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Month: November 2018

Friday, Nov. 30, 2018 South West Michigan – Morning For, Afternoon Partly Cloudy

Friday, Nov. 30, 2018 South West Michigan – Morning For, Afternoon Partly Cloudy

Currently 29 with an E wind of 1 mph. Feels like 29 degrees. Dew Point 26, Humidity 90%, Barometer 30.03 & rising, Visibility 1.5 mi., Sunrise 7:52 am, Sunset 5:08 pm.  Areas of morning for, partly cloudy in the afternoon. High 37. Light and variable winds.

Partly cloudy overnight, low 24. E winds 10 – 15 mph.

Light fog this morning after a trace of overnight snow. Will be nice to see any peek at the sun we can get later today. Fingers crossed on that. We’ve received only about 10% of possible sunshine for the entire month of November. It’s been a rather dreary month. A little lift in the temperatures for the next several days until about next Tuesday, where it looks to be taking another dive bomb. Guess the thing to do is enjoy the heck out of what we get that isn’t frigid this year.

Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018 South West Michigan – Snow Showers, Cold

Thursday, Nov. 29, 2018 South West Michigan – Snow Showers, Cold

Currently 24 with an ESE wind of 9 mph making it feel like 14 mph. Dew Point 21, Humidity 89%, Barometer 30.03 & falling, Visibilit 0.5 mi., Sunrise 7:51 am, Sunset 5:08 pm.  70% chance of snow showers. High 31. ESE winds 5 – 10 mph

Cloudy overnight with the possibility of more snow showers. Low 26. ESE winds 5 – 10 mph.

Looking at the national weather map, it appears as if yet another blast of frigid air will be compassing the entire country about mid week coming. Can you believe this rotten weather? It’s already feeling like the middle of winter and we aren’t officially even there yet. This is promising to be an ugly, long winter.

Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018 South West Michigan – Just Plain Cold

Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018 South West Michigan – Just Plain Cold

Currently 26 with an average wind from the WNW of 9 mph making it feel like 17 degrees. Dew Point 19, Humidity 75%, Barometer 30.03 & rising, Visibility 9 mi., Sunrise 7:50 am, Sunset 5:09 pm. Cloudy with possible flurries or snow showers, high near 30. W winds 10 -15 mph.

40% chance of overnight snow showers. Low 23. Light and variable winds.

Our high today likely won’t even get to the freezing mark. That’s cold. To think we are weeks away from the actual beginning of winter is tiresome to think about. We’re well into winter weather here and I’m sort of shocked when the fact that we’re still in the month of November, not in December yet at all, is brought to my attention. This promises to be one long, drawn out miserable winter with such an early start. Not a pleasant thought.

Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018 South West Michigan – Cold, Snow Showers Continue

Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018 South West Michigan – Cold, Snow Showers Continue

Currently 27 with a WNW wind of 10 mph making it feel like 18 degrees. Dew Point 20, Humidity 75%, Barometer 29.89 & rising, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 7:49 am, Sunset 5:09 pm. Cloudy with a 70% chance of snow showers. High 29. WNW winds 10 – 15 mph.

Cloudy with snow flurries or showers possible. Low 23. WNW winds 5 – 10 mph.

Heard this morning that we’ve had the whole sum of 10% possible sunshine for the month of November. Meaning, for 90% of the time we were under clouds and gloom. Swell. Don’t know if I mind the lack of sunshine or the cold the most. Probably about even on that.  Winter is an ugly month for so many of us and this year it’s starting even earlier than usual. Wonderful!

Monday, Nov. 26, 2018 South West Michigan – First Big Snow Of The Winter

Monday, Nov. 26, 2018 South West Michigan – First Big Snow Of The Winter

Currently 26 with an average wind for the N of 14 mph making it feel like 15 degrees. Dew Point 25, Humidity 93%, Barometer 29.69 & rising, Visibility 0.3 mi., Sunrise 7:48 am, Sunset 5;10 pm. 100% chance of snow in the morning, tapering off in the afternoon. High 32. NNW 15 – 25.

Overcast with a few flurries or snow showers overnight. Low 24. NW winds 10 -20 mph.

Well, Winter Storm Bruce didn’t totally ignore us but it could have been much worse than it is. Measured 3.3″ of snow this morning and we might end up with another inch or so today. Plenty more in other places, so we can cope with this. Sounds as if some cold air is going to be descending on the country to add to the misery. Yup! It’s winter.

Sunday, Nov. 25, 2018 South West Michigan – Winter Storm Approaching

Sunday, Nov. 25, 2018 South West Michigan – Winter Storm Approaching

Currently 38 with a WNW wind of 5 mph making it feel like 34 degrees. Dew Point 31, Humidity 76%, Barometer 29.90 & rising, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 7:46 am, Sunset 5:10 pm. Rain and snow mixed afternoon. Precip 40%. Temperatures steady mid to upper 30s. N winds 5 – 10 mph.

