The heat and humidity really kicks in today after a very pleasant day yesterday. That said we have an air quality alert for Muskegon, Ottawa, Allegan, and Kent Counties today.
Storms this afternoon could fire up mainly along and east of the 131 corridor producing gusty winds and locally heavy downpours.
The remnants of Barry could push into the southern counties mainly along and south of I94 bringing 1/2 to and inch of rain on Tuesday.
Our hottest days will be in the Thursday through Sunday time frame with temps rising into the low to mid 90s with heat indices push 100°.
GR hit 90 degrees again today!
Lots of 90’s out there already as of 3pm!
If we”re fortunate, we may receive a couple days of summer this year! Fingers crossed.
LOL You must have missed the last 3 weeks of warmth and sun!
Bow season is getting closer and we are losing day light …Love it..INDY..
At this time Grand Rapids July’s mean temperature is now at 75.6° and with at least the next 6 days or more of well above average temperatures we will have to see where GR’s July mean ends up at. At this time GR is heading toward a top 10 warmest July in recorded history.
Slim
Top 10 for July would be pretty impressive as that would be elite company being the hottest month of the year.
Last 6 months being below normal we are do for one above normal nice thing is 5 or 6 days this heat crap will be gone not going to hang around very long that’s ok with INDY…. heading north sunday for vacation I will be bringing a hoodie for at night temps are looking alot cooler ahhhh next week especially up north acorss the BIG MAC! INDY
Impressive streak last year of 25 or so days in a row over 80 degrees, only to be obliterated this year. We’ll pass that easily this week, and looking at the 10 day forecast with nothing but high 80’s to mid 90’s we have a good chance of being only the 2nd July ever to have every day over 80 degrees. We’re off to the Rockies this afternoon, hope everyone enjoys the suffocating heat!
Good points! In some ways the summer of 2019 will turn out to be more impressive than last summer (which I believe was among the hottest ever – depending which category you look at).
At this point this July is running warmer then last July. As for this summer as a whole it is way too early but since 2000 Grand Rapids has had both some hot June’s, July’s and August’s and some very cool ones. On the hot side June 2005. July 2012, 2011, 2010, 2002 and 2006. August 2010, 2018. On the cool side June 2003. July 2009, 2014, 2000, August 2004. So the last 19 years have been kind of up and down
Slim
I think the consecutive 80+ degree day streak we are on is the most impressive part of this summer so far.
Well, it’s pretty much all but settled that July will end up with above average temps. Remember when many on here and the CPC was saying a cool July for us? Whoops!
We are now at 78.4% of total possible sunshine for July! Here comes the heat!
Free Grata bus rides today in the city of Grand Rapids and I’m thinking the public pools are free also do to the quality air zone sction day ..Let’s see if we can add on to the 4 90* degree day’s Grand Rapids has had sofar this Summer nothing compared to last Summer at this time ..Stay Cool stay in a pool …INDY!
We will certainly have an above average number of 90 degree days once again this summer. Who knew?