We have a warm 52° at 4 am this morning with .20 of an inch of rain fallen thus far. Yesterday’s high was 63° and the low 34°. We will see mainly cloudy skies today with shower chances mainly south and southeast of Grand Rapids. It will dry out and the sun returns Tuesday until […]
First off, GO BLUE!!! Sorry Sparty fans, Paul Bunyan goes back to Ann Arbor. Clouds will increase today and showers will arrive from the south tonight, continuing Monday. Above-normal temperatures will last at least another week. Highs will be in the 60s and lows in the 40s. Forecast Discussion – Fog Again Early This Morning […]
Halloween and November history First off, I will take a look at the weather history for Halloween. At Grand Rapids the average high/low for Halloween is 54/38 the record high of 79 was set in 1950, it has reached 70 or better in 10 years, the last time was in 1981. The coldest maximum of […]
Yesterday we had a low of 29° and a high of 54° with mostly sunny skies. Driving around Kalamazoo and Allegan County yesterday I would say the fall color is reaching past its prime. Most of the leaves around my house have fallen most of which I have mulched back into the ground. The only […]
Yesterday we had a high of 48° and a morning low of 35°. We ended up with 1.01 inches of rain from the system which passed by bringing our monthly total to 3.37 and 5.50 inches for the season so far. Here is an interesting tidbit – the Great Lakes aren’t the only area that […]
Yesterday we had a high of 67° and a morning low of 56.5°. Our rainfall total overnight is .69 inches. We will continue to have some showers throughout the morning into this afternoon before moving out and clearing will move in with temps dropping to near freezing overnight. Weather History for SW Michigan October 23 […]
Yesterday we continued our period of above-normal temps with a high of 78° and a morning low of 55°. Ever wonder why leaves fall off the trees? In order to cope with the grueling winter temperatures, trees slowly close off the veins that carry water and nutrients to and from the leaves with a layer […]
We have some rain moving through the area this morning with chances continuing through the morning hours. We will continue with our warm period today with temps in the mid-70s with a more humid airmass in place. Clouds should break up this afternoon allowing for warmer-than-normal temperatures through tomorrow. Rain moves back into the area […]
Yesterday we had a high of 77° and the morning low was 47.5°. We can expect another great summer-like day with temps in the 70s before a slight chance of showers moving into the area overnight. NOAA has come out with their winter forecast, we shall see how this all plays out: The U.S. Winter […]
Indian Summer In the fall, it seems that almost any warm day is referred to as Indian Summer. Just where did the term come from? You may hear the term used to refer to any period of unseasonably warm weather in autumn, but traditionally, “Indian summer” referred to something more specific. Here are the criteria for Indian summer. […]