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Rain Chances for the Week

We have been speculating about rain chances for the good part of three weeks now and most of the medium range guesses have been ill-conceived with the exception of the northern lower very little has fallen – a trace in many locations.  The last time we had significant rain was the .55 of an inch […]

Warmer Today & Chances of Rain

Yesterday and overnight there was a wide variety of rainfall amounts around the area.  We had a trace here in Otsego, 0.9 fell in Dorr, .22 in Plainfield, 1.14 in Stanwood and 2.30 near Mount Pleasant just to name a few. A cold front that passed through on Sunday will return north as a warm […]

Cow Farts & Climate Change

I remember back in the day when I was growing up in the 50s and 60s if we uttered the word ‘fart’ we would end up sitting in the corner with a bar of soap in our mouths.  Nowadays it is more socially acceptable. Cattle populations have grown over the past decades to accommodate food […]

Weekend Forecast – Severe Weather Lull

As you all have known we have been in a lull for severe weather for the past few years.  According to the Iowa Environmental Mesonet, there have been 2159 days since the last tornado watch was issued by the NWS for SW Michigan and 2741 for northern and eastern Michigan.  In the counties bordering Indiana, […]

The Heat is On

We reached 81° yesterday with a low of 60° this morning at 5:30 am.  We had a trace of rain with a few sprinkles passing through in the afternoon. We continue with our dry spring with .39 of an inch of rain so far this month.  Our spring total is 3.54 inches (March to current).  […]

Weather History & Chances of Rain

We reached 82° yesterday and currently have a warm 61.7° at 5 am this morning.  We need an all-day rain to wet things up outside but we won’t be seeing that today.  Chances of rain are 40 to 50% with perhaps a rumble of thunder mainly near and west of US 131. Weather History for […]

Chance of Storms (?)

We have a lot of catching up to do in the rain department with only .39 of an inch recorded here at the station for the month and 3.54 inches since March 1st. As I said the other day, I was digging holes for posts with the post hole diggers and the moisture in the […]

Biting Cats – 80s on the Horizon

First, a word of wisdom for cat owners – Don’t pick up a growling cat.  My cat Monster chomped down on me yesterday as I was walking him on his leash around the yard.  He is a large long-haired cat who mainly lives inside.  The neighborhood cat who is very friendly wanted to meet him […]

Grand Rapids Radar Upgrades

Not much rain yesterday or overnight, we had a tenth of an inch in Otsego which brings our total to .39 for the month.  I was digging holes for posts yesterday with the post hole diggers and the moisture in the soil was about a foot down which gives a good depiction of how dry […]

More Sun – Weekend Forecast

Yesterday we reached 70° after a morning low of 29.5°.  Our low this morning was 31°. We are closing in on the midpoint of May and we have only received a meager .29 of an inch of rain.  Rain chances today are pretty much zero with lots of sun and warm temps near 70° with […]