We should see a return of the sun today after the gloomy day yesterday. Temps will rise again into the above normal territory which will remain for most of the rest of the week. I am still not overly excited about the storm system coming later Friday through the weekend even though we figure daytime highs will fall back into the lower 30s and snowfall is expect sometime during the period it don’t see it becoming a historical event by any means. That said we may have a fresh blanket of wet sloppy snow to talk about in later forecasts. Still not seeing any bone-chilling air from our friends in northern Canada.
Weather History
December 6
1958: Arctic air settles into Lower Michigan during one of the coldest Decembers on record. High temperatures are only in the teens on this date. More than two feet of lake effect snow piles up at Muskegon during the first half of the month.
December 7
1909: A snowstorm drops from 5 to 8 inches of snow across southwest Lower Michigan.
1972: Record cold weather prevails across southwest Lower Michigan with high temperatures only in the mid teens and morning lows below zero.
December 8
1966: Temperatures reach record highs in the mid 60s only four days after record lows on the single numbers at Grand Rapids. The high of 64 degrees on this date followed the low of 8 degrees on the 4th.
2005: Cold weather prevails during the first half of December with record lows of 2 degrees above zero set at both Grand Rapids and Muskegon on this date.
December 9
1995: Arctic air and lake effect snow blasts Lower Michigan on this day and for the next three days. More than a foot of snow piles up near Lake Michigan and temperatures fall to the singles numbers at night, struggling only to the teens in the day.
December 10
1971: Record highs in the lower 60s are recorded across Lower Michigan as a southerly flow of warm moist air precedes a cold front. Record rains of around 2 inches fall as the cold front moves through.
2009: Near blizzard conditions develop as heavy snow combines with strong winds. From 12 to 16 inches of snow piles up across much of western Lower Michigan from December 9th to the 11th.
December 11
1995: A spell of frigid weather continues with high temperatures of only 10 degrees at Grand Rapids and 11 degrees at Muskegon.
2000: A blizzard strikes southern Lower Michigan with record snowfall and strong winds causing heavy drifting, shutting down travel. The 14.5 inches of snow that falls at Lansing is the heaviest on record for any December day. The 14.2 at Grand Rapids is also a record for any day of the month, and contributes to December of 2000 becoming the snowiest month ever recorded there.
December 12
1949: Balmy weather continues. For the second day in a row, temperatures set record highs at Grand Rapids and Lansing.
1958: Arctic air continues across Lower Michigan. Record cold temperatures include 5 below zero at both Grand Rapids and Muskegon.
I just stepped outside and the norther lights are exploding to the NW.
Slim
Loving next weeks 8 day woods forcast highs in the low 30’s with snow showers lows in the teens could it be could it be Winter … DDDDDD ….INDY
The sun has now been out for a few hours and the temperature is now up to 47 here. The last official reading at GRR was 43. There only has been a trace of snow fall at Grand Rapids so far this December and for the winters season so far only 0.4″ of a inch has fallen Grand Rapids is now over a foot below average for this date.
Slim
Great chance come Monday we will be above average snowfall crazzy …INDY
I hope you are right, however I am not feeling it yet? I will have an official RDB update tomorrow! Stay tuned!
Perfect spell it out in caps on here can’t wait lol..INDY
Another bright and sunny, way above average mid December day! Up to 45 degrees here. Let’s keep this pattern going for another month!
Right, chance of rain this weekend with minor snow accumulation and back to dry weather next week. Spinners will spin. Lol !!
Ohhhh baby storm track still looks good for my area I can see us easily making up the snow dept in this one storm with norm coming great Scotty. I have my snow blower ready to rock n roll baby let it snow let snow let snow stay tuned ….INDY
Rock n roll baby!
Let it snow!!
What I would give to have one of those “old fashioned winters again”… yes, I know; travel would be treacherous, heating bills astronomical, sore backs from snow removal, etc… But there is an upside to most situations; the businesses that cater to winter activities such as snow removal, skiing, ice fishing, snowmobiling, snowshoeing, winter camping (that one is a stretch), would see a surge in sales. Reasonable stretches of arctic air would knock down some of the ticks/emerald ash borer/other invasive insects. I understand that this isn’t an argument that I can win, as it inevitably comes down to personal… Read more »
You know it and keep those thoughts rocking and rolling!
For me personally, I actually dislike the lack of sun rather than the colder temps/snow. But I am fortunate to have an easy drive to work, so I understand other people don’t enjoy the snow as much.