Today should be the last for this heat wave and I’m thankful for it.  Other than Sunday, when we were out on the lake all afternoon, it’s been a struggle for me.  I don’t tolerate heat well, especially for long periods of time.  I guess that’s why I’ll always live in Michigan.  Today we’ll be traveling to Petoskey where my brother-in-law is hospitalized.  He isn’t doing well following cancer surgery with complications.  The weather should be a little cooler with highs only in the mid 80s (if you want to call that cool).  I had the AC on all night but it hardly ran.  The temperatures fell low enough that I opened a few windows before day break.

Our 11 AM temp is 77°F (25°C), the humidity is 60%, and winds are from the SSE at 5 mph.  The heat index is 79°F (26°C).  The dew point is 63°F (17°C).  The pressure is 29.93 in (1013.2 mb) and falling.  Yesterday’s high was 91°F (33°C) and the overnight low was 54°F (12°C).  The old record high for Sept. 25 was 80°F set back in 2007, and of course yesterday’s high broke that.  The record low is 25°F (-4°C) set in 2000.  Averages for this date are 65°F / 40°F.

INDIAN RIVER – TOPINABEE FORECAST:

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 68. Northwest wind 3 to 7 mph.

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