Author: MichaelV (Otsego)

Consumers Power has most of the line damage clear in SW Michigan, with the exception of areas mainly south and east of Grand Rapids. I am sure they will be standing by throughout the state, anticipating more damage today. SPC Forecast A significant late-season winter storm will bring an expanding area of heavy snow, sleet,…

We have 23 ° at 6 am this morning.  Yesterday the high/low was 43/30. Tomorrow, we have a repeat of Sunday’s storms in store. Consumers Power is reporting 2751 outages as of 6:30 a.m. My daughter, who lives west of Plainwell, has been without power since Sunday evening. Consumers Outage Maps Caledonia Tornado Wednesday Weather…

Late afternoon storms added a lot of excitement yesterday. I estimated a 55 mph wind in Otsego. We never lost power, but they did in Plainwell. Lots of branches and large trees were pushed over. The old Plainwell paper mill lost part of its roof and walls. Now, sadly, they will probably have to take…

We made 70° again yesterday with a morning low of 66°.  We have 58° at 6 am this morning.  We had .41 of an inch of rain on Friday which brings us to 3.20 inches for the month. Severe Weather Chances for Today Thunderstorms later in the day today could produce locally strong or damaging…

Yesterday we reached 56° after a morning low of 26°. An active frontal boundary will set up across Michigan over the weekend, bringing rounds of showers and possible thunderstorms. Some of the storms on Sunday afternoon and evening could be severe. A sharp temperature contrast will exist across the front, with temperatures ranging from the…

Yesterday, we had a high of 52.5° and a morning low of 22°. This morning ° at 6:30, the temperature is 26 °.   A passing shower cannot be ruled out today otherwise we’ll see partly sunny skies with temperatures in the low to mid-50s. Tomorrow we will see our rain chances increase with temperatures in…

Yesterday we had a high temperature of 43° and a low of 23.5° with partly cloudy skies. We will continue our gradual warmup for the remainder of the week with highs in the mid-40s today, mid-50s tomorrow, and mid-60s Friday and Saturday.  Rain chances increase for Friday and Saturday. First Week Of April Outlook April…

Yesterday’s high was 40° and the morning low was 31°.  We will have a period of quiet weather through Thursday.  Temperatures will climb into the 40s today and Wednesday, and 50s Thursday, and potentially 60s Friday through Sunday with rain chances. Weather History 1954: Heavy rain and high winds occur as a cold front moves…

Yesterday we had a high of 51° and a low of 24°.  Snow showers can be expected across the area today. 1 to 3 inches of snow accumulation is likely across Central Lower Michigan, with an inch or less on grassy surfaces elsewhere before tapering off later today. It will be blustery with wind gusts…

After Slim’s post yesterday on the 9.2 earthquake in Alaska in 1964, I began gathering data from the Alaska Earthquake Center and was quite surprised by what I found. For more information, check out the Alaska Earthquake Center. Weather History Yesterday we had a high of  51° at midnight and temperatures dropped throughout the day…