Nationally and Locally over Southwest Michigan
Updated with State Maximum and Minimum Temperature Ranks and details on Florida and Michigan heavy rainfall amounts














Nationally and Locally over Southwest Michigan
Updated with State Maximum and Minimum Temperature Ranks and details on Florida and Michigan heavy rainfall amounts















































Record to near record heat over the Southwest CONUS and parts of Florida, while the Midwest and Great Lakes was cooler and wetter than normal. Grand Rapids Michigan had it’s coolest month, relative to normal since April 2022!














(with a brief look at Southwest Michigan on the last slide)
















This would suggest cooler than normal over the eastern CONUS and warmer than normal over the western CONUS. The wet weather over the central CONUS may last into the first week of June but most of the rest of June is expected to feature near to below normal precipitation.













The national trend of top 20 warmest months on record continued for both March and April. March was overall wet compared to average while March was closer to normal. Snowfall was above normal over the western Mountains but below normal (mostly ) elsewhere.












This is a short version compared to my previous seasonal forecasts but I believe the shorter version will be easier to read. I may add details as the season progresses.













The current cool weather pattern has recently developed over the central and norther Plains. That cold air is expected to spread east over the next week. Frost and freezing temperatures are possible in northern and central sections over the next 7 days. Than, a warmer and wetter weather pattern is expected over most of the eastern and central CONUS.







One to two inches of rain fell over a good part of Lower Michigan during this time. A rapidly deepening surface low tracked north across Lake Huron Friday, April 12, 2024 deepening below 980MB by late in the morning. This resulted in winds gusting to 40 to 60 mph across most of the area.








