It looks like a lovely day out there, but we can still see a lot of smoke in the air and we are being warned to not go outdoors without a good mask. The Air Quality Index is still at an unhealthy level and it is suppose to improve this weekend. We had a thunderstorm just miss us last night, as it moved to our north. We did get a few sprinkles from it but not enough to matter. The…
We had a little thundershower early this morning which dropped 0.19″ in my gauge. The smoke seems even worse today than yesterday, but we’re suppose to be rid of it by the weekend. This is certainly a crappy way to spend the summer. We wait a long time for nice weather, then we get this. What’s even worse is that I have what appears to be a bad cold. I usually don’t get colds, and I’m wondering if it isn’t…
Our air continues to be ripe with smoke and I’m feeling it. My throat is scratchy and I’m coughing. I thought I was getting a cold but I don’t think so. The air quality is supposed to improve as the day goes on, but for today, we’re stuck indoors. The AQA ends tonight at midnight. This is such a waste of a summer day, when it’s dangerous to be outdoors. My husband went to the store yesterday afternoon and said…
We received 0.69″ of rain yesterday. It came in intermittent showers which occurred most of the day. Most were light to moderate, but we did have some that were quite heavy. Regardless, we are happy for what we got. We could still see some today but not like yesterday. Our morning is damp and cloudy and a bit breezy. We are once again plagued with smoke-filled air from the Canadian wildfires. I’m seeing that they are getting some rain up…
Thunderstorms moved into our area around 6PM last night leaving 0.29″ in my rain gauge. We were under a severe thunderstorm warning which was issued after most of the storm had passed. Way to go, NOAA! No matter, we didn’t get anything severe, just a nice storm with plenty of thunder and lightning. The Detroit area and others in southern Michigan got it much worse, and they are reporting power outages and trees down in various places. Radar is showing…
Although my area is not included in the high risk area for severe weather, we are being warned that it could happen. My concern is for my son who is on his way to Kentucky for a training session for his work. It seems that he’ll be driving through the worst of it. It’s about an 8 hour drive to where he is going. I’ll be worried about him all day. Right now, our weather is hot and humid. It…
After a drizzly Friday, today is much warmer and mostly clear. We only received 0.11″ of rain yesterday, but that’s better than nothing. We are promised a lot more over the next few days. I hope they’re right. Our 2:15 PM temperature is 83°F (28°C), the humidity is 51% and winds are from the NW at 2-10 mph. The dew point is 56°F (13°C) and the pressure is 29.88 in (1011.2 mb) and falling. The Air Quality Index is good…
We have some rain this morning, coming from the east and leaving only 0.02″ of rain so far. It’s still sprinkling a little but we aren’t expecting that much today. There is more on the way for the beginning of next week and we’re happy for that. It’s cloudy and much cooler with highs only expected to reach the mid 70s this afternoon. Our 1:15 PM temperature is 68°F (20°C), the humidity is 68% and winds are from the NE…
There really isn’t anything new in our weather except that our high should be about 10 degrees cooler than yesterday. We still have no rain and nothing new from the previous 6 days. Local weather gurus are telling us that we have a really good chance of some significant rain this weekend but we’ll see. Why does it always happen on the weekend? Since I’m retired, I don’t really care, but for those who work, and live for their weekends,…
There isn’t really much to say about today’s weather except that it’s the same as the past three or four days. The only change is that temperatures get a little hotter each day, but the humidity remains low, so it isn’t too bad. There is still no real rain events expected anytime soon, but with the dry weather comes the absence of mosquitoes. So there’s good and bad in everything. Our 2:15 PM temperature is 87°F (31°C), the humidity is…