You may not want to know this, but another large blob of very cold air is probably heading toward the Great Lakes region. All of our data is showing temperatures 15 degrees to 20 degrees colder than average in the first week of April.

Low temperatures usually have to be about 20 degrees colder than the long term average to set a new record low. The coming cold outbreak should be very close to setting record low temperatures.

The image above is a great way to see the size and coverage of the next cold outbreak. The image is a forecast of temperature anomalies( in degC) at 5,000 feet up on April 5, 2018. I like to show the 5,000 foot temperatures because that level is the driving force for surface temperatures.

The 5,000 foot temperature anomalies forecast shows a huge pocket of very cold air for early April. Temperatures at that level are forecast to be around 19 degrees colder than average (in degC). I convert this to a surface temperature with about a one degree to one degree relationship. If the 5,000 foot temperatures are 19 degrees colder than average, the surface temperatures will be around 19 degrees (Fahrenheit this time) colder than average.

Here's what the surface temperature forecast shows.

Surface low temperature forecast for Thursday, April 5, 2018.

We could be looking at low temperatures in the low-to-mid teens for a few days around the forecast time of April 5, 2018. For April 5, long term average low temperatures are 32deg to 36deg for the southern half of Lower Michigan.

Record low temperatures at that time are in teens. We could have some record low temperatures if this cold pocket indeed forms. And like I said- all data is showing the cold blast.

It won't just be a one or two day cold spell. It looks like it could take until April 10th or so for the very cold pocket to fade away.

Hang in there my friends. There's really nothing we can do about the weather.