We close out the month of November this week and begin December with another boring period of weather for most of Michigan with the exception of the SE part of the state where some snow will fall tomorrow into Tuesday. … Continued
December and Meteorological Winter You may hate it or love it but either way we are now about to enter meteorological winter. Of course, the months of December, January and February are the coldest months of the year here in … Continued
I was curious how many Christmases we had snow on the ground over the past few years I had time to go back to 2008. Seems we have had more green Christmases than white with little or no snow on … Continued
In 1621, the Plymouth colonists and Wampanoag Native Americans shared an autumn harvest feast that is acknowledged today as one of the first Thanksgiving celebrations in the colonies. For more than two centuries, days of thanksgiving were celebrated by individual … Continued
We had our first accumulating snow for November yesterday – half an inch here in Otsego. The snow began at 10:30 am and lasted to around noon before it turned to rain with a bit of sleet mixed in. Our … Continued
We had a low temp of 22° overnight and temps are slowing rising this morning in advance of a system to our southwest which will be overspreading the state this morning. We have expectations of a touch of winter in … Continued
Yesterday wasn’t the most pleasant day with a high of 38° and .14 of an inch of cold rain and drizzle (in Otsego). Some areas east had some snow which should melt away today. We have had 1.54 inches of … Continued
Today I am going to look at the comparison of snow amounts in the CONUS (continental U.S.) over the past few years. We have a Winter Weather Advisory in the extreme S.E. of Michigan until 8 pm for up to … Continued
It was 70 years ago and it was a wild month of November. While earlier then month we had a record setting warm spell. Note some would say “heat wave” but 70 years ago on November 25th was the date … Continued
We reached 64.8° yesterday at the Weather Center and it is a warm 56° this morning at 5 am. In my humble opinion, it is time for some snow cover to blanket the ground though I noticed in my travels … Continued