Heavy Precipitation in the West; Wintry Mix in the North; Fire Weather in the High Plains

Pacific moisture will continue to bring locally heavy coastal/lower elevation rain and heavy mountain snow to the West Coast and portions of the Intermountain West through Monday. A wintry mix will create hazardous travel across the northern Plains and Upper Midwest into early Monday. Dry, gusty winds are resulting in elevated to critical fire weather in the south/central High Plains. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Capital Region International Airport (KLAN)

Lat: 42.78°NLon: 84.6°WElev: 856ft.

Fair

30°F

-1°C

Humidity 66%
Wind Speed S 10 mph
Barometer 29.80 in (1010.2 mb)
Dewpoint 20°F (-7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill21°F (-6°C)
Last update 5 Jan 7:53 am EST
Extended Forecast for

Lansing MI

  • Today

    Today: Mostly sunny through mid morning, then becoming cloudy, with a high near 36. West southwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 36 °F

    Becoming
    Cloudy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog after 10pm.  Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 30. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph after midnight.

    Low: 30 °F

    Patchy Fog

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Rain, mainly between 7am and 1pm.  Patchy fog before 2pm. High near 39. Southeast wind 6 to 8 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    High: 39 °F

    Rain and
    Patchy Fog

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. West wind around 7 mph.

    Low: 32 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 41. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    High: 41 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34.

    Low: 34 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 40 percent chance of rain after 1pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 48.

    High: 48 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    Rain

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Rain likely.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.

    Low: 35 °F

    Rain Likely

  • Friday

    Friday: Rain likely.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43.

    High: 43 °F

    Rain Likely

Detailed Forecast

Today
Mostly sunny through mid morning, then becoming cloudy, with a high near 36. West southwest wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 10pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 30. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph after midnight.
Tuesday
Rain, mainly between 7am and 1pm. Patchy fog before 2pm. High near 39. Southeast wind 6 to 8 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. West wind around 7 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 41. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 34.
Thursday
A 40 percent chance of rain after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 48.
Thursday Night
Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Friday
Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43.
Friday Night
Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Saturday
A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38.
Saturday Night
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 32.
Basemap Options
Click map to change the forecast location
Loading map...

ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Lansing MI
 42.71°N 84.54°W (Elev. 850 ft)
8:03 am EST Jan 5, 2026
8am EST Jan 5, 2026-6pm EST Jan 11, 2026
 
Get as KML Get as XML

Additional Resources

Radar & Satellite Image

Link to Local Radar Data Link to Satellite Data

Hourly Weather Forecast

National Digital Forecast Database