Murphy's Weather

Currently 38 with an E wind of 14 mph dropping that to feeling like 30 degrees. Dew Point 16, Humidity 40%, Barometer 30.50 & falling, Visibility 10 mi, Sunrise 7:12 am, Sunset 6:35 pm. A mix of sun and clouds today. High 42. E winds 10 – 20 mph.

A few overnight clouds. Low 24. E winds 10 – 15.

Not a bad day, some cool nights, and the chance of up to 3″ of snow Monday night. Nobody wants to hear that. Especially since the Robins are evidently back. Have heard a couple of reports from people that they’ve been spotted. I’ve made sure I have the Fruit N Nut Bird Seed variety to throw out in the back now because I know the Robins seem to love the fruit part. Poor things are bound to be snowed on a few times – this is, after all, Michigan. Alas….

Currently 30 with an ENE wind of 7 mph dropping that down to feeling like 23. Dew Point 16, Humidity 57%, Barometer 30.58 & rising, Visibility 10 mi, Sunrise 7:14 am, Sunset 6:34 pm. Nothing but sunshine today with a high o0f 45. ENE winds 5 – 10 mph.

Clear skies tonight. Low 25. Light and variable winds.

Just a glorious day with tomorrow promising to be the same. A grand weekend and even Monday sounds like it’s going to be a winner. The couple of days after that, not so wonderful, but we won’t go there right now. For the time being, we’ll enjoy the next few days minus any precipitation or cold temperatures.

Currently 30 with a NW wind of 10 mph dragging that down to feeling like 21. Dew Point 22, Humidity 71%, Barometer 30.38 & rising, Visibility 10 mi, Sunrise 7:16 am, Sunset 6:32 pm. Lots of sunshine today, high 43.

Clear skies. Low 24. N winds 5 – 10 mph.

Nothing at all for us like the powerful wind storm hitting the East Coast right now. Here it’s calm and sunny. We didn’t get so much as one flake of snow yesterday from our last Winter Weather Advisory. Not in my little back yard, anyway. I’m feeling very good about that. It would be splendid not to see any more snow but I realize that’s fairly unrealistic. I’m sure we’ll get something yet before pleasant weather settles in for the long haul. It doesn’t matter from here on out. We know that whatever we get will be short-lived and on it’s way out in no time at all. This is, after all, March. And March….could be nice.

Currently 33 with a NE wind of 15 mph dropping that to feeling like 23 degrees. Dew Point 29, Barometer 84%, Visibility 8 mi, Sunrise 7:17 am, Sunset 6:31 pm. Cloudy with a 50% chance of rain mixed with snow becoming all rain. High 41. NNE wind 15 – 25 mph with gusts to 40.

Cloudy to partial clearing tonight. low 27. NNE winds 10 -20 mph.

OK, we went from a Winter Weather Advisory to….? Who knows? First it was up to 6″ of snow, then 1-3″ and now…I’m not so sure what we’ll get because it seems like it’s going to be more rain than snow.  Still on record for a possible 1-3″ of snow but I have my doubts. Not that I haven’t occasionally been surprised by Mother Nature, but I don’t really feel like this is going to be one of those times. (Now watch for an ooops tomorrow :>)  But I feel like we may luck out from this Winter Storm. Not so much for the East Coast, however, as it sounds as if they’re in for a real blast. Not envying them their upcoming event at all. Just feeling fortunate it won’t be hitting here.

Currently 50 with a WSW wind of 10 mph dropping that to feeling like 46 degrees. Dew Point 36, Humidity 58%, Barometer 29.82, Visibility 10 mi, Sunrise 7:19 am, Sunset 6:30 pm. Mostly sunny today with a few passing clouds. High 57. WSW winds 5 – 10 mph.

Partly cloudy becoming mostly cloudy overnight. Low 35. ENE winds 10 – 20 mph.

It’s a fine day to be bidding goodbye to February. Of course, no matter what the day’s weather turned out to be, it would be good to wave farewell to the month of February. A short, usually brutal weather month with the sole purpose of holding the hopeful month of March at bay. Well, toss in Valentine’s Day and the tip of the hat to a rodent, Groundhog’s Day, but other than that, not a heck of a lot going for the month.

I’m always so encouraged to see the back of February because – are you ready for my annual saying? “March could be nice!” And it jolly well could be. Each one that rolls around has the opportunity to show its best side, so we shall see what this year’s version presents. I’m thinking positive…but then, I usually am. We shall see.

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Currently 48 with a SSW wind of 13 mph dropping that to feeling like 43 degrees. Dew Point 27, Humidity 43%, Barometer 30.19 & falling, Visibility 10 mi, Sunrise 7:21 am, Sunset 6:29 pm. Partly cloudy today with a high of 55. SW winds 15 – 25 mph.

