Our trend of record-breaking warmth continues as we finish out the weekend. Saturday's high was 75 degrees (40 degrees above normal!), which shattered the previous record of 61 set back in 1966. NWS records show that Sunday's record high is only 55 set back in 2010. We'll shatter that one even more easily. Also, we're up to just over 12 hours of sunlight as the equinox approaches on March 20 and we ring in the official start of spring.
With recent warm temperatures and rapid snow melt, there has been a Flood Advisory issued by the NWS for the Trap Rock River around Houghton County.
Sunday's forecast doesn't differ much from Saturday's. Temperatures will again be warmest out toward the western interior around 80, but most of the central and western counties will experience upper 70s. With our very persistent southerly flow, the east will again remain less warm in the 60s, with only 50s likely on the shores of Lake Michigan.
We should see some sunshine Sunday (try saying that ten times fast!) as we'll only see a few passing clouds. There were a few towering cumulus clouds that I saw Saturday (the first I've seen this season), but they were too weak to produce thunderstorms, but there was a brief thunderstorm in Houghton that even produced a report of hail. Sunday should be the same. There is a remote chance of a thundershower, but it is unlikely. The greatest chances are to the northeast of the U.P. There was already a thunderstorm to the northeast by Sunday morning.
Sunday night, temperatures will remain mild. The west end will only get down to the 50s while the east will hover in the 40s. Skies should be mostly clear, but fog will appear across much of the U.P. as that warm moist air condenses.
Monday should also see a similarly warm forecast, but it will be the last day before temps finally start to slowly fall through next weekend. Rest assured, however, that we will still remain a good deal above normal for this time of year for the entire long range forecast.
We have a low pressure system to our far west that is very slowly bringing colder air eastward. As it apporaches, we should see rain on Wednesday, and possibly Tuesday, but before it gets here it will likely cause some severe weather for the Central Plains. The Storm Prediction Center has issued a Slight Risk for severe weather.
And on a lighter note, there was an aurora seen in the U.P. the last couple nights. There was a picture on our TV6 Facebook page and at Space Weather from the U.P.
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