April 2026 Observations and Discussion

[badgerwx]

2.30" was my event total here in far SW Wisconsin. Looking like another .50" to 1.00" tonight as well. God has blessed us with some much needed rainfall.

[jaster220]

14 hours ago, Niko said:

Was your pl in a WWA yesterday? I think i saw NOAA painted your area purple....crazy!

Yep - my 20th winter headline! We went to AA Wednesday and yeah, just 41F with a WC around freezing - yuck! At least the grass is all green and even early flowers blooming. Up here we had another icing event (not to storm level thankfully) but the actual high of 35F was about 22 degrees lower than the 57F forecast! Just a slight miss on GRR's part (SMH). We did get another 1.42" of much welcomed moisture but stuck in this pattern of 1 sunny day then 6 overcast and chilly is too extreme. Only got to 39F here Wednesday so the past two days in the 30's. It has finally warmed to 54F overnight and that's a big improvement and closer to normal. Here's the temp plot from yesterday and you can see how stubbornly we stuck right around the freezing mark most of the day touching 35F at 11:59 pm

[jaster220]

9 hours ago, westMJim said:

April 3, 1956 was the date of the worst tornado to ever hit the Grand Rapids area. 

All of Kent and Ottawa counties’ strongest tornadoes happened month of April. That’s because April is when we can have the strongest clashes of air masses and stronger winds aloft. That’s what happened April 3, 1956, creating the only F5 tornado ever in West Michigan and one of only two to ever dig into Michigan’s soil. Between 6:40 p.m. and 7:50 p.m., the Hudsonville-Standale tornado cased immense devastation along its 52-mile path. Seventeen people were killed.

The damage in northwest sections of Hudsonville was incredible, Though the damage was serious, the area was still relatively rural at the time, with homes scattered about. Much more development has been built up since the 1956 twister. Once the tornado left Hudsonville, it continued a path to the northeast, impacting homes in the Jenison area. Jenison High School, not yet standing because it was built in 1970, would have been in the tornado’s path. The tornado continued on through Walker, eventually crossing what is now I-96 and then M-37 (Alpine Avenue).  The tornado continued racing northeast at approximately 45 mph, eventually cutting through Rockford and ending near Trufant. I live less than a mile from were the tornado crossed Bristol NW.

There was AT LEAST one more F5 I'm aware of. May of 1896 in Oakland county. Wiped-out 5 rural farms at night - zero lived to tell about it sadly. And iirc, another short-lived in the SW portion of the Thumb - forget the year.

[WildWisconsinWeather]

15 hours ago, Hoosier said:

Stuff has behaved in the LOT cwa so far.  Definitely had some concern about how the afternoon (say 12-6 pm) was going to go.  Haven't really dug into it much, but perhaps just ended up a little short on instability.  It can be a very fine line between not having enough instability and having enough for a bunch of low-topped tornadic cells.  We'll see how things go later on.

Kenosha area had a possible tornado around 8pm, the border area of WI/IL appears to have been hardest hit in the area in general.

[jaster220]

On 3/31/2026 at 12:49 PM, Hoosier said:

Don't you wish you lived farther south in Michigan?  

I sure do today! Around 70F in Detroit metro while 30's are looming just NW of here! This has been another abysmal vacation week weather-wise for me. It's horrible tbh. Was hoping GRR's grid-cast would hold for a small window of early golfing later but doubt the temps will recover to the 50F threshold I need to consider it worth even trying. 

[Tom]

I'm really liking the way the models are showing the next potential big trough digging into Cali and the 4 corners next weekend!  This looks like a BIG time event that should Bless the West with MUCH needed snow and rain.  Lotta time to see how this evolves but could we see a couple CO Low's next weekend into the following???  

[jaster220]

1 hour ago, Tom said:

I'm really liking the way the models are showing the next potential big trough digging into Cali and the 4 corners next weekend!  This looks like a BIG time event that should Bless the West with MUCH needed snow and rain.  Lotta time to see how this evolves but could we see a couple CO Low's next weekend into the following???  

I posted a while back that some dude's top secret LR formula into the summer looked like endless CO Lows. And here we are. They didn't target Mid-Michigan during the winter (hellos Straights and the UP) but I'm still stuck with the dreary resultant side-effects. Tired of them tbh. 

[Hoosier]

40 minutes ago, jaster220 said:

I posted a while back that some dude's top secret LR formula into the summer looked like endless CO Lows. And here we are. They didn't target Mid-Michigan during the winter (hellos Straights and the UP) but I'm still stuck with the dreary resultant side-effects. Tired of them tbh. 

