The first day of winter! Thursday’s winter solstice marks the longest night of the year. The winter solstice — marking the longest night and fewest hours of daylight of the year — is today. The winter solstice is the precise moment at which the Northern Hemisphere is tilted farthest from the sun.
A weak low pressure system tracking south of Michigan will bring areas of light snow and light freezing rain, mainly tonight and Friday. Although the precipitation will be light, there may be just enough to create some minor travel impacts. Saturday is expected to be dry, but the arrival of colder air will bring an increase in snow showers Sunday into Christmas Day.
Today
A slight chance of rain and snow after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 37. East southeast wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight
A chance of snow before 2am, then a chance of snow and freezing drizzle between 2am and 3am, then a chance of drizzle after 3am. Cloudy, with a low around 30. East wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Friday
A chance of freezing drizzle before 10am, then a chance of drizzle. Cloudy, with a high near 38. East northeast wind 3 to 6 mph.
Friday Night
A slight chance of drizzle before 11pm, then a slight chance of freezing drizzle between 11pm and 1am, then a slight chance of snow showers after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 28. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. Northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19.
Sunday
A 50 percent chance of snow after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 26.
Average high temperature for today is 33. Average low temperature is 20.
The high temperature in Jackson yesterday was 37 at 12:57 AM, the low was 25 at 8:19 AM.
0.00 inches of precipitation yesterday. Total precipitation for the month to date: 0.49 inches.
Sunrise today at 8:04 AM EST. Sunset at 5:09 PM EST.