Emma Keith | Detroit Free Press

Wochit, Wochit

Look up.

You'll see something that's mostly been missing for the last several weeks. (Hint: It's yellow.)

After a dreary, drizzly week, Michigan is finally seeing bright, sunny skies albeit a cooler-than-usual start to summer as the season officially kicks off on Friday.

The weather will be “a nice change of pace from what we’ve seen over the week,” said National Weather Service meteorologist Alex Manion.

Brian Manzullo, DFP

For the Detroit and southeast Michigan area, Friday and Saturday will bring mostly sunny skies and temperatures in the low to mid-70s. Sunday will warm slightly, with highs in the 80s, and the area could see thunderstorms going into Monday.

The Gaylord area will see a similarly sunny Friday and Saturday in the low to mid-70s, but could see rain overnight from Saturday to Sunday. Sunday evening could also bring thunderstorms into Monday.

Temperatures continue to warm up through this weekend. Shower and storm chances return to the forecast at various times Sunday through early next week. pic.twitter.com/V1aCy0Jzb5 — NWS Gaylord (@NWSGaylord) June 21, 2019

Marquette is expected to see a cool Friday and Saturday, with highs in the low to mid-60s and winds coming off the lake. Overnight rain going into Sunday is possible.

Dan Cornish, a Gaylord NWS meteorologist, said the last few weeks and months have brought slightly colder weather than the past few years, and this year’s first weekend of summer will hit below-average temperatures.

Huge rainfalls in the Midwest have brought cooler weather up to Michigan, where chilly temperatures are making evaporation and plant growth harder, said NWS meteorologist Danny Costello. Coupled with the above-average rain in many parts of the state this spring, the effects of the cold mean groundwater is sticking around and Michigan is a little wetter than usual, Costello said.

Western Michigan, hardest hit by June storms, has gotten up to 3 inches more rain than usual, resulting in Western Michigan University's recently flooded football stadium.

While this summer might still be cooler than usual, as higher temperatures roll around and the rain lets up, Costello said Michigan will start drying up again.