La Nina coming? There are indications that for the second year in a row a La Nina maybe coming. ENSO-neutral is favored for the remainder of summer (~60% chance in the July-September season), with La Niña possibly emerging during the August-October season and lasting through the 2021-22 winter (~70% chance during November-January). Recently, sea surface […]
Today we can expect similar conditions as yesterday. This afternoon we could see scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms with locally heavy rainfall. These storms will mostly be near and south of Muskegon and west of US-131. Locations significantly inland of US-131 should stay dry. These storms will be of the popup variety which are slow-moving until […]
If you like the heat and humidity this is the place to be. For myself I enjoy temps in the 70s in the summer, but, hey, I am only one person. It has been dry for the past week so it is becoming a bit dry and the chances of rain are becoming meager at […]
Yesterday’s high temp was 83° with an overnight low of 61°. Dew points rose into the mid to upper 60s yesterday afternoon. Our overnight low thus far for today is 66° with a 65° dewpoint at 3 am. Our last measurable rain was last Thursday. We can expect another hot and humid day with isolated […]
With increasing warmth and humidity levels coming back into the forecast so do chances of rain and popup storms. Chances are small, in the 10 to 20% percentile in SW Michigan today. Yesterday’s high temp was 78° with a low of 54°. Forecast Discussion Patchy dense fog this morning Locally dense fog has been on […]
I remember the days when watching the weather meant being outside looking at the skies. Radios were a more prominent fixture at home rather than TV mainly due to broadcasting in black and white and having two or three channels available. Folk would be outside on their front porches along with most of the neighbors […]
The Atlantic is becoming more active as the tropical storm season ramps up. This is horrible news for Haiti where they had a 7.2 magnitude earthquake on Saturday. At least 304 people were killed in the earthquake, which overwhelmed hospitals, flattened buildings and trapped people under rubble in at least two cities. An untold number […]
High Dew Points Boy it sure was humid on Tuesday (August 10) The highest reported Dew Point in Grand Rapids on Tuesday was 79. Now one might think that would be a record high DP and while it is indeed on the upper edge of how high the dew point can get here in Grand […]
This summer will go down in history for its hot and humid days and of course the storms we have had. In opposition, I wonder if this coming winter will be cold and snowy. Another thing of note is the power outages we have seen this week. When I lived in Maine I don’t ever […]
We had .65 of an inch of rain overnight from storms. It is a warm and muggy 74° at 6 am this morning, the dew point is 73.5°. Our total rainfall for the month is 1.43 inches and 14.22 inches for the Met summer (Otsego totals). This should be the last day of tropical air […]