Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for Grand Ledge, MI

DISCUSSION
Issued at 259 AM EST Sat Nov 7 2026

- Drying out and gradual warming through Tuesday

Last vestiges of the upper low and lake effect rain showers have shifted just east of the forecast area this morning. These showers are on the far western edge of the upper low, and are associated with higher level moisture with the occluded low. Plenty of low level moisture remains across the forecast area this morning. We will see this tend to move out/mix out as the upper low continues to rotate east.

We remain on the anti-cyclonic side of the upper level jet from today right on through Tuesday. This will limit the stratocumulus clouds and rain chances overall. We do remain close enough to the northern branch of the upper jet that short waves embedded in that flow and associated sfc fronts will brush the area. A couple of these fronts move through early and then late Sunday. There is no appreciable moisture with these fronts for our area, as the source region will be over the mid and upper Plains.

High pressure then builds in slowly for Monday, and sticks around through Tuesday. 850 mb temperatures rise to as warm as around 8C on Tuesday. These temperatures aloft will support max sfc temps well above average at least in the upper 50s to lower 60s.

- Next chance of rain Wednesday with another cool down to follow

Things become a bit unsettled around Wednesday and are likely to remain unsettled through next Friday. As the upper ridge axis moves east of the forecast area by Wednesday, we are likely to see two decent pieces of energy move toward the area and likely consolidate into one larger upper low.

We will see one wave come eastward out of the mid-Plains. Another stronger upper wave dives SE from Canada around the same time. The models have been showing this occurring beginning around the Wednesday time frame. The details are likely a little uncertain as is the case anytime you have phasing systems as exact timing of each one will dictate the time of phasing.

Generally speaking, rain chances will arrive on Wednesday in advance of the upper waves. Much of the synoptic precipitation shifts east by Thursday as the new upper low induces cyclogenesis over the East Coast.

What we see here is colder air dropping in for Thursday and Friday.
This is likely to produce some diurnal showers, and lake effect as 850 mb temperatures drop to around -2 to -3C, allowing for sufficient instability in the lower levels, and deep instability under the cold pool aloft. Max temps are likely to cool off to just the 40s late in the week once again like the current pattern.

AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z SUNDAY/
Issued at 1241 AM EST Sat Nov 7 2026

We are starting off this forecast period with widespread low clouds over the area. These clouds are mainly MVFR with a few breaks of VFR conditions. We expect the MVFR conditions to continue into the early afternoon hours, before drier air replaces the clouds and everything goes VFR as the clouds break up.
Eventually most locations will see some clearing by evening. This will continue through the end of this period at 06z Sun.

GRR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
MI...None.
MARINE...Small Craft Advisory until 11 AM EST this morning for LMZ844>846.