We managed .01 of an inch of rain yesterday in Otsego. We now have 5.37 inches for the month. The temp reached 81° for the high and 60° for the low. We have a chance of rain this morning from showers moving across the lake from Wisconsin before clearing out bringing sunny skies by this afternoon. Our next chance of rain will come next Monday, then a warmup will pour into the state. There is discussion of temps reaching 100° by next weekend.
Forecast Discussion
- Few Showers Today - A shortwave will pivot around the base of a vertically stacked trough early this morning. It`s corresponding secondary cold front will sweep through Lower Michigan this morning resulting in scattered showers ahead of the boundary. These showers can be currently seen across Iowa and Wisconsin, with expected arrival in Michigan shortly after 8am. Overall areal spread of showers may stay rather limited due to lean moisture, so many areas may stay dry altogether. Conditions then turn breezy this afternoon following the passage of the frontal boundary. With boundary-layer mixing tapping into 25-35 knot winds, surface wind gusts may reach up to 30 mph this afternoon. - Quiet Weekend Ahead - High pressure anchored over the Central Plains will slowly move east into the Great Lakes through the weekend resulting in prolonged dry and quiet weather. Afternoon diurnal cumulus will be the highlight of weekend cloud cover while temperatures gradually warm from the 70s Friday up to the mid 80s by Sunday. - Monday Rain Chances - Southwest gradient flow will send temperatures into the mid to upper 80s Monday before an upper low sweeps into the area. A cold front moving through late Monday into Tuesday brings showers and storms as well as a brief break in the heat before temps build mid-week. - Warmer By Mid-week - An upper high will redevelop over the eastern CONUS by mid week putting Lower Michigan in a prime position for increased heat. CPC has all of Southwest Lower Michigan in a Moderate Risk of Excessive Heat in the 8-14 day outlook. Highs in the 90s look possible this time next week.
70* degrees in Boyne Mountain Michigan currently just told my wife this has been the coolest week we ever had up here for the end of July taste of Fall outside feels great INDY
What? Fall weather in the middle of summer! How is that possible? So far the best summer ever!
What a summer! Fantastic!!
Get ready – more great below normal temp summer days on tap the rest of this week! Wow, just wow! This could be the best summer ever!
Spin much? We’ve had a warm May and a warm June and it’s currently been a warm July – with a warm August on the way LOL
The official H/L yesterday at Grand Rapids was 81/61 there was no rain fall but it was a rather cloudy day with just 27% of possible sunshine. The overnight low both here in MBY and at GRR was 67. There was indeed a brief shower here and I did record 0.02″ of rain fall. For today the record high of 100 was recorded in 1916 and the record low of 46 was recorded in 1978.
Slim
So yet another of many below normal temp days! Wow, what a summer with no heat waves! Incredible!
Woah WOOD saying the potential of 100 degrees next week! Here comes more heat!
More heat?? INDY
Starting off with a nice cool morning and a slight breeze. Got the window open right now. Overall the weather looks pretty good before we crank up the heat next week. My phone shows 4 90+ days in a row beginning Wednesday the 3rd till the 6th. That would be a pretty good heat wave. We shall see how that plays out it’s still a ways out. Also need to watch any sort of convection chances, clouds etc.
Yea I agree, we will need to see how much cloud cover develops next week. Reaching 100+ is extremely difficult in Michigan so I’d imagine having full sun would help