Just curious, who are you talking about?

[Clinton]

Meso discussion for KC area.  It's warm and humid here conditions seem favorable for some tornadoes in the area. The warm front to my north will set-up the best action I think.

0341
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   0126 PM CDT Fri Apr 03 2026

   Areas affected...Parts of central/eastern KS...western/northern
   MO...extreme southeast NE...southern IA...western IL

   Concerning...Severe potential...Watch likely 

   Valid 031826Z - 032030Z

   Probability of Watch Issuance...80 percent

   SUMMARY...Strong to severe storm development is expected this
   afternoon. Watch issuance is likely.

   DISCUSSION...Isolated storm development is underway early this
   afternoon in the vicinity of a cold front across
   east-central/northeast KS. With mid 60s F dewpoints and temperatures
   rising through the 70s F, MLCINH has largely been removed along/east
   of the cold front and along/south of a northward-moving warm front
   draped from northeast KS into northern MO and west-central IL. Storm
   coverage is expected to increase through the afternoon, as a
   vigorous mid/upper-level shortwave trough moves across the Great
   Plains. 

   Moderate to strong buoyancy (MLCAPE of 1500-2500 J/kg) and effective
   shear of 40-50 kt will support organized convection. Storm
   development near the cold front may initially evolve into
   supercells, with an attendant tornado and large hail threat. An
   eventual tendency toward a cluster or linear mode (accompanied by
   increasing damaging-wind potential) may occur along the cold front,
   due to increasing storm coverage and interaction. 

   A separate area of supercell potential may evolve along the warm
   front from northern MO into west-central IL. Any surface-based
   supercell that can persist near the warm-frontal zone could pose a
   tornado threat, in addition to large hail and localized
   damaging-wind potential. 

   Issuance of one or more watches is likely this afternoon, in
   response to the threats described above.

[Jayhawker85]

2 hours ago, Clinton said:

Meso discussion for KC area.  It's warm and humid here conditions seem favorable for some tornadoes in the area. The warm front to my north will set-up the best action I think.

0341
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   0126 PM CDT Fri Apr 03 2026

   Areas affected...Parts of central/eastern KS...western/northern
   MO...extreme southeast NE...southern IA...western IL

   Concerning...Severe potential...Watch likely 

   Valid 031826Z - 032030Z

   Probability of Watch Issuance...80 percent

   SUMMARY...Strong to severe storm development is expected this
   afternoon. Watch issuance is likely.

   DISCUSSION...Isolated storm development is underway early this
   afternoon in the vicinity of a cold front across
   east-central/northeast KS. With mid 60s F dewpoints and temperatures
   rising through the 70s F, MLCINH has largely been removed along/east
   of the cold front and along/south of a northward-moving warm front
   draped from northeast KS into northern MO and west-central IL. Storm
   coverage is expected to increase through the afternoon, as a
   vigorous mid/upper-level shortwave trough moves across the Great
   Plains. 

   Moderate to strong buoyancy (MLCAPE of 1500-2500 J/kg) and effective
   shear of 40-50 kt will support organized convection. Storm
   development near the cold front may initially evolve into
   supercells, with an attendant tornado and large hail threat. An
   eventual tendency toward a cluster or linear mode (accompanied by
   increasing damaging-wind potential) may occur along the cold front,
   due to increasing storm coverage and interaction. 

   A separate area of supercell potential may evolve along the warm
   front from northern MO into west-central IL. Any surface-based
   supercell that can persist near the warm-frontal zone could pose a
   tornado threat, in addition to large hail and localized
   damaging-wind potential. 

   Issuance of one or more watches is likely this afternoon, in
   response to the threats described above.

Looks like the storms are doing its traditional KC split and the main energy is focused in Oklahoma and Iowa 

[Clinton]

20 minutes ago, Jayhawker85 said:

Looks like the storms are doing its traditional KC split and the main energy is focused in Oklahoma and Iowa 

Chief Tonganoxie lol.  Looks like they may split around the city and strengthen again near me.  The air is very thick here so I kinda think it may get going  

[Tom]

My brother in law is flying high over N MO…

 

My sister arrived yesterday with her kiddos…enjoying some summer pool time weather!

[james1976]

Currently rain and THUNDER! Only 36°. The snow should remain north of here. Quite the dynamic system.

