Northern Michigan Recreation Weather

I’ve been in a bit behind as of late. I’m hoping that I will be able get a little better in the upcoming weeks. So here’s the forecast…

Saturday: A warm front is trying to move through the region, as an area of dry air keeps trying to stay over the northern lower and eastern upper Michigan so expect light rain showers and temperatures through the day. Looks like temperatures will be the middle to upper 40s here. HPC Saturday evening forecast

Saturday night into Sunday: a cold front moves through the region and kicks off rain and maybe some thunderstorms. Temperatures will be in the middle to upper 50s. HPC Sunday evening forecast

The snow is out of most of the region and the recent dry air of the last few days has upped the fire danger, so if you are camping or hiking, beware of making any fires. Although with the rain in the region, being outdoors may not be the most fun thing to do this weekend.

For next weekend, if you like to do outdoor things, it will not be a great weekend. We get into a cold north flow with snow possible through the end of the week.

My attempt at a disclaimer: Always check on the weather forecast. The weather business is imprecise. If a big storm is coming, a difference in 50 miles of the storm track can mean feast or famine with snow fall or rain or whatever else the storm has. If you are concerned with driving north, always check with the NWS Websites on the right to see what the updated weather will be and check the Michigan State Police for Road conditions. All I am doing is translating the weather forecast into something that is a little more useful for those that want a digest of whether they might have a chance to do things outdoors. I also don’t endorse any particular place or thing. Any ads you see at the right are placed there by Google randomly.

Ok, to start off with, mud season at least in my neck of the woods, will be pretty short this year. as the snow is gone and the dry weather of the last couple of days will keep the mud from sticking around too much for the weekend. However, along the Rifle River and the Manistee River there is some flooding going on, and I know that yesterday, there were still areas in the woods, where there was snow. So if you are still expecting to do any canoeing or fishing, the rivers will be running high, so be careful.

Otherwise, the weekend will be dry with plenty of sunshine. High temperatures will be in the 50s on Saturday and approaching 60 on Sunday in Northern Lower Michigan, while Eastern Upper Michigan will have 50s. The drive home on Sunday could be on the wet side as a storm system moves in and brings the chance for rainshowers and thunderstorms. So outdoor work or play through the morning on Sunday will be good.

Be alert though, if you are doing any burning over the weekend. We are still in “pre-greenup” season and burning of any debris at any of your weekend getaway spots could cause some problems. Check with the local fire departments or MiDNR for any burn bans that could be in effect.

Here is the Hazardous weather outlook from NWS Gaylord:

.DAY ONE…TODAY(Friday) AND TONIGHT

LOCALIZED FLOODING IS POSSIBLE TODAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF GLADWINAND ARENAC COUNTIES DUE TO RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL. SEE ONGOING WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL COULD EXACERBATE FLOODING POTENTIAL GIVEN ALREADY ELEVATED RIVER LEVELS ACROSS NORTHERN MICHIGAN.

Looking through next Thursday, the next chance of precipitation will be Wednesday night in to Thursday. The 8 to 14 day outlook from the Climate Prediction Center looks like we will be at or slightly above normal for the period with above normal precipiation.

My attempt at a disclaimer: Always check on the weather forecast. The weather business is imprecise. If a big storm is coming, a difference in 50 miles of the storm track can mean feast or famine with snow fall or rain or whatever else the storm has. If you are concerned with driving north, always check with the NWS Websites on the right to see what the updated weather will be and check the Michigan State Police for Road conditions. All I am doing is translating the weather forecast into something that is a little more useful for those that want a digest of whether they might have a chance to do things outdoors. I also don’t endorse any particular place or thing. Any ads you see at the right are placed there by Google randomly.

I’m a little late this week with things being a bit on the busy side. However, winter looks to be on the way out and spring is beginning to take hold. This is pretty typical for this time of year with the first two weeks pretty cold, then the sun angle popping up and the sky clearing out and the temperatures begin to rise. This year is no different as the temperatures are expected to pop up to the upper 30s and lower 40s.

This will probably be the last weekend to do any XC-skiing and snowmobiling as the trails will probably get ripped up and the temperatures will begin the snow melt. Looking at the forecast farther into next week, there is a chance for rain and snow. If there is rain, then any snow with it will of little significance and the rain will facillitate the melt as well.

Mud season will soon be upon us and I will be changing the emphasis of this blog toward hiking, camping, fishing and biking. If there are any other sports that could or should be added, just let me know so that I can add it into the commentary mix.

My attempt at a disclaimer: Always check on the weather forecast. The weather business is imprecise. If a big storm is coming, a difference in 50 miles of the storm track can mean feast or famine with snow fall or rain or whatever else the storm has. If you are concerned with driving north, always check with the NWS Websites on the right to see what the updated weather will be and check the Michigan State Police for Road conditions. All I am doing is translating the weather forecast into something that is a little more useful for those that want a digest of whether they might have a chance to do things outdoors. I also don’t endorse any particular place or thing. Any ads you see at the right are placed there by Google randomly.

Here is the impact graphic from this morning. Something new that the NWS in Gaylord is trying out. The main thing is that 1-2 inches of snow is expected today (Thursday) and 6-10 inches tonight with freezing rain expected from the Traverse City to Standish corridor. With more snow expected Friday. This will hamper travel north for the weekend. This is a storm to watch.

I will be out of town starting tonight. I don’t know if I will get to update this anymore this weekend. If not go to NWS Gaylord, MI page to get the up to date forecast