Murphy's Weather

Currently 70 with a NE wind of 6 mph. Feels like 70 degrees. Dew Point 64, Humidity 61%, Barometer 29.95, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 6:21 am, Sunset 9:15 pm. Partly to mostly cloudy. A chance of a stray shower or thunderstorm. High 84. Light and variable winds.

Partly cloudy overnight skies. Low near 60. N winds 5 – 10 mph.

One minute it was almost impossible to breath outside due to the heat and humidity and the next minute, under a dark and ugly sky, it was dangerous to be out there trying to breath at all.

Yesterday afternoon’s storm that broke our heat wave came in with a fury and a determination to do damage, and it did. Nothing much here in my little backyard, but more to the West, Jenison and Hudsonville…they got hit bad. Trees and power lines down. Damaged houses. It cut a path through Rockford, leaving branches and trees littering driveways and roads and by the time it was done, the temperature dropped 20 degrees in less than an hour. It left much cooler air in place, as well as a huge amount of clean-up. The cooler, breathable air was – and is – much appreciated. The enormous amount of work to clean up the results of getting that break from the heat, isn’t. The folks from the power company are working, as they always do, as hard as they can to restore things. Thank goodness for those people.

Currently 76 with an average wind from the WSW of 10 mph. Feels like 76 degrees. Dew Point 67, Humidity 82%, Barometer 29.81 & rising, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 6:20am, Sunset 9:15 pm. Mix of sun and clouds with a 60% chance of scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon. Some storms could be severe. High 90. WSW winds 10 -20mph.

60% chance of overnight scattered thunderstorms. A few may be severe. WNW winds 10 – 15 mph

A good friend in Louisiana tells me how unbearable their summers are with the smothering heat and humidity, and I can totally understand it during a heat wave like this. Thank God, we don’t get them up here in Michigan all that often. When we do, it’s miserable. Right now, it’s miserable.

A good chance of wind damage isn’t out of the picture with some of the scattered thunderstorms expected. Plenty of power outages already as the demand for electricity is more than the availability it would seem. Bad enough having this stifling, humid, hot weather but to end up with power outages, and for some, that doesn’t only mean basics like lights, but water, too. Can you imagine the misery in this heat wave – not only no A/C, no fans, no lights, no WATER. This is a mean time to just get through for many of us. I’m lucky. My power is still on, but there’s no guarantee that will remain so.

Currently 81 with a SW wind of 12 mph. Feels like 88 degrees. Dew Point 75, Humidity 84%, Barometer 29.78 & rising, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 6:19 am, Sunset 9;16 pm. 80% chance of morning thunderstorms, cloudy afternoon. High 88-90. WSW winds 10 -20 mph

Cloudy overnight with the chance of a stray thunderstorm. Low 78. SW winds 10-15 mph.

Already a sweltering feel to the day and we’re just beginning. I fear if the thunderstorms do roll through they are going to only add to the misery. That darned flat Jet Stream laying over the  country like a big hot blanket is keeping us all in the heat indexes we aren’t loving. I do like hot weather, I do NOT like this stuff. And the thing is, today I have so much to do, so many places I have to be, work that needs to be done. I’m going to be more than ready for a cool shower by the end of this day. Thanks Mother Nature.

Currently 76 degrees with an average wind from the S of 6 mph. Feels like 76 degrees. Dew Point 71, Humidity  87%, Barometer 29.87 & falling, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 6:18 am, Sunset 9:17 pm. Mostly cloudy with a 50% chance of scattered thunderstorms. High 88. SW winds 10 -20mph.

60% chance of scattered thunderstorms overnight. Warm and humid. Low around 75. SW winds 10 – 15 mph.

Lots of weather warnings in effect – well, two of them, anyway. Excessive Heat and Bad Air. What a super combination of stuff to stay out of. These are the days we feel really, seriously bad for those with no A/C. And there are plenty of them. The next handful of days are going to be wicked hot. By tomorrow over 225 million people are go0ing to be baking under oppressive heat. Not a good situation at all. I’m praying that everyone is paying attention to the suggestions for survival, because they’ll be needing them.

Currently 80 with an ENE wind of 8 mph. Feels like 83. Dew Point 70, Barometer 29.91 & rising, Visibility 9 mi., Sunrise 6:17 am, Sunset 9:18 pm. A mix of sun and clouds. High 87. NE winds 5 – 10 mph.

Partly cloudy with a low around 67. ESE winds 5 -10 mph.

