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Month: June 2019

Monday, June 10, 2019-South West Michigan-A Mostly Rainy Week Taking Shape

Monday, June 10, 2019-South West Michigan-A Mostly Rainy Week Taking Shape

Currently 62 with an average wind from the NW of 13 mph. Feels like 60 degrees. Dew Point 59, Humidity 89%, Barometer 29.94 & rising, Visibility 9 mi., Sunrise 6:03 am, Sunset 9:21 pm. Cloudy with early morning showers becoming a partially cloudy afternoon. High around 68. NW winds 15 – 25 mph.

Clear overnight skies. Low 49. W winds 10 -20 mph decreasing to 5 mph.

Except for a day or two that right now promises to be rain free, most of the coming week – right on through the next weekend look to be wet and dreary. Dang. I know it’s early on but so far our summer is tending to go along with the spring we almost had. On the cool side and wet. I sure do hate to see this pattern continue  through what should be an enjoyable outdoor season. I reckon we’ll see how it goes as it goes along.

Sunday, June 9, 2019-South West Michigan-A Rainy Sunday For Us

Sunday, June 9, 2019-South West Michigan-A Rainy Sunday For Us

Currently 63 with an average wind from the E of around 8 mph. Feels like 63 degrees. Dew Point 56, Humidity 77%, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 6:03 am, Sunset 9:20 pm. 80% chance of rain. Thunder possible. High 73. ESE winds 10 -15 mph.

Cloudy with an 80% chance of overnight rain. Low 61. SE winds 5 – 10 mph.

NOAA shows great blotches of green gaining on us which is apparently more rain taking aim at our area for the day. The rain is welcome here for the most part – unlike so many places around our country dealing with way too much of the stuff – but it’s a shame it’s falling on a Sunday. So many folks have pretty much only Sunday to get out and about so for rain to cloud the issue…well, not so much welcome for them. Me? I’m going to be out helping someone move today. Just all sorts of fun in the rain, right? Yeah…thanks, Mother Nature. You’re such a good sport.

Saturday, June 8, 2019-South West Michigan-Sun To Clouds For Us Today

Saturday, June 8, 2019-South West Michigan-Sun To Clouds For Us Today

Currently 71 with an average wind from the E of 10 mph. Feels like 71 degrees. Dew Point 50, Humidity 47%, Barometer 30.08 & rising, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 6:03 am, Sunset 9;20 pm. Some morning sun with increasing cloudiness for the afternoon. High 84. E winds 10 – 20 mph.

Overnight clouds with a 60% chance of rain. Low 62. W winds 10 -25 mph.

Chance of rain for us tomorrow and Monday but we sure aren’t looking for or expecting any of the severe stuff going on elsewhere. And so much of it! We really are lucky here in that we miss so much of the bad stuff.

Opened the kitchen blinds this morning to find a pair of bunnies, a chipmunk, a squirrel and a hummingbird in my little backyard. A busy place at breakfast time as they all took advantage of the clear weather this morning to dine out at Murphy’s feeder station. Gotta love it!

Friday, June 7, 2019-South West Michigan-Not A Cloud In Sight

Friday, June 7, 2019-South West Michigan-Not A Cloud In Sight

Currently 73 with an average wind from the ENE of 5 mph. Feels like 73 degrees. Dew Point 61, Humidity 64%, Barometer 30.00 & rising, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 6:04 am, Sunset 9:19 pm. Nothing but sunshine today. High 83. E winds 10 -15 mph.

Clear overnight skies. Low 56. ENE winds 10 -15 mph.

A lovely high pressure system sits nicely overhead, leaving us nothing but splendid weather. Down south, however, is entirely different. I saw that Baton Rouge had a 9″ rainfall yesterday in a few hours. Massive flooding. SO much flooding going on everywhere. It’s crazy! And extremely sad for those going through the misery. If we only had the power to even it all out, relieve the drought areas, give a break to the flooded places. Maybe in our imaginations, but not nature’s way to be fair. But I can’t help thinking that later on in the summer, there will be places pleading for some of that precipitation. Just unfair.

Thursday, June 6, 2019-South West Michigan-Decent Weather Pattern For Us

Thursday, June 6, 2019-South West Michigan-Decent Weather Pattern For Us

Currently 66 with an E wind of 5 mph. Feels like 66 degrees. Dew Point 60, Humidity 82%, Barometer 29.91 & rising, Visibility 6 mi., Sunrise 6:04 am, Sunset 9:18 pm. Mostly cloudy today with a high around 77. Light and variable winds.

Partly cloudy tonight. Low 56. E winds 5 – 10 mph.

No rain for us for a few days and only, right now anyway, a very small chance for Sunday. It’s lovely finally having windows open all night long with fresh air wandering around in here. I love it. My cat loves it.

I am seeing more tornado dangers going on in the south this morning. Can’t believe how many tornadoes there have been so far this year. So much rain, so many storms, so much flooding. It’s difficult to enjoy the late spring, early summer days when you have to duck and cover almost every day from wicked weather.

