Another hot spell with several days of 90-degree heat is probably heading for Michigan. We will close out the last week of August much warmer than average. Most Michiganders will call next week hot.

The hot weather is especially on tap for the southern half of Lower Michigan. The farther south you are in Michigan, the more you can plan on five days in a row of 90-degree plus temperatures.

The hot spell will start this Sunday, August 26. Each day through next Thursday could have high temperatures between 90 degrees and 94 degrees in the southern half of Lower Michigan. This includes Detroit, Ann Arbor, Jackson, Lansing, Flint, Saginaw, Bay City, Kalamazoo, Grand Rapids and possibly even Muskegon. The northern half of Lower Michigan could have one or two 90-degree days in that stretch, with the other days in the mid-to-upper 80s.

At the end of August, temperatures in the low 90s are 15 degrees warmer than average. I'd call that a hot spell for late August.

The long-term average high temperatures for the last of August are in the mid-to-upper 70s. 90 degrees is not bizarre for the last of August, but five days in a row of 90s would be quite rare.

The eight to 14 day temperature forecast continues the warmer than normal theme.

Temperature forecast for August 28 to September 3, 2018 stills shows a better chance of warmer than normal temperatures

A different type of hot pattern

We've had plenty of hot and dry weather this summer. I think this upper-air pattern looks different. We should have three more good shots of rain in the next two weeks. Every location won't get heavy rain each time, but I don't think things won't get extremely dry in the next two weeks.

Chance of precipitation amount forecast is above normal for Michigan for August 26-30, 2018

I see a good chance of rain late Friday into Saturday, and again early next week.

Down the road, NOAA also sees the good chance of a rain or two continuing into early September.

Precipitation forecast for August 26 to September 3, 2018

To summarize the next two weeks in Michigan - very summery. We may also finally get a good thunderstorm or two, which is something many Michiganders have told me they are craving.