CHIPPEWA COUNTY — Chippewa County can expect cloudy, breezy and colder days this weekend, with temperatures forecast in a range of 25 to 60 degrees, according to data from AccuWeather.
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Here’s a breakdown of the weekend forecast for Chippewa County:
Friday weather in Chippewa County: A bit of afternoon snow
Friday is forecast to have a high of 26 degrees with a low of 11 degrees and a bit of snow early; cloudy at night. Expect the daytime temperature to feel 14 degrees cooler at 12 degrees.
There will be light snow during the day, with less than an inch of snow expected.
Throughout the day, wind will be blowing west-northwest at 15 miles per hour.
Is Friday’s forecast typical for this time of year?
Friday’s forecast high is below average for this time of year. The 30-year average maximum temperature for March 7 is 32 degrees. This internationally agreed-upon average represents climate data from 1991-2020 and is recalculated every 10 years.
The forecast low is three degrees cooler than the established normal of 14 degrees for this time of year. Historically, this day is usually a bit wet, with an average 0.06 inches of precipitation.
Chippewa County saw a record-breaking temperature high for March 7 in 2000 at 60 degrees. On this day in 1913, a record low of 20 degrees below zero was set.
Saturday weather in Chippewa County: Cold with low clouds
Saturday is forecast to have a high of 25 degrees with a low of 17 degrees and partly to mostly cloudy at night. Expect the daytime temperature to feel 10 degrees cooler at 15 degrees.
Throughout the day, wind will be blowing west-northwest at 9.2 miles per hour.
Is Saturday’s forecast typical for this time of year?
Saturday’s forecast high is below average for this time of year. The 30-year average maximum temperature for March 8 is 33 degrees.
The forecast low is two degrees hotter than the established normal of 15 degrees for this time of year. Historically, this day is usually a bit wet, with an average 0.06 inches of precipitation.
Chippewa County saw a record-breaking temperature high for March 8 in 2000 at 59 degrees. On this day in 1967, a record low of 21 degrees below zero was set.
Sunday weather in Chippewa County: Cloudy with snow, 1-2″
Sunday is forecast to have a high of 31 degrees with a low of 23 degrees and partly cloudy at night. Expect the daytime temperature to feel 10 degrees cooler at 21 degrees.
There will be moderate snow during the day, with about 1.06 inches of snow expected.
Throughout the day, wind will be blowing south-southwest at 8.1 miles per hour.
Is Sunday’s forecast typical for this time of year?
Sunday’s forecast high is below average for this time of year. The 30-year average maximum temperature for March 9 is 33 degrees.
The forecast low is eight degrees hotter than the established normal of 15 degrees for this time of year. Historically, this day is usually a bit wet, with an average 0.06 inches of precipitation.
Chippewa County saw a record-breaking temperature high for March 9 in 2010 at 55 degrees. On this day in 1916, a record low of 16 degrees below zero was set.
Monday weather in Chippewa County: Mostly cloudy
Monday is forecast to have a high of 38 degrees with a low of 20 degrees and partly cloudy at night. Expect the daytime temperature to feel six degrees cooler at 32 degrees.
Throughout the day, wind will be blowing northwest at 10.4 miles per hour.
Is Monday’s forecast typical for this time of year?
Monday’s forecast high is above average for this time of year. The 30-year average maximum temperature for March 10 is 33 degrees.
The forecast low is four degrees hotter than the established normal of 16 degrees for this time of year. Historically, this day is usually a bit wet, with an average 0.06 inches of precipitation.
Chippewa County saw a record-breaking temperature high for March 10 in 1977 at 50 degrees. On this day in 1948, a record low of 16 degrees below zero was set.
In Michigan, daily weather forecasts can be unreliable at times due to the volatile nature of lake effect — cold air passing over warm water that causes extreme low or high temperatures — and lack of weather-measuring coverage in the state, according to Dr. Jeffrey Andresen, the State Climatologist for Michigan.
The USA TODAY Network is publishing localized versions of this story on its news sites across Michigan, generated with data from AccuWeather. Please leave any feedback or corrections for this story here. This story was written by Ozge Terzioglu.
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