As we all should know all long-range seasonal outlooks are nothing more then a guess. While some are more educated than others, they are all none the less nothing more then a guess. One long range guess that has been around for a long time is the one that comes in “The Old Farmer’s Almanac” […]
We have another wet day in store for today with a system moving in from the west. Rain totals will once again be quite variable around SW Michigan. The best chance for storms will be in SE Michigan where the SPC has set the slight risk area. Saturday looks to be the best day of […]
An exciting evening was in store last night as storms moved through many areas in SW Michigan. Tornado warnings were issued for Kent, Ionia and Eaton counties, however no tornadoes have been confirmed at this time. The NWS will be out this morning to inspect the areas for confirmation. There are multiple reports of building […]
We will be in an unsettled weather pattern for the next few days with chances of rain and storms through Friday. We have a pleasant 66° at 7am this morning. Yesterday we received .32 of an inch of rain then it cleared out and we had a muggy afternoon with temps in the mid 80s. […]
There are a lot of people who stop by here to check the weather and sometimes peek at that blog for the entertainment value and knowledge it provides. I was talking to a deacon I met yesterday from an area church and got a compliment on how easy it is to find weather info here […]
We had a bit of mist and sprinkle overnight, enough to put .03 of an inch in the rain gauge. One thing to keep in mind in regards to your rain gauge is to empty out any dew measurements it may have accumulated over night. CoCoRaHS doesn’t need to know how much dew a location […]
I really have been enjoying this early fall weather – it is a welcome change from the heat we have experienced this past summer. The heat will be returning however so don’t put away the air conditioners yet. I finished tearing off the old wood from my deck last week and found that it makes […]
With the Hurricane season now underway it is a good time to look at the Hurricane category’s History The scale was developed in 1971 by civil engineer Herbert Saffir and meteorologist Robert Simpson, who at the time was director of the U.S. National Hurricane Center. The scale was introduced to the general public in […]
We have a cool pattern setting up for today on through the weekend, our best chance of rain is today but I don’t expect much – maybe a tenth of an inch or less if any. Temps will be in the upper 60s to low 70s through next Monday before we have another warm up […]
Looking at the area temps this morning there a few readings in the 30s around Cadillac. Grayling airfield is 34°, Green Lake is at 38° and 39 at the Alpena Regional Airport. Our readings here in the south are generally in the mid to upper 40s. We can expect our pleasant temps to be around […]