Yesterday we had 79° in Otsego and have another similar day in store with temperatures pushing to near 80° or better. Warm and dry air with a daytime breeze will increase the chance of fires spreading out of control today. Temperatures through Saturday will be well above average, then a cool down is expected early next week with chances for precipitation increasing.
U.S.A and Global Events for April 13th:
1999: A two-mile-wide area of wind-driven hail pounded residences and farm equipment for about a 5-mile stretch at least as far as State Highway 158 in west Texas near Midland/Odessa. Hail grew up to about golf ball size and winds peaked at approximately 80 mph. The wind-driven hail broke windows in houses and blasted the paint off the wooden siding. The strong winds took roofs off several mobile homes and at least one single-family house. Utility crews stated that the winds downed a total of 27 poles. The American Red Cross determined that 324 units were affected with 18 mobile homes and four houses destroyed. About 50-60 families were at least temporarily displaced.
2006: An F2 tornado hit Iowa City, Iowa, and trekked across other Southeast parts of the University of Iowa campus doing 15+ million dollars in damage hurting 30 people, and damaging or destroying 1051 buildings. The roof/steeple/ bricks fell from the St. Patrick’s Church shortly after 75 parishioners had taken to the rectory basement next door.
Grand Rapids Forecast
4 13 grrLansing Forecast
4 13 lanKalamazoo Forecast
4 13 kzoHolland Forecast
4 13 holForecast Discussion
...Near record warmth and dry through Friday... Not much change to the forecast in the near term. If there are any concerns, it deals with fire weather; a decent sized wildfire developed in Allegan County yesterday. Conditions are similar today compared to yesterday vis a vis temperatures and relative humidity. Today`s winds will be a bit lower, however. Highs will make a run at records in Grand Rapids and Muskegon today; see the Climate section below. The dome of high pressure aloft will remain in place through Friday, which means the very warm conditions will continue with highs again around 80. ...Chance of showers/storms Saturday afternoon and night... As the upper ridge drifts east, a deep upper low will begin to cut off over the Mississippi Valley. Surface cyclogenesis will be ongoing Friday night over the eastern Plains and upper MS Valley. Recent model trends have been to slow down the eastward progression of the low, which in turn delays the development of showers and possible thunderstorms until later Saturday...perhaps Saturday night. Thus PoPs have been cut back a tad Saturday afternoon. That said, the ECMWF does show a pseudo warm front extending from near Muskegon southeast to Ann Arbor Saturday afternoon and develops some weak echos during the afternoon, which is why we won`t eliminate PoPs altogether. The best chance of showers/storms will come Saturday night along/behind the cold front. Highest instability arrives 04z-14z Sunday. After 14z or so, the cold front moves through and that`ll put an end to temperatures in the 70s. H8 temps will fall from +4c Saturday night to -4c Sunday night and -6c by Monday afternoon. Models show quite a bit of precipitation wrapping around the low as it moves through. Sunday looks rainy with snow mixing in Sunday night and Monday. Monday is going to feel cold with highs around 40 and winds gusting over 30 MPH. Cold weather doesn`t stick around long this time of year and next week will be no different. The upper low will move east Tuesday and warm advection will be underway. H8 temps will rise to +8c by Wednesday pushing surface temperatures into the 60s again.
Record High Temperatures for April 13 Grand Rapids 80 (1941) Lansing 82 (1941) Muskegon 74 (1968) Kalamazoo 84 (1941) Battle Creek 84 (1941) Holland 83 (1941)
Will it even hit 40 degrees on Monday? With some snow and 30 to 40 MPH winds it will be a very cold Spring day! Get ready!
Anyone see the rain Ft. Lauderdale Florida got? Holy cow. They said 7 months worth of rain came in just 7 hours.
Crazy rain fall!
The high here in MBY today and the current reading is 79 with a dew point of 44.
Slim
One person was taken into custody after police said he made a bomb threat the WWMT television station in Kalamazoo Thursday afternoon. The TV station is on Maple Street near S. Westnedge Avenue, just south of downtown. Maple Street is blocked off. A Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety spokesman said that a man entered the building and said he had a bomb in his backpack. WWMT anchor Andy Dominianni said that a station engineer locked the man in the lobby. Around 4:30 p.m., a live stream on Facebook from Dominianni showed a man exit the building and be taken into… Read more »
Holy cow. The world has gone mad.
Yes that is 100% correct! There are a lot deranged, hateful, ignorant people in our country!
Yep he’s probably ANTIFA.
Just more typical political BS being spewed out of your mouth! I know, you can not help yourself! Incredible!
Oh with Jeff Getting as Prosecutor in Kalamazoo, the perpetrator will be back out on the streets by tomorrow with nothing to worry about!
https://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/2012/11/following_jeff_gettings_win_a.html
You really can’t help yourself! Pathetic!
