Chris Easlick

Saginaw

Chief Meteorologist at WNEM-TV (Saginaw, MI)

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More smoke expected as rain now enters the First Alert Forecast Wednesday

5 days ago | wnem.com | Diane Phillips |Chris Easlick

SAGINAW, Mich. (WNEM) - Though the weather has been pleasant, it has come with wildfire smoke. Hazy skies have only dimmed the sunshine slightly as our warmest day of the year brought highs into the middle and upper 80s. Next, we are tracking a cold front and rain chances for the middle of the week with the hope of meaningful rainfall for areas that are either still in drought stage, or at the very least are under burn bans from the Michigan DNR.
A few showers and thunderstorms Friday afternoon and evening, plus wildfire smoke makes a return

1 week ago | wnem.com | Chris Easlick

SAGINAW, Mich. (WNEM) - Although we’ve had some spotty showers this afternoon, things will be drying out around Mid-Michigan as we head into tonight. We should see a quiet start to the day Friday with some sunshine, but we’ll have another round of showers and thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening. But once we get passed that round, we’ll be in good shape for the weekend.
Breaking: EF-0 Tornado confirmed from May 16th in Saginaw County

1 week ago | wnem.com | Chris Easlick

SAGINAW, Mich. (WNEM) - The National Weather Service in Detroit has confirmed an EF-0 tornado in Saginaw County from the night of May 16th. The tornado touched down around 12:11 AM about 3.7 miles southwest of Layton Corners and was on the ground until 12:14 AM and lifted around 1 mile south of Layton corners. The damage survey concluded the tornado had EF-0 strength, with a peak wind of 80 miles per hour. The damage path had a length of 3.4 miles, with a path width of 160 yards.
Rain has taken its time, but finally arrives this evening, spotty showers Thursday

1 week ago | wnem.com | Chris Easlick

SAGINAW, Mich. (WNEM) - Rain was expected to hold off for most through the morning, but it’s decided to take even longer with many dry as we start the evening commute. However, it won’t be much longer as we are starting to see rain move closer late this afternoon and evening, and although much later, it’s still on its way tonight.
Rain returns Wednesday

1 week ago | wnem.com | Chris Easlick

SAGINAW, Mich. (WNEM) - It was a mostly pleasant weekend around Mid-Michigan and our Tuesday has been pretty nice in most areas, too!Temperatures climbed into the 70s for most inland areas this afternoon, though the easterly winds still brought some exceptions closer to Lake Huron and the Saginaw Bay. Despite being on the increase tonight, clouds are not expected to produce rain for quite awhile around the area, with an arrival time for most holding off until Wednesday afternoon.
Pop-up showers at times this weekend, warming up a bit Memorial Day

2 weeks ago | wnem.com | Chris Easlick

SAGINAW, Mich. (WNEM) - It’s been another mostly cloudy day around Mid-Michigan, but things have improved at least slightly for many areas compared to the last few days. There are still some showers ongoing this afternoon in the Thumb and some of our northeastern areas north of the Saginaw Bay, but there isn’t as much drizzle today so those areas outside of the showers are at least getting a full break from the wet weather.
Cooler temperatures & scattered rain for Friday, but drying out a bit this weekend

2 weeks ago | wnem.com | Chris Easlick

SAGINAW, Mich. (WNEM) - It hasn’t been as widespread as Wednesday, but we’ve had our fair share of rain again today, along with another round of cool temperatures and breezy northerly winds. Although we expect some showers again on Friday and although there are a few opportunities into the weekend, we should see some improvement compared to this week. Will it be to the point where we are back into widespread sunshine and temperatures in the 70s? Not quite.
Rain continues Thursday but less coverage, cool temperatures stick around

2 weeks ago | wnem.com | Chris Easlick

SAGINAW, Mich. (WNEM) - It’s been a bummer of a day around Mid-Michigan with cloudy skies, cool temperatures, and consistent rain over much of the area. And as we head into Thursday, while the rain may become a little less persistent, the clouds aren’t going anywhere and it appears our cool temperatures will be sticking around through the end of the workweek, with only a little progress through the holiday weekend.
Rain moves in tonight, continues Wednesday

2 weeks ago | wnem.com | Chris Easlick

SAGINAW, Mich. (WNEM) - Clouds have been on the increase around Mid-Michigan this afternoon and rain is on the way to our area as well. That rain may be slow to reach the ground thie evening for parts of the area, especially if you’re reading this early in the evening, but we do expect that to change as we head through the night for most of the region. Once the rain arrives, it will stick with us through much of Wednesday, but thankfully no severe weather is expected. The cool temps?
Dry most of Tuesday, rain moves in Tuesday evening and cooler temps stick around

2 weeks ago | wnem.com | Chris Easlick

SAGINAW, Mich. (WNEM) - Cooler temperatures have settled in around Mid-Michigan the last several days and it doesn’t seem like they will be slowing down anytime soon. In addition, we’ll likely be taking a more unsettled turn the next few days with rain chances returning on Tuesday and likely lasting into the end of the week.