Weather Lore Sayings For The Month of June: If June is sunny, the harvest will come early. In June, when there is no dew, it indicates rain. A cold and wet June spoils the rest of the year. June, damp and warm, does a farmer no harm. A good rain in June sets all in […]
What a strange early summer we have had! No rain and smoke have been our headlines for the month of June thus far. Our last measurable rainfall was May 19 with .14 of an inch (in Otsego) and the last decent rain was at the beginning of May. We will continue with this pattern for […]
If this early summer will be remembered in history it will be due to the dry, smokey weather and air quality alerts. We generally thank Canada for cool clean air and safe environments, but this year not so much. Below is the smoke plume map which is mainly coming from our neighbors to the north. […]
There seems to be no end to this parade of dry sunny days and of course, the smoke from Canadian wildfires drifting overhead. The combination of warm temperatures, low humidity, and occasionally gusty winds will maintain elevated fire danger in the days ahead. Red Flag Warnings continue in the upper lower peninsula of the state. […]
The Omega block continues to bring warm dry weather to the area, I wonder if we are in the desert southwest with continuous sun and low dewpoints. this has made it hard for mets to create any excitement in the endless reruns of their forecasts. Dry weather will continue through Friday, with the next chance […]
The keyword for today is hazy, though not the kind due to humidity. Dry weather will likely prevail through the coming work week, with the next chance of measurable rainfall not until next weekend. Wildfire smoke (mostly from Quebec) will occasionally drift over the region, likely through at least Tuesday. Occasional smoke may reach the […]
The blocking pattern in the U.S. and Canada continues to bring warm dry weather to Michigan with no breaking down of these systems anytime soon. In my humble opinion, it will take a tropical depression in the eastern Pacific or Western Atlantic to get this to move out of the area. In the past 30 […]
What summer was hotter 2012 or 1988. Both years were very hot by Michigan standards. At Grand Rapids, in 2012 the June mean was 70.8 the high for the month was 97 the low for the month was 46. There were 8 days with highs of 90 or better. There was 2.17” of rain fall. […]
Pop-up showers missed Otsego by five miles to the west yesterday. My wife and I considered doing a rain dance but the neighbors probably wouldn’t like seeing a couple of old folk dancing about the yard. It has been 25 days since we have seen measurable rain in Otsego. The CPC updated forecast for June […]
Yesterday’s rain showers were confined to the north of Big Rapids and on the east coast of Wisconsin and around Chicago. Showers could develop along the lake breeze boundary this afternoon however chances are low (20 to 30%. ) Temperatures will once again be in the low 90s. …Air Quality Alert for Thursday June 1st… […]