[Bryan1117]

Picked up nearly 1.50” of rain over the past two days… some much needed rains here in Eastern Nebraska. Getting ready to head to NM/AZ tomorrow, looks like fairly decent driving weather tomorrow outside of the wind.

[Clinton]

More rains next weekend @Andieshould do well.

[Clinton]

Tonight's storms here were kind of a dud.  Kinda got themselves together to my east.

[westMJim]

It is a rainy morning here in MBY, I recorded 0.45” of rainfall overnight and at 7AM there is moderate rain falling with a cold temperature of 38. Today looks like the warmest day until later next week. In fact the  rest of the weekend looks to be very cold and there is a chance of some snow on Easter and again on Monday. Opening night for the Whitecaps looks cold with highs on Tuesday only in the low 40’s so it very will could be in the 30’s at game time.

KEY MESSAGES

SHOWERS AND STORMS TODAY  

COLDER WITH SOME LAKE EFFECT SNOW SUN-TUES  

SOME PRECIPITATION THU-SAT  

 

The official H/L yesterday at Grand Rapids was 61/43 (that 61 was at 3AM) there was 0.19” of rainfall. The highest wind gust was 33 MPH out of the W.  For today the average H/L is 53/33 the record high of 77 was in 1921 the coldest high of 27 was in 1982 the record low of 13 was in 1971 the warmest low of 57 was in 1929. The most rainfall of 1.27” was in 2003 the most snowfall of 2.5” was in 1920 the most snow on the ground was 8” in 1975.  The sunrise time today is at 7:19 AM and the sunset time is at 8:12 PM.

Some weather history for April 4^th 1933  Pigeon River Bridge, MN, reported 28 inches of snow, which established the state 24 hour snowfall record. (4th-5th) (The Weather Channel) 1990  Pigeon River Bridge, MN, reported 28 inches of snow, which established the state 24 hour snowfall record. (4th-5th) (The Weather Channel)

 

[Iceresistance]

3.3 inches of rain recorded for me, what a night

[jaster220]

And suddenly FLOODING is all the new rage (SMH). Gone is the warm and dry regime of the past few years. I particularly got a kick out of the last bullet point. GRR break-down to the exact location so you can go "watch wx history in the making" LOL

 

[jaster220]

20 hours ago, Hoosier said:

Just curious, who are you talking about?

at Amwx

[jaster220]

60th Anniversary yesterday. Hit by 3 (E)F5 twisters?? #wild!

The US town hit by two EF5 tornadoes just 30 minutes apart | Watch

[Hawkeye]

My 3-day rain total is a solid 2.30".

[PhiEaglesfan712]

The Euro shows continued warmth, coast-to-coast:

[Niko]

On 4/3/2026 at 8:38 AM, jaster220 said:

Yep - my 20th winter headline! We went to AA Wednesday and yeah, just 41F with a WC around freezing - yuck! At least the grass is all green and even early flowers blooming. Up here we had another icing event (not to storm level thankfully) but the actual high of 35F was about 22 degrees lower than the 57F forecast! Just a slight miss on GRR's part (SMH). We did get another 1.42" of much welcomed moisture but stuck in this pattern of 1 sunny day then 6 overcast and chilly is too extreme. Only got to 39F here Wednesday so the past two days in the 30's. It has finally warmed to 54F overnight and that's a big improvement and closer to normal. Here's the temp plot from yesterday and you can see how stubbornly we stuck right around the freezing mark most of the day touching 35F at 11:59 pm

Hang in there bud...spring cannot be too far away from your neck of the woods.

BTW: Approaching this insane snowstorm date that hit the Detroit Metro Area.

Note: the following taken from the actual Detroit Weather Log dated April 6th, 1886: "Snow began at 12:30 AM and fell light until about 4:30 AM when it began to fall heavy and a tremendous fall of snow continued all day, ending at 9:00 PM. Over 2ft of snow paralyzed the city.

On April 3, strong and persistent winds blew throughout the state and lasted until the storm struck. On April 5, the temperature was a chilly 38 degrees. Light snow began to fall shortly after midnight on April 6 and it got progressively heavier during the pre-dawn hours. At 7:00 a.m. the snowfall measured 4.6." At 3:00 p.m., snowfall was at 17.1." When the snow finally stopped falling around 9:00 p.m., there was about 24.5" of snow on the ground. In order to be classified as a blizzard, the snowstorm had to be accompanied by winds of at least 32 mph, low temperatures (temperatures held at 20 to 30 degrees throughout the storm), and visibility of less than 500 feet.

