I have made it through another year (yea!). I have always wondered about birthdays celebrations until I reached retirement and beyond and have realized each year is a blessing. This is the point where one jokes about being old as dirt and being around when dinosaurs roamed the earth.
When I hear the grandkids complain about being bored I tell them when I was a youngster all we had were sticks and rocks to play with. We had imagination back them so the sticks and rocks could be anything we wanted them to be. (I am sure Slim can verify this) 😆
I was born at the beginning of the space age in the 50s which was born from technology from WW2 which brought us the tech we enjoy today. I have been interested mainly in the rockets of the 1960s and beyond, computer tech, and of course the weather.
I kept paper records of the daily weather before computers were accessible to the common person, sure wish I still had those notebooks. I think we are spoiled with the tech we enjoy today but of course, I enjoy that tech as much as most everyone else. I was quite young when we got our first black and white TV and it was a luxury to have a HiFi with a record player. I wonder with the fast advance of technology what things will be like when my grandkids get to be my age…
So much for reminisces for today…
Our high temp yesterday was 84° and our overnight low was 59.4° (in Otsego)
Today we will see a slight chance of showers this morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely after 2 pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Light south wind becoming southwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. The chance of precipitation is around 60% late this afternoon and evening. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch are possible, except higher amounts are possible in thunderstorms. This evening and overnight some areas could see a half to three-quarters of an inch of rain. This weekend will feature increasing humidity levels with small chances of showers and storms.
Forecast Discussion:
- Thunderstorms late this afternoon and evening Thunderstorms will develop late this afternoon and evening coincident with peak instability from daytime heating and downstream of an upper level disturbance and potential mcv moving in from the west. Although there is a chance for a storm just about anywhere later this aftn/eve it seems that areas near to mainly south of KGRR are most favored for convection in the 21Z to 03Z time frame as suggested by the 00Z HREF and several CAMs. Severe/organized convection is not expected largely due to rather weak deep layer shear. However I would not be surprised if stronger storms contain some sub severe winds given dcape in the 500-1000 j/kg range. In addition with pwat values up around 1.5 inches and potential for some training/slow moving storms there is potential for locally heavy rainfall as well. Then for this weekend there is potential for a hit or miss shower or storm in the increasingly humid and unstable airmass but the vast majority of the weekend should be dry given lack of a focusing mechanism for convective initiation to occur this wknd. - More thunderstorms late Sunday night through Monday night A mid to upper level system will bring potential for showers and storms Sunday night through Monday night. The severe wx threat seems low at this time largely due to lack of stronger deep layer shear for organized convection. However precipitatable water values by then will be even higher so heavy rainfall seems possible. - Very warm and humid this weekend through Wednesday A consensus of latest medium range guidance continues to indicate it will be increasingly warm and humid through the weekend with high temps by Sunday near the 90 degree mark with dew point values well into the 60s to lower 70s. Some cloud cover moving in from the west out ahead of the next system may hold max temps mainly in the 80s however. Either way it will feel oppressively humid by then and the heat and humidity will linger through the middle portion of next week.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MV!!! HAVE A GREAT DAY!! I agree with you everyone is a blessing. I love celebrating them.
82 now after a high of 85. The humidity is back, no question.
Happy Birthday. I turned “a lousy number” yesterday as well. Noon rainfall today provided a quick 4/10.
Happy belated Birthday to you!
I am not sure what birthday you celebrated but I wish you a Happy Birthday and a year full of wonderful blessings.
…A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern Van Buren, Allegan and northwestern Kalamazoo Counties through 345 PM EDT… At 243 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Bangor, or 12 miles east of South Haven, moving northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD…Winds in excess of 40 mph and penny size hail. SOURCE…Radar indicated. IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include… Allegan, Wayland, Otsego, Plainwell, Bangor, Martin, Dorr, Alamo, Pine Grove, Gobles, Hopkins, Bloomingdale, Breedsville, Burnips, Bradley, Pullman, Glendale, Green Lake, Grand Junction… Read more »
Currently 69* degrees outside and rain in my area far from 100* degree heat index but …Another below average August day sounds about right ….Enjoy the rain …INDY
Hope you have a great birthday!
Happy Birthday Michael!!!
From one Leo to another, Happy Birthday, Michael! And thank you for The Michigan Weather Center. The best Michigan-based weather website, PERIOD.
The overnight low here was a mild 64 and it looks like the official overnight low at GRR was 62 At this time it is cloudy here with some rain to the west over the lake. The first 5 days of August have been below average here at GR. At this time it is cloudy and 73 here.
Slim
Crazzy how it’s just been about 2 months since we had a 90* degree official reading!! Such a longnnnggg stretch loving this Fall like stretch of weather though wish I could take with me to Florida have a great Friday MV’s Best!! INDY yes happy birthday MV!!!
I stated below that you will see heat and humidity that we do not see around here. You will be very thankful for AC
Slim
Yes Slim real heat we will have in Florida nothing like we have had this summer sofar here in good old west Michigan! I definitely will let you know how it is not looking forward to it!! Thanks again for the facts …INDY
Happy Birthday MV. When I was young we would “play” outside all day long. On rainy days we would play in the basement. When in school there was homework and play time then was either outside or back in the basement. My dad had a radio/TV repair business so we always had good radios and many TV’s but remember we only had 2 stations when I was young (well more as we could get the Detroit stations) as my dad bought a tall antenna.
Slim
Happy Birthday MV!!! My mom says some of the same things your wrote about. Lol. Have a Great Day!!!
Hmm, the forecast discussion mentions it will feel oppressively humid yet a couple on here say there’s no heat and humidity in sight and the heat index isn’t real. One or the other would appear to be wrong.
With one of our posters planning a trip to southwest Florida he will see heat and humidity that we do not see in our area. On August 3rd Fort Myers, FL had a temperature of 86 with a dew point of 79 giving them a heat index of 100 over the last 3 days the lowest DP at Fort Myers was 71 and the highest was that 79. I have been in Fort Myers in August and it is HOT and HUMID so we shall see how our poster reports that.
Slim
That’s a good example of a 100 heat index without being 90 degrees, as the chart below shows. All depends on the dew point, but if someone does not believe in the heat index I guess it’s all moot.
Yes just like if someone does not believe in science or vaccines. Talking with them is moot and a total waste of time!
Lol ….like I said before some will be reporting stree temps soon just so they can say it’s hot outside!!! I only believe in windchill moot that whats next ?? INDY
https://www.weather.gov/ama/heatindex