What’s that in the sky today? An orb? An incoming spaceship? The sun is finally back.
Bright skies will shine over metro Detroit this weekend, washing away the remains of last week’s snowstorms.
Detroit experienced overcast skies 87% of January while Grand Rapids saw cloudy skies 97% of the month, said Jacob Dolinger, climatologist for the Midwestern Regional Climate Center. While this is expected for winter in Michigan, these trends are much higher than normal.
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“It can be cloudier over on the west side of Michigan due to the influence of Lake Michigan,” Dolinger said. “Like I said, January — and winter in general — are cloudier in the Midwest than other times of the year, but not quite this overcast.”
The further northward you move in the Northern Hemisphere, the greater the chance of cloudy days, with Michigan winters being abnormally dreary. The Michigan Weather Center reported just 9% of sunshine across the state in January, making this week’s dry, sunny forecast extra special.