The April 6 storm met all criteria. Twelve-foot high drifts and snow in the street that totaled 10" to 40" were common throughout southeastern Michigan. In Rochester, sidewalks were rendered impassible with "drifts in many places being as high as the fence, or higher…business was virtually suspended." Newspaper, milk, and coal delivery were halted. Stories of people using crowbars and ice picks to clear the snow and underlying ice from streets in order to travel were common.

Railroad cars were abandoned or "thrown" from the tracks. The Air Line Railroad between Rochester and Pontiac was completely blockaded; even two days after the storm, assistance from Romeo was sent for "to enable the hands to clear the track." According to The Rochester Era, "during the day it was impossible to see more than half a block distant by reason of the blinding snow which was filled with fine, sharp particles, cutting the face of the luckless pedestrian and rendering life a burden." Snowplows proved inoperable so each person had to shovel snow from in front of their door or "wait for the sun to do it for him, many doing the latter.

[Hoosier]

Not for sure, but can't completely rule out some flakes around here Monday night/Tuesday morning.

[Niko]

Its a cold 39F w rainy conditions. Yesterday was beautiful w temps in the 70s along w plentiful sunshine.

 

[Niko]

NOAA:

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
1032 AM EDT Sat Apr 4 2026

MIZ060>063-068>070-041630-
Shiawassee-Genesee-Lapeer-St. Clair-Livingston-Oakland-Macomb-
Including the cities of Owosso, Flint, Lapeer, Port Huron,
Howell, Pontiac, and Warren
1032 AM EDT Sat Apr 4 2026

...Moderate to briefly heavy rain continues through this
morning...

WEATHER...

 * Rain will continue to impact portions of southeastern Michigan
   during the morning hours.

 * A swath of 1-3 inches of rainfall has already fallen between
   the I-69 and M-59 corridors from rain and thunderstorm activity
   that began last night.

 * Additional round of more focused moderate to heavy rain and
   thunderstorms are expected again this afternoon along an
   advancing cold front.


IMPACTS...

 * Expect ponding of water in low lying and poor drainage areas
   including area roadways.

&&

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

 * Plan on conditions that require reduced speed and slower travel
   time through this morning into the early afternoon.

 * Prepare, plan and stay informed. Visit http://go.usa.gov/c7k

[gimmesnow]

44 minutes ago, PhiEaglesfan712 said:

The Euro shows continued warmth, coast-to-coast:

I Hope so. I've had one decent snowboard trip since March started. Lutsen was a disaster, condo next door burned down. Typical Lutsen mid-week stuff when they don't have the entire place open every day. NE got cancelled due to rain, which happened to be the right call since most places have been closed this week to preserve conditions. I was going to do Bohemia this weekend and I got sick.

Summer can't come soon enough.

[Niko]

11 hours ago, Clinton said:

Tonight's storms here were kind of a dud.  Kinda got themselves together to my east.

From t'stms to a chance for snow early next week for my area. Highs in the 30s and lows in the 20s w wcf into the teens at nite. Thankfully, this cold airmass is short-lived, but turns cold again by weeks end. April not behaving properly at all.

[Hoosier]

9 minutes ago, Niko said:

Hang in there bud...spring cannot be too far away from your neck of the woods.

BTW: Approaching this insane snowstorm date that hit the Detroit Metro Area.

Note: the following taken from the actual Detroit Weather Log dated April 6th, 1886: "Snow began at 12:30 AM and fell light until about 4:30 AM when it began to fall heavy and a tremendous fall of snow continued all day, ending at 9:00 PM. Over 2ft of snow paralyzed the city.

On April 3, strong and persistent winds blew throughout the state and lasted until the storm struck. On April 5, the temperature was a chilly 38 degrees. Light snow began to fall shortly after midnight on April 6 and it got progressively heavier during the pre-dawn hours. At 7:00 a.m. the snowfall measured 4.6." At 3:00 p.m., snowfall was at 17.1." When the snow finally stopped falling around 9:00 p.m., there was about 24.5" of snow on the ground. In order to be classified as a blizzard, the snowstorm had to be accompanied by winds of at least 32 mph, low temperatures (temperatures held at 20 to 30 degrees throughout the storm), and visibility of less than 500 feet.

