I was in Kalamazoo early yesterday morning, the drive was slow with one lane plowed on 131. I forgot how much fun it can be to drive in the dark with slippery roads and snow falling. My wife is fine after her shoulder surgery, she will be on the mend for the next several weeks….
We may actually see the sun once again today before the clouds roll back in tonight. Here is the NWS take on the weather for the weekend into early next week: * Areas of fog possible tonight * Drizzle and freezing drizzle possible on Saturday * Lake-effect snow will bring light snow accumulations and slick…
We have a chilly 14° at 6am this morning, We had a nice period of sunshine yesterday afternoon and moonshine last night (the moon, not the beverage created in the woods in stills). Today will see warmer temperatures by this afternoon, highs will mostly be 35 to 40 degrees. It will be breezy today with…
Today will be the coldest day of the week with high temperatures only reaching the teens and low 20s. It will also be windy, which will keep wind chills between -10 and 10 degrees today. Light snow showers will end this afternoon. Accumulations will be light, but watch for slick spots on roads. We currently…
Yesterday I posted average snow fall for the U.S., tomorrow I will post snow fall amounts for the world – you may be surprised where the largest amounts fall which greatly surpass those in the U.S.. First we have our weekly weather history for Michigan: Weather History December 1 2006: A snow and ice storm…
November 17 1989: Grand Rapids picks up seven inches of snow, bringing accumulations during a three day storm to over a foot. 2013: A squall line of severe thunderstorms moved through Lower Michigan during the afternoon bringing widespread wind damage. Hundreds of trees were knocked down and thousands lost power from downbursts and brief tonadoes…
As you read in Slims post yesterday today is the anniversary of the sinking of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald in 1975 which is the largest ship which sunk in the Great Lakes and was immortalized by Gordon Lightfoot in his 1976 ballad “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald”. [kad_youtube url=”https://youtu.be/9vST6hVRj2A” maxwidth=500 ] While the…
Weather History for the Week November 3 1966: A record early season snowstorm drops 6 to 12 inches of snow across southwest Lower Michigan. 1990: Heavy fog resulted in a fatal aircraft accident near Shelby, Michigan. A private plane trying to land at the local airport in the fog stalled and crashed, killing the pilot….
Weather Trivia Oct 20, 1770 An exceedingly great storm struck eastern New England causing extensive coastal damage from Massachusetts to Maine, and the highest tide in 40 years. Oct 21, 1934 A severe windstorm lashed the northern Pacific coast. In Washington State, the storm claimed the lives of 22 persons, and caused 1.7 million dollars…
This time of year through history our weather can swing between warm and cold as seen below in our weekly weather history post. I have been posting more lessons on climate as of late to prepare for our winter forecasts which, as a hint I am not so sure we will have a warm winter…