The southern half of the state has a 33% to 40% chance of above-average temperatures, and the north has equal chances. There is also a 33% to 40% chance of above-normal precipitation.
Weather History
1923: A tornado injured two people in Kent County as it moved through rural areas from east of Coopersville to near Sparta.
2002: Snowflakes fly across Lower Michigan as record cold weather prevails. Record lows include the 26 degrees at Lansing, 29 at Muskegon and 30 at Grand Rapids. The freezing temperatures cause heavy losses to orchards across western Lower Michigan.
Forecast Discussion
Today will be the warmest day of the week, also probably the driest. A cool rainy pattern moves in tomorrow and a good portion of the week, with temperatures in the upper 50s.
- Colder than normal Temperatures This Week Forecast remains fairly consistent as pattern change through this week continues to look cloudy and cooler, negatively tilted ridge with an infiltrating low extending moisture across the upper midwest and through the Great Lakes will keep northerly flow through the region allowing for cold air advection. That should allow for temperatures to be 10 to 20 degrees below normal. This will keep highs in the upper 50s to low 60s through the week. - Wet Pattern Midweek The above discussion of the upper level pattern continues to show moisture advection over the region through midweek. There remains some variation on the about of QPF that will materialize. Latest EC does show a trend up a half and inch to an inch Tuesday into Wednesday. Will need to continue to watch but a good soaking rain should be in store late Tuesday through Wednesday. NAEFS anomalies hint at this given the PWATS though latest trends keep the best moisture south of Lower Michigan.
Category: Michigan Weather Forecast
10 degrees below normal today and more cold coming! Yes the cool spring continues to rock, so get used to it!
Is it Fall outside sure feels like it our cool Spring continues but who is complaining 😆…INDY
This is a *very* cool pattern for late May, 10-20 degrees below average. And cloudy/rainy… more like late October than early summer
Get ready – the rest of May will be cold, cold, cold! Wow!
The official H/L yesterday at Grand Rapids was 62/47 there was no rainfall the day had 10 Heating Degree Days the highest wind speed was 27 MPH out of the W. For today the average H/L is 71/50 the record high of 91 was in 1977 the coldest high of 43 was in 1924 the record low of 30 was in 2002 the warmest low of 71 was in 1996. The most rainfall of 2.88” was in 1938. The overnight low here in MBY was 43 at 7:33 it is cloudy and 44. The next several days look to be very cool with highs only in the 50’s and lows in 40’s with several chances of showers. More like April than late May.
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