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KEY MESSAGES
- Slight chance of Rain on Today
- Showers and Thunderstorms Possible Tuesday through Thursday
DISCUSSION
Issued at 216 AM EDT Sun Sep 13 2026
- Slight chance of Rain Today
A cold front moves through today along with some mid-level frontogenesis. Moisture is limited however and POP have trended lower since yesterday. Best chance for rain will be across the central forecast area this afternoon. Cooler and drier air moves in behind the front. With the surface high building in tonight, radiational cooling conditions will be optimized and temperatures will fall into the 40s in most places, with even upper 30s possible across the northern interior.
- Showers and Thunderstorms Possible Tuesday through Thursday
A shortwave trough ejects out of the northern Rockies with a surface low tracking into Canada by Tuesday. A trailing cold front is expected to touch off showers and thunderstorms Monday night and Tuesday. Instability and deeper moisture is across northern Lower Michigan pooling ahead of the cold front, which sinks south through the forecast area on Tuesday. Precipitable water surges close 2 inches, so heavy rain potential is there as the front will be moving slowly and MBE vectors are less than 5 knots.
The front stalls across the southern zones on Wednesday, with a showers and thunderstorms possible into Thursday as a surface low tracks along the front across southern Lower Michigan.
AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z MONDAY/
Issued at 216 AM EDT Sun Sep 13 2026
VFR conditions will continue through Sunday evening. Northwest winds could gust to 20 knots this afternoon.
MARINE
Issued at 216 AM EDT Sun Sep 13 2026
No changes to the marine headlines. After a brief lull, winds and waves will increase again on Monday night and Tuesday when south gales are expected.
GRR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
MI...Beach Hazards Statement from 11 AM EDT this morning through this evening for MIZ037-043-050-056-064-071. MARINE...Small Craft Advisory from 11 AM this morning to 11 PM EDT this evening for LMZ844>849.
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