Severe Weather and Heavy Rain from the Great Lakes to the Mid-Atlantic; Heat Persists in the East

Widespread strong thunderstorms with damaging winds and locally heavy rain are expected from the Upper Ohio Valley into the southern Mid-Atlantic today and portions of the central Appalachians and Carolinas on Saturday. Monsoonal moisture will bring a flash flooding threat to the Desert Southwest. Sweltering heat persists from the Plains to the southern Mid-Atlantic through tonight. Read More >

Current conditions at

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

Lat: 42.88°NLon: 85.52°WElev: 794ft.

Mostly Cloudy

76°F

24°C

Humidity 79%
Wind Speed E 3 mph
Barometer 29.96 in (1013.9 mb)
Dewpoint 69°F (21°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index77°F (25°C)
Last update 4 Sep 6:53 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

Grand Rapids MI

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am.  Patchy fog after 3am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Light and variable wind becoming east around 5 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 65 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms and
    Patchy Fog

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Patchy fog before 9am.  Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 80. East northeast wind around 7 mph.

    High: 80 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. East northeast wind 3 to 6 mph.

    Low: 57 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 79. East northeast wind 3 to 6 mph.

    High: 79 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. Light east wind.

    Low: 57 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Labor Day

    Labor Day: Sunny, with a high near 80.

    High: 80 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.

    Low: 60 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 83.

    High: 83 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A chance of showers after 2am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69.

    Low: 69 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am. Patchy fog after 3am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Light and variable wind becoming east around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 80. East northeast wind around 7 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 57. East northeast wind 3 to 6 mph.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 79. East northeast wind 3 to 6 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 57. Light east wind.
Labor Day
Sunny, with a high near 80.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 83.
Tuesday Night
A chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69.
Wednesday
A chance of showers before 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 83.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 65.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Grand Rapids MI
 42.96°N 85.67°W (Elev. 620 ft)
7:03 pm EDT Sep 4, 2026
7pm EDT Sep 4, 2026-6pm EDT Sep 11, 2026
 
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