The feature image is sunset last night from the Muskegon GLERL Cam. I added the Beaver Island and Mac Bridge cams to the side bar. We ended up the month of September as our driest month of the year with less than 3/4 of an inch of rain here in Otsego. I was out raking…
October – November – December Forecast
Record Setting Heat Wave
This is my first post in the new format so will see how this looks. We witnessed one of the longest strings of record setting highs at several locations in Michigan this month. Many locations seen 6 days in a row of records set with most locations seeing 6 days in a row of…
Storm Data Publications
If you would like to read about historical past events in weather history NOAA has a publication site which goes back to January 1959 and runs through March of this year. Monthly issues contain a chronological listing, by states, of storm occurrences and unusual weather phenomena. Reports contain information on storm paths, deaths, injuries, and…
La Nina Watch
There is an increasing chance (~55-60%) of La Niña during the Northern Hemisphere fall and winter 2017-18. A watch is issued when conditions are favorable for the development of El Niño or La Niña conditions within the next six months. The arrival of El Niño or La Niña in the tropical Pacific Ocean triggers a…
Record Heat Wave Ends
As seen on my forecast page we are done with our record heat wave though next week we will get back into the warm air from the south after a cooler trend over the next few days. Still not much rain in the forecast until later next week on into the second week of October…
Looking Ahead to October
Some of you have enjoyed this extended summer in the fall, but will it last? I am sure (looking at long range models) we will not see an extended period of 80 or 90° weather the rest of the year, but I do see another warming trend coming the first week of October with highs…
Dry Pattern Continues
Our dry pattern will continue through most of this week though we will have a few spotty chances of rain tomorrow night and Wednesday it the chances are very low. Our greater chance will come Friday when the second cold front comes into the area – not a drought buster but it may brings our…
Welcome to The Michigan Weather Center
Welcome to the first blog post from our new site. Take time to stroll through all the menu items on the top of the page – a lot of stuff to look at, most auto updates from multiple sources plus there is a glossary to help explain some of the archaic terms used by the…
Florida hurricane history
Florida hurricane history by SlimJim | posted in: SlimJim, Weather History | 7 With the recent batch of Hurricanes this year lets take a look at one state that over the last 100 years has seen the most tropical storms and hurricanes. More storms hit Florida than any other U.S. state. and since 1851 only…
Record Heat
Record Heat??? by SlimJim | posted in: SlimJim, Weather History | 10 First off Michael. Take care. Prayers for you & your family. It looks like the rest of this week will be on the very warm (hot for late September) side. We are looking at a chance of highs in the mid to upper…