Monthly Archives: April 2017

Expect periods of rain with embedded thunderstorms today and tonight. Winds will be strong and gusty. This is all thanks to a strong and deepening occluded low pressure system that will track from eastern Kansas this morning to central Wisconsin Monday.  Rainfall amounts of over 2 inches are expected by Monday morning.  Today:  Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 11am, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 11am and 2pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. High near 64. Southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. Tonight:  Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 56. Southeast wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible. Monday:  Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. Breezy, with a south southwest wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher…

The threat of heavy rainfall is the primary story for this weekend. We have a storm coming northeast out of the southern Plains that runs into a large Canadian Polar High over Ontario.  That blocks the front from getting too far north and results an extended period of showers and thunderstorms from late this afternoon into Monday morning. Rainfalls of over 2 inches are more than possible over a large part of our area by Monday morning. It will be cooler than normal through the weekend thanks to that blocking Canadian high.  Today:  Showers likely, mainly after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 51. Northeast wind around 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible. Tonight:  Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 42. East wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible. Sunday:  Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 11am, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 11am and 2pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. High near 66. East wind 11 to 14 mph,…

A system passing south of Michigan is expected to bring some showers to the area late this afternoon into early tonight.  There will  then be a break in the rainfall during the morning hours of  Saturday. A storm from the southern plains will bring rain back  into the area by Saturday evening then rain with scattered thunderstorms is expected into Monday morning. Today:  Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s. South winds 5 to 15 mph. Tonight:  Rain showers likely in the evening, then a chance of rain showers overnight. Lows in the upper 40s. South winds 5 to 10 mph becoming north overnight. Chance of rain 60 percent. Saturday:  A chance of rain showers until midday, then rain showers likely in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 50s. Northeast winds 5 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 70 percent. Thursday’s high temperature in Jackson was 68 at 9:09 AM, the low was 48 at 10:53 PM.  Normal high for today is 64.  The record high is 80, set in 1951. .26 inches of precipitation yesterday.  Month to date:  3.91 inches.  Highest…