WEST MICHGIGAN — The forecast from FOX 17 Meteorologist Kara James: Get ready for a big warm-up this week accompanied by a few chances for showers. We will see a few showers develops off of Lake Michigan around midnight for communities north of I-96. Near record warmth is expected Tuesday and Wednesday and the winds ramp up from the south and west driving our temperatures into the mid/upper 70s to near 80! We'll also have chances of rain late tonight into early Tuesday morning as a warm front lifts through the state, and again on Thursday (Halloween) as the cold front comes through. Forecast models show the best chance of rain on Halloween will be in the morning and early afternoon, with drier trends towards trick-or-treating time. Stay tuned to FOX 17 for your latest weather updates.
TONIGHT: Becoming mostly cloudy with a chance of showers, perhaps a rumble of thunder. Lows in the upper 40s to near 50. Winds south-southeast at 10 to 15 mph.
TUESDAY: Morning clouds with a chance of showers, otherwise afternoon sunshine. Windy and unseasonably warm with near record high temperatures. Highs in the mid/upper 70s. Winds south/southwest at 15 to 25 mph. Gusts to 35 mph.
WEDNESDAY: Partly cloudy to partly sunny, windy and warm. Highs in the upper 70s to near 80.
THURSDAY / HALLOWEEN: Chance of showers, then mostly cloudy. Highs in the upper 50s.
FRIDAY: Mostly sunny with highs in the low 50s.
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