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Month: December 2018

Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018 South West Michigan – No Much Sun For Today

Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018 South West Michigan – No Much Sun For Today

Currently 31 with an average wind from the WSW of 12 mph making it feel like 21 degrees. Dew point 25, Humidity 78%, Barometer 30.02 & falling, Visibility 7 mi., Sunrise 8:03 am, Sunset 5:06 pm. Mostly cloudy today with a high in the low to mid 30s. WNW winds 10 – 15 mph.

Mostly cloudy tonight with a low near 25. SE winds 10 -15 mph,

Not expecting any new precipitation today, but I guess tomorrow could being us some snow. Not much, but enough to probably make the roads a mess again. I’m just grateful we didn’t get the snow that the south and east got from Winter Storm Diego. What a mess from that one! Pre-winter is striking some heavy blows this time around. Wonder what the real winter will be bringing.

Monday, Dec. 10, 2018 South West Michigan – Cloudy To Sunny Today

Monday, Dec. 10, 2018 South West Michigan – Cloudy To Sunny Today

Currently 28 with a S wind of 4 mph making it feel like 22 degrees. Dew Point 24, Humidity 87%, Barometer 30.26, Visibility 6 mi, Sunrise 8:02 am, Sunset 5:06 pm. Cloudy morning to sunny afternoon. High near 35. WSW 10 -15 mph.

Mostly cloudy evening will become partly cloudy. Low 28. SW winds 10 -15 mph.

Rather mild out there this morning – well, with a light wind, it seems so. And the promise of sunshine today makes it all good. Right at the moment – and of course, we all know how quickly that can change – they seem to have eliminated the wintry mix mess from this week’s forecast. Perhaps a snowy day, maybe a day with some rain, but as of this moment, no miserable mix of the two. Folks have a hard enough time driving in either one, but when they combine – nightmare travel time. So far, so good.

Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018 South West Michigan – Darn Cold Out There

Sunday, Dec. 9, 2018 South West Michigan – Darn Cold Out There

Currently 16 with an average wind from the SSW of 4 mph making it feel like 10 degrees. Dew Point 16, Humidity 100%, Barometer 30.41 & falling, Visibility 7 mi., Sunrise 8:02 am, Sunset 5:06 pm. Cloudy today with a few peeks at the sun possible later on today. High 33. W winds 5 -10 mph.

Mostly a clear sky tonight. Low 22. WNW winds 5 – 10 mph.

It’s plain old cold outside. Someone just pulled out from the parking lot and the snow was crunchy under tire. That’s cold. I know the critters – all the squirrels of various colors and the birds – seemed to be anxious for me to come out and scatter the morning’s offering. There were all on it almost before I got back inside.

This coming week seems to be bringing us far too many opportunities for a wintry mix, freezing drizzle. Not liking the sound of any of that and I’m hoping things change before it all arrives on our unwelcoming doorsteps.

Saturday, Dec. 8, 2018 South West Michigan – Some Some But Cold

Saturday, Dec. 8, 2018 South West Michigan – Some Some But Cold

Currently 24 with an average wind from the WNE of 8 mph making it feel like 15 degrees. Dew Point 15, Humidity 68%, Barometer 30.60 & rising, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 8:01 am, Sunset 5:06 pm. Partly cloudy with a high near 30. W winds 5 – 10 mph.

Clear to partly cloudy with a low near 20. Light and variable winds.

Chilly outside but the cloud cover is thin in places, which isn’t all bad. Looks like next week our temperatures might rise into the 30s with rain being offered. Trouble is, that will probably end up with us being in that wintry mix mess that makes travel treacherous. I’m hoping not, but not ruling it out either.

Friday, Dec. 7, 2018 South West Michigan- Cold, Possible Flurries

Friday, Dec. 7, 2018 South West Michigan- Cold, Possible Flurries

Currently 23 with a SSE wind of 3 mph. Feels like 23 degrees. Dew Point 20, Humidity 90%, Barometer 30.47 & rising, Visibility 9 mi., Sunrise 8:00am, Sunset 5:06pm.  Generally cloudy today with a few snow flurries possible. High 27. WSW winds 10 -15 mph.

Mostly cloudy tonight. Low near 20. WNW winds 10 – 15 mph.

