Michigan is in for a Roller Coaster Weather Period
September is here, and that means fall is on the way. Boy, does it feel like it in some areas of Michigan. Now, the state is in for a roller coaster week of weather, where you’ll need your coat one day and can sport a bikini the next. I was actually outside Monday evening (Sept. 2) and could not believe how freezing it was. Okay, it wasn’t really freezing, in the sense of the word that we use in the winter months here in Michigan. But, it was cold, and I had goosebumps.
Michigan Weather is Going Up and Down
If you’re someone who loves cooler weather, then enjoy it while you can, because Michigan is currently cool, but that will change soon. According to the National Weather Service, Detroit will be in the 70s on Tuesday (Sept. 3) and Wednesday (Sept. 4), but then, the city will go back up into the 80s by Thursday (Sept. 5). The same weather pattern is predicted for other areas of Michigan, such as Lansing, Grand Rapids and Flint. Then, this weekend, temperatures will drop drastically. We’ll be looking at highs only in the 60s for the majority of Michigan. Next week, the current forecast has Michigan getting warm again, with highs in the 70s and even 80s returning. I haven’t even been to a pool hardly at all this season, because it’s been so rainy and the weather has been so random. So, I welcome the return of 80-degree temperatures, even though I know my fall-loving friends are not happy about the return of summer in September.
This is quite out of the normal, as Weather Spark notes that in the Motor City, “Daily high temperatures decrease by 10°F, from 77°F to 67°F, rarely falling below 56°F or exceeding 86°F. Daily low temperatures decrease by 10°F, from 62°F to 51°F, rarely falling below 42°F or exceeding 70°F.”
Looking ahead to the long-range weather forecast, the Farmer’s Almanac already has their projections out for this winter. They predict a “calmer, gentler” winter for most of the U.S., which makes me very happy. They also state that their weather forecasts are “traditionally 80% accurate.”
“While there will still be plenty of chilly temperatures and snow for most slopes, the high heating costs associated with the season shouldn’t hit so hard,” states Carol Connare, the Almanac’s editor-in-chief. “We’re predicting a temperate, uneventful winter—potentially a welcome reprieve from the extremes of recent years.”
