Mid Michigan Weather

We were warned of the possibility of severe weather yesterday, and the storms that happened were “overachievers” according to one meteorologist.  The above picture shows the radar from yesterday and you can see the massive amount of lightning strikes.  There are many in the state without power and much structural and tree damage.  I haven’t heard the number of actual tornadoes, but with hurricane-force winds, it didn’t really matter.  Yes, winds that came with this storm were recorded at 70-80…

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Heavy thunderstorms moved over the eastern half of the lower peninsula yesterday morning and afternoon, dropping as much as 5 inches of rain in some areas near Detroit.  It was a cool day until late in the afternoon when it cleared up a bit.  That’s when it really got hot.  Highs were in the upper 80s to 90 degrees, but our heat index was 115°F due to the high dew point.  Local weather gurus said that it is a rarity…

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We started the day with showers, then thunderstorms moved in from the northwest.  Most of them stayed to our north and east although there is lightning showing up on my weather station. My son had to have emergency eye surgery yesterday, so we spent most of our day at U of M in Ann Arbor.  We had to take him back this morning for a recheck, so we just got home about half an hour ago.  We ran into some…

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We had sun this morning, but now the clouds have moved in.   Temperatures are comfortable and breezes are light.  Although skies are cloudy, there is no mention of rain in our forecast.  The clouds keep it cool so no complaints from me. Our 4 PM temperature is 76°F (24°C)  , the humidity is 68%, and winds are from the NE at 3-6 mp.  The dew point is 60°F (16°C) and the pressure is 30.18 in (1022.0 mb) and falling.  Yesterday’s…

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Our comfortable weather is over for a few days so I don’t think I’ll be spending much time outdoors today.  Highs could reach close to 90 degrees with the humidity on the rise.  Also, we are seeing smoke from the Canadian wildfires once again, although it seems to be staying above us.  The sky has a dirty brownish blue color.  There is no rain expected anytime soon, and  I’m glad I’m not is southern California. I just found out that…

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We are expecting dry weather for the next week or so, but with it comes the heat.  There will be a dome of hot air over most of the central US and it is expected to last a while.  What’s unusual is a hurricane heading for the coast of California from Mexico.  Although it isn’t expected to remain a hurricane by the time it reaches Cali, it will bring a massive amount of rain which will add to their previous…

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We had three storms yesterday.  The first, and longest, happened just after noon.  Then another developed just to our west, and moved over us about 5 pm.  The last one, also was a popup, and that hit around 8 pm.  Between each storm, we had some sun, so the day was quite pleasant.  We received a little over an inch of rain from all of them together.  Today is cool and dry with plenty of sun.  It is quite breezy…

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We have a line of thunderstorms approaching from the west.  They aren’t expected to be severe, just giving us another good amount of rain.  We should see partly cloudy skies later, so the day isn’t expected to be a total washout  Temperatures will be cool with highs only expected in the low to mid 70s.  I’m hearing some distant thunder so I suspect that it will be raining by the time I finish this blog. Our 11:15 AM temperature is…

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The rain finally ended and we have a typical Michigan summer day.  Temperatures are right where they should be and the humidity is at a comfortable level.  Nothing at all to complain about.  I’m hearing that we could be in for more severe storms tomorrow but we’ll have to wait and see on that one. Our 4:30 PM temperature is 80°F, the humidity is 51%, and winds are from the SW at 3-7 mph.  The dew point is 56F and…

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The rain began late yesterday afternoon, then became heavy overnight.  There was 1.37″ in my rain gauge this morning, and rain continued today until early afternoon.  A flood watch is in effect.  Radar is still showing more but it’s hard to tell which way it is moving.  The sun is trying to make an appearance but having a hard time.  I think most of the rain is over and tomorrow is expected to be a lot brighter. Our 3 PM…

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