Yesterday, the high temperature was 79°, and the low was 39°, with clear skies once again. Our last rain was on October 12th and 13th, the only two days this month when we had measurable precipitation. There have been 3.01 inches of rain so far this fall in Otsego.
Warm and dry weather continues through the start of the week. Some clouds and a few showers return for midweek, but nothing significant is expected. Temperatures in the 70s will drop down to more typical temperatures in the 50s by late in the week as a cold front moves through Lower Michigan midweek.
Temperatures will be mainly above normal into early November with near-normal rainfall.
Weather History
1974: It is one of the coldest mornings on record in western Lower Michigan with temperatures falling into the teens. Grand Rapids falls to 18 degrees, the lowest October temperature on record.
On October 21, 1974, a record low of 17 degrees was reached in Detroit.
NWS Forecast
Forecast Discussion
- Continued dry and warm through most of Tuesday We remain under the influence of upper ridging that extends from the Mid-Mississippi River Valley and to the NW over the Dakotas. The position of the ridge axis has us under the confluent zone with subsidence downstream of the ridge. This means that we will see another mostly sunny and warm day. The flow in the lower levels is a return flow, advecting warmer temperatures in from the west. 850 mb temperatures are forecast to reach the mid teens C, which will support highs easily in the mid-upper 70s once again. Most of Tuesday will see similar conditions, except with increasing clouds in the afternoon and a chance of a few light rain showers for western areas. The upper low over Colorado this morning providing the convection out there, will be making its way toward our area late Tuesday afternoon. This upper low is forecast to be dampening out significantly by the time it approaches the area. What we will see is a 40 knot low level jet with the low focusing a little bit of moisture convergence over the area late Tuesday afternoon. We are not expecting much with this, but it will be just enough to carry a 20-30 pop for western areas 21-00z. - Chances for Rain Tues Night/Wed and again Thurs Night/Fri Two chances for rain exist in the 7 day forecast. The first occurs with a cold frontal passage Tuesday night into Wednesday. Moisture is very meager with this system and we continue to expect anywhere from no rain/trace amounts to possibly a few hundredths of an inch. In portions of the south (I-94) we have a dry forecast while Central Lower Michigan has a 40 pct chance at the highest. Despite the upper wave being rather sharp, it will be moving rather quickly and will not have moisture of much consequence to work with. A better chance for rain exists Thursday night into Friday with another cold frontal passage. We have 40-60 pct chances for rain in the forecast as there will be better moisture to work with. This front will also be moving rather quickly. All areas should at least see some measurable rain, but it will again be light. Rainfall amounts will range from a few hundredths to around a quarter of an inch. We have been dry lately and much of the next 7 days will remain that way. - Up and Down Temperatures in the Wed through Sat Time Frame As is typical in the midwest/Great Lakes in the transition seasons, spring and fall, wide variations in temperature occur. This 7 day forecast will see a bit of a roller coaster ride once again as today will be the peak of the warmth falling off to cold readings Wednesday night into Thursday. We now have low temperatures dipping into the 20s Wednesday night (Central Lower MI) after highs today that will push to near 80. Highs on Thursday only rebound into the 50s after the chilly morning lows. We warm back into the 60s on Friday before falling back into the 50s over the weekend. Normal highs by early next week cool into the middle 50s as a frame of reference.
Yep…a fine October.
And people on here tried to tell me weather in October in Michigan is bad LOL
Best weather in the country from May to at least Mid October!
I personally think this is the best time of year for “above average” temperatures. Mid-October to mid-November. Hope you are all enjoying it!
I did some yard work yesterday and boy I noticed a lot and I mean a lot of Boxelder bugs and Ladybugs they must be trying to find a place to go for the winter.
Slim
Yes. Lady bugs are horrible!! We had to stop working outside…we spent more time swatting them away.
The official H/L yesterday at Grand Rapids was 75/43 there was no rainfall, the sun was out 100% of the possible time. For today the average H/L is 58/41 the record high of 85 was set in 1953 the coldest high of 37 was set in 1925. The record low of 18 was set in 1974 the warmest low was a warm 72 in 1979. The most rainfall of 2.13” fell in 1933 the most snowfall of 1.1” fell in 1976. Last year the H/L was 46/37 and there was 0.35” of rainfall.
Slim
No complaints about this autumn thus far. Very favorable weather. Not much else to say. Have a great day, friends.
The weather has been great the color is very good and it has been dry so no need to cut the grass
Slim