Our three-day total from lake effect snow is 23 inches which is quite impressive, our total for the month is 27 inches all falling last week. Now we can begin the cleanup phase and happily, we won’t see any more snow falling for the next week. Yesterday’s high was 25° the low was 18° While […]
First Measurable Snow Fall When I started doing some research for todays post it was going to be the average dates of first measurable snow falls well Grand Rapids has already had the one inch, three inch and five inch falls all in the last two days. With a warm Lake and the recent cold […]
For the past couple of years, we haven’t seen many lake effect events, we are making up for it with the snow showers pouring in off Lake Michigan yesterday, today, and tomorrow. We are closing in on nine inches so far in the Otsego/Plainwell area, we had six inches by dusk yesterday. For current school […]
Yesterday we had a high of 36.6° and the low was 29.5° with another high of snowfall in Otsego. We received another inch of snow late in the evening which brings our total to four inches. We will be receiving our first significant snowfall of the season today through at least Saturday morning. Over a […]
We received two inches of snow yesterday which brings us to three inches thus far for November. Yesterday’s high was 34° and the low was 27°. The heavy snow has moved into the extreme SW corner of the state where there is a winter storm warning through tomorrow at 10 am where a foot or […]
Yesterday was cloudy with a high of 39° and a low of 28°. Snow Today into Wednesday – Heavier Snow Possible Thursday into Weekend – Much Colder this Weekend Snow will overspread much of Lower Michigan this morning and continue into Wednesday morning before ending for a while. Snowfalls of 2″ to 4″ is expected […]
Yesterday we only managed to reach 35° with a morning low of 29.5°. We had about an inch of snow here in Otsego which has since melted. It will be mostly cloudy today with highs only in the mid to upper 30s. Skies may become partly cloudy by sunset, then clouds from the next storm […]
We have a cold 30° at 6 am this morning with a coating of snow on the ground, the first of this season. The winter weather advisory for Allegan and Van Buren counties is set to expire at 1 pm today, not expecting more than an inch or two of new accumulation. After a rather […]
Why Is GRR Cooler Now? As has been the case for some time now Grand Rapids continues to be cooler relative to average than many other locations in Michigan. As I live just NW of Grand Rapids and I have two outside temperature sensors in my yard. I have a high degree of confidence in […]
Veterans Day celebrates the service of all US military veterans, while Memorial Day honors those who have died while in military service. Another military holiday that also occurs in May, Armed Forces Day, honors those currently serving in the US military. Having known many who have served over the decades I know it isn’t an […]