WEST MICHIGAN — The forecast from FOX 17 Meteorologist Haleigh Vaughn: Cloud cover and winds will be on the increase in West Michigan tonight ahead of a cold front! Winds will range between 10 to 20 mph overnight, becoming even stronger early Thursday morning. Strong winds over 35 mph will generate wave heights in Lake Michigan to reach as high as 10 feet tomorrow. Gale Warnings have been posted for tonight, in effect through 11 a.m. Thursday. Scattered showers and thunderstorms will be likely tomorrow, as well, as the cold front drapes across the state. The heaviest rain is anticipated late in the morning to early afternoon. A MARGINAL RISK for severe storms has been placed along and east of U.S. 131. For your latest severe weather potential and Thursday forecast breakdown, click here. Dry, sunny, and warm weather returns for Friday and continues through the weekend. Stay tuned to FOX 17 for your latest weather updates.
TONIGHT: Clear to partly cloudy this evening, but clouds thicken overnight toward daybreak. Showers/storms are possible toward daybreak north/west of Grand Rapids. Lows in the lower/middle 60s. Winds south/southwest increasing at 10 to 20 mph.
THURSDAY: A passing cold front generates strong winds and scattered thunderstorms. A MARGINAL RISK for severe weather has been issued, along with a Gale Warning for Lake Michigan. Highs in the low/mid 70s. Strong winds gusts from the southwest in the morning, shifting from the west/northwest in the afternoon. Sustained winds between 10 to 20 mph, gusts over 35 mph.
FRIDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
SATURDAY: Mostly sunny and comfortable. Highs in the lower 80s.
SUNDAY: Mostly sunny. Highs in the middle 80s.
MONDAY: Mostly sunny to partly cloudy. Highs in the middle 80s.
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