Time to put another log on the fire and sing along with Bing Crosby as we dream of a white Christmas which is now being suggested by long range guesses. We had a trace of snow yesterday and overnight of the snow globe variety, though nice to watch drifting to the ground not much of […]
Snow is likely south and east of Grand Rapids today though accumulations will be meager at best in the half-inch range for most of the area. This will be from the edge of a major winter storm system that will pass through the Virginias up into southern New England where up to two feet of […]
We have a current temp of 19° at 5 am this morning which is a good temp for snow if we had the moisture and west-northwest wind in place, but we don’t so we remain snowless in southwest Michigan. Long-range models are starting to pick up on a bit of snow for Christmas however, long-range […]
We had a brief snow shower in Otsego yesterday which produced a trace of snow. We reach a high of 38° and a low of 29°. Unless we have a major snowstorm we will end up well below normal in the snowfall department for December in SW Michigan. This week will remain cool and uneventful […]
After a wet system finally has exited Michigan another state of tranquility is in store for the week. Models are not looking good for snow on the ground in SW Michigan for Christmas or any exceptionally cold air for that matter. We had 1.90 inches of rain from the Friday night/Saturday system. Had it been […]
20 years ago. Last week I looked at the start of the winter season 100 years ago. This week I will look at the winter 20 years ago. November 2000 November 2000 started out on the mild side with the first 10 days mostly above average with the high for the month on the first […]
We have a winter storm warning in place for Mason, Lake, Osceola, Clare, Oceana, Newaygo and Mecosta counties. Snowfall totals in these counties from the recent model data are guessing accumulations of 4 to 9 inches and a light glaze of ice. There is a winter storm watch for Kalkaska, Crawford, Oscoda, Alcona, Manistee, Wexford, […]
We have a freezing fog advisory for most of lower Michigan until 9 am this morning. This will cause low visibilities and possible slippery areas on the roads especially bridges and overpasses. For those of you who stayed up late last night you should have caught a good light show from the northern lights. Enjoy […]
We should see a return of the sun today after the gloomy day yesterday. Temps will rise again into the above normal territory which will remain for most of the rest of the week. I am still not overly excited about the storm system coming later Friday through the weekend even though we figure daytime […]
We had a trace of snow overnight. Our current temp is 32° at 5 am. I have seen some hefty snowfalls in my life, the worse in the 1970s in both Michigan and Maine, however none compare to the following, especially the Iranian blizzard of 1972 which is considered the worst blizzard in recorded human […]