Mid- Michiganders can expect a warm and mostly pleasant start to the week, though smoke and thunderstorms will make for changing conditions over the next 24 hours before cooler air settles into the area.
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Patchy smoke will linger through early this afternoon before skies become partly sunny. According to IQAIR, Lansing’s air quality index is currently moderate. Temperatures will climb to around 82 degrees, with light south winds increasing to 5 to 10 mph and occasional gusts reaching 20 mph.
The greatest weather impact arrives tonight as showers and possible thunderstorms move through the area late Monday/Early Tuesday. Storms are expected to develop during the evening and overnight hours, with a 90% chance of rain. Some thunderstorms could produce locally heavier rainfall, with most areas receiving about one-quarter inch of rain. Overnight lows will fall to around 68 degrees. Patchy smoke may stick around between midnight and 3 a.m., while south-southwest winds could gust as high as 26 mph…