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We get two days of warmer temperatures then much colder temperatures are expected Tuesday through Saturday. A high pressure system passing off to our south today should allow skies to clear by mid to late morning. Afternoon temperatures will reach the mid to upper 70s. A strong cold front will cross southwest Michigan Labor Day afternoon. It will be breezy and warm ahead of the front with highs in the lower to mid 80s. A line of thunderstorms should develop   by evening. Some of the storms could be strong to severe.  Today:  Sunny. Patchy fog until midday. Highs in the upper 70s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts to around 20 mph. Tonight:  Clear. Lows in the upper 50s. Light winds. Labor Day:  Sunny until midday, then partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Southwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. Monday Night:  Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain showers and isolated thunderstorms in the evening, then partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain showers overnight. Lows in the mid 50s. West winds 5 to 10 mph…

As we transition into September from late August, a more fall like feel to the air will be obvious. A large Canadian Polar airmass will bring in much cooler air today into Saturday. By Sunday into Monday, a stronger cold front will be pushing toward the area but the southerly flow ahead of that cold front will bring afternoon temperatures to near 80 by Monday. There could be some showers and thunderstorms Tuesday as the cold comes through then much colder air moves in for mid week.  Today:  Mostly cloudy until midday then clearing. Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Tonight:  Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Northeast winds around 10 mph. Friday:  Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. East winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 25 mph. Friday Night:  Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Saturday:  Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. East winds 5 to 10 mph until midday becoming light. Saturday Night:  Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Sunday:  Sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. Sunday Night:  Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 50s. Labor Day:  Mostly sunny with a…

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EDT THIS MORNING… Dense fog should lift quickly by mid morning across the area. This will leave us with partly to mostly sunny skies and highs near 80 as a weak high pressure system moves through Lower Michigan today. A Canadian cold front drops south across Lower Michigan tonight with a few light rain showers, but most areas will remain dry. The Canadian Polar air that follows the front will bring temperatures about 10 degrees cooler than they have been the past few days for Thursday and Friday. Skies should be mostly clear by mid morning Thursday and remain so into the Labor Day Weekend. Early This Morning:  Mostly cloudy. Widespread dense fog. Light winds. Today:  Mostly sunny until midday then becoming partly sunny. Widespread dense fog until midday. Highs in the lower 80s. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Tonight:  Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. Northwest winds around 5 mph becoming north overnight. Thursday:  Mostly cloudy until midday then clearing. Highs in the lower 70s. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Thursday Night:  Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Northeast winds around 10 mph. Friday:  Sunny. Highs…

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…

A weak area of low pressure will gradually track into the Great Lakes region over the next few days. While dry weather is forecasted to persist through today...some showers may start to move in from the northwest on Sunday. A risk for showers and even a few thunderstorms will be possible for all locations on Monday. Overall the temperature trend will be values closer to normal. Today:  Sunny, with a high near 75. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph in the morning. Tonight:  Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. East southeast wind 3 to 7 mph. Sunday:  Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Southeast wind 5 to 7 mph. Sunday Night:  A 20 percent chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. East southeast wind 3 to 7 mph. Monday:  A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Yesterday’s high temperature in Jackson was 71 at 5:32 PM.  The low was 41 at 6:02 AM. Normal high for today is 79.  The record low is 45, set in 1958.  The record high…

High pressure will bring fair weather into the weekend. There will be a chance of showers by Saturday night and Sunday as low pressure moves towards the Great Lakes. Today:  Sunny, with a high near 72. Calm wind becoming northeast 5 to 7 mph in the morning. Tonight:  Mostly clear, with a low around 49. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight. Saturday:  Sunny, with a high near 75. Calm wind becoming east around 6 mph in the morning. Saturday Night:  Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Southeast wind 5 to 7 mph. Sunday:  Partly sunny, with a high near 75. South southeast wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Sunday Night:  A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Monday:  A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. Yesterday’s high temperature in Jackson was 65 at 4:51 PM.  The low was 46 at 5:20 AM. Normal high for today is 79.  The record low is 46, set in 1951.  The record high is 96, set in 1948.  0.00 inches of precipitation…