Frost-freeze concerns tonight, beautiful stretch later this week
SAGINAW, Mich. (WNEM) - Chances of isolated showers will remain near the lakeshore today.
The big story is the frost-freeze potential which exists for the northern half of our viewing area. More information on current frost and freeze alerts can be found in the Weather Alerts section of our website.
We’re also tracking the latest in the tropics on Hurricane Ian closing in on Florida.
Here’s the latest forecast!
Today
Skies should remain partly to mostly cloudy. The only rain chances today lies within the Thumb and near the lakeshore north of the Bay; mostly for Huron and Sanilac Counties, and the eastern sections of Tuscola County.
A northerly wind coming off Lake Huron will be able to create shallow lake-effect showers and drizzle. Anyone located farther west of the Tri-Cities should expect dry weather today with variably cloudy skies.
Highs today will still be limited to the 50s with a northerly wind and some degree of cloud coverage. Winds will stay around 5-15 mph from the north with gusts near 20-25 mph at times.
Evening & Tonight
The frost-freeze potential tonight is the big weather headline for our area.
Frost Advisories and Freeze Warnings are in effect until 9:00 am Thursday.
Farmers, anyone with agricultural interests, or those who have flowers or plants they want to protect, take steps today (Wednesday) to ensure the safe-keeping of those items tonight. Lows are expected to fall into the mid and upper 20s in our northern tier, closer to freezing in central Michigan and the northern portions of the Tri-Cities.
Residents in Flint and across the Thumb will mostly see upper 30s, so a frost-freeze is not a concern.
Skies tonight will begin to clear, with a north wind turning calm, these are perfect ingredients leading to the cold night. If you haven’t already, you may need to turn your furnace on tonight!
Anyone with tractors or equipment, depending on your temperature cut-off, you might want to plug-in your block heaters to ensure easier starting on Thursday.
Thursday & Friday
With high pressure firmly setting in for the second half of the workweek, mostly sunny and dry conditions are expected to persist. Look for a high near 60 degrees on Thursday, then near 65 on Friday. Both days should have a lighter wind.
The nice conditions Friday evening will surely make for a good night of Friday Night Lights action!
Thursday night will be another chilly night with a lot of 30s across the region. However, it shouldn’t be as cold as Wednesday night, we’re expecting Frost Advisories in our northern counties at the worst that night. Just something to keep in mind heading toward Thursday night too!
The weekend also looks nice, give that a check in your full 7-Day Forecast!
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