Another warm day in the books, the warmest since November 10th for many locations. Winds from the south-southeast kept the cold Lake Michigan air near the shore and helped Holland and Muskegon set a record high for the date.
We reached 67° here in Otsego yesterday and are now at 47° at 7:00 this morning. Mostly cloudy skies are expected today and a few showers are possible northwest of Grand Rapids. Breezy conditions will continue with south winds gusting to 35 mph. Some gusts near 45 mph will develop along the lakeshore this afternoon. A wind advisory goes into effect at 1 pm this afternoon through 7 am tomorrow morning for the coastal counties of Lake Michigan.
Tonight will be fairly milds with temps in the low to mid-50s. All areas should see rain develop overnight mainly after midnight. Rainfall totals at this point look to be from .25 to .50 of an inch. We may even hear a few rumbles of thunder tomorrow.
Weather History
March 7
1908: After heavy snow in February, heavy rains and warmer conditions set in, setting the stage for a disastrous flood. The Kalamazoo River flooded the town of Albion when the Homer Dam broke around 3 p.m. By midnight, the bridges surrounding town were underwater. Six buildings in Albion collapsed.
1999: Arctic air and several inches of fresh snow on the ground combine to drop temperatures to a record low of 13 below zero at Lansing.
2000: Temperatures reach the 70s during a record early season warm spell. Grand Rapids hits 72 degrees and Lansing 74 degrees.
March 8
1943: Grand Rapids plummets to 13 below zero, the coldest ever recorded in March there. This caps a very cold period during the first ten days of the month, where four days had lows at or below zero at Grand Rapids.
2000: Temperatures soar into the upper 70s across Lower Michigan, with some places hitting 80 degrees. The 78 degrees at Grand Rapids is a record high for the date and for so early in the season.
2014: Severe and prolonged cold weather during the winter brought record ice coverage to Lake Michigan by early March. Ice coverage peaked at 93.29 percent on this date, just edging the record of 93.1 percent set in the winter of 1977.
2017: A powerful low-pressure center moving through southern Canada brings winds gusting over 60 mph across Lower Michigan for much of the day. Winds reach 64 mph at Grand Rapids. The winds cause millions of dollars in damage and large-scale power outages. Two people are killed when a tree falls on their vehicle while they were driving on M-115 in Clare County.
March 9
1996: Record subzero cold grips Lower Michigan with Grand Rapids and Lansing falling to 7 below zero and Muskegon hitting 6 below.
1998: Arctic air plunges across the Great Lakes after one of the warmest winters on record. The above normal water temperatures contribute to heavy lake effect snow squalls that produce blizzard conditions. From 8 to 12 inches of snow is piled into deep drifts by winds gusting over 40 mph.
March 10
1901: An ice storm across southwest Lower Michigan caused thousands of dollars in damage, and paralyzed telephone, telegraph, news wires and railroads. Streams were swollen as rain fell onto frozen ground, resulting in many washouts and accidents. Similar conditions were also reported for St. Joseph, Grand Haven, Ionia, Coldwater and Kalamazoo.
1993: A snowstorm drops 6 to 8 inches of snow across southwest Lower Michigan. Record daily snowfall includes 6.2 inches at Grand Rapids and 6.4 inches at Muskegon.
March 11
1948: Arctic air prevails with high temperatures in the teens and low temperatures near zero. Muskegon sets a record low of 2 degrees.
March 12
1976: A tornado outbreak struck from Michigan to Alabama. At least four tornadoes hit Michigan with nine people injured. Two tornadoes hit Jackson County, with damage to several homes and businesses. One person was injured in Ottawa County as a tornado moved from north of Holland to north of Hudsonville.
March 13
1990: A spell of record warm weather continues across Lower Michigan with temperatures in the 70s. Lansing hits 74 degrees during a string of four straight days in the 70s.
1993: The Superstorm of 1993 dumps three to four feet of snow across the Appalachians and draws down record cold arctic air across Lower Michigan. High temperatures struggle to reach the lower 20s with gusty winds making it feel even colder.
Looking very promising! bring it!
https://www.instantweathermaps.com/GFS-php/conussfc.php?run=2021031018&time=PER&var=ASNOWI&hour=312
Chief Bill steffens said we may not see another 60+ degree day till after April 10th I hope everyone was able to enjoy it …INDY
I would say closer to April 17th!
Looking Awesome!!
https://www.instantweathermaps.com/GFS-php/conussfc.php?run=2021031018&time=PER&var=SNODI&hour=384
Looks great ! Spring almost here. We will end up another winter season with below normal snowfall back to back. Winter’s are not what they use to be. Global Warming.
Lansing broke both the high temp and the maximum minimum records today. The high temp broke a 143 year old record.
Breaking news>>>>it is still winter and we will be seeing more accumulating snows! It has been an awesome winter for skiing! incredible!
I love front loaded springs!!!
I see the 70’s have officially returned to Michigan!
Hey mookie, I think you should click on over to the CPC for your viewing pleasure!! You’ll like what you see! Front loaded springs are the best!!
Wow! The pundits were wrong again.
Oh what is this. CPC is back to above normal temps.. Where is winter.. Lol !!
Holy smokes, it is 70° here now.
It is now cloudy and 66 here. My yard is now snow free as the last bit of the driveway snow pile has melted in the last hour. There are still snow piles in the area and in the woods there is still some patches of snow.
Slim
Looking awesome!
https://www.instantweathermaps.com/GFS-php/conussfc.php?run=2021031012&time=PER&var=ASNOWI&hour=240
Will we even get to 50″ this year? What an unbelievably weak winter!
Up to 64 degrees at noon!
As of 10am, GR is at 55 degrees – already 14 degrees warmer than the average high temp.
Yesterdays official high of 66 at Grand Rapids was the 2nd warmest high of record for any March 9th For today the record high is 69 set way back in 1894 in 2nd place for today is 65 set in 1955. If it stays above 41 up to midnight tonight today will set the warmest minimum for any March 10th the current record was set in in 2010 and again in 2013. The current temperature here with cloudy skies is 52.
Slim
Boy, what a gorgeous day yesterday! 69 degrees, almost 30 degrees above average! What happened to the 37 posts a day about the “back loader” Winter were having?
Our last snowfall of more than 1″ was more than 3 weeks ago.
Both Cannonsburg and Bittersweet have been closed this week. Can’t remember such a short ski season!
Wow, 66 degrees yesterday! Likely 70 degrees for parts of Southern Lower Michigan today. I love it!