Dangerous Heat over the South-Central and Southwest U.S. Through Next Week

Dangerous heat persists across the Desert Southwest through this weekend and across the Southern Plains and Lower Mississippi Valley through at least the middle of next week. Numerous daily record high temperatures are expected through at least Tuesday for much of Texas and Oklahoma as well as portions of Louisiana, New Mexico, and Arizona. Read More >

Current conditions at

Grand Rapids, Gerald R. Ford International Airport (KGRR)

Lat: 42.88°NLon: 85.52°WElev: 794ft.

Mostly Cloudy with Haze

71°F

22°C

Humidity 57%
Wind Speed NW 12 mph
Barometer 29.98 in (1014.9 mb)
Dewpoint 55°F (13°C)
Visibility 4.00 mi
Last update 23 Aug 11:53 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

Grand Rapids MI

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Isolated showers before 2pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. West northwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 73 °F

    Isolated
    Showers

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light west northwest  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 53 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 75. Light west wind becoming west northwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

    High: 75 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. West northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 53 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 79 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.

    Low: 61 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 81.

    High: 81 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 8pm and 2am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.

    Low: 64 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A chance of showers between 8am and 2pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.

    High: 80 °F

    Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Isolated showers before 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. West northwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 75. Light west wind becoming west northwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53. West northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Wednesday
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 81.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 8pm and 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Thursday
A chance of showers between 8am and 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 60.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 57.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Grand Rapids MI
 42.96°N 85.67°W (Elev. 620 ft)
12:03 pm EDT Aug 23, 2026
12pm EDT Aug 23, 2026-6pm EDT Aug 29, 2026
 
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