Couldn’t ask for better weather for the solar eclipse yesterday with sunny skies and warm temperatures. We had 74° when the eclipse started then the temperature dropped to 68° as the moon reached 94% coverage rising back to 74° after the eclipse. Dewpoints went from 49 to 45° and the ultraviolet radiation index went from […]
It looks to be a great day for the eclipse which occurs between 2 and 4 PM. Breezy southwest winds will push temperatures to near 70 degrees inland from Lake Michigan. NWS Forecast Today Sunny, with a high near 70. South southeast wind 10 to 18 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could […]
We will see more spring-like weather this week with temperatures rising to 60 to near 70°. Increasing clouds are in store for today with rain moving in later this afternoon through the overnight hours. Clouds should move out in time for tomorrow’s solar eclipse. The eclipse begins at 1:55 for our area with the time […]
My wife and I are going to Ohio to see the total solar eclipse on Monday. We are going to the town of Bucyrus. It is a rather small town about 40 miles SSW of Sandusky. The eclipse will be total there for about 3 minutes and 43 seconds. While not the longest period of […]
After several days of gloomy wet weather, we should (hopefully) see some peeks of the sun today and temperatures will finally begin a warming trend. This weekend looks to have lots of sun with temperatures in the mid-50s. We had .83 of an inch of rain this week and 4.34 inches thus far this spring. […]
We expect another day much like yesterday and the persistent low hanging out will finally make its exit out of the state tomorrow. Showers will taper off by early Friday, leaving dry and sunny conditions for most of the weekend. Temperatures will be cool through Friday, and will then gradually warm up through early next […]
Today will be much the same as yesterday with cloudy skies and scattered showers with a few snowflakes mixed in, especially tonight. Tomorrow will see much the same with clearing sometime Friday afternoon. Wisconsin has been on the colder side of the meandering low pressure system receiving 8 to 12 inches of snow. NWS Forecast […]
According to the NWS glossary, an unsettled weather pattern is a colloquial term used to describe a condition in the atmosphere conducive to precipitation. This term typically is associated with the passage of surface or upper-level low-pressure systems, fronts, or other phenomena when precipitation is expected. An upper-level low will meander over the Great Lakes […]
We have expectations of a major winter storm moving into SW Michigan today. Over a foot of snow will fall especially in the lakeshore counties and one county inland. Winds will gust to near 30 mph bringing hazardous driving conditions to those areas. There is an outside chance of thundersnow and a snowado. This will […]
Another month has passed in 2024. April begins tomorrow and dreams of future gardens come to mind. I have begun to order my heirloom seeds to start tomato plants inside and my mouth is watering already. Nothing beats the taste of fresh tomatoes rather than the hothouse ones bought in the store. Mostly cloudy skies […]