The overnight low here in MBY was 23 with cloudy skies it is now up to 27. Today looks to be the coldest day for the next week with highs only in the lower 40’s the rest of the next 7 days will see highs going from the upper 40’s all the way up to the lower 60’s there will be chances of rain and even a chance of some thunder. At early March taste of spring. But that said it looks like a cool down around mid month. So Beware of the Ides of March. KEY MESSAGES SLIGHT CHANCE (20 PERCENT) FOR DRIZZLE TODAY RAIN WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY Detailed Forecast Today A slight chance of drizzle between 10am and 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph. Tonight Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. Calm wind. Wednesday Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 53. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Wednesday Night A 30 percent chance of showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Light east wind. Thursday Showers. High near 49. East wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Thursday Night A 30 percent chance of showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Friday Showers likely after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Friday Night Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Saturday Showers likely before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. Saturday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 36. Sunday Sunny, with a high near 56. Sunday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 42. Monday Mostly sunny, with a high near 58. The official H/L yesterday at Grand Rapids was 38/14 there was no rain/snowfall the day started was a trace of snow on the ground. The highest wind gust was 23 MPH out of the SE. For today the average H/L is 39/23 the record high of 72 was in 1983 the coldest high of 12 was in 1943 the record low of -9 was in 1943 the warmest low of 40 was in 1974 and 1964. The wettest was 1.32” in 1941 the most snowfall of 5.0” was in 2007 the most snow on the ground was 19” in 2014. The sunrise time today is 7:14 AM and the sunset time is 6.34 PM. Some weather history for March 3rd. 1980, A coastal storm produced 25 inches of snow at Elizabeth City, NC, and 30 inches at Cape Hatteras NC. At Miami FL the mercury dipped to 32 degrees. (Sandra and TI Richard Sanders - 1987) 2003, It was a day of temperature extremes. Miami reached a high temperature of 90 degrees, the earliest observed 90 degree temperature since March 5, 1964. Meanwhile Marquette, MI, dropped to 30 degrees below zero, the lowest temperature ever recorded in the city in March.

Models definitely hinting at some action in 8-10 days. We will see.

Upgraded for Friday

I win.

I just mean in general for a complete dud.