Warming up with only a few clouds traveling through.  There is still the chance of some rain coming along tomorrow – right now a 50% chance – but other than that, no precipitation in sight for the coming week. Nothing but heat and humidity. A real summer week ahead.

Temperature 74 with an average wind from the SW of 9 mph. Feels like 74 degrees. Dew Point 67, Humidity 78%, Barometer 29.95 & rising, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 6:16 am, Sunset 9:19 pm. Cloudy with the possibility of a stray shower or thunderstorm. High 84. WSW winds 10 -15 mph.

Cloudy with the possibility of a stray shower or thunderstorm cropping up. Low 69. S winds 5 – 10 mph.

Today just humid with lots of clouds. Possible to get some rain, we could use it, but none so far. Tomorrow the heat ramps up heading  well into the 90s and it will turn smothering around here.  Going to be a sticky week until possibly the weekend where the temperatures may drop back into the 80s. By then, 80 anything will seem so much better.

Currently 75 with an average wind from the SSW of 7 mph. Feels like 75 degrees. Dew Point 66, Humidity 73%, Barometer 30.04, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 6:15 am, Sunset 9:19 pm. Mostly cloudy becoming partly cloudy. There is a possibility of a stray shower or thunderstorm. High 88. SW winds 10 -20 mph.

Mostly clear. Low 71. SW winds 10 – 15 mph.

It does sound as if tomorrow might be a tad on the cooler side, with the chance of some t-storms coming through, but if it is a bit less hot, it’s going to be the last one for the week. Looks like a miserable week coming along – especially for those with no A/C. Summer is with us – with a vengeance.

Currently 74 with an average wind from the ENE of 3 mph. Feels like 74 degrees. Dew Point 51, Humidity 46%, Barometer 30.14 & rising, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 6:14 am, Sunset 9:20 pm. Bright and sunny. High 84. Light and variable winds.\

Generally clear but with the possibility of a stray shower or thunderstorm passing through. Low 64. Light and variable winds.

With the heat forecast for this coming week, they’ve tossed in the possibility of some rain pushing through most days. If the temperatures get as high as noted, and rain does come along, the best it’s going to do is make things humid and miserable. I guess we’ll have to wait and see. Either way, it’s going to be a hot one. Whether it’s a hot and humid week, or just a hot one, will be up to Mother Nature. I’m  happy for the heat, but won’t be thrilled with sky high dew points and humidity numbers.

Currently 76 with an average wind from the WSW of 11 mph. Feels like 76 degrees. Dew Point 64, Humidity 67%, Barometer 29.92 & rising, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 6:14 am, Sunset 9:20 pm. Nothing but sunshine today. High 87. W winds 10 -15 mph.

Clear overnight skies. Low 53. NNE winds 10 -15 mph.

Bracing for a very hot week of weather coming our way. I’ve seen numbers in the upper 90s showing up, so it’s going to be toughie. When the temperatures get up into the 90s and the dew point gets crazy – as it does here – it’s going to be mighty uncomfortable. Especially for all of those without A/C.

At least we’re not dealing with the right-now Tropical Storm Barry, which could conceivably become a hurricane by the time it hits shore. But either way, too much water for areas that do not need more water, chances for tornadoes. Nothing good coming from that storm…even for the upper west tip of Louisiana that really needs the rain, is nervous because if they do, indeed, get the rain, they also get the chances for tornadoes. Like I said, nothing good going on down there right now. We’ve only got heat to deal with and that’s enough.

Currently 55 with an average wind from the WNW of 4 mph. Feels like 55 degrees. Dew Point 53, Humidity 94%, Barometer 29.98, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 6:13 am, Sunset 9:21 pm. Partly cloudy to a sunny afternoon. High 81. WNW winds 5 – 10 mph.

Partly cloudy with the possibility of a stray thunderstorms rolling through. Low 65. SW winds 5 – 10 mph.

A decent day today, but looking ahead to next week, all I see is 90 degrees day after day after day. It’s going to be a brutal stretch of weather – especially for those without A/C. I like warm weather, but I don’t care for being beaten down by it, smothered by it. I’m going to enjoy the heck out of today, get as much as I need done in the days ahead leading up to the onslaught of 90 degrees. And as far as I can see, there is no relief of rain anywhere in there until possibility the very end of the week.  Perhaps a  remnant of Barry traveling up this far to help out? I don’t know. All I do know is if we get any rain by week’s end after days of 90 degrees we’re going to be grateful for where ever it comes from. We’ll see how it goes. Things can change, but it doesn’t look at the moment like there’s any escape from the coming heat.