When Will It Feel Like Summer Again in Michigan?

It's that time of year when you don't really know what you're going to get with Michigan weather. Last weekend, it was super hot across much of Michigan. It really felt like summer. I had my shorts on and took a road trip across the state to Grand Rapids. I even sat on the edge of Lake Michigan at my uncle's cottage.

But, then reality hit. A big cool-down worked its was across the state this week, and Michigan weather went back into the 30s at night. So cold. So, what's ahead for Michigan weather?

Now, it appears we're in for another roller coaster of weather for the next week. Looking at Detroit, on Thursday (April 20), it's going to feel like summer again, with highs near 80s. This trend is also apparent elsewhere in the state, according to Weather.com. In Lansing, Thursday temperatures will top out at 81. For Grand Rapids, Thursday will get into the upper 70s. In Flint, we're looking at 81 as a Thursday high. But, the summer weather will be short, as another cold front is projected to move into the area. Temperatures will be in the 50s and 60s for much of this weekend throughout Michigan, and next week has highs in the 40s, 50s and 60s. That's way too cold, if you ask me.

In other words, spring is here, but it feels more like an emotional roller coaster of temperatures. We're hot for one day, on Thursday, and then unseasonably cold. I'm a huge fan of hot weather, so I say, bring on the 80s and 90s, but it doesn't appear Mother Nature is going that direction.

If you're wondering which cities in Michigan have residents with the lowest median household income, we have the tally for you. This list just goes to show how the cost of living varies greatly throughout Michigan- and, of course, the same is true of the U.S. After all, Michigan is diverse demographically, so it's to be expected that some areas of the state have a higher cost of living than others.

The staff at Zip Atlas has published a fresh list of the median household incomes across Michigan using a variety of data. The site offers a “structured collection of zip code, area code, city and state demographic, social and economic profiles,” according to their official website. They add, “Here you will find employment and unemployment rates, industry statistics, household and personal income reports, property value assessment, housing unit occupancy and vacancy breakdown, mortgage and rent analysis, age, gender, ancestry and racial profiles, education attainment levels and school enrolment among many others.”

If you're wondering, according to the study, none of the 10 cities in the U.S. with the highest median household income are in Michigan. No. 1 is Short hills, New Jersey, at $185,466, followed by Purchase, New York and Villa Maria, Pennsylvania. Michigan didn't even make the top 100 cities in the U.S. when it came to highest median household income. As for the lowest median household income, Michigan starts at $11,667 and goes up from there.

So, which Michigan cities have the lowest median household incomes? View the list of cities below, and see if your city made the cut. For more information, visit the Zip Atlas website here. Note that some of these are college towns, so that factors into the median household income. In reality, the non-students in those cities likely have a higher median household income.

Source: ZipAtlas.com

$11,667.00

$14,375.00

$16,576.50

$17,105.00

$17,917.00

$18,750.00

$19,375.00

$19,716.00

$20,833.00

$21,250.00

$21,250.00

$21,500.00

$21,659.00

$22,109.00

$22,608.00

$22,717.00

$23,125.00

$23,194.00

$23,444.00

$23,750.00

$23,750.00

$23,854.00

$23,889.00

$24,000.00

$24,125.00

$24,125.00

$25,139.00

$25,417.00

$25,711.00

$25,777.00

$25,962.00

$25,968.00

$26,150.00

$26,233.00

$26,250.00

$26,250.00

$26,250.00

$26,265.00

$26,361.00

$26,429.00

$26,477.00

$26,478.00

$26,667.00

$26,771.00

$26,773.00

$26,773.00

$26,782.00

$26,973.92

$27,019.00

$27,125.00