We have a temp of 55° at 5 am with some light rain falling. We have received .96 of an inch from our current system passing through. Yesterday’s high was 58° and the low 38°. The deep storm system passing by will track through the region today. Colder air will filter in from the northwest […]
The winter weather advisories will expire between 10 am to 12 pm as warmer air moves northward into the state. We have 37° here in Otsego at 4:30 am while Grand Rapids is near freezing. Today will be breezy with rain and a possible embedded thunderstorm. High temps will vary with the warmer air from […]
We have a temp of 17° at 5:30 this morning, a bit cold for late March. Yesterday we had a high temp of 33° and a low of 17°, more like January than March. Here we go again – a bit late in March for these discouraging words from the NWS. Most of the state […]
I am pleased to announce the reentry of the sun into our forecast today after a dreary weather pattern, enjoy it while it lasts. Expect mainly mostly sunny skies today. It will still be cold as our below normal temp pattern continues. Other than a few morning flurries today, dry weather will prevail through Tuesday. […]
Yesterday we reached a high of 34° after a low of 26°. Snowfall was .2 of an inch. We could see some more flurries today, the happy news is we are predicted to start clearing out of this dreary pattern later today with a promise of sunshine tomorrow. Even better, air temps should start rising […]
1964 Alaska earthquake Sunday marks the 58 anniversary of the strongest earthquake to hit North America. The quake was centered about 74 miles southeast of Anchorage. Just about all of Alaska felt the 9.2 earthquake. It was reported that the Space Needle in Seattle some 1200 miles away wobbled. At 5:36 p.m. on […]
Doesn’t look good for spring-like conditions over the Great Lakes region for the next couple of weeks or so, the CPC guesses are for below-normal temps and above-normal precip. The drought outlook for spring doesn’t look good for the western half of the U.S. This doesn’t bode well for the corn, wheat and soybean crops […]
The warmer temps and rain have caused the grass to start greening up and the early spring flowers to poke up from the ground. We have crocuses blooming in the flower beds. We have had .65 of an inch of rain from this slow-moving low-pressure system thus far in Otsego. Temp is currently 44° at […]
We have a state-wide tornado drill at 1 pm this afternoon. This is part of Severe Weather Awareness Week from March 20 to 26. You may hear the sirens go off in your town or city and broadcast media including NOAA Weather Radio will broadcast test alerts. This is a good time to have a […]
We had another beautiful day yesterday with a high temp of 72.7° after a morning low of 30.4°. Our crocuses are blooming, the robins are back and the birds are choosing their mates, all a sure sign of spring. Today starts a period of a more gloomy active weather pattern. We have some light rain […]