We have 31° at 6 am here in Otsego. Yesterday our high temp was 48.6° with .15 of an inch of rain bringing our monthly total to .30. We also have some fog around the area thus the dense fog advisory until 9:00 am. We have about a 30% chance of rain for this morning […]
New Climate Normals Released We have new normals released which is a new set of data from the previous 30 years by which we will judge whether any day will be cooler or hotter, wetter or dryer than normal. Please note there are some formatting issues between coding differences between the NWS and myself – […]
Tomorrow I will have info on the new climate normals for the next 30 years, stay tuned. Weather History for SW Michigan May 2 1929: A snowstorm puts down a slushy coating of 2 to 3 inches of snow across southwest Lower Michigan. 1930: Grand Rapids was struck by a tornado that moved through the […]
We have had a fairly dry spring this year so far. The latest CPC forecast has us cooler and wetter than normal for the next couple of weeks which would hopefully make a dent in our rainfall deficit. Unfortunately with the cooler than normal temps we have chances of freezes and frost in the picture. […]
Sure was a warm one yesterday. We had a high temp of a very unseasonal 84° here in Otsego. Today will be more tolerable with highs around 70° with scattered rain showers. We received .11 of an inch of rain this morning by 6 am with hopes of more on the way. The dogs and […]
We had a few sprinkles overnight and warm temps, it is currently 68° at 4 am. Yesterday’s high/low was 73°/29° in Otsego. Below is Aprils climate summary from the NWS: While we have been […]
Dry conditions persist across the state with the exception of the western counties of the U.P.. Here in Otsego, we have had 1.24 inches of rain for the month of April and 3.15 inches for March and April combined. There are a few showers moving through this morning which will not amount to much. The […]
We have some drizzle this morning passing through Otsego with a temp of 49°. Most of the rain today will fall mainly south of Grand Rapids with the greater amounts in SE Michigan. Rainfall amounts of a tenth to a quarter-inch will fall in Grand Rapids and a quarter to a half in Kalamazoo. Of […]
After a sultry 83.7° for a high temp yesterday we have fallen to a warm 67° at 5 am this morning which is near our normal high for this time of year. Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms are possible early this morning with isolated hail and isolated damaging wind gusts possible. Showers and a few […]
We have a mild 51° at 7 am this morning with the promise of temps rising to near 80° today. The further south of Grand Rapids you are the warmer the temps will be. With the dry weather in place the past few days we have increases in tree pollen blowing in the breeze. […]