Wintry Precipitation for the Northeast; Increasing Severe Weather Threat from the Plains to the Midwest

Wintry mixed precipitation will spread across the Northeast today, with light snow and ice accumulations forecast through southern New England. Meanwhile, the threat of severe weather will be increasing from the southern Plains to the Midwest, with rounds of showers and thunderstorms, some severe, expected each day through Friday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Capital Region International Airport (KLAN)

Lat: 42.78°NLon: 84.6°WElev: 856ft.

Overcast

39°F

4°C

Humidity 62%
Wind Speed NE 5 mph
Barometer 30.13 in (1021.4 mb)
Dewpoint 27°F (-3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill35°F (2°C)
Last update 3 Mar 5:53 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

East Lansing MI

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog after 5am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 26. Calm wind.

    Low: 26 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Patchy fog before 9am.  Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 52 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers after 1am.  Increasing clouds, with a low around 36. Light east southeast wind.

    Low: 36 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Showers likely before 1pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 1pm and 4pm, then showers after 4pm.  High near 50. East wind 5 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 50 °F

    Showers

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers before 1am.  Cloudy, with a low around 40. Northeast wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight.

    Low: 40 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Friday

    Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers after 1pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65.

    High: 65 °F

    Cloudy then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm, then showers after 1am.  Low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    Low: 54 °F

    Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Showers likely before 1pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64.

    High: 64 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.

    Low: 36 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 26. Calm wind.
Wednesday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Calm wind becoming east southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers after 1am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 36. Light east southeast wind.
Thursday
Showers likely before 1pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm between 1pm and 4pm, then showers after 4pm. High near 50. East wind 5 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers before 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 40. Northeast wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Friday
A 50 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65.
Friday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm, then showers after 1am. Low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Saturday
Showers likely before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Tuesday
A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.
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Point Forecast:
East Lansing MI
 42.75°N 84.47°W (Elev. 866 ft)
6:03 pm EST Mar 3, 2026
6pm EST Mar 3, 2026-6pm EDT Mar 10, 2026
 
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