Another great late fall day is in store. Yesterday, we had nearly 100% sunshine, with a high of 59 ° °and a morning low of 40°.
The weather will be mild, with mostly clear skies into Saturday. Rain returns Saturday night and continues into Sunday. Expect highs in the 50s with lows in the 30s and 40s. Friday night will be colder, with temperatures in the 20s and 30s. Above-normal temperatures will be around for the rest of the month.
Weather History
1921: A record early-season snowstorm buries Lower Michigan with over a foot of heavy, wet snow in some places. Lansing measures 18.9 inches for its greatest November snowfall on record.
1991: A vast flow of Arctic air dominates the Midwest during early November 1991. Several inches of snow fall from the 2nd through the 6th followed by the passage of a cold dome of high pressure that sets record lows of 11 degrees at Lansing and 16 degrees at Grand Rapids on this date.
On November 8, 1931, the temperature rose to a record 72 degrees at Saginaw on the 8th, then on the 9th, the temperature rose to 74 which was the warmest so late in the year for Saginaw
NWS Forecast
Forecast Discussion
- Typical Autumn Weather Through Saturday It will feel like fall both Friday and Saturday. Mid-level height ridging slides into the Upper Great Lakes today as a closed low over the desert southwest ejects to the northeast. This combined with surface high pressure keeps weather tranquil. With forecast soundings showing little to no moisture in the profile sunshine will be plentiful today. Mid to upper-level moisture increases Saturday ahead of our next system causing increasing mid to high clouds. Expect highs in the 50s both days with lows tonight in the mid 20s to low 30s. - Rain Saturday Night into Monday Heights will lower in advance of an upper level trough Saturday night with positive vorticity and warm air advection. Low level jet convergence picks up around midnight which is when rain is expected to develop and move in. A few rumbles of thunder are not out of the question but the best potential will be toward the I-94 corridor. We could see a break in precipitation late Sunday morning into early Sunday afternoon before the vorticity maximum associated with the upper level trough moves over the area through Sunday night. Monday chances for light showers continue (20 to 30 percent) with the best chances along the lakeshore. Another shortwave trough and front moving through Monday will help spread chances across the area during the afternoon. Total rainfall amounts of a couple tenths to a half an inch are possible. - Another period of rain next Wednesday/Thursday Ridging and high pressure will bring dry and pleasant conditions for at least Tuesday with highs in the upper 40s to 50s. As previously mentioned there is some uncertainty with how our next rain maker will play out. There are timing differences along with how the upper level trough evolves as it moves across the CONUS. These variations can be seen in each ensemble`s individual members. That being said, there is high confidence in rain, but lower confidence in the exact timing of the rain along with the intensity and potential for thunderstorms.
We now have 7 days in the record book for November 2024. It was been a warm month with a mean of 51.2 for a departure of +6.9 the high for the month so far is 68 on the 5th and the low 28 on the 2nd there has been 1.68” of rainfall that is +0.86” there has been no snow fall a departure of -.8” The long range guess it that it will stay mild for much of the rest of November.
Slim
Above average temperatures continue, as the official H/L yesterday at GR was 57/44. There was no rainfall the sun was out 74% of the time the highest wind gust was 20 MPH out of the W. For today the average H/L is 51/35 the record high of 74 was set in 2020 the coldest high of 30 was set in 1991. The record low of 16 was set in 1976 and 1991. The warmest low of 54 was set in 1977. The wettest was 0.76” in 1916 the most snowfall was 7.5” in 1921 and the most on the ground… Read more »