While a heat dome builds in the western U.S., Michigan will catch some if its heat beginning this weekend and peaking next week — air temperatures are forecast to top 90 degrees in the state.
“The heat dome is likely to expand into much of the Midwest next week, where Minneapolis to Chicago and Kansas City, Missouri, may experience their highest temperatures of the year so far with temperatures of 10-20 degrees above the historical average for mid-July,” AccuWeather said in a July 8 report.
The heat dome is expected to impact Michigan next week, possibly until Friday, July 17, according to the National Weather Service’s 6-10 day temperature outlook showing high confidence for above-average temperatures.
By Tuesday, July 14, the warmest air is forecast at 93 degrees in cities such as Ann Arbor, Adrian, Mount Pleasant, Alma, Clare and metro Detroit, according to the NWS digital forecast data.
Also on Tuesday, the Greater Lansing area; Escanaba, located in the south-central U.P.; and Greenville, located northeast of Grand Rapids, are expected to see a high 92 degrees.
AccuWeather predicts the heat dome — a term used to describe long periods of retained heat that becomes trapped, per Climate Check — to spike temperatures specifically in the western Upper Peninsula from Sunday, July 12, through Monday, July 13.
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Here’s the 6-10 temperature national outlook issued by the NWS on July 7:
Temperature outlook for next week in Michigan
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