Our New Year’s Eve day will be calm but very frigid.  The high is expected to only reach the single digits.  I hope that everyone stays safe through the weekend as there will be a lot of drinking going on, and they all won’t have designated drivers.  Yesterday brought some excitement to the Traverse City area.  A cold air funnel was spotted over the bay and most had no idea what it was.  They couldn’t believe that there would be a “snownado” in the dead of winter.  For my Facebook friends, I have pictures on my page.  There was no mention if it actually touched ground.  But here in Mid Michigan, conditions were calm and uneventful.  In fact, we had quite a bit of sun and just a short-lived snow shower early in the day.

Our 9:30 AM EST temperature is 3°F (-16°C), the humidity is 79%, and skies are cloudy.  The pressure is 30.46 in (30.45 mb) and steady.  Visibility is 10 miles and winds are calm.  The dew point is -2°F (-18°C).  Sunrise was at 8:07 AM and sunset will be at 5:11 PM.  Yesterday’s high was 13°F (-11°C) and the overnight low was -3°F (-19°C).   Averages for this date are 31°F / 17°F.

CORUNNA – DURAND FORECAST:

Today:  Partly sunny and very cold.  High near 9°F.  Wind chill values -7°F.  Winds will be calm early then becoming light from the north after 5 PM.

Tonight:  A chance of flurries.  Low near -6°F.  SW wind 5-8 mph, giving a wind chill value of -15°F.

New Year’s Day:  Partly sunny with a chance of flurries.  High near 8°F.  West winds 8-15 mph, gusting to 22 mph.  Wind chill values as low as -21°F.

Monday Night:  Partly cloudy with a low of 0°F.   West wind 7-9 mph.  Wind chill values as low as -14°F.