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Month: November 2021

Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021-SW Michigan-Gloomy Today But A Good Week On Tap

Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021-SW Michigan-Gloomy Today But A Good Week On Tap

Currently 37 with an average wind from the S of 3 mph. Feels like 37 degrees. Dew Point 27, Humidity 37%, Barometer 30.23, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 7:43 am, Sunset 5:16 pm.

80% chance of light snow showers this morning. Cloudy afternoon. High 43. SSW  winds 10-15 mph.

Cloudy overnight with a low of 33. Light and variable winds.

Looks like a snow-less Thanksgiving here. That should make traveling about easier than otherwise. Chilly weather, but not big storms, no big snows. I wouldn’t bet on that for the Christmas holiday, but that’s a long way ahead, so who knows, really? Some rain coming in tomorrow but from Monday on it looks dry.  At least for now, that’s the view. Tuesday should give us a lot of sunshine, which will be pleasant. So we’re basically looking at chilly but mostly dry weather this coming week. Can’t ask for better than that at this time of year in Michigan.

Friday, Nov. 19, 2021-SW Michigan-Not Going To See Much Sunshine Today

Friday, Nov. 19, 2021-SW Michigan-Not Going To See Much Sunshine Today

Currently 34 with an average wind from the SW of 1 mph. Feels like 34 degrees. Dew Point 27, Humidity 76%, Barometer 30.48, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 7:41 am, Sunset 5:16 pm.

Mostly cloudy today with a high near 40. WSW winds 5 -10 mph.

Cloudy with a low of 31. S winds 5 -10 mph.

A brief showing of blue sky this morning quickly closed off leaving nothing much but clouds in place. Seems to be what we’re going to get today. Tomorrow might be a good day to be out and about tending to outdoor things…and next Tuesday, which sounds even better. Those dry, fairly bright days are in the minority and will likely stay that way. Anyone wanting to put up Christmas lights in November comfort might want to be paying attention. And haven’t those of us who put up Christmas lights learned the hard way how unfortunate it is to wait until December weather is hard on us to take care of such things? Might not light them until after Thanksgiving – and I’m one of the keep the holidays apart and spectacular in their own right folk – but having them in place and ready in relative comfort seems smart to me.

Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021-SW Michigan-Maybe Some Snow Showers

Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021-SW Michigan-Maybe Some Snow Showers

Currently 37 with an average wind from the W of 4 mph. Feels like 34 degrees. Dew Point 27, Humidity 66%, Barometer 30.06, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 7:40 am, Sunset 5:17 pm.

Cloudy today with a 40% chance of afternoon snow showers. High in the mid 30s. W winds 15-25 mph with higher gusts possible.

Becoming partly cloudy with a 30% chance of flurries or show showers. Low 27. WNW winds 10-15 mph.

The rest of the month of November doesn’t really look too bad. Some wind and maybe some snow next Monday…cool days with chances of the same scattered about through the rest of it. But the month of December, I think, might prove to be different. Definitely looks to be a fairly strong LaNina building and with the Great Lakes warmer than usual, the chances for some pretty big lake effect snows is looking likely. I think this year, for the snow lovers out there, this might be a better year. For folks like me, a good opportunity to hibernate even more than usual.

Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021-SW Michigan-Drab, Gloomy November Day

Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021-SW Michigan-Drab, Gloomy November Day

Currently 55 with an average wind from the WSW of 2 mph. Feels like 55 degrees. Dew Point 54, Humidity 96%, Barometer 29.75, Visibility 6 mi., Sunrise 7:39 am, Sunset 5:18 pm.

90% chance of rain. High 57. WSW winds 10-15 with gusts to 30.

Cloudy to partly cloudy with a slight chance of rain/snow showers in the evening. Low 33. W winds 10-15 mph.

Enjoy the rather warm temperatures today ’cause they’ll be gone by tomorrow. Starting to see lots of evidence that this year will be a snowier one than we’ve had lately. Doesn’t make me thrilled but it does plenty of others. Me? I’ll be hibernating as much as possible. Just a heads up in case it comes about.

Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021-SW Michigan-Working Up For A Warm Day Followed Again By Cold

Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021-SW Michigan-Working Up For A Warm Day Followed Again By Cold

Currently 31 with an average wind from the SE 2 mph. Feels like 31 degrees. Dew Point 32, Humidity 96%, Barometer 30.17, Visibility 1.5 mi., Sunrise 7:37 am, Sunset 5:19 pm.

Morning fog. Cloudy with some peeks of sunshine. High near 45. SE winds 10-15 mph.

Cloudy overnight with a 70% chance of light rain. Low 38. SSE winds 10-15 mph.

A strong system with some wind and rain moving in overnight and tomorrow and when they leave we’ll be left with cooler temperatures again. Secret is enjoy what warmth we get when we get it.

Monday, Nov. 15, 2021-SW Michigan-Gloomy, Slight Change Of Flurries

Monday, Nov. 15, 2021-SW Michigan-Gloomy, Slight Change Of Flurries

Currently 35 with an average wind from the W of 2 mph. Feels like 35 degrees. Dew Point 29, Humidity 77%, Barometer 30.26, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 7:36 am, Sunset 5:20 pm.

Mostly cloudy with a 20% chance of rain/snow showers. High in the upper 30s. W winds 5 -10 mph with gusts to 20.

Partly cloudy with a 20% chance of overnight flurries. Low 26 degrees. Light and variable winds becoming SE during the night.

Except for Wednesday, where it does look like there’s a good chance for slightly warmer temps and rain, the rest of the week looks more or less dry. Not zero % for precipitation but low enough so worrying about it is a waste of time. In other words, not a bad week for mid November coming up.

Sunday, Nov. 14, 2021-SW Michigan-A Week Of Varied Temps Ahead

Sunday, Nov. 14, 2021-SW Michigan-A Week Of Varied Temps Ahead

Currently 35 with an average wind from the S of 3 mph. Feels like 35 degrees. Dew Point 34, Humidity 96%, Barometer 29.63, Visibility 7 mi., Sunrise 7:35 am, Sunset 5:21 pm.

90% chance of snow/rain mix. Temperature steady in the upper 30s. S winds changing to NW 10-15 mph.

Cloudy to partly cloudy overnight with the possibility of a few snow flurries. Low 29. NW winds 10-25 mph.

A blustery day. No big accumulation of snow expected just a messy mix off and on all day long. The coming week appears to be all over the place. 40 degree days, 30 degree days, even a 50 degree day sneaking in there. Nothing drastic showing up yet, just winter getting wound up and ready. Still a great many leaves on the trees, a surprising number of them still green. Never a good thing if and when we do get any heavy wet snow. Let’s hope that holds off for as long as possible.

Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021-SW Michigan-Rain/Snow For Awhile

Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021-SW Michigan-Rain/Snow For Awhile

Currently 37 with an average wind from the W of 9 mph. Feels like 37 degrees. Dew point 35, Humidity 96%, Barometer 29.83, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 7:34 am, Sunset 5:22 pm.

50% chance of a rain snow mix in the morning, mostly overcast afternoon skies. High 42. WNW winds 10-20 mph.

90% chance of overnight rain/snow. Snow could accumulate an inch or so. Low 32. SW winds 5 -10 mph.

Yesterday was a mess. I measured .60″ in the gauge this morning and impossible to tell how much was snow, how much rain. It all fell in bits and spurts with one after another. Once in awhile it looked as if it would snow pretty solid only to have it become rain. Looks to be the way of it for another day or so. Tomorrow does seem to be giving us a better chance for snow, but it’ll be a wait and see what we get situation. It looks more or less dry for the rest of the week coming up. That’s a good thing. There still seem to be a lot of leaves to be tended to before solid snowfall covers it all up.

Friday, Nov. 12, 2021-SW Michigan-A Few Messy Days

Friday, Nov. 12, 2021-SW Michigan-A Few Messy Days

Currently 41 with an average wind from the SW of 2 mph. Feels like 41 degrees. Dew Point 35, Humidity 79%, Barometer 29.7, Visibility 7 mi., Sunrise 7:32 am, Sunset 5:23 pm.

100% chance of morning thundershowers with rain/snow showers in the afternoon. High 42. SW winds 10-20 mph.

50% chance of rain and snow showers tapering off in the evening. Decreasing clouds overnight. Low 32. SW winds 5 -10 mph.

No telling whether we’re going to see rain or rain and snow or snow or….Just sounds like a handful of messy days one way or another until the beginning of next week. Whatever comes around we’ll deal with it. So far doesn’t appear as if any grand accumulation of snow, so looks more like early winter hints of what’s  bound to come in greater measure later on.

Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021-SW Michigan-No Sunshine For Us For Awhile

Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021-SW Michigan-No Sunshine For Us For Awhile

Currently 48 with an average wind from the ESE of 7 mph. Feels like 48 degrees. Dew Point 45, Humidity 75%, Barometer 29.66, Visibility 10 mi.,Sunrise 7:29 am, Sunset 5:22 pm.

100% chance of rain today. High in the upper 50s. SE winds 15-20 becoming SW ind the afternoon. Gusts up to 40 mph possible.

60% chance of overnight rain. Low in the upper 30s. SW winds 10–15 mph with gusts to 30.

Not going to be a pretty few days and they still haven’t taken the frozen mix stuff out of Sunday’s forecast. Chilling down with plenty of opportunities for rain from now on looks like.