We have great expectations of an extended period of fewer clouds and more sunny conditions for several days. Little or no precipitation is in the forecast through next week. Today temperatures will be in the upper 30s rising into the mid-40s this weekend well into next week. We may even break 50° towards the end […]
We may begin to see some appearances of some sunshine today with better chances tomorrow on through the weekend. Temperatures will be more like March than early February. Despite very cold temperatures and snowy weather in the middle third of the month, January was bookended by mild temperatures, particularly daily low temperatures well above normal, […]
Our mostly snow-starved winter continues. We are looking forward to some sunshine moving into the area Friday through the weekend to break up the cloudy pattern we have had most of the month. We will see a warming trend into the mid 40s into next week. For snow enthusiasts, you may have to wait a […]
This has been a rather dreary month with about 9% sunshine, we had some sun leaking through the clouds after 4 pm yesterday. All the cold air has moved back into northern Canada and Alaska with some areas 40 to 50 below zero. With a blocking pattern setting up in the CONUS we will see […]
The Lions won the first half of yesterday’s final game and lost the second half, ultimately the game. We could go through many of the ‘what ifs’ of the game, however we should be satisfied knowing they had a great season. So, hold your heads high gentlemen, you provided us with a lot of excitement […]
The NFC championship between our Lions (14-5) against the 49s (13-5) is on at 6:30 pm on Fox. GO LIONS! We will see mostly cloudy conditions today with rain and snow south of I96. High temperatures will remain above freezing so our thaw continues. Forecast Today There is a chance of rain and snow before […]
It’s been 45 years since a powerful blizzard dropped up to 2 feet of snow in Southwest Michigan, establishing itself as one of the more memorable weather events in recent history. The Great Blizzard of 1978 not only brought heavy snow totals – but also hurricane force winds. The storm brought traffic – both in […]
Today is the anniversary of the blizzard of 78 also known as the Clevland Superbomb which I remember well. More info is in the Weather History section. We have had 3.18 inches of rain and melted snow so far this month in Otsego. The snowpack is becoming a slushy mess and the mud is sure […]
Our grand January thaw continues and rain on top of that has made a sloppy mess. Here’s an interesting graphic you don’t see often, a good portion of the US has dense fog advisories in place this morning. Plan on areas of dense fog during this morning’s commute. A melting snowpack and slightly above-freezing air […]
Forecast Wednesday Rain, mainly before 4 pm. Widespread dense fog, mainly before 11 am. High near 38. Calm wind becoming east at 5 to 8 mph in the morning. The chance of precipitation is 100%—new precipitation amounts between a tenth and a quarter of an inch possible. Wednesday Night A 30 percent chance of rain, […]