Northern Michigan will have a low chance of viewing the northern lights Saturday night, with a G1 minor solar storm expected, according to the Space Weather Prediction Center. The stronger the solar storm, the farther south the aurora will appear.
So you might want to take this with a grain of salt, but the latest seasonal outlook for February, March and April that takes us through the end of winter and leads us into Meteorological Spring (which is March, April, May) has most of Southeast Michigan with near average temperatures and above-average precipitation.
A La Niña winter just started, but it isn't expected to last long. National forecasters are already looking ahead to the spring season.
The Great Lakes' ice coverage was lagging behind average for much of the winter. Now, coverage is above average for some lakes.
On Feb. 9, 1934, Vanderbilt, in Otsego County, recorded the all-time coldest temperature in Michigan — minus 51 degrees Fahrenheit, according to the NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information.
The National Weather Service issues a variety of weather warnings and advisories. Here's what they mean in Michigan.
The effects of a coronal mass ejection—a bubble of plasma that bursts from the sun’s surface—will likely impact Earth’s magnetic field on Saturday, bringing the northern lights to several northern U.S. states, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
The extended weather data continues to show a different weather pattern compared to what we've had in January.
Sky gazers in several U.S. states could get a colorful glimpse of the northern lights as we enter the weekend, thanks to a recent geomagnetic storm.
Here's what the Michigan weather outlook for February, March, April says about temperatures and precipitation amounts.
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A family of three played on shelf ice on Lake Michigan on Saturday as a drone photographer captured the scene.