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High Temperatures May Not Even Escape the 50s This Saturday Across North Central Lower Michigan Near Cadillac and Traverse City

MICHIGAN — Widespread rainfall moving into central and southern lower Michigan on Saturday, September 19th will also bring cloud cover across nearly the entire state, creating great odds that temperatures across north-central lower Michigan may not get out of the 50s tomorrow afternoon. Current projections show areas around Cadillac, Traverse City, and toward West Branch sitting between 55 and 59 degrees, offering an early preview of the fall season ahead.

Michigan’s weekend weather does have one soaking rain period for most of us

A large area of rain showers is scheduled to move across Lower Michigan for the first half of the weekend. The second half should be dry with comfortable temperatures. The summary of the weekend weather is a wet Saturday and a dry Sunday, for most of us. The rainy area...

2026 Fall Color Map: Northern Michigan Weekly Updates for Peak Leaf Peeping

Check weekly for the latest fall color updates as we track the changing leaves and best viewing spots with 9&10 News Chief Meteorologist Michael Stevens. We are seeing some color in Northern Michigan! Now, it isn’t widespread, and it’s definitely not a ton of color, but it is low color nonetheless. With our lower sun angle and less sunlight, mixed with our cooler overnight lows, it is time to start changing the greens of summer to the yellows, blaze red, and bright oranges of autumn.

Interesting tropical connection to bring heavy rain to Michigan

The weather pattern over the next few weeks will be attached to some storm systems with copious moisture. There are several storm systems lined up out west and eventually aimed for the Great Lakes region. I want to start with a satellite image of the U.S. and Pacific Ocean. I’m...

Flood of 1986: Community pulls together rescue victims and rebuild

First responders and community leaders recall rescues and community cooperation during the historic 1986 flood across Mecosta, Osceola and Lake counties.

Flood of 1986: Pioneer documents the heartbreak and heroism

Revisit the stories of evacuations, loss and rescues

Calm Monday, Rain Possible for Rest of The Week

SAGINAW, Mich. (WNEM) - Mid-Michigan is in for another weather transition this week with a cool Monday, increasing rain chances Monday night into Tuesday, heavy rain potential midweek, and an unsettled pattern continuing into the weekend. This is all after a nice end of the previous week and pretty nice conditions for much of the weekend. Here’s what you need to know to plan your week ahead.

Rain Chance Incoming for Next Week

SAGINAW, Mich. (WNEM) - The region is in for a dynamic week ahead with scattered showers possible tonight into tomorrow morning, a cooler Sunday, a brief dry stretch Monday, and then an unsettled pattern returning for the rest of the week. Here’s what you need to know to plan your days ahead.

Northern Michigan flooding tripled Boardman-Ottaway project site, prompting grant redesign

GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has awarded grants for fish and aquatic systems across the state. “The Fisheries Habitat Grant Program is a program that the Department of Natural Resources runs to really achieve two objectives,” said Joe Nohner, Michigan DNR inland lake habitat biologist. “One is to improve our aquatic ecosystems to support healthy fisheries and all of the other plants and animals that live in those systems.”

Upper Peninsula Sees Amazing to Great Weather Today as Cooler Air Delivers Best Conditions While Lower Peninsula Stays Warm and Muggy Saturday

MARQUETTE, MI — Anyone looking for the best possible weather in Michigan on Saturday, September 12 should head north, as cooler, more comfortable air puts much of the Upper Peninsula in the Great to Amazing range on the day’s Nice Day Index, according to the latest outlook covering 8 AM to 8 PM EDT. Meanwhile, most of the Lower Peninsula lands in the more middling Okay to Decent range, with warm, muggy, and breezy conditions expected across that portion of the state.

40 years later, 1986 Saginaw Valley flood remains region’s wettest September on record

SAGINAW, Mich. (WNEM) - Heavy rain hit the Saginaw Valley region on Sept. 10, 1986, when an almost stationary front stalled over central lower Michigan. Gulf moisture fueled the storms, and the system produced a process meteorologists call “training”, in which storms rode the stalled front from west to east, dumping rain on the same areas repeatedly.

