We should be close to normal temperatures today (low to mid 50's) before a brief spike to well above normal for The Phillies Opener (upper 60's). Then back to below normal temperatures Friday through the weekend. Shower chances increase tomorrow night into Friday morning with a cold front.

The overnight low here in MBY was 30 the temperature here at 8AM is 37 with cloudy skies. Today should be a nice early spring day with highs around 60 tonight will be mild with a low in the upper 40’s tomorrow will see high in the mid 60’s there is a slight chance of some storms but mostly to the south of the GR area. It will be sharply colder on Friday and Saturday before warming up on Sunday. Highs on Friday and Saturday will only be in the low 40’s it should warm up back to the mid 60’s by early next week. Lows will range from the mid 20’s to the upper 40’s over the next 7 days. KEY MESSAGES SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON Detailed Forecast Today Partly sunny, with a high near 61. South southwest wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Tonight Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. South southwest wind 6 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Thursday Showers likely after 2pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 66. South southwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. Thursday Night Rain showers likely, possibly mixing with snow after 11pm, then gradually ending. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. North wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected. Friday Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. North northeast wind around 8 mph. Friday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 25. Saturday Sunny, with a high near 43. Saturday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. Sunday Partly sunny, with a high near 57. Sunday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Monday A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Monday Night A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Tuesday A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. The official H/L yesterday at Grand Rapids was 47/21 there was no rain/snow. For today the average H/L is 48/30 the record high of 77 was in 1945 the coldest high of 23 was in 2001 the record low of -1 was in 1974 the warmest low of 54 was in 1920. The most rainfall of 2.82” was in 1954 the most snowfall of 7.7” was in 1930 the most snow on the ground was 15” in 1965. The sunrise time today is at 7:36 AM and the sunset time is 8:00PM. Some weather history for March 25th 1987, Heavy rain left rivers and streams swollen in Kansas and Nebraska, causing considerable crop damage due to flooding of agricultural areas. The Saline River near Wilson Reservoir in central Kansas reached its highest level since 1951. March rainfall at Grand Island NE exceeded their previous record of 5.57 inches. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) 1990, Temperatures dipped below zero in the Northern Rocky Mountain Region. Hardin MT was the cold spot in the nation with a morning low of 10 degrees below zero. Freezing drizzle was reported in the Southern Plains Region, with afternoon highs only in the 30s from the Southern High Plains to Missouri and Arkansas. (The National Weather Summary)

Next week looks stormy in the plains.

Looks hot here the next two days with fire potential. The cold front looks mostly dry Friday but should put us closer to normal for a few days before we warm right back up. It's too early for this!

Pretty sure Springfield hasn't even had 1.5" of precip this month. Y'all should have a spring place down here.