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Author: Patricia Murphy

An unquenchable thirst for knowledge about the weather, an observer of world-wide weather events, and an addicted fan of the Weather Channel on TV. Some occurrences from our not too distant past have left me horrified to this day- such as the possibly avoidable tragedy of the damage and death trailing behind Katrina, where human error combined with Mother Nature for sheer terror, the unspeakable destructive Tsunamis in Japan and Thailand, scenes and sounds of which I can hardly bear to see or hear. But I do see and hear it all because I am enthralled, fascinated, by weather driven happenings every bit as much as I am captivated by the clouds in our ever-changing sky. No impressive credentials, no list of meaningful letters trailing after my name, this is merely me, just another weather junky having my say about it all.
Tuesday, April 30, 2024-SW Michigan-April Leaving Sunny And Cool

Tuesday, April 30, 2024-SW Michigan-April Leaving Sunny And Cool

Currently 54 with a 6 mph wind from the WSW. Feels like 54 degrees. Dew Point 44, Barometer 29.91, Humidity 67%, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 6:36 am, Sunset 8:43 pm.

Sunny. High in the mid 60s. W winds 10-20 mph.

Partly cloudy with a low in the lower 50s. Light winds becoming SE 5-10 mph with gusts to 20 overnight.

Not overly warm today but bright and sunny. Tomorrow promises to bring us more sunshine before the 3 days after that will come with rain. So far, Sunday is still looking good. Fingers crossed. And we should be seeing a whole lot more 70 degree days this coming week. No promise that we’ll stay that warm but at least this next week will be good.

Monday, April 29, 2024-SW Michigan-Rain Today Sun Tomorrow

Monday, April 29, 2024-SW Michigan-Rain Today Sun Tomorrow

Currently 61 with a 4 mph wind from the ESE. Feels like 61 degrees. Dew Point 58, Barometer 29.81, Humidity 100%, Visibility 4 mi., Sunrise 6:38 am, Sunset 8:42 pm.

70% chance of rain showers and thunderstorms. High around 70. SW winds 10-20 mph with gusts to 30.

Mostly cloudy with a 30% chance of rain showers with a slight chance of a thunderstorm. Low in the upper 40s. SW winds 5-15 mph with gusts to 25 in the evening

A rainy day today but none in the forecast, for now, showing up for tomorrow. A couple of sunny days, Monday and Tuesday. Rain returns for several days after that but as of this moment, Sunday is looking good. Fingers crossed it stays that way.

Sunday, April 28, 2024-SW Michigan-A Rather Dismal Sunday

Sunday, April 28, 2024-SW Michigan-A Rather Dismal Sunday

Currently 66 with an average wind from the SW of 1 mph. Feels like 66 degrees. Dew Point 63, Barometer 29.98, Humidity 92%, Visibility 8 mi., Sunrise 6:39 am, Sunset 8:40 pm.

70% chance of showers with a chance of thunderstorms. High in the lower 70s. S winds 5-15 mph.

70% chance of rain showers with a chance for some thunderstorms Low in the upper 50s. E winds 5-15 mph.

Light off and on rain so far today. Look for more rain tomorrow followed by a couple days of sunshine – followed by another couple days of rain. At least we have an interesting pattern going on. Frankly, I’m loving this warmth creeping in, even if it is accompanied by some humidity. I have no problem with that. Upstairs windows open all night long? I wait for this all winter long. Happy me.

Saturday, April 27, 2024-SW Michigan-Plenty Of Rain Possible For Days

Saturday, April 27, 2024-SW Michigan-Plenty Of Rain Possible For Days

Currently 66 with an average wind from the SSW of 5 mph. Feels like 66 degrees. Dew Point 60, Barometer 29.85, Humidity 72%, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 6:41 am, Sunset 8:39 pm.

Mostly cloudy with a 50% chance of rain and thunderstorms. High in the mid 70s. SW winds 15-25 mph with gusts to 40.

70% chance of rain and thunderstorms. Low in the lower 60s. SW winds 15-20 with gusts to 30 decreasing to 5-15 mph.

Rain possible every day until about Tuesday. There is a slight chance of some severe weather scattered here and there. Just would pay to pay attention.

Friday, April 26, 2024-SW Michigan-Rain To Develop Later

Friday, April 26, 2024-SW Michigan-Rain To Develop Later

Currently 50 with a 4 mph wind from the SSE. Feels like 50 degrees. Dew Point 32, Barometer 30.24, Humidity 52%, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 6:42 am, Sunset 8:38 pm.

Sunny until midday becoming partly sunny. High in the lower 60s. SE winds 10-15 mph with gusts to 25.

90% chance of overnight rain showers with a chance of a thunderstorm. Low in the mid 60s. SE winds 10-20 mph with gusts to 35.

