With clear skies, we have 35° at 6:30 this morning. The frost advisory we have in place expires at 9 am. Yesterday’s high in Otsego was 64° and the low was 43°. Our sunny dry days will continue through Wednesday with temperatures in the mid-60s to near 70°. Clouds move back in Wednesday night with the approach of a strong cold front, temps will struggle to reach 50° on Friday. We may see widespread early Saturday morning with temps falling to around freezing.
Forecast Discussion
High pressure will continue in control of our wx pattern early this week and result in mostly clear to partly cloudy skies. Clear skies and calm winds early this morning have set up excellent radiational cooling conditions and the frost advisory for most of our area (where the growing season has not ended already) remains in effect through mid morning. A large diurnal temp swing is expected today (and even more so tomorrow) as high temps will reach the low to mid 60s after the chilly start to the day given the dry airmass in place and ample sun. Areas of frost are expected again early Tuesday morning. The strong cold front will bring a chance of showers Wednesday night. Showers will become quite prevalent along and just ahead of the front Thursday. The convective threat with this system looks minimal largely due to very weak instability. North to nnw flow lake effect clouds and showers are expected Thursday night and Friday particularly near Lake MI and west of US-131. A few wet snow flakes could mix in at times mainly across relatively higher elevations of our northern fcst area and inland from relatively mild Lake MI waters as H8 temps plummet to -3 to -5 C Friday. High temps Friday will only reach the 40s. There is potential for widespread frost and possibly a fairly widespread freeze Friday and Saturday nights. This will be largely contingent on extent of clearing both nights and on whether winds can decouple and go calm near the sfc.
730pm and its dark outside time is flying.. Before we know it snow will be flying…INDY
Today was yet another below normal temp day! Day after day after day! How incredible is that, especially after our near average temp summer! Wow, just wow!
I love this trend of below normal temps as we had into winter! Let’s keep it rocking baby!
Despite all the warm weather hype hype, yesterday was yet another below normal temp day in GR! No hot air in sight and day after day with sun and below normal temps! It doesn’t get better than than that! This after a summer with near normal temps all summer long, no heat waves, and hardly any lawn watering needed! Wow, just wow! Incredible!
LOL When was our last below average month temp month?
From about noon to 6pm the last few days, the weather has felt pretty summery to me. People at the beach sunbathing in swimsuits. People biking and golfing in shorts.
Looks like this continues for another 3 days.
I like how in MLive they said all of Lower Michigan was generally 2-3 degrees above average for September – completely disregarding GR’s numbers like I do now.
We had our first frost this morning, which is now melted and we have some fog. 36 here when I woke this morning.
In looking back at the past warm season here is the total of days with high temperatures of 90 or better. At Grand Rapids 7, Muskegon and Holland 6, Lansing 17. To the east Detroit 15, Flint 10 and Saginaw 6. For some reason Lansing seems to have been warmer that surrounding areas.
Slim
We’re #1!
We’re #1!
We’re #1!
Yes! Lansing is the winner and GR was basically near normal all summer long! Only 7 days with a temp of 90 degrees or higher! Wow!
Yesterday was yet another great early October day with a reported 94% of possible sunshine at Grand Rapids the official H/L at GRR was 65/42 and there was no rain fall. The overnight low here in MBY so far has been 35 and there is a lot of frost on the top of the cars and roofs here. The official low so far at GRR looks to be 36. For today the average H/L is 67/42 the record high of 85 was a three peat in 1900, 1919 and 1974. The record low of a chilly 23 was in 1974.… Read more »