Partly Sunny and Cooler
An area of high pressure in the Middle Mississippi Valley will build east today and into the Central Appalachians for tonight. As a result the weather here in Michigan today will feature diminishing clouds and showers followed by a warming trend as we go into Tuesday. Unseasonably mild weather will then prevail for much of the week. Today: Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Tonight: Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Tuesday: Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. Tuesday Night: Clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Wednesday: Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph. Wednesday Night: Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 40s. Thursday: Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Yesterday’s high was 69 at 9:03 AM. The low was at 41 at 11:59 PM. Average high temperature for today is 60. Average low temperature for today is 40. 0.17 inches of of precipitation yesterday. Total precipitation for month to date: 6.05 inches. Sunrise today at…
Monday, October 16, 2017
Pete Jancek, Blackman Township Supervisor; Emma Sigman and Courtney Page, Most Teens Don't; Matt Swartzlander, Jackson County Chamber of Commerce, JAXPO; Deborah Nagy, League of Women Voters & Rev. John Clemons, City of Jackson Human Relations Commission for Candidate Forum; Tammy Alger, Jackson Autism Support Network Fundraiser; Weekend football highlights
Events of Monday, October 16, 2017
Red Cross Blood Drives. During Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the American Red Cross encourages eligible donors to give blood to support cancer patients and others. According to the American Cancer Society, nearly 1.7 million new cases of cancer are expected in the U.S. this year. Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women, with nearly 253,000 women expected to be diagnosed in 2017. Cancer patients may need blood products during chemotherapy, surgery or treatment for complications. Today’s Blood Drives are at St. Joseph Social Center, 717 N. Waterloo Street, 12 PM to 5:45 PM; Christ Lutheran Church, 4250 Page Avenue, Michigan Center, 12 PM to 5:45 PM. The Spring Arbor Branch of the Jackson District Library presents Knitting 101. Learn the basics of knitting on Mondays from 1-2:30 p.m. A different knitting project each week. Please call the Spring Arbor Branch at (517) 750-2030 for more information. Intended for adults. Friends of the Spring Arbor Branch of the Jackson District Library Book Sale. All week at the branch. Friends of the Library are having their Fall Book Sale. Stop in and see what treasures you can find!! Today’s hours are 10 AM to 7 PM. Friday will be $1 a bag…
Strong Winds and Chance of Flooding
THE FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT SUNDAY FOR JACKSON AND INGHAM COUNTIES. WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. A deepening low pressure system will track through Lower Michigan today. The heavy rain that fell on Saturday and through early this morning will pull away from the region leaving behind flooding for parts of far Southwest Lower Michigan. Strong wind gusts will accompany this storm and power outages are possible today. An area of high pressure builds eastward in the the Central Appalachians on Monday and Tuesday resulting in mainly dry weather for here in Michigan. Today: Windy. Rain showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms until midday, then a slight chance of rain showers in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s. Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Gusts up to 45 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent. Tonight: Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s. Northwest winds 5 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the evening. Monday: Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Monday Night: Mostly clear. Lows around 40. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Tuesday: …
Chris Jensen Invitational Cross Country Meet
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