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Dangerous Fire Conditions in the Southern High Plains; Severe Weather from the Great Lakes into Central/Southern Plains; Late-Season Mountain Snow

Dry and windy conditions will produce dangerous fire weather conditions across the southern High Plains into the Southwest. Severe storms, including very large hail, strong tornadoes, and winds, are expected from the Great Lakes into the central/southern Plains. Heavy late-season snow and cold temperatures are expected in the northern to central Rockies. Heat is spreading across the eastern U.S.. Read More >

For the period from January through March, Southwest Michigan has a between 33% to 40% chance above normal temperatures, and a greater than 40% chance of above normal precipitation. This means the warmer period of temperature will prevail over the colder periods of temperature.  There is a overall trend for wetter than normal precipitation over the past 10 years for Southwest Lower Michigan during this time period. There has been no significant trend in the temperature for this period in the past 10 years.