More sun, no rain, blah blah blah our continuous days of boring weather march on. We have had .57 of an inch of rain since May 9th in Otsego so yes, not much to talk about here. We finally have some activity in the Atlantic Ocean with TS Bret with another storm forming behind him. […]
Click to enlarge the graphic below. Much of west-central Lower Michigan is competing with a few other years for the driest 30-45 day stretches to occur during spring/summer, including 1988. Many have seen only a tenth of normal rainfall. Just spotty isolated downpours in a few luckier parts of the state. As of June 18, […]
Corn and soybeans around the area which has poked up from the ground are stressed from the lack of rain and will (if they already haven’t) reach the point of no return. Some farmers who pump water from the Gun River for irrigation will have to deal with water levels too low for pumping water […]
Summer Solstice Meteorological summer, which started June 1, is in full swing. But astronomical season starts June 21. Astronomical seasons are based on the Earth’s position in relation to the sun. The changes of seasons are marked by solstices or equinoxes. The meteorological start of the season is based on annual temperature cycles and the […]
Yesterday our high temperature reached 76° in the early afternoon before the cold front went through then dropped into the upper 50s to low 60s by 4 pm. Below is a screenshot from my weather station readout. All the rain stayed in our eastern part of the state with some hefty storms in the afternoon. […]
We have about a 30% chance of rain for SW Michigan today with better chances in the SE portions of the state. After today we will begin another extended period of dry, above-normal temperatures. Grand Rapids Forecast Lansing Forecast Kalamazoo Forecast U.S.A and Global Events for June 15th: 1987: Thunderstorms developing along a cold front […]
Yesterday, we received .24 of an inch of rain with a high temperature of 68°. Our total rainfall from the system which is now moved out of the area was .43 inches. Any fog this morning will dissipate leaving mostly sunny skies with temperatures in the mid-70s. There is a slight chance of rain for […]
Yesterday we managed to reach 61° for our high temperature in Otsego. We have a chance of rain today with coverage varying across the area; showers will be most numerous near I-94, with relatively isolated coverage near US-10. Showers are possible in some areas on Thursday, with better chances of rain area-wide this weekend. It […]
We managed .19 of an inch of rain yesterday the majority of it coming mainly after 6 pm. Our high temperature was 65°. Clouds this morning will decrease, leaving partly to mostly sunny skies for much of the day. Temperatures will stay cool; normal highs are in the mid–upper 70s. Chances for rain showers are […]
We are getting radar returns this morning depicting moisture and rain moving into the area after a long period of only smoke and dry air. Widespread rain showers are expected across the forecast area today. This activity will gradually taper off to isolated showers this evening. Hazardous swimming conditions are also expected today and Monday […]