Possible snow Monday, dry week ahead
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Thursday looks to bring some sunshine as well. High temperatures will struggle to break 30 Monday and Tuesday, so be sure to send the kids to bus stop bundled up to start the week.
Wednesday will see a slight warmup, with high temperatures in the mid 30s expected, with Thursdays temperatures also looking to reach the mid to upper 30s.
Friday into Saturday our next system moves in, with snow expected for Mount Pleasant potentially presenting as a wintry mix at times. More details on this system are to come as it gets closer, so stay tuned to Mid-Mitten Weather View on Facebook and Instagram.
Highs are expected to be in the mid 30s Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
It’s Beginning to Look a lot Like .... Winter
No matter which side of the holiday decorating date debate you fall on, everyone agrees that the winter season begins on Dec. 21. Everyone, that is, except meteorologists. Here at Mid-Mitten Weather View, we get to celebrate the start of winter a few weeks early, as meteorological winter begins on Dec. 1, not Dec.
Why the difference? Most people use astronomical seasons, that is, where the placement of the sun is in the sky. Dec. 21 is the winter solstice, the date at which the sun is the lowest in the sky for the northern hemisphere. This version of the seasons is directly related to the tilt of the Earth in relation to the sun.
Meteorological seasons are based on average temperature, with winter being the season of coldest temperatures in the northern hemisphere. Therefore, winter for meteorologists begins earlier than for everyone else. So, if you’re looking for an excuse to break out the holiday décor, blame it on the “weather people”!
Mt. Pleasant Almanac for This Week
Nov. 27 – Dec. 3
Almanac information is a way to look at normal and record high and low temperatures for this time of year. The normal temperatures are based on the 30-year average high and low for that date between 1991 and 2020. For example, if you take all the high temperatures for every Nov. 27 between 1991 and 2020 and calculate the average of all 30 values, the result would be 41°. Therefore, the normal high for today is 41°. Record high and low-temperature data goes back to 1895. Sunrise and sunset data are also provided. All information is valid for Mount Pleasant.
Nov. 27
Normal High/Low: 41°/27°
Record High: 63° (1984)
Record Low: 2° (1951)
Sunrise: 7:47 AM
Sunset: 5:05 PM
Nov. 28
Normal High/Low: 40°/27°
Record High: 65° (1990)
Record Low: 2° (1955)
Sunrise: 7:48 AM
Sunset: 5:04 PM
Nov. 29
Normal High/Low: 40°/27°
Record High: 61° (1960)
Record Low: 3° (1976)
Sunrise: 7:50 AM
Sunset: 5:04 PM
Nov. 30
Normal High/Low: 40°/27°
Record High: 64° (1998)
Record Low: 2° (1976)
Sunrise: 7:51 AM
Sunset: 5:04 PM
Dec. 1
Normal High/Low: 39°/26°
Record High: 65° (1970)
Record Low: 4° (1936)
Sunrise: 7:52 AM
Sunset: 5:03 PM
Dec. 2
Normal High/Low: 39°/26°
Record High: 62° (1970)
Record Low: 0° (1966)
Sunrise: 7:27 AM
Sunset: 5:18 PM
Dec. 3
Normal High/Low: 38°/26°
Record High: 64° (1982)
Record Low: -6° (1940)
Sunrise: 7:54AM
Sunset: 5:03 PM
Mid-Mitten Weather View’s Mission is to serve people by providing timely information to help keep you safe and make decisions based on the weather. We are passionate about educating both our forecasters and our followers about how weather forecasting works and how we can be best prepared when impactful weather threatens. Our team consists of both CMU alumni degreed meteorologists and current student forecasters from Central Michigan University. For daily updates, we welcome you to check out our Facebook Page! We look forward to catching you back here next week for another weekly 7-Day forecast update. Thanks for reading and Fire Up Chips!
-Weather Forecast by CMU Student Forecasters John Jones and Lauren Harvey
