Shivering Crocuses! Temperatures are in the teens this morning with a few single digit readings sprinkled in mainly north of Grand Rapids. We will break out of this cold pattern with gradually warming temperatures this week. By the end of the week we should be in the 50s, perhaps 60°! The downside is we will […]
Once upon a time in the magical kingdom of Michigan on the first of April all of the snow melted with warm air in the 70s the flowers popped from the ground and all the creatures came out from their dens and caves to celebrate spring. The land turned green with grasses and the leaves […]
During Severe Weather Awareness Week which is from April 8 to the 14th we will have some tips and info on storm safety. Here are some tips to prepare your family for a tornado: •Create an emergency preparedness kit for your home. •Develop and implement a family communications plan with family members living in your […]
As you can see below April can bring some volatile weather ranging from snowstorms to severe weather outbreaks. April 1 1923: Winter persists into April as temperatures fall to a record cold 8 degrees at Lansing and 9 degrees at Muskegon. 1970: An April Fool’s Day snowstorm drops 10 inches of snow on Lansing. Another […]
Dependent on where you are today we have a little (or a lot ) of every thing going on -rain, hail, sleet, storms and snow. The areas in blue are under a winter weather advisory until 1pm today for mixed precipitation. Wet snow accumulations of up to one half inch and ice accumulations of a […]
Hope you all had a good Easter/April Fools Day. Though it was cool and breezy outside most of the time was spent in fellowship inside. Depending on where you live in the state today will probably be the warmest day of the week – unless you live in south southern Michigan. Tuesday is going to […]
This is the day we as Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Believe it or not the Easter bunny is part of church tradition also. The Easter Bunny (also called the Easter Rabbit or Easter Hare) is a folkloric figure and symbol of Easter, depicted as a rabbit bringing Easter eggs. Originating among German […]
Many may ask why today is called good Friday when the observance is for the crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ. Having been observed over many centuries and translations from ancient texts the term ‘good’ may have been a corruption of the word ‘God’. The earliest known use of “guode friday” is found in The […]
That time of year again to talk about storm safety. Most of the info I have seen gives us info on how to survive a serious storm but I don’t see a lot of info on our pets and keeping them safe and comfortable when the storms are booming out side. My elder Aussie hates […]
Yes that strange wet stuff falling from the sky is rain. We have about a third of an inch thus far here in Otsego and the temperature is 44°. A milder pattern with highs in the 50s is expected this week before cold air returns again over the weekend into next week. Widespread rain this […]