We finally have a warmer and moist airmass moving in from the south to push the cold air back into Canada. Temperatures will rise to the mid-60s today with rain moving in overnight. We have 38° at 6 am, 10° warmer than yesterday morning. The Frost warnings and advisories expire at 8 am. CPC May […]
We have a heavy frost this morning. My wife and I covered the flowers and lilac bushes last night. Our lilacs were blooming already as are several flower species which bloom in May. Our dogwood and crabapple trees are also flowering so I suspect there will be some damage there also. The temperature at 6 […]
We had a lightning strike near Otsego last night which sent our dog and cats scrambling for cover. It was quite loud so I don’t blame them. We had .20 of an inch of rain with a lot of thunder and lightning mainly from two cells that passed overhead and some rain on the backside. […]
Our climate has changed a lot over the years due to agriculture and the cattle raised for our food sources. One acre of corn can release 4,000 gallons of water per day, enough to fill a residential swimming pool in less than a week. The additional moisture from corn causes higher heat indexes — a […]
We have had a lot of conversations on climate change as of late. Since the early to mid-1800s, with the industrial revolutions that were happening, predominantly in Europe and the United States, there began a severe increase in the release of carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide into the planet’s atmosphere. Human activities such as […]
Yesterday we reached 47° with some sun and a gusty wind which made it feel much colder. It will be sunny and breezy today, with temperatures about 10 degrees warmer than yesterday. Dry conditions will result in elevated fire danger today, especially this afternoon as the gusty winds reach their peak. In my area due […]
Morning clouds will give way to sunny skies today. It will become breezy with westerly winds occasionally gusting to 25 mph. It will be quite cool this weekend, especially at night when it’s looking like below-freezing temperatures will occur away from Lake Michigan. Temperatures will be in the low 50s today, mid-40s tomorrow, and low […]
The SPC did a good job in their forecast for severe weather yesterday. Thunderstorms developed over eastern Allegan County and moved across the state prompting thunderstorm warnings. The most intense was around the Lansing area with multiple hail reports. Our high yesterday was 71° with .61 of an inch of rain in Otsego. NWS Forecast […]
Temperatures pushed up to 76° again yesterday making it three days in a row with temperatures in the 70s. We should make the low 70s once again today before temperatures drop back to near normal for tomorrow and below normal to close out the week. SPC Forecast NWS Forecast A line of showers and storms […]
Yesterday we reached 74° for another fine day. We have another in store for today with temperatures trending into the low 70s. The mild pattern will continue through midweek, but a wave of low-pressure moves in for tomorrow. This system will bring showers and thunderstorms. Cooler weather will follow at the end of the week […]