This morning is very cold with overnight lows fallen into the single digits.  It was  9°F when I go up at 8:30, and it hasn’t warmed up much since then.  Thankfully this cold spell isn’t going to last long and we will see temperatures back in the 40s by the weekend. We just had a new furnace installed yesterday which took most of the day.  I’m glad it wasn’t today since we were without heat for about 8 hours.

Our 11 AM temperature is 15°F (-8°C), the humidity is 74%, and skies are partly cloudy.  Winds are from the W at 6-19 mph, giving us a wind chill of 3°F (-16°C).  The pressure is 30.28 in (1025.4 mb) and rising, and the dew point is 8°F (-13°C).  Visibility is 10 miles  Yesterday’s high was 37°F (3°C) and the overnight low was 9°F (-13°C).  Average temps for this date are 35°F/23°F.  Record temps for Dec. 11 are 61°F (1979) and -3°F  (1977).  Sunrise was at 8 AM and sunset will be at 5:03 PM.

DURAND / OWOSSO FORECAST:

Today:  Partly sunny with a high near 18°F.  Winds W at 15-25 mph, with higher gusts possible.  Wind chill values as low as -3F.

Tonight:  Partly cloudy.  Low 9°F.  Winds WSW at 5-10 mph.

Friday:  Sunny.  High near 24°F.  Winds light and variable.