Sunday began with very warm temperatures and partly cloudy skies.  We were warned early that some possible severe weather would end our day.  A severe thunderstorm watch was issued late in the afternoon with storms expected from 8 PM until after midnight.  Some of these storms looked impressive on radar, but all we got was a lot of thunder and lightning and heavy rain.  Our southern counties weren’t as lucky and I’m hearing that there was quite a bit of wind damage done there.  I even heard of a possible tornado near Paw Paw.  We were hit by two storms, one late Sunday night, and the other after midnight.  We received a total of 0.63″ from both.  Some areas got well over an inch.  My weather station is showing that we received a total of 2.93″ of rain this month so far, so we certainly can’t complain about a drought.  Other areas of the state aren’t as lucky.

Our 3:15 PM temperature is 67°F (19°C), the humidity is 70% and winds are from the NW at 5-21 mph with gust up to 25 mph.  The dew point is 58°F (14°C) and the pressure is 30.05 in (1017.6 mb) and rising.  Visibility is 10 miles.   Yesterday’s high was 83°F (28°C) and the overnight low was 63°F (17°C).  Average temps for this date are 77°F / 64°F.

DURAND / OWOSSO FORECAST:

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 67. Light west wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

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