Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall Across the South; Heat Spreads Across the West and Southern Plains
A couple of frontal boundaries will move east and south from the Plains to the Gulf and Atlantic coastlines. These boundaries will focus showers and thunderstorms through the weekend, with scattered severe thunderstorms from the Southern Plains and across the Gulf Coast states. Locally heavy rainfall may also occur, which may be welcome news across drought areas. Meanwhile, heat spreads westward. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: Pentwater to Manistee MI (LMZ849) Issued by: National Weather Service Grand Rapids, MI Last Update: 223 PM EDT Sat May 9 2026 |  |
| Through Early Evening: West winds 10 to 15 knots. Partly sunny with a slight chance of rain showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet. Tonight: Northwest winds 5 to 15 knots veering northeast in the late evening and early morning, then backing northwest after midnight. Mostly clear. Waves 1 to 3 feet. Sunday: West winds 10 to 15 knots veering northwest 5 to 10 knots early in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Waves around 1 foot. Sunday Night: North winds 5 to 10 knots veering northeast in the late evening and overnight. Mostly clear. Waves 1 foot or less. Monday: Northeast winds around 5 knots backing north 5 to 15 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Sunny. Waves 1 foot or less. Monday Night: Northeast winds 5 to 15 knots veering southeast in the late evening and overnight. Mostly clear. Waves 1 foot or less. Tuesday: Southeast winds 10 to 20 knots becoming south to 30 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Rain showers. Waves around 1 foot building to 3 to 5 feet in the late morning and afternoon. Wednesday: Northwest winds to 30 knots. Partly sunny. Waves 4 to 6 feet. Thursday: North winds 10 to 15 knots backing northwest early in the afternoon. Sunny. Waves around 1 foot. | |
| Zone Forecast: Pentwater to Manistee MI (LMZ849) | |
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