Yesterday was a typical fall day though there was little sunshine temperatures went to a high of 68° after a morning low of 55°. Today will feature rain with a possible thundershower (no severe weather expected). Rainfall amounts will be a quarter to half an inch. Highs will be in the mid to upper 60s. Our next chance of rain after today will come Saturday through next Tuesday from TS Nine.
WPC Rainfall Forecast
Today’s rainfall forecast
Days one through five rainfall
Weather History
1950: Smoke from Canadian forest fires gave the sun an eerie bluish cast and darkened the sky across western Michigan.
On September 24, 1997, southeast Lower Michigan saw its first frost of the year. The temperature fell to 32 degrees at Flint. This missed tying the record by one degree.
NWS Forecast
Today
Showers are likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 8 am. Cloudy, with a high near 69. East wind around 6 mph. The chance of precipitation is 70%—new rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11 pm, then a chance of showers between 11 pm and 2 am. Patchy fog after 5 am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low of around 58. North-northeast winds around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. The chance of precipitation is 50%.
Wednesday
Patchy fog before 8 am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Light and variable wind.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming east-northeast around 6 mph in the morning.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low of around 56.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 76.
Friday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low of around 57.
Saturday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 77.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low of around 57.
Sunday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 77.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low of around 57.
Monday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72.
Forecast Discussion
- Wet and Gloomy Day Ahead An upper level trough will amplify as it passes into the Great Lakes Region today. Meanwhile, it`s associated surface low will slowly track through Lower Michigan this morning and afternoon bringing spotty showers through much of the day. As the column gradually saturates further this morning, showers will fill in late morning to afternoon. Some periods of heavier rain and embedded non-severe thunderstorms will be possible as PWATS climb to 1.5" to 1.75", especially across southern Lower Michigan. Showers diminish in coverage late tonight to early Wednesday, but some fog potential exists for early Wednesday morning. - Dry Wednesday/Thursday, then rain chances increase Models continue to show the deep upper low over the MS Valley Thursday shearing off the northern part leaving a cutoff low over the Missouri Valley. Surface high pressure camped out over the western Great Lakes will result in sunny skies Thursday and early Friday. What`s left of the Gulf hurricane is progd to move north into the Ohio Valley, but the high over our region will slow the northward spread of rainfall. We`ll likely see an increase in cloudiness, however, Friday afternoon, before the ridge over us moves east, which will enable the cutoff low to drift north. As the low moves slowly northward, rainfall chances will increase to 30-50 percent Saturday through Tuesday. Thunder chances aren`t high, but not zero either. - Cooler next week The upper low will finally get kicked east from the next upstream wave on Monday. This short wave will push a stronger cold front through the cwa Tuesday dropping h8 temps from 12c to 6c. Highs Tuesday will be a bit below normal in the mid to upper 60s.
Another “rainy” day with nothing in the rain gauge to show for it. Central Michigan needs rain bad.
Same here. We had a 60% chance of rain but only got a few drops.
Perfect Fall day outside!! Hopefully our 80’s are done …. INDY
Not sure if we’re done with the 80s yet. It’s only September.
https://www.mlive.com/weather/2024/09/think-summer-heat-is-over-for-michigan-think-again.html
We have friends in Tallahassee. They’re not taking any chances. They’re getting out of town today.
The official H/L yesterday at Grand Rapids was 66/53 there was no rainfall the sun was out 24% of the time the highest wind gust was 22 MPH out of the N. For today the average H/L is 71/50 the record high of 94 was set in 2017 the coldest high of 46 was set in 1942. The record low of 29 was set in 1950 and 1976 the warmest low of 69 was set in 1930. The most rainfall of 1.39” fell in 1977. Here in MBY I received 0.08” of rainfall overnight.
Slim