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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.
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.

 

Saturday, April 20, 2024-SW Michigan-Another Ridiculously Cool Weekend

Saturday, April 20, 2024-SW Michigan-Another Ridiculously Cool Weekend

Currently 41 with an average wind from the W of 9 mph. Feels like 36 degrees. Dew Point 25, Humidity 57%, Barometer 30.11, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 6:51 am, Sunset 8:31 pm.

Partly sunny until midday then becoming mostly sunny. There is a chance of snow flurries during the morning hours. High in the mid 40s. W winds 10-20 mph.

Partly cloudy with overnight widespread frost likely. Low in the lower 30s. W winds 5-10 mph with gusts to 20.

This is a miserable chilly Saturday. And the thought that there could possibly be stray snow flakes flipping about is crazy. Things will begin to warm up a bit once we get past this weekend, but this is not fun.  March was not nice and so far April is not playing nice either. When will this start to get right? Hopefully soon. We’ve certainly waited long enough.

 

Friday, April 19, 2024-SW Michigan-Sunny But Cool

Friday, April 19, 2024-SW Michigan-Sunny But Cool

Currently 45 with a WNW wind of 8 mph. Feels like 41 degrees. Dew Point 26, Humidity 48%, Barometer 30.02, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 6:53 am, Sunset 8:30 pm.

Sunny with a high in the lower 50s. W winds 15-25 mph with gusts to around 35.

Partly cloudy with an overnight low in the mid 30s. W winds 10-15 mph with gusts to 25.

Pretty weather with charming blue skies. But our temperature is not nudging up to where it feels warm. Look for this kind of weather to continue to about Tuesday, where we can usually count on rain. Again this week, too. Sort of a steadfast pattern. One we can live with but can’t help wishing for a bit more warmth. I’ve heard it said that this could be an unusually warm summer and if that does come around, I reckon we’ll be wishing we were back in this cool pattern. But as far as predicting the coming summer, we’ll just have to see what comes around.

Thursday, April 18, 2024-SW Michigan-Rain Moving In Later

Thursday, April 18, 2024-SW Michigan-Rain Moving In Later

Currently 54 with a WNW wind of 5 mph. Feels like 54 degrees. Dew Point 40, Humidity 65%, Barometer 30.05, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 6:54 am, Sunset 8:29 pm.

Partly sunny until midday then becoming cloudy with a 40% chance of rain. high in the upper 50s. W winds 5-10 mph with gusts to 20.

80% chance of overnight rain. Low in the lower 40s. NW winds 5-15 mph.

Not a bad morning but it’s determined to deteriorate later on. Rain moving in which will hang around overnight. Could hear some thunder during the night rain. Clearing up tomorrow but likely we’ll end up with some wind to move things around a bit. Still appears to be a dry weekend. Cool but dry. Oh well, half of what we’d like is better than nothing. Could be cold and rainy – or the way this spring has gone – cold with snow. So we’ll take what’s really coming and be satisfied.

Wednesday, April 17, 2024-SW Michigan-Some Risk For Severe Storms Today

Wednesday, April 17, 2024-SW Michigan-Some Risk For Severe Storms Today

Currently 64 with an average wind from the SSE of 5 mph. Feels like 64 degrees. Dew Point 57, Humidity 78%, Barometer 29.62, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 6:56 am, Sunset 8:28 pm.

Windy with 100% chance of rain with thunderstorms today. High in the upper 60s. S winds 15-25 mph with gusts to 35.

Mostly cloudy to partly cloudy tonight. Low in the mid 40s. W winds 10-20 mph with gusts to 35.

Didn’t get the storms or wind predicted for yesterday, last night. Not here in my area. But there does seem to be a fairly strong risk of possible severe storms today. The sky certainly looks different than yesterday, like it would be no effort to work up some severe weather. Be alert just in case.

Still looking for a dry but cool weekend coming up. Still waiting for steady warm temperatures to settle in and stay. It’ll happen but it sure is taking time.

Tuesday, April 16, 2024-SW Michigan-Some Wind And Rain On The Way

Tuesday, April 16, 2024-SW Michigan-Some Wind And Rain On The Way

Currently 57 with an 11 mph wind  from the ESE. Feels like 57 degrees. Dew Point 34, Humidity 47%, Barometer 30.11, Visibility 10 mi, Sunrise 6:57 am, Sunset 8:27 pm.

Mostly sunny with a high in the upper 60s. E winds 15-25 mph with gusts to 35 in the afternoon.

Windy tonight with a 90% chance of rain with the possibility of thunderstorms. Low in the lower 50s. E winds 15-25 mph with gusts to 40.

Some clouds may start to show up later today along with the wind coming in. I believe there is a fire damage alert out today because of dry conditions and way too much wind. Things should at least get dampened down good after tonight an tomorrow. But that wind will remain with us for a bit. Next weekend still looking like a sunny one, but much cooler than the last. Our typical ups and downs. At least heading in the right direction to warmer weather.