Lake effect snow will diminish tonight along the lake shore. Mostly cloudy skies are expected Wednesday as winds shift to the west and lake clouds move inland. Another round of light snow is expected Wednesday night and Thursday morning as a trough moves across the Great Lakes. This snow may result in some travel impacts Thursday morning. Read More >
Grand Rapids, MI
Weather Forecast Office
Here is a look at the past climatology trends from the past 30 years. This is not a forecast.
The first graphic shows the frequency by day of severe weather in Southwest Michigan from 1985 to 2021. The black line is the trend line. Typically the highest occurrence of severe weather is from June to September with peaks and lulls.
Second, is a graph showing the trends of severe storms from 1985 to 2021.
Lastly is a chart showing severe storm events from last year compared to normal. A severe storm event is large, damaging hail or damaging winds.
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