A Frost Advisory has been issued for about the western half of the Upper Peninsula tonight and early Thursday morning.
This is the first Frost Advisory here in Michigan for this fall season.
Temperatures are going to fall into the upper-20s to lower-30s at the inland areas of the western U.P. Ontonagon, Houghton, Baraga, Marquette, Gogebic, Iron and Dickinson Counties are in the Frost Advisory.
Since we haven’t been this cold so far, the frost could kill cold sensitive plants.
Here is the forecast for low temperatures early Thursday morning.
Low Temperature forecast for Thursday, September 10, 2020
The shoreline areas along the Great Lakes will stay warm enough for no frost. The Great Lakes have a large warming effect during fall, keeping shoreline areas much warmer than just a few miles inland.
Lower Michigan doesn’t have to worry about frost Thursday morning. Friday morning could be a different story, especially for inland areas of northern Lower Michigan.
Low temperature forecast for Friday, September 11, 2020
Cadillac, Grayling, Houghton Lake, Gaylord and Wolverine could have temperatures dropping to the mid-30 Friday morning. This would make light frost.
Southern Lower has no threat of frost in the next two days, but it will get chilly. Friday morning will start in the 40s for southern Lower.
In fact, there is no frost in sight for the next 10 days at least for southern Lower Michigan.
The chilly temperatures these next two mornings will start the fall color changes.
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