Yesterday’s high was 40° and the morning low was 31°. We will have a period of quiet weather through Thursday. Temperatures will climb into the 40s today and Wednesday, and 50s Thursday, and potentially 60s Friday through Sunday with rain chances.
Weather History
1954: Heavy rain and high winds occur as a cold front moves through. Grand Rapids measures 2.82 inches of rain for their wettest March day on record. Flooding of streams is widespread and winds gusting over 70 mph cause roof damage and uproot trees.
1974: Grand Rapids falls to one below zero for its latest subzero reading on record.
On March 25, 1945, record high temperatures for the day were set simultaneously in Detroit (78 degrees), Flint (79 degrees), and Saginaw (80 degrees)!
Just two years later on March 25, 1947, a snowstorm dumped 13.3 inches on Saginaw. This was the 11th heaviest snowstorm in Saginaw history.
Forecast Discussion
- Tranquil and Cool Weather Through Midweek An upper trough still in place over the eastern Great Lakes region will result in tranquil but cool conditions today through Wednesday. A consensus of latest high res guidance suggests dry wx will prevail through. High temps will range from the upper 30s to middle 40s with mins mainly in the 20s. - Milder Temps Late Week A pattern change will occur late in the week as weak upper level ridging gradually begins to build in from the west and we transition to a sw flow waa regime. High temps Thursday will reach the upper 40s to middle 50s and high temps by Friday will reach into the lower to middle 60s near to south of I-96. - Chance Of Showers Saturday; Storms Possible Sunday Persistent sw flow waa will also result in a gradual increase in moisture with some scattered warm air advection showers possible Saturday. The relatively best chance for those would be across our northern fcst area in closer proximity to the quasi stationary frontal boundary across that area. There is potential for convection Sunday with favorable shear in place by then and as a low pressure system over the Southern Plains states moves ne into the lower Great Lakes region Sunday night. The convective potential will be largely contingent on how much instability develops Sunday and on specifics in terms of timing and how far north the low pressure system will get. At this time a medium range guidance consensus favors locations south of our area for the relatively better chance for convection. Nevertheless there is potential for convection in our area too based on evolution of the aforementioned ingredients.
Wind chill still in the 20”s!
Wow the current radar in Michigan has a January 25th look to it instead of March 25!
Incredible late March cold and horrendous golf
weather!
38 outside feels like February 😆…INDY
With all the snow showers on radar in the state today you would certainly think it’s January and not March.
Another terrible snowshoeing day.
When the average high is nearly 50 degrees there generally isn’t a lot of snowshoeing opportunities
Cold morning – still feels like Mid winter! Incredible!
Another nice warm up to the 50’s and 60’s upcoming.
Observation from the stats above… Today is the latest in the season GR has gone below zero
The official H/L yesterday was 38/28 there was 0.04” of precipitation and a reported 0.2” of snow. The highest wind gust was 42 MPH out of the SW there was just 1% of possible sunshine. For today the average H/L is 48/30 the record high of 77 was in 1945 the coldest high of 23 was in 2001 the record low of -1 was in 1974 the warmest low of 54 was in 1920 the most rainfall of 2.82” was in 1954 the record snowfall of 7.7” was in 1954 the most on the ground was 15” in 1965.
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