The April 6 storm met all criteria. Twelve-foot high drifts and snow in the street that totaled 10" to 40" were common throughout southeastern Michigan. In Rochester, sidewalks were rendered impassible with "drifts in many places being as high as the fence, or higher…business was virtually suspended." Newspaper, milk, and coal delivery were halted. Stories of people using crowbars and ice picks to clear the snow and underlying ice from streets in order to travel were common.

Railroad cars were abandoned or "thrown" from the tracks. The Air Line Railroad between Rochester and Pontiac was completely blockaded; even two days after the storm, assistance from Romeo was sent for "to enable the hands to clear the track." According to The Rochester Era, "during the day it was impossible to see more than half a block distant by reason of the blinding snow which was filled with fine, sharp particles, cutting the face of the luckless pedestrian and rendering life a burden." Snowplows proved inoperable so each person had to shovel snow from in front of their door or "wait for the sun to do it for him, many doing the latter.

That snowstorm sticks out like a sore thumb on the daily records for Detroit.  It's the snowiest calendar day on record for the city, and it was in April!

 

[Niko]

1 minute ago, Hoosier said:

That snowstorm sticks out like a sore thumb on the daily records for Detroit.  It's the snowiest calendar day on record for the city, and it was in April!

 

If this can happen again in April in this lifetime, then, I'll sign up for it. Something like this I would definitely wanna experience in Detroit. Its an EC storm bomb scenario over Motor City. 

[Clinton]

Sunny, cool and windy here today with a high of 52.  Frost possible tonight.

[chescowxman]

Happy Easter to all who celebrate!

Many lower elevation spots reached the lower 80's yesterday. While higher spots remained below 80 degrees, we did set a record high for my East Nantmeal station yesterday breaking the old record from 2011 by almost 5 degrees. However, the Chester County record from 1963 of 84 degrees at West Grove was not reached by any of the record stations across the County. With our backdoor cold front temperatures have fallen below forecasted levels to well down into the 40's across the area. We may struggle to get much above 60 degrees today. We turn much chillier tonight with well below normal temperatures through Wednesday. There is the potential of a hard freeze by Wednesday morning. Shower chances are around today but dry for much of the upcoming work week.

[westMJim]

Happy Easter! Here in MBY I recorded .074” of rainfall overnight and this morning there is some light snow falling. The current temperature here in my yard is 37 with that light snow falling. Officially at GRR a record rainfall occurred yesterday with 1.53” of rainfall. The next 3 days will be on the cold side with highs only in the 40’s and on Tuesday the low 40’s will be the best we can do. There is a chance of rain and snow showers as well.

KEY MESSAGES  

COLD AND UNSETTLED TODAY THROUGH MONDAY

MODERATING TEMPERATURES AND QUIET MID-WEEK  

MORE CHANCES FOR RAIN LATE WEEK  

 

The official H/L yesterday at Grand Rapids was 57/38 there was a record rainfall of 1.53” the highest wind speed was 36 MPH out of the W.  For today the average H/L is 53/33 the record high of 81 was in 1988 the coldest high of 27 was in 1982 the record low of 12 was in 1995 the warmest low of 65 was in 1929. The most rainfall of 1.87” was in 1947 the most snowfall of 8.6” was in 1952 the most snow on the ground was 6” in 1975.  The sunrise today is at 7:17AM and the sunset time is 8:13 PM.

Some weather history for April 5th 1955 The Northern Rockies and the Northern High Plains were in the midst of a four day storm which produced 52 inches of snow at Lead, located in the Black Hills of western South Dakota. (David Ludlum) 1988 Thirty-nine cities across the eastern half of the country reported record high temperatures for the date, including Saint Louis MO with a reading of 91 degrees. Laredo TX was the hot spot in the nation with an afternoon high of 100 degrees. (The National Weather Summary)

[jaster220]

Happy (frigid) Easter! 

Light dusting has roof tops whitened here. Some car tops too. But also hints of blue sky between. Hoping for more of that than clouds after endless overcast and soggy days. Now that snow is down to remnant plow piles, I don't mind the chill if it comes with sunshine. Harrison does actually have hints of green grass and I noticed other signs of spring-time life like perennials just pushing up thru the ground. These are not early bulb flowers but rather plants that will bloom later into summer. 

On a side note, my fave youtuber (automotive themed) recorded an episode sometime over the winter and he had to make a road trip up to NMI. Came right past Harrison and even filmed a gas-up stop in Grayling at the new Mitten Mart. I recognized the Family Fare with the Starbucks logo right away - it's where I grab my early morning lattes when I'm in the mood. My firm is right around the corner - p'cool to see.