Enjoy this morning’s sunshine because we won’t see much of it again until about Tuesday. Rain will develop later on today and overnight then stretch right on through the weekend. There is a question of some severe weather forming for us on Saturday – worth keeping an eye on anyway. The upside of this system moving in with all the rain is that it’s also bringing warmer temperatures along with it. Noting the trees really greening up now. Nothing like a little rain and some warm temperatures to suddenly sprout summer-like greens all around us.

Thursday, April 25, 2024-SW Michigan-A Sunny Cool Day For Us

Thursday, April 25, 2024-SW Michigan-A Sunny Cool Day For Us

Currently 39 with a 1 mph wind from he ESE. Feels like 39 degrees. Dew Point 29, Humidity 60%, Barometer 30.35, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 6:43 am, Sunset 8:37 pm.

Sunny today with a high in the mid 50s. E winds around 5 mph.

Clear with widespread overnight frost. Low in he lower 30s. E winds 5-10 mph with gusts to 20.

Nice seeing the sun but wish it was a tad warmer. No worries, that warmth will come around in a few days – along with some more rain. Looks like the possibility of a bit of rain on Friday, definitely rain for Saturday, Sunday and Monday. But hey – looks like Tuesday will be a dry day for a change. That’s refreshing to see the pattern changed. In the meantime, enjoy the sunny skies today.

Wednesday, April 24, 2024-SW Michigan-Another Ridiculously Cold Night Coming

Wednesday, April 24, 2024-SW Michigan-Another Ridiculously Cold Night Coming

Currently 41 with a 5 mph wind from the ESE. Feels like 37 degrees. Dew Point 30, Humidity 78%, Barometer 30.13, Visibility 10 mi, Sunrise 6:45 am, Sunset 8:36 pm.

Mostly cloudy until midday then clearing. High in the lower 50s. NE winds 5-15 mph.

Mostly clear tonight with a low in the upper 20s. E winds 5-10 mph.

An unusual sound last night when the tornado siren sounded. Not heard around here often. Haven’t heard of any damaged but the storm ushered in more cold weather. Tonight there is a freeze warning in effect. I think we’ve had about enough of this cold weather. Of course, I’m not in charge otherwise we’d be nestled in the upper 70s. Not going to be the case. At least not for today. And although we have a wet week coming, at least it’s going to be much warmer. In fact on Sunday, in addition to rain, we could see not only upper 70s but even an 80 degree day. We’ll take it. The rain isn’t nearly as bad when the temperatures are comfortable.

Tuesday, April 23, 2024-SW Michigan-Small Risk For Severe Weather Today

Tuesday, April 23, 2024-SW Michigan-Small Risk For Severe Weather Today

Currently 59 with a 9 mph from the WSW. Feels like 59 degrees. Dew Point 38, Humidity 47%, Barometer 29.71, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 6:46 am, Sunset 8:35 pm.

70% chance of rain with a slight chance for a thunderstorm today. High in the lower 60s. SW winds 15-20 mph with gusts to 35.

60% chance of rain with a slight chance for a thunderstorm overnight. Low in the lower 30s. W winds 10-15 mph.

A gloomy day with a good chance of some rain later on today. Maybe some rain tonight, too.  Then we are destined to get some sunshine for the next couple of days. Well…before more rain moves back in. I guess we simply have to appreciate the sunny days when we do get them. And we do get them, once in awhile. Just not today.

Monday, April 22, 2024-SW Michigan-Get Used To Rain

Monday, April 22, 2024-SW Michigan-Get Used To Rain

Currently 50 with an average wind from the W of 5 mph. Feels like 50 degrees. Dew Point 34, Humidity 48%, Barometer 30.07, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 6:48 am, Sunset 6:48 pm.

Sunny today with in the lower 60s. SW winds 5-15 mph increasing to 15-20 with gusts to 30.

Partly cloudy with a 50% chance of overnight rain. low in the upper 40s. SW winds 10-15 mph with gusts to 35.

Pretty good chance of some rain tomorrow, then we have a couple of days with a break in precipitation. Won’t last though because it looks very much like every day after that for the following week will have rain in it. Nothing we can do about it I reckon. Plan indoor chores? I guess the plus would be the temperatures will be a bit warmer. That’s something.

Sunday, April 21, 2024-SW Michigan-Still Pretty Chilly

Sunday, April 21, 2024-SW Michigan-Still Pretty Chilly

Currently 46 with an average wind from the WNW of 8 mph. Feels like 45 degrees. Dew Point 27, Humidity 50%, Barometer 30.11, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 6:50 am, Sunset 8:32 pm.

Sunny with a high in the lower 50s. W winds 10-20 mph.

Mostly clear with widespread overnight frost. Low in the lower 30s. SW winds 5-10 mph becoming light.

Sure will be nice if it ever warms up. It’s pretty out there, but not nearly as warm as we’d like it to be or it should be. It will warm up this coming week, but it’s also going to be a rainy time. Alas…can we eve get it all together? Warm and dry? Let’s hope so, but for sure it won’t be this coming few days.