Yesterday we had .13 of an inch of rain which brings our June total to 4.12 inches for the month in Otsego most of it registered over the past seven days. This past week we have almost doubled the rainfall we had all of this past spring. At 4:30 am we have partly cloudy skies […]
After a long period of below-normal precip, we are now in a time when the monsoons are picking up 😀 and turning the corner to a wetter period of above-normal rain, the first time this year. We have chances of rain for the next several days with the best chances of heavier rain Thursday night […]
We have a cool start for this morning, temp is 42° in Otsego, 44 in Kalamazoo, 39 in Grand Rapids, 31 in Baldwin – well you get the picture. (These are temps from the Ambient Weather Network). We have another cool day in store, Clouds will be on the increase this morning. A few showers […]
We finally broke out of our dry spell in SW Michigan. With last night’s system and cold front, we received 1.76 inches of rain which brings us to 3.99 inches for the month which is close to the total we received all of spring. This will have a big impact on the drought conditions and […]
Happy Fathers Day! The summer solstice begins tonight which means we will begin the slow march towards losing seconds then minutes of daylight. The big concern for today is the chance of storms this afternoon and tonight. We have had 1.98 inches of rain the past couple of days which has helped ease our drought […]
The Longest Days June 19th 20th and 21st are the longest days of the year. Well not the longest days but the days with the longest amount of daylight. The sun is above the horizon for a total of 15 hours 21 minutes and 26 seconds at Grand Rapids. At Sault Ste Marie it […]
So far it seems there is a dome over Allegan County, only a trace of rain as of the writing of this post at 4:30 am. There is rain still trying to come across the lake however the lake is eating it up before it comes onshore. There is still hope for widespread rain but […]
We have a current temp of 45° at 5 am this morning and yesterday’s high was a comfortable 77° with dewpoints in the 40s. For me, this was a perfect day. The NWS is still calling for an 80% chance of rain for tonight in Southern Michigan and 60% for tomorrow. Rain has been meager […]
While dry weather continues for today and most of tomorrow rain chances are forecast to increase tomorrow night into Friday and once again Sunday into Monday. At this time rain chances for tomorrow night look to be in the 80% range for areas from I96 to the south, while not a soaking rain this does […]
Well, here we are at midmonth for June and many areas in SW Michigan remain dry especially the lakeshore counties where showers have formed east of the lake breeze. Lake breezes develop when the land becomes warmer than the water. The warm air over land rises and gets replaced by the relatively cool air which […]