GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Forecasters have revised the Memorial Day forecast to predict warmer temps, but a chance of storms persists.
A Monday high of 71 degrees was expected, according to Sunday afternoon forecasts from the National Weather Service in Grand Rapids.
That was up from predictions earlier in the day of 69 degrees, though a 20 percent chance of daytime showers and an even better chance of evening storms remained.
Warm weather appears to be the norm heading into the week, with temperatures expected to climb into the 80s by Wednesday, forecasters said.
There was a 50 percent chance of storms during the day Tuesday, and a slighter chance that evening, but conditions were expected to be sunny into the week.
No record high
As is customary around holidays, weather service forecasters assembled a list of record Memorial Day highs.
Monday's expected 71-degree weather falls far short of the heat record set in 1919, when the holiday high was 92.
The coldest Memorial Day on record was 48 degrees in 1910, according to the weather service.