We have a fairly warm 67° at 5:30 this morning with rain creeping in from the west. Yesterday we had .23 of an inch of rain – the high was 76° and the overnight low was 60°. The total rainfall for the month is 1.51 inches and for the summer 10.72 inches. Last year we had 9.14 inches by this date.
Today we have showers and storms likely with a break late morning to early afternoon. Highs will be in the low 80s. We will see scattered showers overnight and Saturday.
SPC Outlook
WPC Outlook
Weather History
1938: A tornado struck between Oil City and Mount Pleasant in Isabella County. No one was injured but a home was torn apart with the roof carried about 100 yards.
1979: High pressure from Canada brings record cold temperatures with Muskegon falling to 36 degrees, the coldest ever recorded there in August. At Grand Rapids, it falls to 40 degrees, and at Lansing 39.
On August 16, 1968, 4.45 inches of rainfall fell in Flint. This is the record for the greatest precipitation recorded in Flint in the month of August and is actually greater than the normal amount of precipitation for the entire month (3.43 inches).
NWS Forecast
Forecast Discussion
- Periods of Showers/Storms through Saturday We are currently in a lull in shower activity. However, a thunderstorm complex near Chicago is slowly moving ENE toward Lower MI and may graze the southern cwa early this morning. Additionally, new convective development over central Wisconsin is moving east and if it holds together could impact the western cwa within a few hours. Low pressure over northwest WI is pushing an occluded front across the eastern portion of that state and an upper low is sending minor short waves east toward MI. As a result, mesoanalysis shows in uptick in shear and mid level lapse rates approaching Lake MI. We`ll likely see some storms develop by 09z. Even so, shear isn`t all that high and so svr storms aren`t expected early this morning, but it wouldn`t be out of the question. By mid morning, we`ll be in another lull as the first short wave moves east. The next short wave will approach toward 00z and so we`ll see an uptick in showers/storms by late afternoon. Generally, progd shear values are less than 25 kts this afternoon and so while we`ll likely see storms from late afternoon through this evening, we`re leaning toward them being non severe. The next short wave to rotate through the flow will arrive Saturday morning and we`ll see another uptick in showers/storms then that will carry through much of the day. Once again, limited shear will render the storms non severe. - Showers ending Sunday then fair and cool next week The rain should be ending by Sunday night as the upper trough axis and surface low finally kicks out to the east. Fair weather with below normal temperatures can be expected next week as northwest flow regime brings in surface high pressure of Canadian origin while the heat and humidity remains bottled up across the SW CONUS. Overnight lows will drop into the 40s in rural areas both Monday and Tuesday nights. There is a slight chance of showers by the end of next week as another upper trough approaches from the northwest, but moisture is limited.
Well…so much for the rain. Sprinklers on.
We picked 5 inches so far and more to come! I love it!
.5 inches and .3 more last night! WOW, just wow, wow!
What a summer! No extended heat waves with near to below normal temps in control! Who knew? WOW just wow, wow, WOW!
The official H/L yesterday at Grand Rapids was 79/60 there was 0.30” of rainfall the sun was out just 13% of the time. For today the average H/L is 81/62 the record high of 99 was set in 1913 the coldest high of 71 was set in 2001,1924 and 1918. The record low of 40 was set in 1979, the warmest low of 74 was set in 1913. The most rainfall of 1.74” fell in 2016.
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