Am I the only one who thinks this is too hot? I’ve been sweating all afternoon. I can’t wait for the 50s and 60s!
Bit too warm for me today. There was a breeze yesterday, but today feels much warmer.
This weather is great. I call this the “don’t have too weather” That is don’t have to have the air on and don’t have to have the heat on.
Slim
This is great weather nice and warm with low Dew Points. So no it is not too hot.
Slim
I think I am still used to the cool weather. 80 normally is not too hot for me, but I think when it is this early in the season, I am not adapted yet
Woah mid 80’s in Michigan!
82 here and not a cloud in the sky. That’s 25 degrees above average. I am totally digging this weather.
81 here in Otsego The Action Day is in effect for the following Michigan counties… Mason, Oceana, Muskegon, Ottawa, Kent, Allegan, and Van Buren. People and businesses are urged to avoid activities which lead to ozone formation. These activities include refueling vehicles or topping off when refueling, using gasoline powered lawn equipment, and using charcoal lighter fluid. Positive activities include car pooling, biking to work, delaying or combining errands, and using water based paints. It is recommended that active children and adults, and persons with respiratory diseases such as asthma, limit prolonged outdoor exertion. …RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM… Read more »
Parts of MI with temps only in the 50’s and Monday wind chills in the 20’s all day in GR! Incredible mid April cold! Wow!!!
Sunny and 77 here in MBY at the current time.
Slim
I need help from all the pet (dog owners) out there. We don’t let our dogs wander in the woods, but we have already picked a handful of ticks off the dogs crawling on them). What do you do besides the vet meds to help prevent this? Thanks for your help.
We use the usual flea and tick meds from the vet and brushing every day.
I’m with MV. We use the meds from the vet.
Thanks MV and Mark. We do too. But the little bugs keep finding ours. We are due to give ours their monthly”treat” in the next few days.
Just FYI…don’t know if you guys have a Sam’s club membership, but our flea med (the all in one) is cheaper there than the vet!! It is like $40 or more depending on your membership. I called and asked the pharmacist.
I saw a report that today will be the 8th straight 100% sunshine day in SE Michigan. Similar in West Michigan I would believe. Incredible!
There have been some high clouds on this side of the state. Of the last 7 days only yesterday had 100% other days had 59% 83% 89% 62%. so far today looks to be at 100%
Slim
We had a record low highs in GR, Lansing, Muskegon, and Holland yesterday. GR broke the old record from 1945 by 3 degrees!
Thanks for that update. The last few mornings have been warmer at the airport then here in MBY. Must be the “heat island” effect.
Slim
Today could be a 25 degrees above average kind of day. Wow!
According to The Weather Channel, as of March 31st, Michigan was having a top 3 warmest start to the year. And that was before this warm April!
Another spectacular day is on tap. Get outside and enjoy it as much as you can – and make someone smile. 🙂
Other than the snow piles the snow is now gone at Houghton
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and the same at Munising
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Spring has finally arrived in the UP
Slim
How’s everyone’s allergies? Mine are quite bad this morning. Otherwise it is another nice and sunny day!
Next Wednesday: sunny and 63 degrees! Not looking too bad next week either.
It looks to continue very warm through Saturday before turning much colder for Monday and there is snow in the forecast for Monday.
Slim
It was a very warm day all across the state yesterday, there were many reports of highs in the 80’s. The one of the warmest in lower Michigan was at Traverse City with a high of 83. With down slopping TC can get very warm. Even in the UP it was very warm with the high for the state set at Menominee with a reported high of 86 the coldest high for the start was also in the UP at Manistique with a high of 51.
Slim
Yesterday was a very warm day with an official H/L at Grand Rapids of 77/59 There was no rain fall and 100% of possible sunshine. So far the overnight low here in MBY is the current temperature of 53. At GRR the low so far has been a warmer 58. For today the average H/L is 57/36 the record high of 80 was set in 1941 the record low of 16 was set in 1957. The record snow fall of 2.8” fell in 1962. Last year the H/L was 67/48 and there was 0.73” of rain fall. The record high… Read more »
Check this out. Wow the wow. WOW!
https://www.pivotalweather.com/model.php?m=ecmwf_full&p=sn10_acc-imp&rh=2023041300&fh=240
The record snow fall for Monday is 1.4″ in 2018. While today will be one of the warmest for any April 13. The forecasted high for Monday would be one of the coldest for any April 17.
Slim
It will probably be in the mid to upper 30s Monday. Combined with the relatively warm ground temps, I don’t think much snow will stick. Maybe we will see some on the grass and trees
If the high on Monday is in the upper 30’s that would be one of the coldest for any April 17 on record. As for snow fall going back to 1893 it has only snowed in 18 years on April 17 and that including years with just a trace. So if it indeed snows at all on Monday that would be “rare”
Slim