Past El Nino Winters at GR This winter season looks to have a strong to very strong El Nino event. That should give us a winter with less snowfall and mild temperatures. Since 1950 there has been a total of 26 El Nino winter seasons. 11 were weak ones, 7 moderate ones, 5 strong ones […]
Our wet October continues today with perhaps a break in the rain for a while this afternoon before returning late tonight into tomorrow afternoon. The rain should be ending around game time tomorrow for the Wolverine Spartan game (GO WOLVERINES)!!! Kickoff is at 7:30 p.m. at Spartan Stadium. Lansing Forecast Friday A 50 percent chance […]
Another low-pressure system moves into the area today which has been a weekly pattern for the state. We will add to the over 5 inches we have in the Otego/Plainwell area for the month, there is a small chance of a thunderstorm today. Driving around this area down to Kalamazoo there has been little in […]
Today will be our most pleasant day for the rest of the week with filtered sunshine and temperatures in the low to mid-60s. The chances of rain increase tonight and continue through the rest of the week. Tomorrow we have another soaking rain in store with the chance of a thundershower though no severe weather […]
We have 43° at 5 a.m. here in Otsego. We have some giant old-growth black walnut trees bordering our property which have been consistently dropping their walnuts from high above and could be deadly if one should be hit by one. We seem to have a bumper crop this year. Today temperatures will become a […]
I will be pulling up the last tomato plant today along with my peppers, the onions can stay in the ground as they can weather through the winter as can potatoes if you keep them covered with lots of mulch. My wife has all of her flower bulbs pulled up and ready for winter storage […]
It is hard to believe we are already closing in on the halfway point of fall. After a drier-than-normal September, we are more than making up for it in October. Yesterday’s total rainfall in Otsego was .90 of an inch bringing us to 5.09 inches for the month. Our Fall total thus far is 8.07 […]
We are now deep enough into October when in the past there have been some years when Grand Rapids had its first measurable snow fall. Here are some of the years of those early snow falls that occurred during October 12 thru the 20th Note that since 1950 several of the years of early October […]
We have another wet system moving in today with the winds picking up from the east. The heaviest rain is expected tonight through Saturday with an inch and a half or more expected. Forecast Friday A 40 percent chance of showers, mainly after 11am. Cloudy, with a high near 52. East wind 13 to 15 […]
After a fairly pleasant day yesterday, the rain will make steady progress into southern lower Michigan today. Steadier rain is expected from Friday afternoon through Friday night into Saturday, when many locations across our area will likely receive an inch or two of rainfall with locally higher amounts of over two inches expected. Sunday partly […]