FORECAST SUMMARY: Friday, March 29th, through Monday April 1st, 2024
PM-2.5: PM-2.5 concentrations are expected to be in the Good to low-Moderate range.
FORECAST DISCUSSION:
As we near the end the month of March, today, Friday, will be the nicest day we have had in a little over a week. The majority of Michigan will see surface temperatures in and around the 50s with ample sunshine due to a High-pressure system directly over the southern half of the state. Throughout the day today, this High-pressure will drift off to the northeast which will make way for a Low-pressure system, associated with a frontal boundary and mixed precipitation. Friday night into Saturday morning will see predominantly rain for the lower peninsula and mixed precipitation for the upper peninsula. Precipitation will be consistent during the early morning hours and turn more scattered as the day, Saturday, carries on. Once the Low-pressure moves off to the east, Sunday will see Michigan in between two pressure systems with a High-pressure to the north and a Low-pressure to the south. This will cause Easter Sunday to be relatively dry, with temperatures near the 50s, yet cloudy. The clouds stick around for the start of April on Monday, with some spotty rain showers for scattered areas across Michigan.
Due to the shifting airmasses this weekend, PM-2.5 concentrations will not be able to stagnate and increase, so overall concentrations will be in the Good range.
EXTENDED FORECAST:
Next week starts off the same way the weekend ends—cloudy. A few more systems roll through next week with spotty showers as well, so overall air quality will remain Good.
Next Forecast, April 1, 2024