We have a temp of 13° at 7am which will more than likely be our coldest over the next week or so. There won’t be much to talk about over the next several days except to say we will see warmer than normal temps creep in by this weekend with no precipitation. Therefore, if you […]
We have 21° and 2.5 inches of snow on the ground at 5am this morning – feels like temp is 15° – our total snowfall since November is 10 inches in Otsego. The photo taken yesterday at Walgreens on M89 – (photo by JD Chamberlain) shows bone chilling premonition of the winter to come 😳 […]
Here is another topic I haven’t covered in my posts which covers the atmospheric movement of systems both zonal which we have seen much of this year and meridional which is a general air flow pattern from north to south, or from south to north, along the Earth’s longitude lines (perpendicular to a zonal flow). […]
We continue our roller coaster ride through this early part of winter here in Southern Michigan while areas around us find themselves in snow cover. Winter doesn’t officially begin until Saturday and the Arctic beast continues to lay in wait in the north country. This is the latest graphic from NOAA showing the snow cover […]
We are now at the mid month mark of December. Current temperature is 28° at 6am with some graupel falling on top of the freezing drizzle we saw overnight. Our weather pattern will continue to rollercoaster over the next week and possibly beyond – not seeing any extreme cold in the near term. Our normal […]
Have you ever wondered just how many days during the winter that Grand Rapids has a snow cover? Here in Grand Rapids the mean average seasonal (October to April) will have 70 days with 1” or more, 57 with 2” or more, 47 with 3” or more. 38 with 4” or more, 31 with 5” […]
We may actually see the sun once again today before the clouds roll back in tonight. Here is the NWS take on the weather for the weekend into early next week: * Areas of fog possible tonight * Drizzle and freezing drizzle possible on Saturday * Lake-effect snow will bring light snow accumulations and slick […]
We have a chilly 14° at 6am this morning, We had a nice period of sunshine yesterday afternoon and moonshine last night (the moon, not the beverage created in the woods in stills). Today will see warmer temperatures by this afternoon, highs will mostly be 35 to 40 degrees. It will be breezy today with […]
Today will be the coldest day of the week with high temperatures only reaching the teens and low 20s. It will also be windy, which will keep wind chills between -10 and 10 degrees today. Light snow showers will end this afternoon. Accumulations will be light, but watch for slick spots on roads. We currently […]
If you are a weather observer with a personal weather station, the NWS claims temperature sensors should be 6 feet off the ground – wind sensors should be set to 30 feet. The WMO (World Meteorological Organization) states 4.9 feet for temp sensors. Temperatures measured directly on the ground may exceed air temperatures by 30 […]