Temperatures will be much cooler today as Canadian air moves into the area. Here at the station, we had a high of 48° yesterday. Today will be 10 to 15° colder with partly cloudy skies. The cold air will be around through much of next week with chances of snow Sunday and Monday.
Forecast
Weather History for Southwest Michigan
1950: A massive storm moves through the northeast United States, producing blizzard conditions and record low pressure, and drawing extremely cold arctic air south across Michigan. The bitterly cold air results in high temperatures only around 10 degrees, with record lows down to nine below zero at Grand Rapids.
Weather History for Southeast Michigan
A potent storm system lifted out of the Southern Plains and moved through the Central and Eastern Great Lakes region this particular Thanksgiving Eve. The precipitation started as rain but changed to snow as the cold air filtered into the storm. Snowfall rates exceeded an inch per hour for a period, as thundersnow was reported. Due to the convective nature of the wet snow, snowfall accumulations varied significantly within and across the counties, generally ranging from 2 to 8 inches. Gusty northeast winds of 30 to 40 mph further aggravated the situation, causing scattered power outages, and reducing visibilities to a quarter of a mile or less at times. Some of the higher snowfall reports that were received included Poseyville (Midland county), 9.2 inches; Auburn (Bay county), 6.4 inches; 7 miles west of Flint (Genesee county), 8.1 inches; Fairgrove (Tuscola county), 5.0 inches; Elba Township (Lapeer county), 5.7 inches; Howell (Livingston county), 5.5 inches; Saginaw (Saginaw county), 8.2 inches; Bennington (Shiawassee county), 6.5 inches.
U.S.A and Global Events for November 24th:
1863: The “battle above the clouds” was fought on Lookout Mountain near Chattanooga. Pre-frontal clouds obscured the upper battlefield aiding a Union victory.
In 1864 artist James Walker completed a painting commissioned by the federal government of the action of November 24, 1863, which he called “The Battle of Lookout Mountain.” Today the painting hangs in the Visitors Center near the entrance to Point Park.
1982: Hurricane Iwa, a Category 1 hurricane, impacted the Hawaii Islands of Ni’ihau, Kaua’i, and O’ahu with gusts exceeding 100 mph and a storm surge of 30 feet. The first significant hurricane to hit the Hawaiian Islands since statehood in 1959, Iwa severely damaged or destroyed 2,345 buildings, including 1,927 houses, leaving 500 people homeless. Damage throughout the state totaled $312 ($765 million 2015 USD). One person was killed on the high seas, and three deaths were indirectly related to the hurricane’s aftermath.
Forecast Discussion
-Mostly sunny today, increasing clouds Saturday A cold dry airmass continues to flow into the cwa on the heels of north winds behind the cold front that passed through yesterday. A west/southwest flow aloft is advecting in high clouds over the southern cwa. We`re not expecting much more than scattered clouds today, but it`ll be colder than yesterday with highs in the 30s. A cold night is expected today under generally clear skies and light winds. Temperatures will fall to around 20 south of M-46 and into the teens north of there. Saturday will begin sunny, but clouds will increase during the day as the next system approaches. Temperatures will remain several degrees below normal; highs in the mid 30s. - Snow Sunday into Monday, Impacts to the Monday Morning Commute Possible Southwest flow builds in Saturday night bringing an increase in moisture ahead of a trough expected to move through Sunday into Monday. Positive vorticity advection provides some lift over the area Sunday morning into Sunday night. Looking at sounding profiles snow looks to hold off until Sunday morning and then continue throughout the day. Areas near the lakeshore will have slightly warmer temperatures and wet bulb temperatures, but with the above freezing layer Sunday afternoon only a few hundred feet, will lean toward snow as the precipitation type. With temperatures mainly in the low to mid 30s would not be surprised with some melting during the day. Snow amounts around an inch or two look probable comparing to the 25th to 75th percentiles. Colder air advects into the region Sunday night along with some continued positive vorticity advection within the trough. Water temperatures are currently around 10 to 12 C and with temperatures at 850mb falling from -8 to -10 C Sunday night to around -13 Monday night would expect some lake effect snow to continue. There will be some lake induced instability which could provide some more moderate bursts along the lakeshore overnight into Monday morning. The depth of the saturated column then decreases throughout the day Monday resulting in lighter snow. Additional accumulations are expected Sunday night through Monday which could bring impacts to the Monday morning commute. Northwest flow persists through next week, where a couple of shortwave troughs could bring additional chances for snow on top of lake effect snow showers. The last week of November is definitely giving us a taste of winter with the snow chances, highs in the 30s and lows in the teens to 20s.
I love it, today was 8 degrees below normal with cold wind chills, yet some are saying great Nov weather! Who would have thought? Incredible! Let’s keep the great cold weather going!
It was far from cold where we were working today. Full sun and very little wind made it feel a lot warmer than what the temp might have been. Perfect outdoor working weather.
It’s already a cold 22 currently at my house. I average 3-5 degrees colder than forecasted lows so I’m expecting to dip into the mid teens tonight.
Hey, where is Indy? Accumulating snow for Sunday, so we need to see his take! Bring it!
And since we are discussing next week! High temps in the 30’s all week! Wow, just wow, WOW! Mid winter cold in November! Incredible cold stretch!
And since we’re discussing outlooks, looks like next weeks cool air will be brief as we jump right back to warmer weather:
https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predictions/814day/
Just perfect weather today to finish up the outside work around the restaurant, couldn’t ask for better at the end of November. Even cooked up burgers on the grill outside for everyone helping out, and once again all our faces got sunburned for the second week in a row. Just not something you normally think about this time of year.
I agree, great weather! Below normal temps with wind chills in the low 20’s! Keep the cold rocking!
The snow maps are looking better! Bring it!
https://www.pivotalweather.com/model.php?rh=2023112418&fh=336&dpdt=&mc=&r=conus&p=snku_acc-imp&m=gfs
This winter outlook sounds excellent!
https://witl.com/polar-vortex-michigan-winter-2023-24/
Note: that is three months old.
Not much change for the winter forecast. Still expected to be warmer and drier than usual.
https://www.mlive.com/weather/2023/11/winter-outlook-how-likely-is-a-warmer-winter-for-michigan-this-year.html
Get ready for the SNOW!!
What a pretty morning. Hardly a cloud in the sky. Yesterday was amazing. We had family over for the day but the highlight was having our girl home from college. Everyone is sleeping in this morning whilst I am enjoying my coffee. Have a great day, friends!
While the official over night low so far is 23 here in MBY I had a low of 18. The official low of 23 and my low of 18 are both the coldest lows so far this winter season.
Slim
The official H/L yesterday at Grand Rapids was 48/27 there was no rain or snow. The sun was out 44% of the possible time. The highest wind speed was 23 MPH out of the NW. For today the average H/L is 44/30 the record high of 66 was set in 1931 the record low of -9 was set in 1950 This is the earliest date for a low of below 0 and yesterday was the last day of the season with a high of 70 or better. The wettest November 24th was 1.03” in 1973 and the most snow fall… Read more »
Oh by the way – the Lions are horrendous and have reverted back to their old bad habits! Some things never change!
The words of the day and for the weekend are: COLD and SNOW! WHO would have thought? Rock n roll will never die! Incredible!