The last two days have been gorgeous for working outside (and for getting the first sunburn of the season). Humidity will be on the rise as well as our temps over the weekend. The NWS is giving a guess of the mid-80s for Sunday and Monday. There are chances of storms over the period though […]
Slim and I have surpassed 1000 posts this week on this site. This doesn’t include the old Coffee Shoppe site or the crude beginnings of Ancient Dreams when it became a weather site taking in Bill’s bloggers. I have had a lot of posts on the old sites which mainly covered electronic builds and other […]
May 17 1962: An early season heat wave sends temperatures into the upper 80s and lower 90s across Lower Michigan. Record highs on this date include the 91 at Grand Rapids, 89 at Lansing and 88 at Muskegon. May 18 1915: Lansing records their latest measurable snow on record with 0.4 inches, and Grand Rapids […]
Our gloomy wet pattern will slowly move out today though we probably won’t see a return of the sun until tomorrow. We still have a few showers moving in from the southeast as the persistent low continues to rotate out of the state. We added another .52 of an inch of rain in the past […]
Below is the list of the past, present and future tropical storm names for the Atlantic: 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Arlene Alberto Andrea Arthur Ana Alex Bret Beryl Barry Bertha Bill Bonnie Cindy Chris Chantal Cristobal Claudette Colin Don Debby Dorian Dolly Danny Danielle Emily Ernesto Erin Edouard Elsa Earl Franklin Florence Fernand […]
I am generally up before daybreak just when the birds burst into song greeting a new day. All the birds are back from their winter break down south. I have seen hummingbirds and Orioles at the feeders. I have also noticed a lot of bumblebees this spring. We have our first tropical storm of the […]
We have had 1.72 inches of rain since yesterday early morning. We are up to 2.18 inches of rain for the month here in Otsego. At 5:30 am we have a warm 60° and light rain. We have turned the corner into a more springlike pattern, the grass is green, the trees are leafing, the […]
Much if Michigan remains in the marginal risk area for severe weather today with the exception of the southern counties which are at a slight risk. Warmer air pushing into the state will bring with it the chance for heavy rain and thunderstorms. The first round of rain and thunderstorms will arrive this morning. These […]
May 10 1902: A snowstorm drops from 1 to 6 inches of slushy snow across Lower Michigan. The four inches of snow at Muskegon is the latest measurable snow on record there 2006: A small weak tornado, determined to be a “landspout” moved through an open field near Schoolcraft in Kalamazoo County, doing no damage. […]
Some of you watch Bill broadcasting in his man cave during the week. He and his wife Gayle move stuff around, change pictures and his cats make appearances sometimes. You can download the backdrop of his room from WOODTV and make changes to it as I have done with my graphics software I use for […]