As anyone who reads my blog can tell.  I’m really tired of these hot temperatures.  I guess that I should be thankful that we haven’t had any severe weather this summer, and that the farmers have gotten enough rain for their crops even though we did go through a mini drought that lasted almost a month.  That seems to be over now.  Today, I finished trimming my forsythia bushes and that was a big job in this heat.  But I had to do it today because I’m working quite a few days in the next two weeks.

My brother, who lives in Seattle,  described living on the west coast as like living in the Twilight Zone.  He spoke of the smoke from all the wild fires veiling the sun so that it appears to be an orange ball in the sky. Fortunately, we haven’t had that problem in Michigan this year either, and my heart and prayers go out for those who are dealing with this nightmare in all of the areas affected.

Our 3 PM temperature is 85°F (29°C), the humidity is 47%, and skies are cloudy.  The dew point is 62°F (17°C) and winds are from the southwest at 5 mph.  The pressure is 29.99 in and falling.  Visibility is 10 miles.  Sunrise was at 6:42 AM and sunset will be at 8:38 PM.  Yesterday’s high was 87°F (30°C) and the overnight low was 66°F (19°C).  Normals for this date are 81°F / 58°F.

DURAND / OWOSSO FORECAST:

Thursday Night

Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 9pm, then a chance of showers between 9pm and 3am. Cloudy, with a low around 66. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.