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Posted on Sat, May 4, 2013 : 5:58 a.m.

We made it! Forecast predicts close-to-perfect weather until Thursday

By Kyle Feldscher

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Feel free to hoop it up — the forecast calls for nothing but sunny skies and warm temperatures until Thursday.

Daniel J. Brenner | AnnArbor.com

It’s the one question on the lips of every winter-weary Ann Arborite after a few days of sparkling spring weather: When is the other shoe going to drop? When will the cold weather return?

Well, the answer might make you feel warmer than the sun’s rays on your bare skin.

According to the National Weather Service, Ann Arbor is in store for a week of 70-degree, sunny days all the way until Thursday. Feel free to spend a few minutes clapping and high-fiving anyone who is around you.

Now that you’re back, let’s get to the forecast. It’s nothing but good news, according to NWS.

  • Saturday, sunny with a high near 70 but a bit windy.
  • Sunday, sunny with a high near 70 but a bit windy.
  • Monday, sunny with a high near 72.
  • Tuesday, sunny with a high near 73.
  • Wednesday, sunny with a high near 73.

It would be almost boring if we didn’t endure the MC Hammer of winters (it was too legit to quit).

The forecast predicts a chance of showers and thunderstorms coming into Ann Arbor on Thursday, which should be nice, if only for a bit of respite from the unrelentingly perfect weather. The high will still be near 73, according to NWS.

Ann Arbor, it’s time to unpack your golf clubs, tennis rackets, hiking boots and kayaks. Maybe go get a drink or a meal at one of our local establishments with an outdoor patio.

Let’s be real — we deserve this.

(Also, if this story ends up jinxing it all ... well, please don't blame the messenger.)

Kyle Feldscher covers cops and courts for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached at kylefeldscher@annarbor.com or you can follow him on Twitter.

Comments

JRW

Sun, May 5, 2013 : 2:46 a.m.

It's about time! I'm sure everyone is enjoying these glorious spring days!

Theo212

Sun, May 5, 2013 : 1:34 a.m.

I hope that we can have an Ozone Action Week. If not, this summer will see global warming and this winter will see global cooling, followed by climate change. Us bad humans have created this catastrophe. I wish we could return to the utopian days of climate non-change.

MRunner73

Sat, May 4, 2013 : 10:11 p.m.

This is Michigan so don't feel the need to plant tomatoes early. A frosty morning or two awaits us before the month is over. Just as long as it doesn't snow.

Ann English

Sat, May 4, 2013 : 11:34 p.m.

Yes, I'm watching for any additional overnight lows under 40 degrees, before putting away my vaporizer till fall. Humidity in the air necessary for garden vegetables? I do know that dry air can cause earaches. For Michigan, dry air is cold air; big changes in weather here never change THAT.

WalkingJoe

Sat, May 4, 2013 : 2:57 p.m.

I'm not one of those folks who put on shorts and then a sweatshirt because I'm cold. Call me old fashioned or just old but if it's cold enough for a sweatshirt it's too cold for shorts. That said it was nice to wear my shorts Wednesday and Thursday and be comfortable.

Sue

Sat, May 4, 2013 : 2:12 p.m.

I just hope the nice weather holds out until after my daughters May 18th outdoor wedding!

Lynn Liston

Sat, May 4, 2013 : 1:47 p.m.

So- guess this means it really was OK to put away the winter wardrobe and get out the deck furniture this week? :) Thanks for the cheery news, Kyle!