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High Flood Risk For Saturated Tennessee Valley and South; Near-Blizzard Conditions Possible for the Plains and Upper Midwest This Weekend

A high risk for flash flooding near a stalled front will continue across the saturated Tennessee Valley and South today. Meanwhile, a storm system producing heavy mountain and rare low elevation snows will shift from the Southwest across the Plains this weekend, with near blizzard conditions. To the south, an outbreak of severe thunderstorms is expected for the Mississippi Valley on Saturday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Big Rapids, Roben-Hood Airport (KRQB)

Lat: 43.72°NLon: 85.5°WElev: 991ft.

Fair

29°F

-2°C

Humidity 66%
Wind Speed S 3 mph
Barometer 30.39 in
Dewpoint 19°F (-7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 22 Feb 7:35 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Big Rapids MI

Winter Storm Watch February 24, 07:00am until February 25, 01:00am
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Winter Storm Watch

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Calm wind becoming east 5 to 7 mph after midnight.

    Mostly Cloudy

    Low: 19 °F

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Rain likely, possibly mixed with snow showers before 2pm, then rain showers. High near 37. East wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    then
    Rain/Snow

    High: 37 °F

  • Saturday
    Night

    Saturday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Temperature rising to around 40 by 2am. East southeast wind 9 to 13 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    Showers

    Low: 37 °F⇑

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Rain showers before 8am, then rain and snow showers between 8am and 2pm, then snow showers after 2pm. High near 38. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 21 to 26 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

    Rain/Snow and
    Breezy

    High: 38 °F

  • Sunday
    Night

    Sunday Night: Snow showers, mainly before 1am. Patchy blowing snow before 2am. Low around 14. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 47 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of around 2 inches.

    Snow Showers
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

    Low: 14 °F

  • Monday

    Monday: Cloudy, with a high near 18.

    Cloudy

    High: 18 °F

  • Monday
    Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5.

    Mostly Cloudy

    Low: 5 °F

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A chance of snow showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 20.

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Snow Showers

    High: 20 °F

  • Tuesday
    Night

    Tuesday Night: A chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a low around 10.

    Chance Snow
    Showers

    Low: 10 °F

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Calm wind becoming east 5 to 7 mph after midnight.
Saturday
Rain likely, possibly mixed with snow showers before 2pm, then rain showers. High near 37. East wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Temperature rising to around 40 by 2am. East southeast wind 9 to 13 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Sunday
Rain showers before 8am, then rain and snow showers between 8am and 2pm, then snow showers after 2pm. High near 38. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 21 to 26 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Sunday Night
Snow showers, mainly before 1am. Patchy blowing snow before 2am. Low around 14. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 47 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of around 2 inches.
Monday
Cloudy, with a high near 18.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5.
Tuesday
A chance of snow showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 20.
Tuesday Night
A chance of snow showers. Cloudy, with a low around 10.
Wednesday
A chance of snow showers before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 26.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 27.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11.
Friday
A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32.
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Point Forecast:
Big Rapids MI
 43.69°N 85.48°W (Elev. 961 ft)
Last Update:
7:07 pm EST Feb 22, 2019
Forecast Valid:
7pm EST Feb 22, 2019-6pm EST Mar 1, 2019
 
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