigan from the west today, resulting in showers and storms as the front encounters a warm and humid air mass. A few of the storms this afternoon could reach strong to severe levels with […]

Quiet Summer Day Ahead

Yesterday we had partly cloudy skies with a high of 83° and a low of 68°.  It is getting a bit dry here in Otsego, we have had only .17 of an inch of rain in the last 11 days.  Below is the graphic for Tuesday’s storms. We will continue today with a quiet and […]

Chance of Showers Today

Yesterday we only managed .05 of an inch of rain in Otsego as two cells moved north and south of us.  Our rain came from light showers early overnight.  So far for the month our rainfall total is 3.27 inches and 12.48 for meteorological summer. Yesterday was hot and miserable, with a high of 94° […]

Heat Advisory Today

Yesterday we reached 95° with a 75° dewpoint the overnight low was 70°.  We had a brief shower with a little lightning pass through at 6 am this morning.  Highs will be in the lower 90s, with heat indices in the lower 100’s again today with chances of storms possible. Heat Indices SPC Outlook   […]

The Heat Remains

Our tropical airmass will remain in place today with temperatures in the low 90s and dewpoints in the low 70s.  Yesterday we had a high of 90° and a low of 67°, dewpoints were in the low 70s.  We have gone seven days without precipitation. SPC Outlook     Weather History 2000: Heavy rain and […]

Signs of Winter (NOT!) – 8/24/2023 Storm

I hope Rocky can see the humor in the post title as we have the opposite of cold winter air.  Today will be more tropical with heat and humidity in place.  We have a few popup showers moving south of Lansing to Detroit at 6 am.  Temperatures today will reach 90° with dewpoints in the […]

Signs of Autumn

I know it will not be too much longer before someone points out that some trees are “already changing color” That report seems to happen every year.  Well with many schools already having started their fall classes I thought it would be a good time to see when the first 32° day is along with […]

Warming Up

Yesterday we had a high temperature of 79° and the morning low was 48°.  Today will be much the same as yesterday, dry and warm with highs near 80°.  As we progress through the weekend the temperatures will build into the mid-80s with higher dewpoints.  Monday and Tuesday of next week we will see temperatures […]

Nothing to See Here

Another day of mostly sunny skies is in store with coolish temperatures and low humidities.  Little or no rain in the mid to long-range forecasts so there is nothing new to see here for Michigan as we stay in the clutches of high pressure.  Temperatures will continue to rise through the weekend as will the […]