The past two days were wonderful with plenty of sun and cool temperatures. It was nice to have the windows open for a change. But today will bring the heat back. Highs are expected to reach the mid 80s. We have received a little rain over the past few days and there are slight chances for rain every day this week. Our 9:15 AM temp is 66°F (19°C), the humidity is 69% and the dew point is 55°F. Winds are…
It’s a joy to be outdoors today with cool temps, low humidity and a comfortable dew point. We finally got our power back yesterday evening and it felt so good to turn the AC back on. Our generator does pretty well but isn’t big enough to run the AC, the electric stove, or the water heater. Although the temperatures weren’t too bad yesterday, the humidity and dew points were still high making it quite uncomfortable. Right now, (2:30 PM), our…
We haven’t had power now since about 5:30 yesterday afternoon. We thought that it might be a quick fix until we looked at the power outage map. It is quite extensive. The storm that we got was more wind than anything else and only left 0.08″ in my rain gauge. Other areas of the state got much worse. There is a lot of damage, especially on the west side of the state and some areas to our north. Mother Nature,…
Severe storms started popping up in the afternoon yesterday, affecting mostly the western side of the state. We didn’t get any here, just a little rain and distant rolling thunder coming at us from all directions. There were many comments last night on Facebook about the thunder. Storm warnings went up in many areas throughout the afternoon and luckily, my area was spared. We did get one very strong gust of wind about 3:30 AM this morning which woke me…
I’d move to Florida if I wanted to deal with this kind of weather. It is very hot, humid, and just miserable out there this morning. We are under a excessive heat warning until tomorrow night and it can’t come fast enough for me. I couldn’t believe it when I opened the door this morning. It was like sticking my head in an oven. I dialed my AC up to a higher temp since there was such a difference in…
Today will not be the ideal day to be outdoors doing anything. The heat index is expected to be well over 100° and that’s in the shade. I’m seeing some storms moving in off Lake Michigan toward us but future radar images are showing that they will fall apart before reaching us. The National Weather Service says that temperatures will climb in the upper 80s today, and into the mid to upper 90s on Friday and Saturday. Oh please God,…
Today is a bit cooler than it has been, but with the high dew point and humidity, it feel like a sauna outdoors. I thank the good Lord that I have AC. This morning is cloudy as was yesterday. We had a few short-lived showers which left 0.03″ of rain in my gauge. The chance for more rain continues today although the radar is clear except for a few little pockets of rain down by Detroit. Our 10 AM temperature…
Thunderstorms developed right over our area yesterday afternoon putting an end to our dry spell. I never did hear what the highest gust of wind was but I’m speculating that it had to be around 50-60 mph. Many trees were down in Owosso and power was out most of the night. I was in Owosso when it hit so I’m not sure how bad it was at my house, but there didn’t seem to be any damage although there was…
This morning is pleasantly cool with cloudy skies and thunderstorms in our forecast for this afternoon. It has been over a week since we’ve had a decent rain, and with temps near 90° everyday, the ground is really getting dried out. The remnants of Tropical Storm Barry is expected to head our way and I’m hoping that it doesn’t change directions. We’ll just have to wait and see. This morning’s 9 AM temp is 70°F (27°C), the humidity is 58%,…
With all the complaining that we did about too much rain, now we could really use some. We haven’t had a good rain since July 5, and with all of this heat, it is really getting dry. Today will still be quite comfortable but then we are really going to get hit with some temps well into the 90s. That’s much too hot for my liking. Tropical Storm Barry will be moving our way and that seems to be our…