Winter Weather Advisory in effect from 7:00pm Sunday through 1:00 Monday. 100% chance of overnight snow. 5-8″ possible. Low around 30. NE winds 15 – 25 mph with gusts to 40 mph possible.

Sounds like Winter Storm Bruce is going to take a swipe at our area on the way by. Things change, but for right now, it seems as if we’re in for a fairly good bout of snow. Anticipating school closings and difficult travel for those heading off to work in the morning. None of it sounds good. It’s a wait and see thing right now, but perhaps we won’t be able to dodge this particular bullet. Dang!

Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018 South West Michigan – A Rainy November Saturday

Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018 South West Michigan – A Rainy November Saturday

Currently 43 with a S wind of 9 mph making it feel like 38 degrees. Dew Point 42, Humidity 97%, Barometer 29.52 & falling, Visibility 6 mi., Sunrise 7:45 am, Sunset 5:10 pm. 90% chance of rain today. High 45. SSW winds 10 – 15 mph.

Cloudy with a low around 35. W winds 10 – 15 mph.

We do have this nice little warm up, but along with it came the rain. No matter, it’s so much better than getting snow. And that, it seems like we might be getting some of  from Winter Storm Bruce as it barrels past. Hopefully not much, but I guess it’s a wait and see thing. Matter of fact there is now a Winter Storm Watch in effect from sometime Sunday to about noon on Monday.  Right now, it looks like others will be bearing the brunt of this particular storm. Not so good for all of those traveling back from Thanksgiving Day festivities.

Friday, Nov. 23, 2018 South West Michigan – Welcome Couple Days Of Warmup

Friday, Nov. 23, 2018 South West Michigan – Welcome Couple Days Of Warmup

Currently 35 with an average SSE wind of 10 mph making it feel like 27 degrees. Dew Point 28, Humidity 74%, Barometer 30.11 and falling, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 7:44 am, Sunset 5:11 pm. Sunny to partly cloudy today with a high of 46. SSE 10 -15 mph.

Cloudy with a 90% chance of overnight light rain showers. Low 41. SSE winds 10 – 15 mph.

Wonderful to have a couple of days above freezing – today is a delight. Sunshine works wonders on everyone and we get precious little of it here in Michigan during the winter months. Without the weather hampering those willing to go out and trample each other in search of Black Friday bargains, today’s weather can only be a blessing. Thankfully, I do not number among those folks. I’ll putter around here, enjoying the sunshine and relishing the fact that I don’t have to take my life in hand and do battle in celebration of a day of so-called sales. To each his own, I reckon.

Thursday, Nov. 22, 2018 South West Michigan – Frigid Thanksgiving Day Weather

Thursday, Nov. 22, 2018 South West Michigan – Frigid Thanksgiving Day Weather

Currently 19 with an E wind of 12 mph making it feel like a whole 7 degrees. Brrrr…. Dew Point 8, Humidity 61%, Barometer 30.54 & rising, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 7:43 am, Sunset 5:12 pm. Cloudy with a few snow flurries possible. High 29. ESE winds 10 – 15 mph.

Partly cloudy tonight with a low of 27. SE winds 10 – 15.

Okay, so it’s supposed to warm up to the 40 degree mark tomorrow…but for today, forget it. It’s plain old cold and isn’t going to warm up enough to even think warm. Not just here, either. Watching The Thanksgiving Day Parade and everyone there is freezing as they do their best to be festive. Frankly, anyone out in the kind of weather this Thanksgiving Day is offering up, is  plain silly. But hey, that’s just me. I reckon some of those folks have had plans made all year long and since there’s no way to tell how kind or cruel Mother Nature will be on any particular day, luck wasn’t with them this time around.

At any rate, do have a grand and glorious Thanksgiving Day. Be thankful for whatever you have.

Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2018 South West Michigan – Cold Thanksgiving Eve Day

Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2018 South West Michigan – Cold Thanksgiving Eve Day

Currently 27 with an average wind from the NNW of 12 mph making it feel like a nippy 17 degrees. Dew Point 14, Humidity 57%, Barometer 30.27 & rising, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 7:42 am, Sunset 5:12 pm. Cloudy with occasional sun sightings possible through the afternoon. High 29. N winds 10 -20 mph.

Partly cloudy, low 16. ENE winds 5 – 10 mph.

Lots of folks have plenty of running around to do on the day before Thanksgiving and it’s going to be a cold run here. Not even due to reach as high as freezing, just stubbornly staying below. And tonight will be downright frigid. If things go as predicted tomorrow promises to be just as cold. Hopefully everyone will stay bundled up as they travel here and there.