A period of rain can be expected overnight and will be followed by chilly and breezy conditions to start to the weekend. Highs Saturday will be near 60 with a northwest wind gusting to 30 mph. Milder air returns on Sunday but it turns a bit breezy again in the afternoon. Mother's Day highs will be in the lower 70s but it will be colder near Lake Michigan. Read More >
We appreciate your interest in becoming a trained weather spotter. Coordination of weather spotters and community volunteer groups is performed by individual counties. We suggest that you contact your county emergency management office for more information on how to become involved with any volunteer groups in your area.
The National Weather Service Forecast Office in Grand Rapids is responsible for the Skywarn program in the following Michigan counties:
Weather Spotter Training Information
Our in-person spotter training classes are conducted around lower Michigan from late February through April each yer. Please keep an eye on the following web pages https://www.weather.gov/grandrapids and https://www.weather.gov/grr/spottertraining after the first of the year for the course schedule. In the meantime, the link below will take you to a free online course that will introduce you to the basics of weather spotting.
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