WEST MICHIGAN — The forecast from FOX 17 Meteorologist Haleigh Vaughn: Mostly clear skies are in the forecast tonight. Overnight lows remain warm, dipping into the upper 60s. Tuesday kicks off with plenty of sunshine, with cloud cover developing. A low pressure system and associated cold front tracks into Michigan overnight Tuesday into Wednesday morning, which is expected to bring scattered showers and thunderstorms to West Michigan. Some of the storms may be strong to possibly severe side, as the Storm Prediction Center has placed parts of West Michigan fall under a MARGINAL risk. Wind gusts up to 60 mph and hail over an inch in diameter are the primary threats. Parts of Allegan, Kent, Montcalm, Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana, and Ottawa counties fall under the MARGINAL risk. Showers and a few storms linger into Wednesday morning, with drier skies in the afternoon. Wednesday will feature strong wind gusts, generating high wave heights in Lake Michigan. Partly cloudy skies settle in for Thursday, with the small chance of an overnight shower Thursday night into Friday morning. Mostly sunny skies return just in time for Friday! High temperatures will be in the upper 80s to near 90 this work week. For the latest forecast and severe weather alerts, you can always download the free FOX 17 Weather App.
TONIGHT: Mostly clear and muggy. Lows in the upper 60s. Winds southwest at 5 to 10 mph.
TUESDAY: Mostly sunny to partly cloudy, hot, and humid. Chance of evening and overnight showers and storms. Some may be strong to severe. Wind and hail are the primary threats. Highs in the upper 80s near 90. Winds southwest at 5 to 15 mph.
WEDNESDAY: Chance of morning showers and storms. Some may be on the strong side. Otherwise, becoming mostly sunny to partly cloudy. Strong southwest-west winds, with wind gusts exceeding 30 mph. Highs in the mid/upper 80s.
THURSDAY: Mostly sunny to partly cloudy. Chance of stray overnight shower. Highs in the mid 80s.
FRIDAY: Mostly sunny to partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 80s.
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