All my kids were home for the weekend and we made a big fire last night in celebration of our country’s birthday. Someone on the next road was shooting off a fantastic display of fireworks which lasted for about 2 hours. I can’t imagine the cost of that, but we certainly enjoyed watching them. The weather was perfect and hardly any mosquitoes, probably because of the low humidity. There are thunderstorms in the forecast for later today, and some could…
Today is the beginning of the 4th of July weekend and our weather is expected to be great. They predicted rain for us this afternoon, but right now, it seems doubtful. We sure could use it. Yesterday’s high rose close to the 90 degree mark, and today should be a bit cooler with a weak cold front moving over the state. Yesterday, a local meteorologist said that we could get half an inch to an inch of rain this afternoon,…
We received some much needed rain overnight but it was only 0.17″ which isn’t much. I guess it’s better than nothing. Our weather has cooled off a little but there is another bout of hot air coming. The holiday weekend looks to be nice as far as the weather goes, and that should make a lot of campers happy. We won’t be going anywhere but the kids will all be home, and we always have a big fire and maybe…
After a stretch of 90 degree days, we finally have some relief. Our high today is supposed to be in the low 70s, and I had my doubts that we would reach it, but we finally have. We started out with clear skies, but now it is mostly cloudy and quite windy. We aren’t expecting any rain, but with the wind, it feels quite chilly out there. I’m happy to give the AC a rest. This won’t hast long as…
The past three days have been busy for me with two trips to Detroit which took up my entire days. At least the weather was good for traveling. Today will be a little cooler, thank heavens. Ninety degree weather is just too hot for me. We have now passed the longest day of the year, and we can look forward to a little less daylight each day. I, for one, don’t like it being light out until 10 PM, so…
Yesterday was extremely hot here in Michigan with highs in the upper 90s. Much too warm for me. There was a huge fire in downtown Holly which destroyed about 4 buildings that I can see. I felt so sorry for the fireman having to battle the fire as well in this heat. The lows last night remained in the 70s, so very uncomfortable sleeping for anyone who didn’t have AC. I’m thankful that we do. Highs today are expected to…
This will be the hottest day that we’ve had so far this year, with possible record-breaking temperatures. The heat index could reach well over 100°F, and it seems appropriate that it will happen on the first day of summer. Yesterday brought mostly cloudy skies and there was some rain in the state, but it stayed well to our north and east. The remainder of this week is expected to be dry, but with these hot temps, there is always the…
We received 0.15″ of rain overnight, and there wasn’t even any rain in the forecast. At least I didn’t hear of any. But regardless, everything got a little wet overnight, and even though it ended by morning. the clouds have remained most of the day. We have had periods of filtered sun but more clouds than sun. Considering how warm it is, I think that’s a good thing. We are looking at highs in the upper 80s today, and the…
Dad’s couldn’t have had a nicer Father’s Day than what today has been. We’ve had mostly sunny skies, light winds, and comfortable temperatures. My oldest son came to spend the day with us and we cooked chicken on the grill. I made some homemade ice cream for desert, and we sat outdoors most of the day, just enjoying our great weather. We have another blast of hot air coming for next week, and it seems like it has gone from…
The heat has left us for now, and we have a couple of very pleasant days before it gets hot once again. I should be outdoors enjoying it instead of sitting here at my computer, and I think I’m going to do exactly that. Our 1:30 PM temperature is 80°F, the humidity is 40%, and skies are clear. Winds are from the SSW at 6-15 mph and the pressure is 29.95 in and steady. The dew point is 51°F and…