This has been a non-forgetable winter and early spring and has been more indicative of golf than winter sports. I am unsure if the greens and fairways are in the greatest condition as I am not a golfer.
Today and tomorrow will be fairly nice for getting outside with some sun and winds of 10 mph or less. Dry weather is expected today and it will be slightly cooler with highs ranging from the upper 40s to the lower 50s. There is a slight chance for showers on Saturday and high temperatures will be a little warmer, ranging from the lower to mid-50s. Sunday through early next week will be cooler with temperatures in the 30s.
NWS Forecast
Weather History
1912: Cold and snow continue during a very wintry month. Lansing sets a daily snowfall record with 11.5 inches and Grand Rapids with 5.2 inches. Lansing falls to one degree below zero the next morning.
1990: Four days of record warmth culminate with highs of 77 degrees at Lansing, 75 at Grand Rapids and 72 at Muskegon.
On March 15, 1990, the temperature rose to 77 degrees in Detroit, a record high for the day at the time. This marked the fourth day in a row (March 12-15) that record daily highs were set.
On March 15, 2012, thunderstorms produced three rare early-season tornadoes. An EF0 caused minor damage in the town of Ida in Monroe County. In Lapeer County, trees were uprooted and a home was moved off of its foundation when an EF2 struck on the same evening. The most destructive tornado, an EF3, struck the town of Dexter with winds estimated between 135-140 mph, causing extensive structural damage and destroying multiple homes. Of the 13 March tornadoes ever recorded in SE Michigan, 4 of them occurred in March 2012.
938: A tornado hit McPaul, Iowa, while moving from southeast to northwest. Another tornado raced through Batesville, Illinois, at 60 to 65 mph. Another tornado causing F4 damage killed 10 and injured 12 in St. Clair County, Missouri. This tornado was part of an outbreak that produced four different tornadoes and was responsible for 11 deaths and 42 injuries.
1952: On Reunion Island, some 400 miles east of Madagascar 127.56 inches of rain fell in three days in the spring of 1952. This set a world record for the most rainfall in 72 hours. Also, from the 15th to the 16th, 73.62 inches of rain fell in the 24 hours at Cilaos, La Reunion Island in the South Indian Ocean to set a world record.
2004: Brownsville, Texas, breaks a century-old record for the most significant daily rainfall accumulation for March with 3.23 inches.
Forecast Discussion
- Slight Chance Of Showers Saturday A cold front will move in from the northwest Saturday afternoon. Moisture with this system looks quite limited so there is just a slight chance of a light rain shower. Dry wx will prevail for the vast majority of the day and many locations will not receive any measurable rainfall with this system. - Colder with Chance Of Snow Showers Sunday/Monday An upper trough will settle over our region Sunday/Monday as H8 temps plummet to around -10 to -12 C by early Sunday evening and -12 to -13 C Monday. This will result in increasing lake induced instability resulting in lake effect snow showers both Sunday and Monday. Light snow accumulations on the order of an inch or less are expected from Sunday afternoon through Monday afternoon in our favored nw flow snow belt regions and areas mainly west of US-131. - Temps Remain Below Normal Mid To Late Next Week The upper trough will move east of our region Tuesday as the upper pattern gradually becomes more zonal for mid to late week. However temperatures will continue to average around 5 to 10 degrees below normal for this time of year mid to late next week.
It was absolutely a beautiful day outside today. I have crocuses that are blooming and a few others too. My butterfly bush is covered in leaves already. I haven’t trimmed it back yet. I notice alot of the trees are full of buds.
Another beautiful day. Low 50s and clear skies. Used the leaf blower to remove the winter road grime/dust/dirt out of the garage. Several golfers out today. Hard to believe that we’re already halfway through March.
Have a great weekend, friends!
You too! It feels like March is flying by fast.
Get ready – Monday it may struggle to get above freezing with mid winter wind chills! Wow!!
Looks a little cooler next week, but that’s to be expected with spring. Overall definitely a *very* warm end to winter and start to spring. Probably the warmest I personally remember. Already flowers growing!
More than +14 degrees above average for March without a single cool day yet. Wow!
Got home late last night. Spent the last five days in Pittsburgh. It was my first time spending a decent amount of time there. Stayed right downtown at the Omni William Penn Hotel – built in 1916. It’s a gorgeous building, even with “The Shining” vibes. Pittsburgh is a cool, vibrant city with lots to do. I really enjoyed it. The weather was great too – upper 60s to around 70 with plenty of sun.
Waking up to another cold Michigan Spring morning with the furnace running in late Msrch happy Friday Mike’s best!! Dress accordingly 😌 INDY!!!
Yes and big winds tomorrow and then mid winter cold with wind chills in the teens and 20’s! Incredible!
Heartbreaking damage to our south. I believe at one point 3 separate storms has PDS Tornado Warnings. There has already been casualties and hopefully that number doesn’t continue to rise.
Dang Kyle, I’m just seeing this. That’s so sad. It’s almost like we have our own tornado alley there in Michigan. Seems like those places get hit a lot.
Yah, I saw that. Ohio storms outperformed in a bad way.
New record rainfall amount at GRR. The official rainfall of 0.81” set a new rainfall record at Grand Rapids. Here in MBY I recorded less with just 0.59” for the event and 0.53” from 7AM to 7 AM. The is one issue I have with cocorahs is the times recording rainfall.
Slim
The official H/L yesterday at Grand Rapids was 58/43 a record rainfall amount of 0.81” there was no snowfall and no sunshine. The highest wind gust was 41 MPH out of the NE. For today the average H/L is 44/27 the record high of 75 was set in 1990 the record low of 5 was set in 1897. The record rainfall of 1.31” was set in 1943 the record snowfall of 5.2” was in 1912. The most on the ground was 11” in 1904. Last year the H/L was 44/16.
Slim
hoping for a mini miracle for at least partly cloudy skies for the eclipse coming up in just over three weeks now! I will be heading to Texas with family to view it, which will likely be my first and only shot at a total, as the next one is about 20 years out…
There should be a better chance of clear skies there than where I am going. I am going to Ohio. I did see the eclipse in 2017. We went to the KY, TN border for that one.
Slim
I will be down in Ohio as well likely somewhere between Toledo and Columbus.
Bernie… I hope it is beautiful down there for you. I ordered some glasses after some research on ones to get. Lol. We enjoyed the last one kiddos made shirts at the library. This year just enjoy it here as well…
Get ready for 30 mph wings tomorrow and then cold, cold, cold! WOW!