We have 24° at 5 am this morning with clear skies and a full moon. Yesterday our temps fell to 35° in the afternoon with snow and rain amounting to around .03 of an inch of precipitation.
This week will feature a rolling pattern of changes bouncing from warm to cool with our main chances of precipitation coming on Tuesday night which will consist of a rain/snow mix. Wednesday will close out the month dry and sunny.
As we transition into April my main concern is the mainly dry pattern will continue as drought conditions spread into the northern tier of the U.S… We have had a dry month with most of the rain falling on the 26th (1.56 inches) for a total of 1.78 inches for the month. We have moderate drought conditions for most of SW Michigan mainly from dominant high-pressure systems which have brought us all the sun we have seen this month.;
Here are the peak wind speed from yesterday:
Forecast Discussion:
- Windy this afternoon through Tuesday It will turn windy this afternoon as southerly winds steadily increase through the day. Winds by evening should be gusting over 30 mph. At this point do not think we reach wind advisory criteria this afternoon or evening. Strongest winds aloft come in tonight with 40-45 knots at 1,000ft. We will not see that wind mix down at night, but it will be breezy for sure. The strongest winds tonight will likely be from Holland up the lakeshore. Tuesday looks to be windy as well, especially in the morning through the midday hours and across southern and southeast portions of the CWA, from GRR to the south and east. The gradient stays in place in these locations the longest ahead of the cold front. Wind gusts on tuesday will likely reach the 30-40 mph range. - Rainfall associated with a cold front Tuesday Night Rainfall spreads across southern portions of the forecast area in a post frontal setup with a wave lifting up the front. Models are indicating anywhere from a tenth to maybe four tenths of an inch of rain. Thinking the four tenths is a bit high with most areas seeing a quarter of an inch or less. Not impactful rainfall for sure. - Lake effect snow possible Wednesday night We have a window of potential lake effect snow from Wednesday evening through Thursday morning. Delta T`s rise into the upper teens C, with just enough moisture in the 1000-850mb layer. The flow is quite northerly, so the best chances for lake effect snow will be confined to the lakeshore counties and especially up near the Points and down towards South Haven. Not expecting any major accumulations, but could see a dusting to a half inch in spots. - Mainly dry weather late this week and into the weekend Mainly dry weather is expected through the entire forecast period, outside of Tuesday night. From Thursday through Sunday though there are no major system affecting the region. In fact we look to be mainly dry. There is a shortwave in west-northwest flow moving through the area Friday night and Saturday, but the profile just looks too dry for much of anything.
Beautiful Spring day today..not a pile of snow in sight! 🙂
Look at all of this snow on the map! What a start to April in the plains and out West! Fantastic! I might squeeze in trip to the Rockies! Who would have thought? Wow!
https://www.pivotalweather.com/model.php?m=gfs&p=sn10_acc&rh=2021032918&fh=384&r=conus&dpdt=&mc=
Maybe a trip to Barrow, Alaska too!! Plenty of snow and cold up there too!!
https://weather.com/weather/tenday/l/99723
https://seaice.alaska.edu/gi/observatories/barrow_webcam/
It’s only like 3000 miles to there! Easy weekend trip!
Great idea!
Those temps look great, however that is a little to far away for a weekend trip!
Have a great time!!
Morel mushrooms will be popping soon too!! Best time of the year!! OUTSTANDING!
https://weather.com/weather/tenday/l/b4ea0280869baa46799dc75eacef8904785ec43ad2f6fb098355fbc208a55e2c
Great golf weather coming again this weekend and well beyond!! This spring weather has been fantastic all month and even better is the ZERO snow all month!! I love long springs!!! In fact thanks for the reminder I gotta get my tee times set for this weekend! Glad I’ll be working inside Wednesday and Thursday so I don’t have to go out in the trash weather!! Five weekends straight of great golf weather so far!! And it’s still March!!! Who knew?!??! Maybe I’ll try to sneak a twilight round in tomorrow after work! INCREDIBLE!!
Breaking news>>>>>>it was another below normal temp day with three more coming this week alone! Quite a cold spell! Incredible!
Another? When was the last time we had one?? And actually today’s high was 54 and the average high is 50.
Get ready for some incredible cold this week! Lows around 20 degrees and the highs might stay in the 30’s! Forget golf and embrace the cold weather!
Wow had a low of 24* degrees this morning cold Spring morning felt great leaving for work …INDY..
March: +5.8 degrees warmer than normal, no snow, and tons of sun! Our last below average day was 2 weeks ago. Wow.
A few snow flakes fell here yesterday and I reported it as a trace of snow fall. So far for March 2021 the most snow that has fallen in just a trace and that has been reported on March 1st 15th, 16th and now the 28th the official snow fall for the month of March 2021 is just a trace. Depending on if and when any snow falls on Wednesday night March 2021 with tie 1945 with the 2nd lowest amount of snow fall for any March at Grand Rapids. In first place is 1910 when no snow was reported.… Read more »