Risks of Severe Thunderstorms and Excessive Rainfall in the Central U.S.; Fire Weather Concerns in Alaska and Southwest

An expansive storm system will bring widespread storms with a threat for flash flooding and severe weather to much of the central to eastern U.S. into early this week. Critical fire weather conditions are expected across interior Alaska this weekend. Elevated fire conditions also expected in the Southwest U.S.. Conditions will remain uncomfortably hot across the southern Plains and the Southeast. Read More >

Current conditions at

Paul C Miller/Sparta Airport (K8D4)

Lat: 43.13°NLon: 85.68°WElev: 775ft.

Fair

63°F

17°C

Humidity 73%
Wind Speed W 3 mph
Barometer 29.94 in
Dewpoint 54°F (12°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 20 Jun 10:35 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles WNW Grand Rapids MI

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 52. West northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm  after midnight.

    Low: 52 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 5pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 76 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers after 3am.  Cloudy, with a low around 57. South wind 5 to 7 mph becoming east in the evening.

    Low: 57 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Northeast wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 77 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 53 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 77.

    High: 77 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.

    Low: 55 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly after 2pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 74.

    High: 74 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a chance of showers between 8pm and 2am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.

    Low: 56 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around 52. West northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers after 3am. Cloudy, with a low around 57. South wind 5 to 7 mph becoming east in the evening.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Northeast wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 77.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Wednesday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 74.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a chance of showers between 8pm and 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Thursday
A chance of showers after 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 75.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles WNW Grand Rapids MI
 42.99°N 85.75°W (Elev. 699 ft)
10:32 pm EDT Jun 20, 2026
10pm EDT Jun 20, 2026-6pm EDT Jun 27, 2026
 
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