Yesterday was quite nice, but clouds moved in late in the day and showers developed overnight. There was 0.19″ in my gauge this morning. We are expecting another wind blown day tomorrow, but it isn’t supposed to be quite as bad as Saturday. Regardless, it won’t be a nice day to be outdoors. A white Christmas isn’t a probability at this time, but it’s Michigan, and we know how quickly that can change. Our 11 AM temperature is 48°F (9°C),…
Our morning began with plenty of sun and mild temperatures. Since then, a thin layer of clouds have moved in but we still have filtered sunlight. This weather is nice for those having to travel or go out Christmas shopping. Unfortunately, a white Christmas doesn’t sound too probable but that’s okay. Since my kids are coming from Detroit area, at least the roads should be good. Our 2:15 PM temperature is 48F (9C), the humidity is 62%, and winds are…
My sunset picture was from Saturday night, the day of the storms. Stormy days seem to produce some of the most beautiful sunsets. Although we received no severe weather here, the winds did a lot of damage to our state and many lost power. We were lucky. Unfortunately, Kentucky and Tennessee got the worst of it, along with several other states, but that’s the price that is paid for abnormally warm weather this time of year. Thursday will be another…
Our morning started out quiet but now the wind is really howling. My weather station is showing winds from 23-30 mph, but I know we are having gust stronger than that. In fact, it blew my lawn swing over and I’ve never had that happen before. So far, there have been no interruption in our power, but I wouldn’t be surprised if that happened before the day’s end. We had overnight rain and I’m seeing a few lightning strikes on…
We are currently under a high wind watch beginning at 8AM tomorrow morning, until 8PM tomorrow evening. You would never know it to be outdoors today. Winds are light and we have clearing skies. A local meteorologist said that this is close to being a “bomb cyclone” but not quite. I guess that tells us that it’s going to be pretty windy. My husband tested the generator to be sure it’s working if we need it. So I guess we’re…
We woke to a white world this morning with about 1.5″ of new snow. Highs today are expected to reach near the freezing mark, so I’m not expecting it to last long. Also, we have a period of very warm weather coming next week with highs some days near 60°F. But before that happens, our local meteorologist is predicting a storm on Saturday that comes close to being a “bomb cyclone”. https://www.mlive.com/weather/2021/12/storm-just-2-ticks-from-bomb-cyclone-over-michigan.html?fbclid=IwAR150QwnlZU9MK1u4v2pItrLFcNvvx7s2f6yfAgPFWvABSvgoYAPejP5lpI. That certainly doesn’t sound good for our state. …
Today is not a nice one for having to be out and about. We have very strong winds out of the west which makes it feel much colder than it is. We had a mix of rain, snow, and sleet yesterday which turned into all rain by late afternoon. There was only 0.12″ in my rain gauge this morning so we didn’t get nearly as much precip as most of the state did. The UP was under a winter storm…
Today is quite pleasant although the wind is brisk and is chilly when it hits you. At least we have a little sun shining through a thin veil of clouds. There are predictions of a major snow event for the northern portions of our state tomorrow, but we are expected to just get mostly rain. Some areas of our UP could get up to a foot of new snow. Folks up there are heavy into winter sports, so I’m sure…
After having 5 inches of snow cover just a few days ago, we are now totally snow less. Our high today did reach 50°F very briefly, and temperatures are now dropping. We have some very cold weather on the way but I guess we have to expect that. Winds are quite brisk today, making it feel colder than what it is. There was a little sun this morning, but now skies are overcast. Our 2:30 PM temperature is 46°F (8°C),…
Another winter weather advisory was posted yesterday afternoon and we received an additional 3 inches of new snow. Some of what we received Saturday melted but we are still left with 5 inches on the ground. About an hour ago, there was some ground fog forming but it didn’t last long. It was gone as quickly as it developed. Temperatures are supposed to warm up over the next few days, so I expect that this snow won’t last too long….