Yesterday we had a high of 72° and the low was 61°. We had .48 of an inch of rain minus the caterpillar I pulled out of my rain gauge (I can’t imagine how he managed to crawl in there.) We have had .59 of an inch of rain so far this month in Otsego. We will continue to see an area of low pressure move through the state today bringing occasional showers and thunderstorms through Monday. Cooler temperatures are expected as well, with highs on Monday only in the mid to upper 60s.
Sunrise today is 7:19 and sunset is at 7:57 pm.
Forecast Discussion
- Isolated to Scattered Lingering Showers Today - Showers have largely come to an end this morning as a pronounced mid- level dry slot associated with the system over southern Lake Michigan moves in. The low to our west will occlude and slowly retrograde west this morning, then will pivot back east through lower MI. Isolated to scattered rain showers at best are expected the rest of today as mid and upper level moisture is depleted. Cooler northwest flow will follow in behind the eastward departure of the expansive low pressure system. Thus, a few lingering lake effect showers will be possible early Tuesday before the last influence of the low fully exit east and surface high pressure moves into the region. - Mostly Dry Conditions to End the Week - Surface high pressure will dominate weather conditons the rest of this week with dry and stable conditions expected. Temperatures will have a gradual warming trend through this week, starting off in the 60s today and warming to near 80 by the end of the week as an 850mb thermal ridges approaches from the west. Rain chances will return near the end of the week.
You know it is Allegan county fair week so the weather is always a bit of a roller coaster. Lol
The NWS discussion mentions the potential for much cooler weather at the end of next week. That would be just in time for the start of fall :O
DISCUSSION…(This evening through next Monday) Issued at 316 PM EDT Mon Sep 12 2022 – Cool Into Wednesday / Limited Rainfall Our rather impressive looking storm system in the visible satellite images is centered over SE Wisconsin at the surface but over northern Indiana at mid to high levels. This system has warped the cold air to the south side of it so it`s cooler over northern Indiana and northeast Illinois than central Lower Michigan. The rain shield around the system is falling apart as it has used up most of the mid level moisture that was lifting through the… Read more »
Nother beautiful cool Fall day outside great fire weather… INDY
We are at the time of year where it feels like we are between seasons. We kind of are because it is meteorological fall and astronomical summer. Definitely very comfortable weather
Yesterdays official H/L at Grand Rapids was 69/61 officially at the airport there was only 0.31” of rain fall, but here at my house I recorded much more at 1.52” There was no sunshine yesterday. There was a large difference in rain fall amounts yesterday with Lansing getting only 0.22” Grand Rapids officially only 0.31” Holland 1.31” my house 1.52” and Muskegon 1.69”. The overnight low here in MBY and officially at GRR was 59. At the current time it is cloudy here and 60. The average H/L for today is 76/55 the record high of 95 was in 1952… Read more »