The Last Days of Summer We now have just a few days left before the end of meteorological summer and the start of meteorological fall. The average high/low at Grand Rapids starts out today at 79.6/59.6 and over the next 5 days drops to 78.8/58.6 a drop of almost one degree. That will only increase […]
The question was asked as to what weather conditions make for a good color season. So as we begin to turn our attention to fall campfires, cool nights and hopefully some spectacular fall color displays. So what makes for good fall color? Here in Michigan the abundance of hardwood forested landscapes with a mixture of maples, […]
Travel Michigan I thought it would be a great idea from time to time look at a Michigan city or area and post some information on that city and or area and look at some of the weather that city enjoys (or must live with) This week I thought I would start out with the […]
Perseid meteor shower We are in Milwaukee this weekend. We took the Badger ferry Friday morning. It was clear and 60 when we were in Ludington. There were clouds over the lake and the trip across was smooth but it was cloudy all the way across. And it was still cloudy in Manitowoc. The temperature […]
Tomorrow is the last day of July. Time sure is flying by. August is the eighth month of the year it is seven months to have a length of 31 days. It is the last month of meteorological summer and is the month that many students return to school. On the weather front with a […]
The other day Barry stated. “I noticed on yesterday’s climatological report the record snowfall for July 4 is a trace in 1990. Is that correct??” First off for the record the NWS indeed has a recorded “snow” fall of a trace for July 4th, 1990. The H/L for that day at Grand Rapids was 93/74 […]
July Wow, time is sure flying by it just seems like yesterday it was the 1st day of the new year and now it is the start of July. At Grand Rapids July in most years is the warmest month of the year. That was not the case in 2009 when both June and August […]
Best Places to Live Here is some information on Grand Rapids according to The Best Places to Live. Well at least their climate section. Note all the information is their information and for the most part has not been verified unless I have noted it. Climate in Grand Rapids Michigan. Grand Rapids, Michigan gets 37 […]
Average Hot and Cold. While this year June has started off with below average temperatures it has not been nearly as cool as the coldest Junes in the past. And it has been a far cry from the warmest Junes in the past. The average 30 year mean for June at Grand Rapids is […]
With the boating season now started here is some information on small craft advisories. June weather lore and summer time frost and freezes. A Small Craft Advisory is issued by coastal and Great Lakes Weather Forecast Offices for areas included in the Coastal Waters Forecast or Nearshore Marine Forecasts. Thresholds governing the issuance of small […]