We have gone seven straight days without rain and our total for the month remains stuck at 1.27 inches. We have one more dry day before the high-pressure ridge moves on and some rain moves in. Yesterday’s high was 86° and the low was 55°.
WPC day two forecast
NWS Forecast
Weather History
1987: A total of 3.61 inches of rain falls at Grand Rapids, making this the second wettest August day on record and contributing to a record monthly total of 8.46 inches.
1988: A tornado struck East Lansing and then proceeded southeast, leaving an intermittent damage path south of Okemos to Gregory. A man camping near Stockbridge was killed when a tree fell on him.
1995: Lightning struck and killed a 33-year-old man walking through his campsite in Coldbrook Park in Kalamazoo County.
On August 14, 1964, the overnight temperature dropped to 41 degrees in Flint, which was the record-low temperature for the day. Curiously enough, the very next year, in 1965, the daytime temperature rose to 97 degrees, setting the record high temperature for this day.
Forecast Discussion
- One more sunny day, then showers/storms Thursday Latest surface analysis shows high pressure over Lower Michigan and an upper ridge nosing in from the west. This combination is producing clear skies across the region and means a generally sunny and mild day for the cwa. We`ll see highs in the mid 80s today along with humid conditions due to dewpoints in the lower to mid 60s. Farther west, low pressure was beginning to develop over the northern Plains and this low will move east tonight to the upper MS Valley. Clouds will increase tonight as the low moves closer to the Great Lakes. A series of short waves will help to carve out an upper trough over the upper MS Valley Thursday and support the surface low as it moves through Wisconsin. Latest HRRR, shows some light rain spreading over the cwa beginning Thursday morning. Very little in the way of instability means that Thursday`s precipitation will mainly be rain. However, in the far southwest corner of the cwa after 20z, there is some indication enough MUCAPE will be available for for a storm or two to develop. Latest HREF local probability matched mean points toward a quarter inch QPF across the western cwa Thursday. - Rain chances persist into the Weekend A strong warm advection pattern combined with deep moisture and instability will result in rain with embedded thunderstorms Thursday night into early Friday. There is a marginal risk for excessive rainfall and severe weather Thursday night as precipitable water values are spiking up to around two inches. Upper troughing evolves into a cut off low over the Great Lakes region by the end of the week. This will continue the chance of showers through Sunday as sfc low pressure slowly moves through.The rain should be ending early next week as the low moves east.
The official H/L yesterday was 84/59 there was no rainfall the sun was out 71% of the time the highest wind gust was 16 MPH out of the N. For today the average H/L is 81/62 the record high of 96 was set in 1944 the coldest high of 65 was set in 1929 the record low of 41 was set in 1964 the warmest low of 75 was set in 1995 and 1908. The most rainfall of 3.61” fell in 1987.
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