Michigan may have a warmer, drier summer than usual, Climate Prediction Center says

An extended dose of warm weather might be upon us.

The Climate Prediction Center released an updated forecast for the months of July, August and September, and it looks like Michigan will continue to experience above-average temperatures this summer and early fall.

There is a 50-60% probability that southeast Michigan and most of the Thumb region will see temperatures that are warmer than usual during these months, according to the National Weather Service (NWS) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). For the remainder of the state, there is a 40-50% chance of experiencing above-average temperatures.

Seasonal Temperature Outlook for the months of July, August and September, released on June 15, 2023.
Seasonal Temperature Outlook for the months of July, August and September, released on June 15, 2023.

This does not mean that temperatures will be warmer than normal every day during the three months, said NWS White Lake office metrologist Kevin Kacan. The long-range outlooks are also very generalized; forecasts become more accurate as summer nears.

In southeast Michigan, the average maximum temperature for the month of July is 83 degrees, 81 degrees for August and 74 degrees for September.

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The seasonal precipitation outlook has also been updated, predicting that there is a 33-40% chance that Michigan could also experience below average precipitation during July, August and September. Precipitation probability in the state decreased since April's seasonal temperature outlook, which predicted that the majority of Michigan would experience wetter than usual summer conditions throughout June, July and August.

Seasonal Precipitation Outlook for the months of July, August and September, released June 15, 2023.
Seasonal Precipitation Outlook for the months of July, August and September, released June 15, 2023.

"There is still around a two-thirds to 60% chance that (precipitation) will be either normal or even above normal," Kacan said.

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