Grand Rapids, Michigan 7 Day Weather Forecast

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FXUS63 KGRR 071907
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Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Grand Rapids MI
307 PM EDT Thu Aug 7 2025

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Most Stay Dry, Off and On Slight Chances for Showers and Storms

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.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 307 PM EDT Thu Aug 7 2025

- Most Stay Dry, Off and On Slight Chances for Showers and Storms

Overall our afternoon chances for pop up thunderstorms is low and
will be mainly confined to the 127 corridor. Otherwise dry
conditions are expected for the rest of the afternoon and evening.

Late tonight into Friday, chances are decreasing with the latest
guidance, therefore decreased PoPs for tomorrow in the 20 to 30
percent range. What we see for rain and storms will depend on
convection as it exits Wisconsin, but event then chances aren`t
too high on that side of the lake either. While we have a more hot
and humid air mass developing over the area, we lack any
significant source of lift within the upper level ridge. Heights
will continue to rise into the weekend until we move more into
southwest flow Sunday into Monday. Compared to yesterday there
were signs of a stronger trough moving through the area, but today
those have backed off keeping us in southwest flow with the main
trough axises passing to the north. This has cause a downward
trend in the PoPs (20 to 40 percent) for the beginning of next
week. To summarize, some may see rain and thunderstorms but most
stay dry at least through the weekend. Any rain that is observed
likely won`t amount to much with amounts likely under a quarter of
an inch.

As mentioned it will become hot and humid especially over the
weekend with heat indices in the 90s. Saturday some areas may see
heat index values near 100, the best chances for these higher heat
indices are along an Allegan to Grand Rapids to Alma line.

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.AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z FRIDAY/...
Issued at 151 PM EDT Thu Aug 7 2025

Among the VFR cumulus cloud field this afternoon, the chance of a
shower or isolated thunderstorm popping up and affecting an
aerodrome is about 10-20 percent, relatively greater chances being
northeast of a GRR-JXN line, to include LAN. In the off-chance a
heavier shower develops, it would be capable of localized LLWS
from non-severe (that is, surface wind gusts less than 50 knot)
microbursts.

Moisture and unstable air around 5,000 feet early Friday morning
may pop off a few thunderstorm cells over Western or Southwestern
Lower Michigan.

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.MARINE...
Issued at 307 PM EDT Thu Aug 7 2025

A few thunderstorm cells could develop over Lake Michigan during the
early morning hours of Friday. These potential storms would arise
from relatively moist and unstable air flowing in above the
marine layer. They are not expected to be severe.

Winds mostly from the south are expected Friday and through the
weekend. Saturday may be the breeziest, and models show a
possibility for 3-5 ft waves and high swim risk near Big and Little
Sable Points (north of Whitehall toward Ludington). However, the
modeled waves may be a bit too high, as previous 90-degree days over
the land with south winds resulted in stability over the water, a
lack of stronger winds mixing toward the water, and more of a 2-4
foot wave regime with moderate swim risk.

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.GRR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MI...None.
MARINE...None.

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DISCUSSION...RAH
AVIATION...CAS
MARINE...CAS