I was out doing cosmetic repairs to my shed yesterday morning between rain showers and the tropical humidity. Even though the temps were only in the 70s it didn’t take long to be drenched in sweat. We received .60 of an inch of rain as temps stayed in the 70s all day – it was […]
We should see a slight reprieve from the heat today due to the clouds and remnants of tropical depression Barry moving sluggishly from the south. Southwest Michigan should see some rain and a possible thundershower – we haven’t had a drop of rain since the 7th in Otsego. At this point the best chances are […]
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 […]
Today, like the rest of the past week there hasn’t been much to say about the weather. Our last measurable rain in Otsego was on the 7th with .70 of an inch and .97 so far this month. We have had to water the gardens and grass the past few days, one of the reasons […]
We have one more gorgeous day in store before the heat and humidity starts to build in. For those of you who love the tropical air masses we see in mid summer you are going to enjoy an extended period of seven or more days with 90s being common for highs starting Monday. We have […]
The keyword for today and tomorrow is “pleasant” with temps at or slightly below normal for daytime highs. We are closing in on the peak of summer, the halfway point when we will see daylight slowly shorten and the heat of the day is reaching its apex. Chances of rain are fairly slim over the […]
The SPC has moved the slight risk of storms further north than they were yesterday with the rest of the state in the marginal risk area. We have some rain crossing lake Michigan at 4:30am, not expecting anything severe from these. After these move through I suspect the sun will come back out and we […]
Another repeat of yesterday is in store for today which has made it pleasant to be outdoors with the lower humidity levels. The Atlantic, northeastern and central Pacific are all free of hurricanes. There is a system located over Georgia which may move out over the gulf and develop into a tropical depression. Some models […]
Not much to say about today’s forecast beyond which the graphic explains. We have a pleasant 56° at 5am this morning… Wednesday appears to be unsettled at this point with the possibility of storms, we will have to wait and see. Long range outlook for next week after the 15th looks to be another hot […]
We are beginning to see a cooler air mass moving into the area. After seeing multiple days with morning temps in the low 70s we are currently 64 here in Otsego at 5am. The big story is the falling dewpoints which creates more tolerable living conditions outside. Yesterday evening we had a cell setup over […]