Storm Team 8

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich - Welcome to the weekend from Storm Team 8 Meteorologist Laura Velasquez: 

TODAY:
Partly Cloudy
Breezy
Mild
Wind: S-SW 10-20 mph

High: 59
Sunrise: 7:25 a.m.
Sunset: 5:27 p.m.

Plenty of sunshine was present to start out the weekend and it looks as though that will be the trend today.  It will be mild as well with highs climbing into the upper 50s to near 60 degrees.  The weather will certainly cooperate for any of your outdoor plans, but keep in mind it will be breezy.

The wind tapers off around sunset and skies will be mostly clear to partly cloudy.  Overnight lows will slip into the low 40s.

Partial sunshine will return tomorrow, especially for the first half of the day. After that, cloud conditions may become more variable, although it will still be warm (relatively) with highs in the low 60s.

The next chance for rain will come Monday afternoon through very early Tuesday morning as a cold front passes. Any showers that do come through will be rather light and by Tuesday afternoon, partial sunshine will be back, albeit with cooler temps, in the low 50s. Meteorologist Kyle Underwood will have another update coming your way at 6 p.m. tonight, and then again at 10 (WXSP) and 11!

Have a superb weekend!

Chief Meteorologist Bill Steffen has issued his WINTER 2008-09 FORECAST check it out at www.woodtv.com. 

*Fall color update (still a few willows, chinese elms that have leaves)

Lake Michigan ( Small Craft Advisory )
Wind:  SW 20-30 knots
Waves:  5-8 feet   

*** Bill is blogging   about how cold October was in the U.S. - he's got his winter forecast up - he'll be posting on Lake Levels and he's always looking ahead to see when winter weather will arrive.