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KEY MESSAGES

- Elevated fire danger likely to continue each afternoon through Thursday.

- Warm temperatures and continued dry through much of the week before eventual occasional shower/storm chances return Thursday night into the weekend.

DISCUSSION

Issued at 341 PM EDT Mon Jun 1 2026

Pattern Synopsis/Forecast: Omega blocking across NOAM begins to show signs of breaking down starting tomorrow (Tuesday) with full-on upper-level pattern reorientation accomplished by Thursday. Surface high pressure will dominate locally through the Thursday time frame. By Thursday night into the upcoming weekend, potential grows for upstream systems to actually make it into the western Great Lakes with an eventual increase in occasional shower/storm chances.

Forecast Details: Through Thursday, more of the same. Lots of sunshine anticipated with seasonably warm temperatures (70s and low 80s) today and Tuesday rising into the mid-upper 80s for much of northern lower for Wednesday-Thursday. Primary area of concern through Thursday continues to revolve around elevated fire danger due to little/no recent rainfall, low afternoon relative humidity and occasional daytime breeziness.

Non-zero localized/patchy frost threat tonight and again Tuesday night with raw statistical guidance suggesting the typically colder interior spots may fall to the low-mid 30s each of these nights with impressive 35-40+ degree diurnal temperature swings. Certainly not anticipating these temperatures to be widespread enough to warrant a frost advisory, but still something to note for those typical icebox locations like Grayling, Roscommon, Atlanta, Mio, Pellston, etc.

Winds turn out of the southwest on Thursday in advance of a slowly approaching system from the west. Eventual moisture return anticipated by later Thursday night/Friday into the upcoming weekend. While much of the ENS guidance suite paints at least some precipitation at various times during the late week/weekend time frame, a fairly sizable spread exists with respect to coverage and rain amounts. That said, this'll be the first rain chances in 10+ days Higher confidence exists in seasonably warm temperatures continue.

AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z WEDNESDAY/

Issued at 659 PM EDT Mon Jun 1 2026

VFR through the forecast period. Light and variable winds tonight turn north up to 10kts Tuesday. Lake breeze processes likely in the afternoon.

APX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

MI...None. MARINE...Small Craft Advisory until 11 PM EDT this evening for LMZ323- 344-345.