Benjamin Werling et.al

By Benjamin Phillips and Benjamin Werling et.al The past week and a half has been unusually dry with low humidity. Degree day totals range from a few days behind in the far north to up to a week ahead in the south. The forecast for the upcoming week: Sunny, dry and warm statewide Wednesday, June 3. Scattered afternoon and evening showers possible west upper Michigan Thursday, slowly spreading south and east into lower Michigan by Friday and Saturday.

By Benjamin Phillips and Benjamin Werling et.al For the past week, temperatures were 6-11 degrees Fahrenheit below normal. Precipitation ranged from 0.1-1 inches depending on location. Degree day totals are behind normal in the central Upper Peninsula and up to two weeks ahead in the Lower Peninsula. Many annual crops may finish earlier than normal due to degree day surpluses, and senescence may happen faster too where soils are dry.

By Benjamin Phillips and Benjamin Werling et.al This week’s forecast calls for: Showers and thundershowers likely south Thursday, Aug. 28. Fair, dry and gradually warmer Friday through early next week. High temperatures in the 60s Thursday, warming to the 70s to low 80s by early next week. Lows generally in the 40s Friday morning, warming into the 50s by early next week.