Heavy downpours end quickly. Humidity leaves tonight. Beautiful Wednesday. Please join Chief Meteorologist Keith Thompson at 5!
Tuesday Afternoon: Thunderstorms capable of heavy rain taper off by early to middle afternoon. Mostly cloudy to cloudy, cooler, and quite humid. Steady in the middle to upper 60s. NE 10-20 mph.
Tuesday Night:Partial clearing pre-sunset near and north of I-96. Mostly clear skies develop toward and after midnight. Cooler than recent nights, and trending less humid. Upper 50s. NNE 5 mph.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, warmer, and less humid. Beautiful! Upper 70s. NE 10-20 mph.
Wednesday Night: Clear, cool, and comfortable. Upper 50s. Light winds.
Thursday: Sun and increasing, high clouds. Upper 70s. NE-N 5-10 mph.
Friday: Partly sunny, and a touch cooler with a stray, afternoon shower. Upper 70s. NW 10-15 mph.
Saturday: Partly sunny, and cooler still with a couple of afternoon showers. Middle 70s. NW 10-20 mph.
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Good afternoon! Storm damage seems significant just north of Three Rivers and east of Marcellus. This is part of the path where Tornado Warnings were in place earlier this morning. We had 6 Tornado Warnings in all, and fortunately, our severe weather threat is behind us. Still, some heavy downpours and brief lightning will be possible through 3 p.m. The National Weather Service in northern Indiana is busy dealing with severe weather farther east this afternoon and evening, but they will likely be sending storm survey crews to either Cass or St. Joe counties, hopefully both, sometime tomorrow. Skies are sunny in northern Lower and parts of Mid-Michigan, and that clearing line is slowly working southward. A little sun pre-sunset, especially the farther north you go, is reasonable.
Tonight is the beginning of a several day stretch where keeping your windows open at night is an easy option. With clearing skies and a new airmass, we’re poised to begin Wednesday in the upper 50s. Some version of the upper 70s to lower 80s is the going theme Wednesday afternoon through Friday. Your weekend, however, looks a bit cooler. We have a pattern from Friday through Monday that is befitting of diurnal or spotty, afternoon showers. They are added to your forecast with a confidence of 20-30% during this timeframe. Rip currents are plausible at the beaches in Berrien county due to stiffening, east and northeasterly winds. A Beach Hazards statement is in effect through 8 p.m.
If you’re cleaning up storm damage, we’re thinking about you. Chief Meteorologist Keith Thompson will be a great watch, as always, at 5!
