We will see rain developing today with the best chances tonight into Thursday. We might hear a rumble of thunder south of Grand Rapids. Highs will once again be near 50°. Grand Rapids Forecast Lansing Forecast Kalamazoo Forecast Weather History for Southwest Michigan March 19 1885: Lansing falls to 11 below zero during a string […]
After a cold start to today, the temperature will rebound to near-normal high temperatures in the low to mid 40’s. Clouds will be on the increase this afternoon. Rain is expected to arrive on Thursday afternoon/evening, then continue into Thursday night. Precipitation will change over to snow and it will be windy Friday. A chance […]
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We have been blessed with many sunny days as of late and have another one in store. Looking westward we see a change coming for Thursday night with all the winter weather advisories and watches in place (see forecast discussion). Grand Rapids Forecast Weather History for SW Michigan March 5 1948: Arctic high pressure dominates […]
We will be entering another quiet weather pattern through Thursday then another system will move in at the end of the week bringing rain and snow. U.S.A and Global Events for March 7: 1717: A series of snowstorms between February 27 and March 7 blanketed the New England colonies with five or more feet of snow. […]
Low pressure will bring snow mixed with rain to central Michigan today and showers and storms to southern Michigan. We have a winter weather advisory in place for some of our northern areas: …WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON… * WHAT…Wet snow. Additional snow accumulations of one to three expected. […]
My wife and I were married on March 2nd many years ago, it was memorable because we had a lake-effect snowstorm with a lot of wind to contend with. We were married at the Christian Reformed Church in Plainwell I had attended since the early 1960s with a brief break in the early 70s when […]
Our first day of meteorological spring will feature a wide spread of temperatures. Skies will be partly to mostly cloudy after the precipitation ends this morning. Highs will range from around 40 over Central Lower Michigan to around 50 over Southern Lower Michigan. Weather History for SW Michigan February 26 2000: Record-warm weather continues during […]
We had a nice spring-like day yesterday, our temperature here at the station was 55°! We still have 53° at 5 am this morning. Today will be windy with diminishing showers. The temperature will fall through the 40’s. Another system will bring accumulating snow and a wintry mix to parts of Lower Michigan on Thursday […]
We will start the day with sunny skies before the clouds move back in this afternoon. Temperatures will continue to average above normal through the rest of the week. Widespread, soaking rain arrives late tonight and lingers into Thursday. Some locations could see over an inch of rain before the precipitation changes to light snow […]