GRAND RAPIDS, MI — West Michigan could experience an extended stretch of milder-than-normal fall weather as October comes to an end, with a new federal outlook favoring above-average temperatures into the beginning of November. For Grand Rapids and surrounding Kent County communities, the Oct. 26–Nov. 1 outlook suggests seasonal warmth could linger beyond this week’s sunny afternoons.
According to NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center, the eight- to 14-day outlook issued Sunday, Oct. 18, favors above-normal average temperatures across much of Michigan during Oct. 26–Nov. 1. The strongest warmth probabilities extend across the southern Great Lakes and Midwest, while portions of northern Michigan show a weaker temperature signal.
Michigan Warmth Could Extend Into November Grand Rapids, Holland, Muskegon and Kalamazoo lie within a region showing approximately a 60%–70% probability of above-normal temperatures during the outlook period…