No End in Sight For This Arctic Air Mass – Mid Michigan

No End in Sight For This Arctic Air Mass – Mid Michigan

This bitterly cold weather is getting old.  I can’t remember when it has been this cold for such an extended period of time, and there is no end in sight.  The snow doesn’t bother me that much, but I hate this extreme cold weather.  Skies were clear and everything was covered with frost this morning in addition to the snow.  It looked pretty but sure didn’t feel that way.  It was -7° when I got up and has warmed up a few degrees since then.  Highs today will be a little warmer than the past two days, but not enough to really notice.  There are no average temperatures in our extended forecast at all.

Right now (9:30 AM EST), our temp is -4°F (-20°C), the humidity is 81%, and skies are mostly cloudy.  Winds are calm and the dew point is -8°F (-22°C).  The pressure is 30.66 in (1038.0 mb) and falling.  Yesterday’s high was 12°F (-11°C), and the overnight low was -11°F (-24°C).  Averages for this date are 31°F / 17°F.   The record high for Dec. 27 is 53°F (12°C) set in 1959, and the record low is -10°F (-23°C) set in 1925.  I think that was broken last night.

DURAND – CORUNNA FORECAST:

Today: A slight chance of snow showers after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 13. Wind chill values as low as -5. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Snow showers likely, mainly between 7pm and 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3. Wind chill values as low as -7. South wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday: A chance of snow showers before 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 17. Wind chill values as low as -7. South southwest wind 7 to 9 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Friday Night: A chance of snow showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. Wind chill values as low as -2. West wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

 

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