Monthly Archives: August 2017

Overall expect cooler than normal temperatures and little if any precipitation into the coming weekend. By the middle of next week we will likely see some truly chilly temperatures, cooler than we have seen since at least May of this year.  Wednesday should be the warmest day of the week with highs near  80. It will be much cooler Thursday into Friday behind the next cold front. Today:  Areas of fog until midday. Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Light winds. Tonight:  Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Areas of dense fog overnight. Lows in the upper 50s. Light winds. Wednesday:  Mostly sunny. Areas of fog until midday. A slight chance of rain showers until midday, then a chance of rain showers and isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. Light winds becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 30 percent. Wednesday Night:  Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest winds around 5 mph becoming north overnight. Thursday:  Partly sunny with a 20 percent chance of rain showers until midday, then mostly sunny in…

A slow moving low pressure system will track through Lower Michigan over the next couple of days. This system will lead to mostly cloudy conditions along with some showers and even a few thunderstorms. Highs will be mostly in the 70s with lows around 60 degrees. Today:  A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 72. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 6 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Monday Night:  Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1am and 2am, then a chance of showers after 2am. Cloudy, with a low around 59. East southeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. Tuesday:  A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Tuesday Night:  A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms…

A weak area of low pressure over Minnesota will track slowly southeast today and into the Great Lakes Region for Monday. This system will persist over the area through Tuesday. As a result the weather will feature abundant clouds along with increasing chances for showers and even a few thunderstorms to start the week. Today:  Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Southeast wind 3 to 8 mph. Tonight:  A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. East wind around 7 mph. Monday:  A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Southeast wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Monday Night:  A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. East southeast wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Tuesday:  A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Normal high for today is 79.  The record low is 46, set in 1968.  The record high is 98, set in 1948.  Yesterday’s high was…