Moderate to heavy snow with rates around 1 inch per hour at times will result in hazardous travel conditions from northern Ottawa to Oceana and western Newaygo Counties. Isolated power outages will be possible in the areas of heaviest snowfall. Lighter snowfall amounts of around an inch are expected outside of these counties. Trick-or-treaters will […]
We should see some sunshine today which seems to be more rare than common this time of year. We have had a wet October this year with 6.68 inches thus far for the month compared to the 3.37 inches we had last year. Our high yesterday managed to get to 47° after a morning low […]
Peak color is complete in my area and the leaves are covering the ground. The trees are mostly void of leaves around my yard and I have been mulching them every couple of days. The mower deck will come off this week and the plow will take its place. The hardest part is getting the […]
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 32 was set […]
First, Prayers for the people in the Lewiston/Auburn Maine area – this is a college town not far from where I used to live. Eighteen died and thirteen were injured in the mass shooting. We have 64° at 6 a.m. this morning giving us a summer-like early morning. A cold front will push through the […]
Yesterday we had occasional light showers with a high of 68°. Today will be similar to yesterday with showers and warm temperatures in the upper 60s for SW Michigan. Warm south winds will result in above-normal temperatures through the end of the week. Occasional showers and thunderstorms are possible too. Much colder air will arrive […]
Yesterday we reached 78° in Otsego! We have 62° at 6 a.m. this morning with a bit of light rain. Mild with Occasional Showers into the end of the Week Southerly winds will prevail into Friday which will keep the mild to warm weather going. There will also be some moisture arriving so the showers […]
With much excitement, I bring to you a forecast of warm weather to the state for the next few days. Today will be the best day with little or no rain for southern Michigan and temperatures predicted to be in the low to mid-70s and lots of sunshine. Showers return tonight through the rest of […]
We had .71 of an inch of rain from our last system in Otsego which brings our October total to 5.83 inches and 8.81 inches for meteorological fall. Yesterday’s high temperature was 53° with lots of much-needed sunshine. Yesterday’s low temperature was 34°. This morning at 6:30 we have a low of 30°. Clouds will […]
Congrats to my Wolverines last night (sorry Mark) who completely disassembled the Spartans to the tune of 49-0. Go Blue! Next up, the woolly bear caterpillar as a predictor of winter weather. I have seen a few in the number two graphic giving us a moderate winter. If we go by the number of walnuts […]