30% Chance of snow/rain today

At Grand Rapids the official high yesterday was 33 There was trace of snowfall and there was a trace on the ground at 7AM. The highest wind gust was 39 MPH out of the W. Today there is around a 30% chance of some snow/rain today with highs mostly in the upper 30’s winds will be light out of the west. The skies should clear tonight and lows of around 20 are on tap. Tomorrow the clouds will move back in and highs in the mid to upper 30’s should be the rule. Next week should see warming temperatures with highs in the mid to upper 50’s

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND RAPIDS MI
238 AM EST FRI MAR 7 2025

KEY MESSAGES

– LIGHT PRECIPITATION TODAY WITH LOW CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS SATURDAY

– DRY AND WARMING SUNDAY INTO TUESDAY

– RAIN CHANCES RETURN WEDNESDAY

DISCUSSION

ISSUED AT 238 AM EST FRI MAR 7 2025

– LIGHT PRECIPITATION TODAY WITH LOW CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS SATURDAY

AREAS SOUTH OF I96 TODAY LOOK TO SEE A LIGHT RAIN/SNOW MIX. THIS
WILL BE DRIVEN BY A MID-LEVEL IMPULSE PHASING WITH THE NORTHERN
STREAM FLOW ACROSS THE OHIO VALLEY, PROVIDING JUST ENOUGH FORCING TO
SQUEEZE OUT LIGHT PRECIPITATION AS LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE ADVECTS IN.
WETBULB TEMPS SURGING INTO THE 30S THIS AFTERNOON SUGGEST A
RAIN/SNOW MIX WITH LITTLE DAYTIME ACCUMULATION. LIGHT (LESS THAN 1/2
INCH) ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE NEAR I-94 TONIGHT AS TEMPS COOL.

THE NEXT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION LOOKS TO BE NORTH OF I96 SATURDAY
NIGHT AS A WEAK SHORTWAVE CLIPS THE AREA. THIS WAVE WILL HAVE LITTLE
IN THE WAY OF ACCOMPANYING MOISTURE SO ACCUMULATIONS ARE UNLIKELY.

– DRY AND WARMING SUNDAY INTO TUESDAY

UPPER AND SURFACE RIDGING BUILDS IN ACROSS THE REGION SUNDAY THROUGH
TUESDAY BRINGING DRY CONDITIONS, AND BASED ON MOISTURE PROFILES,
PLENTY OF SUNSHINE. THE ACCOMPANYING WARM AIR ADVECTION SENDS 850 MB
TEMPS CLIMBING TO NEAR +10C MARKING AN AMPLE WARMUP FOR THE REGION.
THIS WOULD SUPPORT HIGHS IN THE 60S FOR MUCH IF NOT ALL OF THE AREA
TUESDAY (FOR REFERENCE NORMAL HIGHS THIS TIME OF YEAR ARE IN THE LOW
40S). WE DO SEE A WEAK COLD FRONT DROP THROUGH TUESDAY, THE TIMING
AND PROGRESSION OF WHICH WOULD AFFECT TEMPERATURES, THOUGH IT LOOKS
TO BE OF LITTLE CONSEQUENCE GIVEN THE DRY AMBIENT AIRMASS IT WILL
ENCOUNTER.

– RAIN CHANCES RETURN WEDNESDAY

AS THE AFOREMENTIONED FRONT STALLS TO OUR SOUTH GOING INTO WEDNESDAY,
SOUTHERLY FLOW BEGINS ADVECTING AMPLE MOISTURE ACROSS THE REGION
SENDING 850MB DEWPOINTS IN THE +2 TO +6 C RANGE. COMBINED WITH A MID-
LEVEL WAVE, THERE IS THE POTENTIAL THAT WE COULD SEE SOME RAIN OUT
OF THIS, THOUGH COVERAGE OF ANY PRECIPITATION IS UNCERTAIN THIS FAR
OUT. TEMPERATURES LOOK TO REMAIN IN AT LEAST THE 50S GIVEN THERE’S
NO SIGNIFICANT AIRMASS CHANGE ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT.