My son and I went to lunch yesterday at Applebees and one of the topics we discussed was how depressing the weather has been this winter. If and when the sun comes back out from the clouds the restless natives will either run away in fear or come out and rejoice with a large party […]
The February outlook for cold air from the Arctic is debatable at this point. We may see some bite-sized pieces of cold from southern Canada and there is low confidence of a polar vortex displacement. There is a hint it may spin more towards Siberia rather than the U.S. as I said last week. Models […]
It appears we may tap into some Canadian air next week rather than the cloudy blah pattern we have been stuck in this month. There is a 36% chance of below-normal temps coming next week which in reality isn’t high or something to get overly excited about. The entire month of February there is a […]
Overall, nine major American cities have solid overcast for more than 180 days a year. Besides the Pacific Northwest, cities with frequent cloudy weather are mainly near the Great Lakes. The major cities included in the weather rankings represent the metropolitan areas in the United States with over one million people in 2010. Cloud […]
I was 22 when the great blizzard if 78 moved through the Ohio Valley into the Great Lakes. I was snowed in at my fiance’s parent’s home. My greatest memory of this event was having to scramble, crawl and climb over huge snowdrifts to get to our horse barn a half a mile away twice […]
I watch a lot of the old-time televisions shows on Amazon Prime and Netflicks from back in the days when people only saw things in black in white. That’s what I tell the grandkids anyway. I also call leftover meals reruns when they make a return to my plate the next day. Our weather as […]
While January 2020 has been very mild so far this year this in not the first time that Grand Rapids has seen a mild January. Back in the early 1930’s Grand Rapids had 3 very mild January’s in a row. January 1932, 1933 and 1934 all were much warmer than average. And currently January 1932 […]
Repetition is when words or phrases are repeated in a literary work. Repetition is often used in poetry or song, and it is used to create rhythm and bring attention to an idea. Repetition is also often used in speech, as a rhetorical device to bring attention to an idea, often to the point of […]
As most of you know forecasting winter storms can be challenging especially in the Great Lakes region where the warmer waters of the lakes can cause enhancement of snow accumulations. Temperature differences on either side of the lakes can be colder or warmer due to cloud cover generated lake breezes or lack thereof. Having lived […]
Weather History January 19 1907: Southerly winds bring moist and mild weather with highs in the 50s followed by heavy rains as a cold front moves through. Grand Rapids sets a record high for the date of 56 degrees along with a record rainfall total of 1.84 inches. 1979: A homeowner was killed when his […]