Yesterday we had a high of 88° and the low was 66°. We will have similar temps today along with dewpoints in the mid-60s. Forecast Discussion –Another warm day; risk of severe thunderstorms this evening/tonight– A final day of much-above-normal temps is in store for today. Highs will again reach the mid/upper 80s away from […]
Today we remember and honor those who have passed in service to their country. Every year I write about my father in law who passed away 12 years ago, he served his country in the Army during WWII as a Staff Sergeant in the 126th Infantry and 32nd Red Arrow Division and was involved in […]
We had a high temp of 73° and a low of 48° yesterday with mostly sunny skies – doesn’t get much better than that unless you like the heat which you will get over the next three days. Today we should see high temps in the low 80s then the heat really kicks in on […]
June and Meteorological Summer We are now about to jump into June and the start of meteorological summer. Before we do just a short note on the anniversary of the 1998 derecho that blew thru here on May 31st Note this is the 24th anniversary not the 23rd https://www.woodtv.com/weather/bills-blog/the-famous-derecho-of-may-31-1998/ JUNE June is of course the […]
Yesterday we had a few sprinkles around the area which only amounted to a trace of precipitation in the Otsego/Plainwell area. Our high temp was 77° and the low was 60°. A low moving east through Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio today will bring showers and a few thunderstorms to southern portions of the Lower Peninsula. […]
Tornado warning sirens went off around 7 pm last night in Allegan county. Radar and visual indications in western Allegan county showed some rotation luckily nothing touched down. When this happens all the sirens in the county go off which I believe are controlled by the county dispatcher who has no control over individual city […]
Yesterday’s high temp in Otsego was 68.5° and the low 45°. We have 54° at 5 am. Today we will see a return to an unsettled weather pattern with showers and a possible thunderstorm. We will see off and on rain through Friday. Weather History for SW Michigan May 22 1917: Cold rain mixes with […]
Yesterday was sunny with a high of 63.5° recovering from a low of 38°. Our slow warming trend will continue through Thursday. Skies will be partly cloudy today and tonight then a warm front will bring showers and thunderstorms by Wednesday afternoon. Those will continue into Thursday. Then a cold front will trigger showers and […]
I have everything planted in my garden now. We have five varieties of tomatoes (we love tomatoes), sweet peppers, onions, and cucumbers. I have had a garden of some sort over the past 50 years or so. My grandparents had a huge garden, close to an acre which had every conceivable vegetable planted which they […]
Thanks to Kyle (Portland. Ionia County) for sending me the photos of the Gaylord tornado which he experienced first hand being caught literally in the middle of it. First, this is the Youtube video: and here are the photos he sent: [columns] [span6] [/span6][span6] [/span6][/columns] [columns] [span6] [/span6][span6] [/span6][/columns] [columns] [span6] [/span6][span6] [/span6][/columns] […]