I’ve seen the pictures of washed-out roads following Friday’s heavy rains in mid Michigan. The Mt. Pleasant area, as well as other surrounding areas, received up to 8 inches of rain and many farmers already lost what they had planted. Here in northern Michigan, we fared much better. South of us had rain almost all day on Saturday while we had mostly sun. There was a light shower around 10 pm but didn’t amount to much more than an annoyance. Today has been mostly sunny but we had a fairly heavy rain shower around 1 pm. It didn’t last long and now the sun is out once again. Radar is showing many small rain pockets across the state but they are managing to remain to our south.
Right now (3:40 PM EDT), our temp is 68°F, the humidity is 49%, and skies are partly cloudy. winds are from the NNW at 8 mph, and the dew point in 48°F. Yesterday’s high was 73°F and the overnight low was 53°F. The pressure is 29.95 in.
THE FORECAST (Indian River – Topinabee)
This Afternoon
Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 64. West wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tonight
Scattered showers, mainly after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Monday
Showers likely, mainly between 8am and 5pm. Cloudy, with a high near 62. South wind around 5 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday Night
Scattered showers before 2am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 46. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
FORECAST (Shiawassee County):
This Afternoon
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 68. West wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tonight
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. West southwest wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. Breezy, with a west wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday Night
A chance of showers before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. West northwest wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
