We will be ‘enjoying’ fall-like weather today. As Mr. Negative would say “living in the southern fringes of the Arctic our expectations of a normal summer are anything but normal”.
We can have cool wet days in the summer however they generally are few and far between. We aren’t actually in summer yet as it is on the 21st. The 90° heat remains out on the west coast, which is fine by me. The 70s are tolerable to work and play in. I used to work in a paper mill in the 1970s which is hot anytime of the year, when the weather outside is stifling it is intolerable inside.
Those who live on the Lake Michigan coastline probably are wondering if they will be able to enjoy their highly taxed properties this year, especially when the lake waters are only fit for polar bears, seals and walruses. Below is the current Great Lakes water temps which remain in the 40s and 50s with the exception of Lake Erie. Inland lakes are warming slowly – I imagine Gun Lake is the place to go as it is shallow and warms quickly in the summer.
Yesterday I saw people out on the piers fishing, not today though as there are gale warnings and lakeshore flood advisories. Below are the GLERL webcams at South Haven yesterday and today.
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...LAKESHORE FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * LAKESHORE FLOODING...The combination of high water levels, northwest winds gusting up to 40 mph, and waves of 5 to 10 feet will lead to lakeshore flooding and beach erosion. The highest waves will be south of Grand Haven. * IMPACTS...Potential for property damage. Water forced into the channels between pier heads may create the risk of flooding in port towns along the river channel edges. Waves may completely submerge pier decks at times. Northwest facing areas will be most susceptible to flooding and beach erosion. * SWIM HAZARDS...Beaches from St. Joseph to Manistee. Beaches with particularly dangerous conditions include North Beach in South Haven, Holland State Park, Muskegon State Park, Mears State Park in Pentwater and Stearns Park in Ludington.
Seven Day Forecast
Pollen Forecast
For those of you who haven’t received your Skywarn badges from the Shelbyville training back in April you should be receiving them shortly.
Currently 57* with clearing moving in – total rainfall .96 from this system….
Ended up with 0.93″ here at my house. It is now partly cloudy and 63 here at my house.
Slim
Sun is now out and temps are in the 60s, should be a perfect evening for our ball games. That’s the great thing about longer days this time of year, half the day can be a washout, but by the time you’re done with work it’s a perfect afternoon.
The words of the year are “below normal temps” This will be 6 straight months! Incredible!
Nice Fall day outside! Who would have thought?
53* degrees out at thee YARDofBRICKS NE GR I’m thinking Grand Rapids is breaking the all time coldest high today amazing!! Who would of thought ?? INDY!
How’s that record looking for today?
How’s having the AC on when it’s in the 50’s lol…Carry on!! INDY!!
We keep our house at 62 year around. Can’t imagine trying to sleep when it’s damp and humid. Move on.
Lol….INDY..
Lol is right! 62 degrees, give me a break!
Maybe you like sleeping in a stuffy house set at 80, we do not. I’m in the heat all day everyday at work and it is miserable at times. 62 degrees at night is the perfect sleeping temperature. Some day you’ll realize not everyone enjoys the same crap as you. Yes there really are different opinions in the world. Wake up.
At this point we may not even see one 90 degree day this summer.. Fine by me..
Looking at radar this reminds me of a good old winter storm spinning around the great lks could you imagine the snow we would be getting if this in Winter wow!! INDY!!
Up to 0.81″ of rain here at my house and the current temperature here is 55°
Slim
Just over another half inch of rain here, just what we don’t need. Dew point in the mid 50s means we still have our ac on just to dry the air out. That and there would be a rebellion by everyone in the house if it wasn’t on during the night. No good sleeping in muggy, damp air.
“Multiple days with highs in the 60’s” has now become only one day and then it’s back to the 70’s. I love it!
Yes below normal love it!! Keep it coming! No hot weather in sight …INDY!
The last two days were 78 degrees and 77 degrees. Can’t get much better!
You know it Indy! Certain warm weather fanatics can not admit we are going on 6 straight months of below normal temps! What an amazing trend!!!!!!!
The average H/L is now 79/57 and that goes up to 80/59 by next Tuesday so for the next week we still will be below average every day.
Slim
Nother month average Temptures will be falling amazing how cool it has been this summer ..90’s and humidity is unherd of lol!! INDY!
This Summer? Summer doesn’t even start for a week and a half yet. We are still in Spring.
I was told I’d need my furnace today, but my place is still a balmy 71 degrees after all these nice sunny days. How can that be?
Today could be the coldest June 13rh ever in Grand Rapids Michigan on record…Over 80 Days now since I have had a fan or air-conditioning on out at thee YARDofBRICKS amazing cool run we are having who would of thought?? Have a super duper warm and wet Thursday ..INDY!
Here at Grand Rapids (and many other locations) 7 of the last 8 months have been seen temperatures below average. And the start of 2019 has see 5 months in a row of below average temperatures with a good chance that June will be the 6th in a row. As far as I can find that last time we started a year with 5 or more below average temperatures was in 2003, That year the only August, November and December were above average. So far I have recorded 0.61″ of rain today and the temperature here is 55.
Slim
Mid June and horrendous weather!