Well, we made it to the end of the meteorological winter. Tomorrow the crocus will pop out and the birds will sing “hallelujah, spring is here!” Whatever wishful thinking we may have there are still good chances there will be some snow and cold weather as March is a transition month which can be a […]
We have another snow and ice event moving into the area this morning affecting most of the area. Travel-related impacts are possible near/south of I-96 during the morning, then temperatures will climb above freezing. Across western/central Lower Michigan, somewhat higher icing amounts are expected, with slippery travel between late morning and evening. Power outages are […]
Hats off and a big cheer to the Consumer power crews working the lines to get power back on in southern Michigan, below are the comparisons from the 24th to this morning. Look for decreasing clouds this morning, followed by sunshine A wintry mix of freezing rain, sleet, snow, and ordinary rain will arrive on […]
March/meteorological Spring Well, this is the last weekend of not only February but meteorological winter. This winter will end up being one of the warmest on record at Grand Rapids even with almost 90” of snow fall (for the season). As we march forward to March and spring on Wednesday here is some information on […]
Power outages remain a concern for southern Michigan – my stepdaughter east of Plainwell has been without power since early yesterday morning, This is the Consumers outage map as of 6 am this morning. There are still 179000 affected. After some melting yesterday and refreezing the back roads are slick so take care if you […]
This is the Consumers outage map as of 6 am this morning showing nearly 200000 people affected, mainly along the I 94 corridor and to the south due to icing. The winter storm warning is still in effect for: Mason-Lake-Osceola-Clare-Oceana-Newaygo-Mecosta and Isabella counties until 1 pm this afternoon. Our temperature in Otsego is 30° at […]
Today will be one of those days it is best to stay home and enjoy indoor activities as it won’t be much fun outdoors, to say the least. I will forgo the weather history for today because of the weather warnings in place and focus on that. Ice storm Warnings …ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN […]
The title of this post pretty much sums it up, enjoy today for tomorrow brings a plethora (a very large amount of something, especially a larger amount than you need, want, or can deal with) of unpleasant weather into the area. Here is a summary of the current winter storm watches for the area: Allegan-Barry-Eaton-Ingham-Van […]
We reached 52° yesterday here in Otsego for another nice winter day. This was our third 50° plus day this month. Partly sunny skies are expected today but temperatures will only reach to near 40° which is still above average for this time of year. A system tonight and Tue will bring light snow to […]
We have been fattening up several squirrels this winter, so much so that my wife and I have discussed having squirrel dinner. We have seven now feeding at the bird feeders, we started out with three at the beginning of the winter. They sit in the trees in the woods watching me fill the feeders […]