Michigan Weather Forecast

A lot to talk about this morning, not for Michigan – If you are planning a trip to eastern Texas – don’t…  this is our first major hurricane of the season.  September 8th marks the 117th anniversary of the great Galveston hurricane.  The Great Galveston Hurricane was a Category 4 storm, with winds of up…

Eclipse Forecasts by michaelv | posted in: solar eclipse, Weather Forecast | 9 I was wandering around the various NWS sites south of Michigan to see local forecasts for Monday – didn’t have much time to check every zone to where you may be traveling – plus it is still a bit early to determine…

The growth of the British Empire in the 19th century, to its territorial peak in the 1920s, saw Britain acquire nearly one quarter of the world’s land mass, including territories with large indigenous populations in Asia and Africa. From the mid-nineteenth century to the early twentieth century, the larger settler colonies – in Canada, Australia, New…

My wife spends many hours outdoors planting and tending to her flowers, seems every year some new feature pops up in the yard.  I just mow the lawns and tend to the herb garden and the few potted veggies we grow every year. We have flower beds lining the property, the house and multiple beds…

In Grand Rapids, the month of July the daily highs are around 82°F throughout the month, rarely exceeding 90°F or dropping below 73°F. The hottest day July day is 108° on July 14th 1936 that is the hottest official reading in Grand Rapids. In 2nd place was 106° on July 12th 1936 and in 3rd…

Here is a historical (hysterical) weather event of note: July 27, 1901…A rain of fish from the sky was reported at Tiller’s Ferry, SC. Hundreds of fish were swimming between cotton rows after a heavy shower. Although rare, there are numerous instances of fish falling down from the skies. Of course, the fish do not…

[kad_youtube url=”https://youtu.be/D1ZYhVpdXbQ” maxwidth=500 ] Another wet night for Otsego/Plainwell.  We received .96 since midnight bringing our total to 3.55 inches for the month which is right about average for the month of June, so with almost two weeks for the month we should be above average by the 30th. The feature image is Gene Kelly…