Partly cloudy becoming overcast tonight with a slight chance of rain showers. Low 42. SW winds 5 – 10 mph.

Not a bad day and with the wind having died down from the blustery show it put on the past few days, I’m heading out to the little back yard to make a dent in the spring cleaning. Simply can not resist the urge, so off I go to enjoy the day.

Currently 33 with an average wind from the SW of 8 mph dropping that to feeling like 26. Dew Point 28, Humidity 84%, Barometer 30.22 7 rising, Visibility 10 mi, Sunrise 7:22 am, Sunset 6:27 pm.  Plenty of sunshine today, high 47. SW winds 10 -15 mph.

Clear skies. Low 34. SS winds 5 – 10 mph.

I know it’s not spring. I know there will be more snow, but I’m going to get out in my tiny backyard tomorrow and start cleaning it up for when spring does get here. I can’t stand it another day. What leaves are dry enough, I’ll rake up and dispose of, rearrange the pile of covered outdoor furniture – may even uncover it, I don’t know. And yes, I realize it will still be snowed on between now and the time to set it out to be sitting on. I don’t care.  I’m simply too eager to ignore my impulses to get rid of winter as much as I can. Can’t get at things today, but today and tomorrow promise sunshine and some decent temperatures, which is good enough for me.

Currently 35 with a WSW wind of 26 mph dropping that to feeling like 23. Cloudy to partly cloudy skies today, high in the mid to upper 30s. WSW winds 25 – 35 mph with gusts to 40. Wind Advisory is in effect for today.

Mostly clear tonight, low 29. WSW winds 10 – 20 mph.

The wind out there this morning is bitter. Takes your breath away it’s so strong. During the night, somewhere around 1:00 or 3:00 the bands of strong wind that came through were fierce! Shook the house and I’d guess they had to be 40+ mph.  Today it’s a strong steady wind, but with the occasional gusts that are even stronger.  Most certainly not a day to be doing anything outside.

The flooding is dreadful this year. Highest since 2013, which was a disaster. Fingers crossed that the state won’t be looking at much more precipitation, so the levels can begin to recede soon.

Currently 33 with an ENE wind of 9 mph dragging that down to feeling like 26. Dew Point 27, Humidity 78%, Barometer 30.23 & falling, Visibility 10 mi, Sunrise 7:25 am, Sunset 6:25 pm. Considerable clouds with a high of 43. E wind 10 -20 mph.

90% chance of overnight rain. Becoming windy. SE winds 20 – 30 mph with gusts to 40. Low 34.

Worst flooding since 2013 going on here and unhappy to see more rain coming tonight, which isn’t needed or wanted. I’m lucky, I have no issues, no need to worry where I am – but I’ve been there in the past so know the grief flooding can bring.

Dashed out to the store this morning and saw one of the fancy office buildings built along the Grand River which is built on columns so it’s up high and the parking is under the building. The lovely building is nicely up in the air – unfortunately the parking area is not. There is a Road Closed sign off the highway and the whole area is underwater. Sure hope those folks can work from home ’cause they definitely won’t be going in to work for awhile. The water is SO high to the bottom of the bridge I drove across. Scary.

It’s not only the low-lying homes dealing with the cold floodwater right now, it’s the ones that don’t usually have to worry about it being a problem. Plenty of roads are closed right now and I know they are watching, very closely, the very expensive-to-live-in apartments in town that had to be vacated in 2013 due to basement flooding that damaged electricity and the whole nine yards. Hopefully enough improvements have been done by now so this won’t be an issue, but I guess it’s a wait and see thing for the residents there.

What Michigan does not need right now is more precipitation, so hopefully we won’t get much more for awhile.

Currently 37 with a S wind of 6 mph dropping that to feeling like 32. Dew Point 37, Humidity 98%, Barometer 30.10 & falling, Visibility 4 mi., Sunrise 7:27 am, Sunset 6:23 pm. Cloudy with a high of 41-43. SW winds 10 -20 mph.

Cloudy tonight with a low of 31. NW winds 10 – 20 mph.

Yesterday brought us a goodly, surprising, amount of sunshine mixed in with the clouds. And the sun felt SO warm when you could find a spot and be in it. Today that cloud cover looks fairly solid and unlikely to allow any sunshine to sneak through.

Flooding issues here big time. It sounds as if we’re approaching the 2013 level, which was devastating even to the downtown Grand Rapids area. Since then a lot of improvements have been made to flood walls, etc., so no likely to see anything to that extent this time around. But it’s sure being watched carefully. Only a small percentage of rain today, maybe a bit Sunday, but hopefully not enough to add to the woes. We’ll have to see. But for certainly the low lying areas are going to be hit with serious flooding this time around.