This is our third consecutive day of 90 degree weather. At least the humidity and dew points are quite low. There have been a few pop-up thunderstorms in parts of the state, but unfortunately, not near us. The weather service is telling us that we have a 70% chance of rain Saturday night and into Sunday. I hope they’re right. But the rain doesn’t help much with this heat. Next week is supposed to cool down back to a normal…
This is just the start of a long, dry, hot period in our weather. We do have a chance for some pop-up showers or thunderstorms, but not enough rain, if we even get any, to really do any good. The rain that we had a few days ago greened up the lawns, but with this heat, and no additional rain, I don’t think it will last long. We had a new roof put on the house yesterday, and I felt…
I’m hearing that we are in for an extended stretch of record-breaking heat which will affect the plain states as well as the northeastern portions of the country. My first thought is that I hope nothing happens to our AC unit, or that we have none of those rolling blackouts that we have heard about. This will be no time to lose our power. We could also see severe weather develop as a result. Regardless, I just hope that it…
Our day has been dry so far, but radar is showing rain slowly heading our way from the southwest. We aren’t expecting any great amounts but enough to keep the ground moist. It’s nice not having to water everything everyday. Our 5:30 PM temperature is 81°F, the humidity is 72%, and skies are cloudy. Winds are from the east at 0-3 mph, and the dew point is 67°F. The pressure is 29.75 in and falling. Yesterday’s high was 80°F and…
Originally, we didn’t have rain in our forecast. Now that has changed We see a large area of rain coming at us from Lake Michigan, and although not heavy, it doesn’t seem to be diminishing either. This has changed even from this morning. That’s okay, we can use more rain. Yesterday was perfect with highs only in the upper 70s. Today will be a little warmer, but still not too bad. Also, I thing the temps will cool after the…
Temperatures today are perfect and the humidity is decent. This has been quite unusual for Michigan in the summer. Normally by this time, the humidity is very high almost everyday. This year it has been quite comfortable, and we haven’t even needed the AC that much. Even with all the rain that we had a few days ago, the lawn is still a bit parched, but not growing nearly as fast. We have about 2 acres that we mow, so…
After a mostly cloudy Monday, we did receive a little rain during the overnight. There was 0.14″ in my gauge this morning, and I’m seeing some showers on the radar. One just missed us and there are no more forming to our west at this time. Today will be cooler with highs only expected in the mid 70s. That’s perfect. The humidity is low so it should be comfortable. Our 1:45 PM temperature is 72°F, the humidity is 71%, and…
I know that I often complain that all the big storms miss us. Well, that wasn’t the case last night. We had two powerful storms move over us late last night about an hour apart. The first dropped 0.74″ of rain, and the second 0.28″. I’m amazed that most areas didn’t get as much rain as we did, but the lightning was impressive with over 1000 lightning strikes showing on my weather station. There is even a report of an…
This afternoon is very warm and quite windy. We have a pretty good chance for some afternoon or evening thunderstorms to develop and some could be heavy. We are in the “slight chance” area for any severe weather to develop and that’s fine. A good thunderstorm or shower would be nice. Everything is burning up and everyone’s grass is brown. Our morning was sunny, but now clouds have taken over our skies. I’m seeing some showers showing up on radar…
Yesterday’s weather was perfect with highs in the upper 70s and a nice breeze. Skies were clear all day. We do need rain and it has been pretty sparse lately. Any rain in our forecast isn’t expected to be much and that isn’t good for the farmers. We’ll be cooking out today and that’s always a good thing with nice weather. Our 11:45 AM temp is 75°F, the humidity is 46%, and skies are clear. Winds are from the SSW…