Wednesday, June 5, 2019-South West Michigan-Skies To Partially Clear Up Later

Wednesday, June 5, 2019-South West Michigan-Skies To Partially Clear Up Later

Currently 69 with an average wind from the WSW of 11 mph. Feels like 69 degrees. Dew Point 86%, Humidity 86%, Barometer 29.69, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 6:04 am, Sunset 9:18 pm.  Cloudy with a stray shower or thunderstorm in the morning with a partly cloudy sky in the afternoon. High 76. W winds 10 -20 mph.

A few overnight clouds. Low 56. NNE winds 10 -15 mph.

Very much overcast this morning but looking forward to a few breaks in those clouds later on today.  The next few days look like winners with rain coming our way around Sunday again. Maybe Monday too. For today I’m feeling sure that the rain has finished. We did have a pretty heavy rain in the early morning hours, which sounded nice while laying in bed. It had cleared out before time to climb out of the comfort and begin the day. Doubt any more precipitation will visit us this morning.

Tuesday, June 4, 2019-South West Michigan-Some Blue Sky Showing

Tuesday, June 4, 2019-South West Michigan-Some Blue Sky Showing

Currently 66 with an average wind from the SSW of 9 mph. Feels like 66 degrees. Dew Point 48, Humidity 53%, Barometer 30.03 & falling, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 6:05 am, Sunset 9:17 pm. Partly cloudy morning with a 30% chance of afternoon rain. High 72. SW winds 10 -20 mph.

50% chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms. Low 63. SSW winds 5 – 10 mph.

A lovely morning going on. The air is crisp and clean feeling. The sky is showing enough sun to make for happy thoughts. It’s going to be a good day, even if there is a small chance of some rain moving in later. Might. Or might not. We’ll see how it goes. In the meantime, the morning is a winner.

Monday, June 3, 2019-South West Michigan – Plenty Of Sunshine Today

Monday, June 3, 2019-South West Michigan – Plenty Of Sunshine Today

Currently 56 with a calm SE wind. Feels like 56 degrees. Dew Point 33, Humidity 40%, Barometer 30.17 & rising, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 6:05 am, Sunset 9:16 pm. Lots of sunshine today with a high around 68. NW winds 5 – 10mph.

A few passing clouds, otherwise clear overnight. Low 52. SSE winds 5 -10 mph.

After a pleasant Sunday with few puffy clouds floating by, we have a nicely cleared out sky allowing nothing but sunshine for us to start our week. Won’t warm up all that much, but it will be comfortable and clear. Pretty good beginning for the next week with a chance of rain coming our way Tuesday and Wednesday. Our cool weather continues. Spring here was cold and wet. Not a good one by any means and so far, we haven’t  really warmed up to where we should be by this time. Guess we’ll have to wait and see how the rest of summer lays out for us.

Sunday, June 2, 2019-South West Michigan-After An Evening Of Bad Storms

Sunday, June 2, 2019-South West Michigan-After An Evening Of Bad Storms

Currently 54 with  an average wind of 4 mph from the N. Feels like 54 degrees. Dew Point 49, Humidity 84%, Barometer 29.87 & rising, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 6:05 am, Sunset 9:15 pm. Partly cloudy, high 68. NW winds 10 -20 mph.

Mostly clear tonight. Low around 40. NW winds 10 mph.

Had some rough weather move through last evening. The sky turned as black as night there for awhile and it did rain pretty hard for a bit. Not as bad though as the sky looked like it was intending for us. I think we, again, lucked out. Nothing like that on the agenda for today, thank goodness. We should even seen the sun once in awhile. A nice Sunday full of decent weather. Can’t ask for more than that.

Saturday, June 1, 2019-South West Michigan- Rainy First Day Of June

Saturday, June 1, 2019-South West Michigan- Rainy First Day Of June

Currently 66 with an average wind from the W of 6 mph. Feels like 66 degrees. Dew Point 61, Humidity 84%, Barometer 29.79 & rising, Visibility 9 mi., Sunrise 6:06 am, Sunset 9:15 pm. Mostly cloudy early with a 40% chance of rain and thunderstorms. Some storms may be severe. High around 75. WSW winds 10 – 15 mph.

60% chance of rain with a slight chance of thunderstorms early then partly cloudy overnight. Low around 50. N W winds 5 – 10 mph.

Not a bad morning following a rousing thunderstorm that traveled through the area around 3:00 this morning. Plenty of wind and rain. Still feeling like rain this morning so it won’t be surprising to see that weather repeat itself this afternoon.

Watching the Weather Channel begin their Hurricane Season preparedness and it seems so unfair that yes, indeed, we’re heading in a time of new peril all the while dealing with the tornadoes and flooding that is still ongoing from the last batch of seasonal misery. Fingers crossed that this year’s hurricane season will be kind and not get crazy for people still dealing with the results of last year’s disasters.