The National Weather Service expects to see thunderstorms this weekend statewide. Here's what to know and how bad it will get.

"Temperatures will be highly changeable going through the middle of the week due to the storm, with much above-normal temperatures over the Midwest moving east into the Eastern U.S. by Tuesday and Wednesday as these areas will generally be on the warm side of the rapidly approaching upstream storm system," the weather service said.

The extended forecast into early April sheds light on whether Michigan will have another long stretch of winter weather before spring permanently takes hold.

Spring is visiting Michiganders as the Upper and Lower Peninsulas are seeing warmer air and rain this week. Here's how warm it will get.