As you all have known we have been in a lull for severe weather for the past few years. According to the Iowa Environmental Mesonet, there have been 2159 days since the last tornado watch was issued by the NWS for SW Michigan and 2741 for northern and eastern Michigan. In the counties bordering Indiana, […]
We reached 81° yesterday with a low of 60° this morning at 5:30 am. We had a trace of rain with a few sprinkles passing through in the afternoon. We continue with our dry spring with .39 of an inch of rain so far this month. Our spring total is 3.54 inches (March to current). […]
We reached 82° yesterday and currently have a warm 61.7° at 5 am this morning. We need an all-day rain to wet things up outside but we won’t be seeing that today. Chances of rain are 40 to 50% with perhaps a rumble of thunder mainly near and west of US 131. Weather History for […]
We have a lot of catching up to do in the rain department with only .39 of an inch recorded here at the station for the month and 3.54 inches since March 1st. As I said the other day, I was digging holes for posts with the post hole diggers and the moisture in the […]
First, a word of wisdom for cat owners – Don’t pick up a growling cat. My cat Monster chomped down on me yesterday as I was walking him on his leash around the yard. He is a large long-haired cat who mainly lives inside. The neighborhood cat who is very friendly wanted to meet him […]
Not much rain yesterday or overnight, we had a tenth of an inch in Otsego which brings our total to .39 for the month. I was digging holes for posts yesterday with the post hole diggers and the moisture in the soil was about a foot down which gives a good depiction of how dry […]
In years past I have posted this as a three day or more period in mid May that there was a chance of a frost or two but this year it has been cool for many of the first two weeks of this May. But anyway here is some information on the Three […]
Yesterday we reached 70° after a morning low of 29.5°. Our low this morning was 31°. We are closing in on the midpoint of May and we have only received a meager .29 of an inch of rain. Rain chances today are pretty much zero with lots of sun and warm temps near 70° with […]
Lots of sun yesterday with high temps of 65° after a morning low of 28° and just enough breeze to work comfortably outdoors. My wife is in charge of our multiple flower beds and I do the veggie gardens and lawns. Now that the danger of frost is (hopefully) gone it is time to get […]
We have another 28° morning (4:30 am temp). We will see a slow warming trend over the rest of the week though we will be moisture starved until we get into next week as we see a gradual pattern change into warmer wetter conditions which are sorely needed. Weather History for SW Michigan May 9 […]