Lower Peninsula

A system moving through the region will keep rain chances continuing into the start of the coming week, with stray showers possible this evening. High temperatures will reach a peak on Tuesday near 85° before a cold front crosses the Lower Peninsula on Wednesday, keeping highs in the upper 70s. While some days promise plenty of sunshine, rain chances are expected to return toward the end of the week.

Wildfire smoke returns to Metro Detroit this weekend due to a shifting cold front, leading to an Air Quality Alert. Skies will remain hazy with unhealthy air quality for sensitive groups in the Lower Peninsula and unhealthy conditions in the Upper Peninsula. Rain is expected to return Monday evening, followed by drier weather later in the week.

A Michigan bill legalizing backyard deer feeding in the Lower Peninsula has passed, but potential limitations remain. State Rep. Ken Borton, who has a backyard feeder and was previously ticketed for feeding deer, sponsored the legislation.

Michigan is proposing a pilot program called 'earn-a-second-buck' that would allow deer hunters in the Lower Peninsula to kill two antlered deer, even under new hunting limits. The program aims to let hunters take a 'bonus' buck after meeting initial requirements.