WEST MICHIGAN — The forecast from FOX 17 Meteorologist Isabella Hulsizer: Cloud cover is expected to increase tonight, as temperatures near the middle 40s. Winds will be mighty strong overnight, between 15 to 25 mph, with individual gusts up to 35 and 40 mph. A cold front is set to pass through the state Friday morning, bringing scattered rain showers, strong winds, and falling temperatures. High temperatures return to the 40s by this weekend and next week. Rain is expected to develop on Tuesday, changing to a rain/snow mix Tuesday evening/night as colder air settles in. By Wednesday, Arctic air may be plunging into the Great Lakes and getting the lake effect snow making machine cranking up. Accumulations are possible into Thanksgiving morning, especially along/west of U.S. 131. Stay tuned to FOX 17 for your latest weather updates.
TONIGHT: Cloudy and windy with scattered rain showers. Less than .25" is likely in most spots. Mild temps overnight in the 50s, dropping into the middle 40s just after daybreak. Winds southwest at 15 to 25 mph. Gusts to 40/45.
FRIDAY: Windy with a chance of showers, mainly in the morning. Some afternoon clearing is likely. Falling temperatures. Highs after midnight and early morning in the mid/upper 50s, then falling in to the 40s behind a cold front by mid-morning. Winds north-northwest at 10 to 20 mph, gradually diminishing late.
SATURDAY: Mostly sunny to partly cloudy and cooler. Highs in the mid/upper 40s.
SUNDAY: Mostly sunny and seasonable. Highs in the mid/upper 40s.
MONDAY: Mostly cloudy skies. Highs in the mid 40s.
TUESDAY: Cloudy with rain showers likely, mixing with snow showers by the evening and night hours. Highs in lower 40s.
WEDNESDAY: Cloudy with lake effect snow showers possible. Highs in the mid 30s.
For the latest details on the weather in West Michigan, head to the FOX 17 Weather page.