Feeling downright nippy out there this morning. Hoping to see a peek at the sun off and on today, but that’s not a given. More likely to see snow flurries than sun rays.  Might not be winter yet, but it’s doing a mighty good job of pretending. If this weather continues, it’s going to feel like we’ve gone through a very long winter by the time it all departs.

Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018 South West Michigan – Cold And Getting Colder

Thursday, Dec. 6, 2018 South West Michigan – Cold And Getting Colder

Currently 28 with a WNW wind of 13 mph making it feel like 17 degrees. Dew Point 21, Humidity 75%, Barometer 30.13 & rising, Visibility 8 mi., Sunrise 7:59 am, Sunset 5:06 pm. Cloudy with a few snow flurries possible. High 29. WNW winds 10 -20 mph.

Tonight should see partly cloudy to mostly cloudy skies. Low 22. NNW winds 10 – 20 mph.

Not going to warm up today and most certainly not tomorrow. Tomorrow is holding out the promise of a whole 20 – 25 degrees for us to enjoy. Not liking this. Not liking this at all.

Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018 South West Michigan – Light Snow, Bad Roads

Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018 South West Michigan – Light Snow, Bad Roads

Currently 28 with a WSW wind of 7 mph making it feel like 20 degrees. Dew Point 24, Humidity 85%, Barometer 30.10 & rising, Visibility 0.6 mi., Sunrise 7:58 am, Sunset 5:06 pm. 70% chance of light morning snow. High 29. WSW winds 10 -15 mph.

40% chance of overnight snow showers. Low 28. WSW winds 10 -20 mph.

Lots of accident reports on the morning radio today. Sounds like just a low enough temperature and enough snow to make the roads treacherous. I know the errands I need to do to day may be done later today – if the roads get better – or I may have to wait until Friday. Tomorrow doesn’t sound much better. Not a good day out there today.

Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018 South West Michigan – A Peek At The Sun Possible Today

Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018 South West Michigan – A Peek At The Sun Possible Today

Currently 24 with a WNW wind of 1 mph. Feels like 24 degrees. Dew Point 20, Humidity 87%, Barometer 30.24 & rising, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 7:57 am, Sunset 5:07 pm. Mostly cloudy but peeks of the sun entirely possible today. High 33. Light and variable winds.

Cloudy tonight with a 30% chance of after midnight show showers. Low 287. Light and variable winds.

The cloud cover is certainly there, but it does appear to be on the thin side, so hopefully some of it will tear apart long enough to allow the sun to shine through once in awhile today. Over the past month sun sighting has been on the scarce side.

Monday, Dec. 3, 2018 South West Michigan – Mostly Clouds But Not So Cold

Monday, Dec. 3, 2018 South West Michigan – Mostly Clouds But Not So Cold

Currently 31 with an average wind from the N of 11 mph making it feel like 22 degrees. Dew Point 25, Humidity 79%, Barometer 29.93 & rising, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 7:55 am, Sunset 5:07 pm. Cloudy today. High in the low to mid 30s. N winds 10 -15 mph.

Partly cloudy tonight, low near 25. NNW winds 5 – 10 mph.

Blessedly relieved of new snow for now. Not sure how long this will last, but grateful for it for now. The recent rain has cleared away most of the snow except for the deeply shaded areas. Also nice to see. Thursday seems at least for now holding out a threat of new snow, but things can change on a daily basis here, so it’s a wait and see game.

Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018 South West Michigan – Warmer, Fog, Rain

Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018 South West Michigan – Warmer, Fog, Rain

Currently 39 with an ESE wind of 4 mph making it feel like 36. Dew Point 39, Humidity 100%, Barometer 29.38, Visibility 4 mi., Sunrise 7:54 am, Sunset 5:07 pm. Morning fog, chance of 40% occasional showers with a few afternoon snow flurries possible. High 43. SW winds 10 -15 mph.

70% chance of rain and snow in the evening becoming now overnight. Low around 30. NW winds 10 -15 mph.

Quite foggy this morning with a light intermittent rain. Measured .49 in the gauge which was all rain.  Our rain could eventually become mixed with snow. Just an interesting mash up of assorted weather for us today and tonight.