Yesterday we had some sun and warmer temps. The high was 45° and the low was 27°. The temperature will be climbing today with many locations topping out in the 45 to 50-degree range. Light rain and fog may develop during the afternoon and more so this evening. A cold front arrives Friday with more showers expected. The fog could still persist. It is not taking long for the snow to melt because of its low moisture content. With the warming of the snowpack and higher dewpoints, we could see some fog development around the area.
Grand Rapids Forecast
7-Day Forecast 42.96°N 85.64°W grr 12 29Lansing Forecast
7-Day Forecast 42.73°N 84.51°W 12 29 lanKalamazoo Forecast
7-Day Forecast 42.29°N 85.58°W 12 29 kzoForecast Discussion
- Warm and wet weather ahead A quasi stationary high over the Atlantic has a ridge to extend through Nova Scotia. This has allowed warmer air to be advected into the the Great Lakes today and into tomorrow. An amplifying trough the will continue deepen through the central plains will ride the ridge bringing a tightening gradient through SW Michigan. The upper level trough will be amplified through the mid and lower levels. A strong upper level jet will drive and filter through down resulting in a low level jet that will bring gusty winds at times today and tonight. The warm air advection today will be coupled with drizzle and fog though the moisture will be fairly widespread but sparse overall. The fog formation will be aided by higher dewpoints and warming from the snow pack. While the ridge will slowly shift eastward, a ribbon of moisture will form along the boundary Friday into Saturday. The moisture however will be mainly in eastern Michigan and through the Ohio River valley. A relatively mild cold front will swing through Saturday and will drop temperatures, yet they will remain above freezing. Colder air aloft could bring a rain/snow mix along and north of the I 96 corridor. The warm and wet pattern will continue into next week with more warm air advection Tuesday. Mid range models have some differential in the mid level heights, however all solutions bring shower through Tuesday - Cooler weather and snow possible next weekend Then yet another shortwave in the wave train comes on shore of the West Coast and creates another lee side surface low. This will bring another round of rain showers. next weekend. However, on the back side there is a decent chance for lake effect with colder air that could bring snow back to the ground.
The current temperature at Grand Rapids of 54 is now tied with 2019 for the 2nd warmest for any December 29th if it stays this warm until midnight than that 54 would become the 2nd warmest for any December 30th with only the 60 recorded in 1936 being warmer.
Slim
I was down near Hartford this morning in Van Buren County and wow some of the snow drifts down there were huge along the country roads. I’d say taller than me and I’m 6foot even. Crazy.
We sure lost a lot of snow last night/today. I had 52 degrees in South Haven about an hour ago.
The current temperature of 48 is a tie for the 6th warmest December of recorded history here in Grand Rapids. Here in MBY I now have a reading of 49.
Slim
Wow, the snow pack is sure being obliterated fast! Large chunks of grass are already visible around the yard and a good portion of the fields are already bare. Took 4 or 5 days to build it up, and 2 or 3 to wipe it out. Definitely feels like Spring out already.
Same here. It’s 50 and we’ve lost more than half our snow already.
There is still a lot of snow on the ground here but it has really taken a big hit and should be mostly gone by next week.
Slim
Update: most of the snow is gone. Roads are clear and there is more grass than snow.
Same here other than some spots where there were drifts. Up to 52 degrees here. Just got done hand washing all the cars. Outside at the end of December. Perfect!
It’s 49 here with a light mist falling. The DP is 45.
Slim
Down to 3″ here but there was a lot more to start with. I have to wonder if the worst of winter is already over?
Slim
It’s amazing how nice 43 feels after an artic blast. I would imagine most of the snow will melt in the next few days besides the piles
The melt down has begun! Yesterday’s official H/L at Grand Rapids was 42/26, there was no rain or snow fall. The sun was out 50% of the time. And the day started off with 11” on snow on the ground. It looks like the official overnight low at GRR will be 42 here in MBY I had a overnight low of 31 and while the latest reading at GRR is 44 with a DP of 36 here in MBY I have a current temperature of 36 with a DP of 33. For today the average H/L is 33/22 the record… Read more »