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Cool and bright over the weekend, then getting much warmer

High temperatures Friday got up to 38 degrees in Alpena, 41 degrees in Detroit, and 63 degrees in Rapid City, South Dakota. The weather pattern will be slow to evolve. But that warmer air currently sitting over the Plains will progress east and migrate into our area after the weekend.

A high pressure system currently near the Iowa-Wisconsin border will bring mostly clear skies throughout the weekend. We still have a flow coming out of the northwest, keeping temperatures cool. Saturday night to early Sunday will become very chilly with low temperatures going below 10 degrees. A stationary front divides the warmer air mass out in the Plains from the cooler temperatures currently over the Great Lakes.

High temperatures will be close to 30 degrees Saturday afternoon. Highs on Sunday will reach the lower to middle 30s, that’s about normal for early March. Beyond that, temperatures will rise to the upper 40s Monday. Winds will pick up out of south leading to warmer temperatures Tuesday, getting into the lower 50s. Highs in the 50s are also expected Wednesday.

The forecast for Tuesday has a high of 52 degrees. It has been a few months since temperatures have been that warm in Alpena. The last time temperatures were in the 50s happened on November 29.

Saturday: Mostly sunny with a breeze from the northwest, close to 15 mph. Early-morning temperatures will begin around 13 degrees. Temperatures will climb to the lower/middle 20s during the late-morning. Afternoon highs will reach about 30 degrees. Evening temperatures will cool from the middle 20s to the upper teens.

Sunday: Cold early, another bright day. Predawn lows will drop to about 8 degrees. Temperatures will be in the lower 20s by the late-morning. Afternoon highs will be near 33 degrees. Evening temperatures will dip into the middle/lower 20s.

Monday: Mostly cloudy and much warmer. Predawn temperatures will be in the 20s. By the late-morning, temperatures will be rising to the upper 30s. Afternoon highs will get up to around 49 degrees. Evening temperatures will head into the upper/middle 30s.

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