Mid Michigan Weather

It began as rain in the afternoon, then changed to snow by early evening.  Just when we thought that we were spared from the freezing rain, it changed to freezing rain.  By nightfall, it was heavy to moderate snow again.  It was wet and heavy, and made for a beautiful snow-covered night with it clinging to everything.  Temperatures are not supposed to rise much above freezing this upcoming week, so I think it will be lasting for awhile. Our 10:15…

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I think that this picture insert pretty much tells what we can expect today.  Right now it is calm but it doesn’t look like it will be that way much longer.  I’m just glad that I don’t have to go anywhere today. Our 1 PM temperature is 29F (-2C), the humidity is 89%, and winds are from the ESE at 4-7 mph.  The dew point is 26F (-3C) and visibility is 10 miles.  The pressure is 30.05 in (1017.6 mb)…

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Although I doubt that there will be much partying going on tonight, those who do have to be traveling may find it quite difficult.  There is a wintry mix in the forecast with freezing rain for our New Year’s Day.  This is going to be a strange year with few of the regular New Year festivities. No tournament of roses parade, and no big crowds for the ball drop in New York.   The Rose Parade has always been the highlight…

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Today began very cold with temps in the teens and we’ll be lucky to see the freezing mark today.  At least we don’t have strong winds to contend with.  Yesterday was a sad day for us.  My daughter had to have her old dog put to sleep and that’s always a hard thing to do.  The dog was 16 years old and my daughter  had her from a puppy.  So that put a bit of a damper on our holidays. …

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This, being our last week of December, is quite uneventful.  There are no major storms or any significant weather in the forecast.  The little snow that we have is slowly melting and rain in the the forecast for tonight.  Temperatures will be about normal and we aren’t expected to see much sun over the next week.  That’s typical for Michigan at this time of year.  At least with some snow, it doesn’t seem so dreary out there. Our 2:45 PM…

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We had continual light snow showers all day yesterday and we did accumulate exactly 1 inch of total snow cover.  Today is peaceful, weather-wise, and it is cloudy with temperatures right near normal.  So it isn’t a bad day to be out and about.  All my kids are home for the weekend and we’re just enjoying our time together.  Up until now, we weren’t able to do this because of the virus.  Hopefully, things are looking up. Our 12:45 PM…

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As warm as today is, it is not pleasant to be outdoors due to the strong winds.  We have a large cold front coming tomorrow and temperatures will be dropping all day.  We have reached our high of 50F but the winds make it feel much colder.  Snow is in the forecast but we aren’t expecting a lot.  We have to get an inch to be considered a white Christmas and it is questionable if that will happen. Our 3:45…

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I think that our mild weather is coming to an end looking at the extended forecast on Christmas.  Tomorrow will probably be the warmest that we’ll see for awhile with highs expected to reach near 50F.  The high temp on Christmas is only expected to reach the mid 20s.  I’m wishing that these clouds would move out so that we get to see the Christmas star.  Some have already seen it but as usual, we have cloudy skies.  This always…

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Our December weather continues to be mild and quite uneventful.  Highs today should remain in the mid to upper 30s with little precipitation in the forecast.  I’m hearing the latest forecast calling for a possible white Christmas for us and very cold temperatures.  We can now look forward to our daylight hours getting longer.  My husband wanted to smoke a ham on Christmas but I think it will be much too cold for that.  I can’t believe that Christmas is…

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We have another gloomy day with temps hovering right near the freezing mark.  The little snow that we had yesterday is now gone and a little mist could be felt when I was outdoors a while ago.  No sun is expected and a mix of rain and snow is a real possibility this afternoon.  Highs in the 40s are expected tomorrow and early next week.  The long range forecast is predicting above-normal temperatures for us right into March.  That would…

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