WEST MICHIGAN — The forecast from FOX 17 Meteorologist Kara James: After the warmest day of the year (so far), some briefly cooler air moves in to West Michigan for the next few days. It will be a quiet rest of the work week ahead, with a mix of clouds and sun and dry conditions until Friday night. A weak cold front slides through the region early tomorrow morning, but there won't be enough moisture for the front to create any precipitation. Cooler air will follow for Tuesday and Wednesday, with highs slipping into the upper 40s to near 50-degrees with breezy northwest winds. Those readings are still several degrees above "average" for this time of year. Temperatures will be cooler near Lake Michigan each day. A quick warmup happens Thursday when highs jump back into the low 60s, and with warm and humid air coming up from the south ahead of a big low Friday, highs could be approaching 70 for much of the region! Much of lower Michigan is experiencing drought conditions, so the grass and brush fire threat will remain high until widespread rain arrives. The next impactful weather event arrives very late Friday night into Saturday with rain and the potential for the first round of thunderstorms of the season.
TONIGHT: Clear and quiet. Not as chilly. Lows in the low 40s. WINDS: SW 10-20 mph
TUESDAY: Breezy and cooler. Partly to mostly sunny with highs in the upper 40s. WINDS: W-N 10-20 mph
WEDNESDAY: Partly cloudy and a bit cooler. Highs in the upper 40s to near 50.
THURSDAY: Partly Sunny and Mild. Highs in the low-60s.
FRIDAY: Mostly sunny and much warmer. Highs in the upper 60s. Evening and overnight rain and the chance for thunderstorms.
SATURDAY: Windy and warm with the chance for scattered showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid-60s.
SUNDAY: Mostly cloudy. Breezy and cooler, with highs in the mid-40s.
MONDAY: Mostly cloudy with scattered morning snow flurries possible. Highs in the upper 40s.
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