What sort of March weather should you expect around Michigan this year?
The National Weather Service and NOAA released their monthly weather outlook for March 2025. The predictions are based on probability vs. normal averages, and can help show possible trends in the longer range forecast.
Here’s what the outlook released on Feb. 28, 2025 says about Michigan. The outlook is valid for the entire month of March.
Michigan temperature outlook for March 2025
The NOAA outlook calls for an equal chance that nearly all of Michigan will see average temperatures in March.
- The average high temp in March for the Detroit area is 45. The average low is 28 degrees.
- The first day of spring is March 20.
Michigan precipitation outlook for March 2025
The NOAA outlook shows a 60-70% chance that all of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan sees above average precipitation in the month of March, the highest chance of any state in the U.S.
- The average for precipitation in March for the Detroit region is 2.43 inches (rain), but depending on temps, some of this could be snow.
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