Extreme Heat Across the Southern U.S.; Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Plains and Mississippi Valley

A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify late week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Severe thunderstorms and heavy rain are expected over portions of the Plains and Mississippi Valley tonight, which will shift to parts of the Upper Midwest and mid-Mississippi Valley Friday. Monsoonal showers and flooding persist in the Desert Southwest. Read More >

Current conditions at

Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport (KAZO)

Lat: 42.23°NLon: 85.55°WElev: 863ft.

Fair

76°F

24°C

Humidity 52%
Wind Speed W 6 mph
Barometer 30.03 in (1016.3 mb)
Dewpoint 57°F (14°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index78°F (26°C)
Last update 30 Jul 8:53 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

Schoolcraft MI

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Light west southwest wind.

    Low: 60 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming south southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 83 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 4am and 5am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5am.  Cloudy, with a low around 63. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 63 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Showers
    Likely

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Showers likely.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. East wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 75 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers before 2am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Northeast wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    Low: 60 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers after 2pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 77.

    High: 77 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers before 8pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.

    Low: 57 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 79.

    High: 79 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58.

    Low: 58 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Light west southwest wind.
Friday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming south southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 4am and 5am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5am. Cloudy, with a low around 63. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday
Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. East wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Northeast wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of showers after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 77.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 79.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 58.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 82.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 62.
Wednesday
A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly clear, with a low around 62.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
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Point Forecast:
Schoolcraft MI
 42.11°N 85.63°W (Elev. 879 ft)
9:03 pm EDT Jul 30, 2026
9pm EDT Jul 30, 2026-6pm EDT Aug 6, 2026
 
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