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This week, temperatures look to be fairly seasonal, with highs in the 70s Monday through Wednesday. Clouds will roll in for your Tuesday as a low pressure system tracks across the state, with chances for up to a quarter inch of rain. By sunset Tuesday, storms should have cleared out of the area. The main highlight of the forecast is chances for cold overnight lows, possibly getting into the upper 30s in some areas. If you’re looking to let in some cool air overnight, Wednesday night is your night.

Sunshine returns on Thursday, albeit with slightly cooler daytime highs. Look for highs slightly below average as we struggle to clear 70 degrees on Thursday. Currently, the rest of the week and into the weekend looks to be dry, with a potential system tracking in for Sunday into Monday. Trends will need to be monitored to see how and if this develops.

Happy Fall! (Sort of…)

While there is still nearly a month to go until fall officially begins on September 23rd, weather-inclined folks can start breaking out the pumpkins and other fall decorations this week, as meteorological fall begins this week on September 1st. Why the different dates? Meteorological fall follows a change in the overall climate. Daily high temperatures usually start to cool around the beginning of September.

The more commonly cited start date for fall, called astronomical fall, begins at the autumnal equinox, when both day and night last for 12 hours. After the equinox, the Northern Hemisphere of Earth becomes tilted further and further away from the sun, causing shorter days and colder temperatures.

Update from the United States Drought Monitor

Updates Released Each Thursday at 8 am

Updated Last by NOAA and the National Drought Mitigation Center 8/22/23

Dry conditions have improved significantly across the southern portion of the Lower Peninsula, causing many regions to have no drought-like conditions. The northern part of the LP and portions of the UP are still considered to be abnormally dry.

Morning Sun Almanac

August 28 – September 3, 2023

Mt. Pleasant Almanac for This Week:

Almanac information is a way to look at normal and record high and low temperatures for this time of year. The normal temperatures are based on the 30-year average high and low for that date between 1991 and 2020. For example, if you take all the high temperatures for every Aug. 21 between 1991 and 2020 and calculate the average of all 30 values, the result would be 81°. Therefore, the normal high for today is 81°. Record high and low-temperature data goes back to 1895. Sunrise and sunset data are also provided. All information is valid for Mount Pleasant.

August 28th

Normal High/Low: 80°/57°

Record High: 97° 1909

Record Low: 36° 1896

Sunrise: 6:58AM

Sunset: 8:21PM

August 29th

Normal High/Low: 80°/57°

Record High: 94° 1973

Record Low: 36° 1982

Sunrise: 6:59AM

Sunset: 8:19PM

August 30th

Normal High/Low: 80°/57°

Record High: 95° 2010

Record Low: 37° 1982

Sunrise: 7:00AM

Sunset: 8:18PM

August 31st

Normal High/Low: 79°/57°

Record High: 95° 1953

Record Low: 39° 1982

Sunrise: 7:01AM

Sunset: 8:16PM

September 1st

Normal High/Low: 79°/56°

Record High: 99° 1953

Record Low: 35° 1896

Sunrise: 7:02AM

Sunset: 8:14PM

September 2nd

Normal High/Low: 79°/56°

Record High: 97° 1953

Record Low: 35 1909

Sunrise: 7:03AM

Sunset: 8:13PM

September 3rd

Normal High/Low: 79°/56°

Record High: 95° 1953

Record Low: 34° 1946

Sunrise: 7:04AM

Sunset: 8:11PM

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-Weather Forecast by CMU Student Forecasters Lauren Harvey and John Jones

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