All in all, it has been a fairly good summer weather-wise this year. We have no drought conditions this year. July is considered our driest month but we have had near or above-normal rain thus far. We have no drought conditions this summer compared to the last few years. Yesterday we had a high of […]
We had .10 of an inch of rain yesterday morning which gives us 2.93 inches for the month and 8.93 inches for meteorological summer. Yesterday’s high was 77° and the low was 60°. The only tropical disturbance is TS Bud off western Mexico which poses no threat to land. Heavy to excessive rainfall will persist […]
Last evening’s rain produced .14 of an inch in Otsego bringing our total to 2.83 inches for the month and 8.83 inches for summer. Our high/low for the day was 85/58. We have a weak area of low pressure tracking through the area today which will lead to mostly cloudy skies. An isolated shower or […]
Wildfire smoke from our friends in Western Canada has returned. According to air currents, we can expect it to move in and out for the remainder of summer into fall. With any rain today and tonight, the smoke will move closer to ground level where we can smell it. Chances of rain are 20% today […]
I ate the first cherry tomatoes out of my garden last night. The cucumbers, banana peppers, and green onions have been producing well and taste delicious. The larger tomatoes are coming on well but are still green. I never liked fried green tomatoes. I also have bell peppers coming on, along with several varieties of […]
THE “GRAND DADDY” OF SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN HEAT WAVES Written by: William R. Deedler, Weather Historian Though heat waves or hot spells generally occur nearly every summer, no heat wave compares in intensity nor in duration than the heat wave that occurred across Southeast Lower Michigan in the summer of 1936. For many of us, it […]
High pressure will continue to meander its way toward the state today and on through the weekend bringing sunny skies and temperatures in the upper 70s to around 80°. Nighttime temperatures will be chilly, with lows in the 50s to near 60˜. We have a cool 51° at 5:30 this morning. Yesterday’s high was 75° […]
Yesterday we had a high of 80° and the low was 59°. We have an extended quiet period of pleasant weather in store with cool nights and warm days. The next chance of showers comes next Tuesday night. NWS Forecast Today Sunny, with a high near 76. North wind 6 to 8 mph. Tonight Mostly […]
More comfortable air will be moving into place today. We had .31 of an inch of rain from the northern edge of the storms yesterday early morning. This brings us to 2.69 inches for the month and 8.69 inches for the summer thus far. Weather History 2006: A widespread severe weather outbreak struck West Michigan. […]
We received around a tenth of an inch from last night’s storms in Otsego along with some thunder and lightning. The severe storms missed us to the south. Don’t have any stats yet as it is 4 am. Our high was 87° and the low 67° yesterday. There may be a lingering shower/storm north of […]