Corn and soybeans around the area which has poked up from the ground are stressed from the lack of rain and will (if they already haven’t) reach the point of no return. Some farmers who pump water from the Gun River for irrigation will have to deal with water levels too low for pumping water I have seen this in previous dry years. Some pump water from wells, we will see how they fare going forward. If we don’t see a change in our weather patterns by the end of the month the chance of replanting are looking grim. Sunny conditions are expected through midweek with no rain expected until closer to next weekend. Highs will climb to near 90 by Tuesday.
The CPC forecast guesses are starting to point towards a better chance of rain, let’s hope this remains to be true:
U.S.A and Global Events for June 18th:
1958: Hailstones up to four inches in diameter killed livestock as a storm passed from Joliet to Belfry in Carbon County, Montana.
1972: Hurricane Agnes was one of the most massive June hurricanes on record. The system strengthened into a tropical storm during the night of the 15th and a hurricane on the 18th as it moved northward in the Gulf of Mexico. Click HERE for more information from the Weather Prediction Center.
Grand Rapids Forecast
6 18 grrForecast Discussion
.SHORT TERM...(Today through Monday) Issued at 245 AM EDT Sun Jun 18 2023 Upper ridging prevails today through Monday. Very dry soundings but there could be some cumulus forming on the lake breeze this afternoon. Model soundings indicate there is not enough moisture or instability available for vertical development of clouds or potential for precip, except perhaps across the far northern forecast area. We will maintain a dry forecast. We will continue to assess fire weather concerns this week. Winds should remain AOB 10 knots today but could be about 10 to 15 knots on Monday. RH falls to upper 20s in the afternoon both today and Monday. .LONG TERM...(Monday night through Saturday) Issued at 340 AM EDT Sun Jun 18 2023 Caught in the middle of a Rex block pattern much of the week, weather concerns are few and nuanced. A building ridge and high pressure / anticyclone development will encompass much of the Great Lakes region while low pressure sits over the southeast US. This pattern may break down toward the end of the week. Low-level easterly flow midweek will channel comfortably dry air from the mid-Atlantic/Appalachians with dew points mainly in the 50s. Many spots in interior Lower Michigan may make a run at 90 degrees Tuesday to Thursday with the high at its greatest point of development and close proximity. Since afternoon relative humidity should drop to around 30 percent, the heat index is not expected to surpass the actual air temperature. The downside of the dry air will be fire weather concerns amid this ongoing drought, especially Tuesday and Wednesday with somewhat stronger winds more likely to reach 20 mph. Ensembles favor the block weakening while the upper level flow across the CONUS and Canada gradually flattens from Friday through the weekend. Southern moisture and the weakening low to our south may drift north-northeast and call for a chance of precip Friday or Saturday.
Happy Father’s day Mv’s best this sunny spirte is for U have a great day …INDY
The CPC is finally showing slightly above average rainfall for MI in the 6-10 and 8-14 day outlook. Let’s hope that’s correct!
Bring on the rain!
Hope everyone has a great Father’s Day!
Happy Father’s Day to the Dads here and to the men in the lives of those who need a father figure. Hugs to those who Dad’s aren’t here, but celebrating with the FATHER.
Happy Fathers Day to all those dads out there! At least the weather will be conducive to being outside for activities.
The dry weather continues. Yesterday had 86% of possible sunshine and the official H/L at Grand Rapids was 81/52 there were 2 Cooling Degree Days. The overnight low here in MBY was a cool 52 the current temperature is 56 with clear skies. For today the average H/L is 80/59 the record high of 96 was set in 1987 and 1994 the record low of 43 was set in 1947. The record rain fall amount of 2.08” fell in 2014.
Slim
This week looks to be warm and dry with highs in the upper 80’s to the low 90’s and lows in the lows mainly in the low 60’s there may be a few upper 50’s tossed in there. While very warm with very low DP’s it should not be all that bad but with the high sun angle it could get hot in the sun.
Slim