Summer 2026 among warmest on record for Southeast Michigan, NWS says

Summer 2026 in southeast Michigan was one of the warmest on record, according to the National Weather Service. Detroit's average daily temperature from June 1 through Aug. 31 was 73.4 degrees, the agency's southeast Michigan climate summary for summer 2026 said. Flint's average was 70.5 degrees, and Saginaw's was 70.6 degrees. Motown's average daily temperature in 2026 was 1.3 degrees warmer than normal; Flint's was 1.5 degrees higher than normal, and Saginaw's was 0.8 degrees hotter than normal, according to the summary. The increase in Detroit's summer average may seem small, but it was enough to land the season as the 20th hottest summer on record. Detroit's hottest summer was in 2016, when the average daily temperature was 74.9 degrees, according to the NWS. The coldest on record was in 1915, with an average daily temperature of 66.5 degrees. Detroit never broke 100 degrees this summer, the agency's summary said, but the temperature reached 90 degrees or above nine times. The hottest day in the city was July 1, when the mercury topped 97 degrees. Summer 2026 in southeast Michigan was dry for the most part, according to the weather service's report. It said Detroit received 8.07 inches of precipitation

Storm Floods Classrooms at Central Michigan University, Reviving 2017 Fears

Water poured through a shared wall between the printmaking lab and critique lab in Wightman Hall at Central Michigan University Thursday, sending students and faculty scrambling for mops, wet vacuums and sandbags as torrential rain pounded the Mount Pleasant campus. Two classrooms in the 75-year-old building took on water, while a flooded Moore Hall room forced its own cleanup effort just as heavy rain sent branches crashing from trees and turned nearby roads into standing water.

Severe Storm Warnings Hit Mid-Michigan as Tornado Alert Covers Saginaw and Midland Counties and Multiple Thunderstorm Warnings Remain in Effect Through Thursday Afternoon

MIDLAND, MI — Severe weather moved across Mid-Michigan on Thursday as a tornado warning was issued for Saginaw and Midland counties, alongside multiple severe thunderstorm warnings stretching across a wide part of the region. The warnings covered several counties at different times Thursday afternoon, with officials warning that dangerous...

Winter Storm Chances Reach 70 To 90 Percent For 8 Inches Or More Snow Across Minnesota Wisconsin And Northern Michigan Saturday Through Monday

UPPER MIDWEST — A significant winter weather system is expected to bring the chance of 8 inches or more of snow across portions of Minnesota, Wisconsin, and northern Michigan from Saturday through Monday, with the highest probabilities reaching 70 to 90 percent across a corridor including Minneapolis, St. Paul, and Rochester. This forecast comes as part of a new probabilistic approach to winter weather forecasting, designed to give residents a clearer picture of the range of possible snowfall outcomes for significant events like this one heading into the season.

Flood advisory for northern Michigan. Where torrential rain is falling

Four Michigan counties in northwest Michigan are under flood advisories as severe storms continue to pass through the region Thursday afternoon, Sept. 3, dropping "torrential" rain. Manistee, Osceola, Lake and Mason counties in the northwest Lower Peninsula are under a flood advisory until Thursday afternoon and evening, Sept. 3, because of the potential for flooding in low-lying areas or where drainage is poor, according to the Grand Rapids National Weather Service. Officials said Thursday's storms have already dropped 0.5-2 inches of rain, however an additional 1-3 inches of rain is still expected which could cause damage. Residents were also warned to not drive through flooded streets with their vehicles, as most attempts result in death, said the NWS. As of 1:30 p.m., a large line of storms was moving west to east, with a cluster in Michigan's southern Thumb gradually exiting — all prompting several severe thunderstorm warnings. An additional system tracks toward Lake Michigan's southern shoreline headed toward Grand Rapids. The weather service issued new warnings for Gratiot, Isabella, Midland and Saginaw counties as severe thunderstorms moved into the area. Browse Amazon for weather radio Here's the live radar and map of current weather advisories: Where are flood advisories

Calm Continues for the Rest of Labor Day Weekend

SAGINAW, Mich. (WNEM) - After rain chances filled out mid-week and end of week weather pattern. A more tame pattern has setup for this Labor day weekend and look to continue to be a sight through not only the rest of our Saturday but into Sunday and Monday for Labor Day. I have more details below...