The past three days have been busy for me with two trips to Detroit which took up my entire days. At least the weather was good for traveling. Today will be a little cooler, thank heavens. Ninety degree weather is just too hot for me. We have now passed the longest day of the year, and we can look forward to a little less daylight each day. I, for one, don’t like it being light out until 10 PM, so…
Yesterday was extremely hot here in Michigan with highs in the upper 90s. Much too warm for me. There was a huge fire in downtown Holly which destroyed about 4 buildings that I can see. I felt so sorry for the fireman having to battle the fire as well in this heat. The lows last night remained in the 70s, so very uncomfortable sleeping for anyone who didn’t have AC. I’m thankful that we do. Highs today are expected to…
This will be the hottest day that we’ve had so far this year, with possible record-breaking temperatures. The heat index could reach well over 100°F, and it seems appropriate that it will happen on the first day of summer. Yesterday brought mostly cloudy skies and there was some rain in the state, but it stayed well to our north and east. The remainder of this week is expected to be dry, but with these hot temps, there is always the…
We received 0.15″ of rain overnight, and there wasn’t even any rain in the forecast. At least I didn’t hear of any. But regardless, everything got a little wet overnight, and even though it ended by morning. the clouds have remained most of the day. We have had periods of filtered sun but more clouds than sun. Considering how warm it is, I think that’s a good thing. We are looking at highs in the upper 80s today, and the…
Dad’s couldn’t have had a nicer Father’s Day than what today has been. We’ve had mostly sunny skies, light winds, and comfortable temperatures. My oldest son came to spend the day with us and we cooked chicken on the grill. I made some homemade ice cream for desert, and we sat outdoors most of the day, just enjoying our great weather. We have another blast of hot air coming for next week, and it seems like it has gone from…
The heat has left us for now, and we have a couple of very pleasant days before it gets hot once again. I should be outdoors enjoying it instead of sitting here at my computer, and I think I’m going to do exactly that. Our 1:30 PM temperature is 80°F, the humidity is 40%, and skies are clear. Winds are from the SSW at 6-15 mph and the pressure is 29.95 in and steady. The dew point is 51°F and…
Yesterday’s heat broke many records and ushered in severe weather in our upper peninsula. It wasn’t anything though compared to what Wisconsin had. Tornadoes and severe thunderstorms moved across Wisconsin most of the afternoon, but lost much of it’s strength when crossing Lake Michigan. The western portions of the state saw strong storms which did cause some damage and power outages. Here in mid Michigan, we just had some light rain and a little thunder and lightning. There was only…
Record heat is affecting us today with highs expected in the mid 90s. Thunderstorms are beginning to develop over western Wisconsin and are expected to move into northern Michigan later. Tornadoes are also a possibility. Our weather here is expected to remain calm but like an oven. A local meteorologist was warning anyone doing any camping up north to keep their eyes to the sky today. I’m just happy that we aren’t there. I hate severe weather while staying in…
We have to admit that those storms last night looked pretty impressive crossing Lake Michigan, but they decided to swing to the south after landing on our western shore. The southwest and southern-most counties got the worst of it, but I don’t think there was much actual severe weather. As far as rain goes, we only got 0.14″ here where I live, but we did get a great lightning show from it. I also noticed that the storms were diminishing…
If you look out right now, storms would seem like the most unlikely thing to happen. The humidity is low and there are no clouds to be seen. But I’ve already received several weather statements that we could get some heavy thunderstorms, some even severe, late this afternoon and overnight. Temps today should reach the low 80s with 90s expected for the rest of the week. Usually we get severe weather with an approaching cold front, but not this time. …