[jaster220]

29 minutes ago, westMJim said:

Happy Easter! Here in MBY I recorded .074” of rainfall overnight and this morning there is some light snow falling. The current temperature here in my yard is 37 with that light snow falling. Officially at GRR a record rainfall occurred yesterday with 1.53” of rainfall. The next 3 days will be on the cold side with highs only in the 40’s and on Tuesday the low 40’s will be the best we can do. There is a chance of rain and snow showers as well.

KEY MESSAGES  

COLD AND UNSETTLED TODAY THROUGH MONDAY

MODERATING TEMPERATURES AND QUIET MID-WEEK  

MORE CHANCES FOR RAIN LATE WEEK  

 

The official H/L yesterday at Grand Rapids was 57/38 there was a record rainfall of 1.53” the highest wind speed was 36 MPH out of the W.  For today the average H/L is 53/33 the record high of 81 was in 1988 the coldest high of 27 was in 1982 the record low of 12 was in 1995 the warmest low of 65 was in 1929. The most rainfall of 1.87” was in 1947 the most snowfall of 8.6” was in 1952 the most snow on the ground was 6” in 1975.  The sunrise today is at 7:17AM and the sunset time is 8:13 PM.

Some weather history for April 5th 1955 The Northern Rockies and the Northern High Plains were in the midst of a four day storm which produced 52 inches of snow at Lead, located in the Black Hills of western South Dakota. (David Ludlum) 1988 Thirty-nine cities across the eastern half of the country reported record high temperatures for the date, including Saint Louis MO with a reading of 91 degrees. Laredo TX was the hot spot in the nation with an afternoon high of 100 degrees. (The National Weather Summary)

If GR's avg high temp is just 53F than mine here in Harrison must be mid-40's. Gotten spoiled with these warmer springs in this warm globe era. I'm sure there's been many years past when we would still be locked in real winter at this point. 1982 would be one for sure. 2014 likely another in more recent memory. 

[jaster220]

Update..

Another squall has dropped a few tenths so now everything but the street is white and even that is partially covered. I remember Easter of '85 and it was a roasting 85 degrees where I was in eastern Allegan county. Those were the days. White Easters are a horrid thing. 

[Tom]

23 minutes ago, jaster220 said:

Update..

Another squall has dropped a few tenths so now everything but the street is white and even that is partially covered. I remember Easter of '85 and it was a roasting 85 degrees where I was in eastern Allegan county. Those were the days. White Easters are a horrid thing. 

Golly, that's not what the bunny wants to see!!  Happy Easter my friend and stay warm up there...I'm pretty sure its going to warm up...eventually!  I'll try to blow some warmth your way!

[Black Hole]

It's been a bit since I checked in. We've had a couple of good heavy rains the last few days. I got 1.11" several days ago, then about 2.50" Friday night into Saturday. Most of that fell in one hour with a lot of strong winds and lightning. A solid and fun storm. So we've now had plenty of rain and should green up with fire season ending for now. 

It does look like another wet system is coming this weekend. It's been pretty warm for a while and mostly that will continue. 

[Niko]

2 hours ago, jaster220 said:

Happy (frigid) Easter! 

Light dusting has roof tops whitened here. Some car tops too. But also hints of blue sky between. Hoping for more of that than clouds after endless overcast and soggy days. Now that snow is down to remnant plow piles, I don't mind the chill if it comes with sunshine. Harrison does actually have hints of green grass and I noticed other signs of spring-time life like perennials just pushing up thru the ground. These are not early bulb flowers but rather plants that will bloom later into summer. 

On a side note, my fave youtuber (automotive themed) recorded an episode sometime over the winter and he had to make a road trip up to NMI. Came right past Harrison and even filmed a gas-up stop in Grayling at the new Mitten Mart. I recognized the Family Fare with the Starbucks logo right away - it's where I grab my early morning lattes when I'm in the mood. My firm is right around the corner - p'cool to see.

My pl is not as springlike as well...check this out...

FXUS63 KDTX 050931
AFDDTX

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Detroit/Pontiac MI
531 AM EDT Sun Apr 5 2026

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Stretch of colder conditions will exist today through Tuesday with
temperatures remaining below normal during this time.

- A few light rain or snow showers are possible today.

- Potential for a mix of light rain and snow exists late tonight and
again Monday afternoon into Monday night. A dusting of accumulation
on grassy surfaces will be possible.