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Month: September 2018

Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018 South West Michigan – A Rainy Day

Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018 South West Michigan – A Rainy Day

Currently 64 with an ESE wind of 8 mph. Feels like 64. Dew Point 63, Humidity 99%, Barometer 30.03 & rising, Visibility 6 mi, Sunrise 7:27 am, Sunset 7:43 pm. 40% chance of showers and thunderstorms today. High 82. SE winds 5 – 10 mph.

30% chance of overnight rain. Low 72. SSW winds 10 -20 mph.

Listening to thunder roll right now and expecting a good downpour any minute. We did get .41″ of rain overnight. Hoping for more today and tonight. Tomorrow sounds like a windy one with the strong breeze blowing away our warm temperatures. Might only be around on 60 degrees by Saturday. Big drop.

Wednesday, Sept 19, 2018 South West Michigan – Cooling Down At Last

Wednesday, Sept 19, 2018 South West Michigan – Cooling Down At Last

Currently 60 with an average wind from the E of 8 mph. Feels like 58. Dew Point 57, Humidity 97%, Barometer 30.04, Visibility 9 mi., Sunrise 7:26 am, Sunset 7:44 pm. Cloudy with a 40% chance of showers. High 75. E winds 5 -1 0 mph.

40% chance of showers. Isolated thunderstorms possible. Low 62. ESE 5 – 10 mph.

Fingers crossed that some of the forecast rain will actually occur here. Yesterday I think we got about 3 drops of it. Would be nice to get a tad more. And the temperatures are beginning to tumble, which is pleasant, too. Seems as if Autumn is on the way after all.

Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018 South West Michigan – Some Clouds, Still Rather Warm

Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018 South West Michigan – Some Clouds, Still Rather Warm

Currently 69 with an E wind of 4 mph. Feels like 69. Dew Point 66, Humidity 88%, Barometer 29.94 & rising, Visibility 9 mi., Sunrise 7:25 am, Sunset 7:46 pm. Partly cloudy. A stray shower or t-storm is possible. High 81. NW Winds 5 – 10 mph.

Partly cloudy with a 40% chance of overnight showers or thunderstorms. Low 58. NNE winds 5 – 10 mph.

Our humidity and warmth are hanging in here. Any day now, we expect some relief. But now, evidently not until after around Thursday. It keeps being pushed back day by day. We all know that sooner or later – obviously, later – the warmth will fade and crisp cooler air will be ushered in. I can wait for that. However, the mosquito problem right now is horrendous. They never bother me. Ever. But the past few mornings, just going out to feed the birds and critters have left me swatting them off like I don’t usually have to do. What has brought them out in such ravenous numbers right now, I don’t know. But there they are. Would be lovely to see that come to an end.

Monday, Sept. 17, 2018 South West Michigan – Another Hot & Humid Day For Us

Monday, Sept. 17, 2018 South West Michigan – Another Hot & Humid Day For Us

Currently 63 with an average wind from the East of 1 mph. Feels like 63. Dew Point 63. Humidity 100%, Barometer 29.95 & falling, Visibility 6 mi, Sunrise 7:23 am, Sunset 7:48 pm. Partly cloudy. High 86. WSW winds 5 – 10 mph.

Partly cloudy tonight with the possibility of a stray shower or thunderstorm. Low 63. NW winds 5 – 10 mph.

Today will be a proper summer day – a little late in the season, but still. Hot and humid with another one due tomorrow, maybe not quite so warm, but the humidity will linger. Then it seems relief will be on the way and things will cool down into what’s more normal for this time of year.

Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018 South West Michigan – Unseasonable Warmth Continues

Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018 South West Michigan – Unseasonable Warmth Continues

Currently 65 with an average wind from the E at 4 mph. Feels like 65. Dew Point 63, Humidity 94%, Barometer 30.16 & rising, Visibility 5 mi, Sunrise 7:23 am, Sunset 7:50 pm. Patchy fog early. Sunny to partly cloudy, high near 85. SE winds 5 – 10 mph.

Generally clear overnight. Low 63. Light and variable winds.

Our warmth is holding in here. Another day, perhaps. I’m enjoying it. And then another system is set to swoop in and clear out the higher temperatures and lower them to a more seasonal level. Another foggy start to our dag. That’s become a regular around here. Not so thick today, but still lingering long enough to keep the visibility from being perfect.

So enjoyable to be able to sit out on the tiny patio in my backyard and watch nature scurry around with morning routines. The little Chipmunk comes around most times to grab a drink out of the birdbath. We don’t seem to bother each other, which is fine. The hummingbirds are still with us and zooming in and out early in the morning. I will miss them very much when they decide to leave.

Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018 South West Michigan – Unusual Warmth Continues

Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018 South West Michigan – Unusual Warmth Continues

Currently 73 with an ENE wind of 3 mph. Feels like 73. Dew Point 63, Humidity 94%, Barometer 30.18 & rising, Visibility 5 mi., Sunrise 7:21 am, Sunset 7:52 pm. Partly cloudy becoming a sunny afternoon. High around 84. Light and variable winds.

Clear to partly cloudy. Areas of patchy fog. Low 64. Light and variable winds.

It remains unseasonably warm and will it looks like until about next Tuesday or so. Every morning heavy fog. Not bad weather unless you’re one of those who are anxious for fall weather to descend on us. I’m not one, so this is fine with me. Soon enough the temperatures will plummet. I’m perfectly willing to wait as long as possible for that to happen.

Friday, Sept. 14, 2018 South West Michigan – Another Foggy Morning

Friday, Sept. 14, 2018 South West Michigan – Another Foggy Morning

Currently 63 with an average winds currently calm. Feels like 63 degrees. Dew Point 63, Humidity 99%, Barometer 30.15 & rising, Visibility 0.1 mi., Sunrise 7:20 am, Sunset 7:53 pm. Dense early morning fog. Cloudy skies will be come sunny with a high near 80. Light and variable winds.

Clear overnight skies. Low 58. Light and variable winds.

Waking up to dense fog seems to be the pattern we’re in right now. When I was a kid, we used to count the heavy fog days and add them up, that would be how many blizzards we’d have the following winter. I don’t remember how accurate that was, but I will say if there was any validity to that at all, we’re in big trouble this year. LOTS of heavy fog days this September. I guess we’ ll see how that goes, huh? :>)

Thursday, Sept 13, 2018 South West Michigan – Another Foggy Morning

Thursday, Sept 13, 2018 South West Michigan – Another Foggy Morning

Currently 61 with a SE wind of 2 mph. Feels like 61. Dew Point 60, Humidity 98%, Barometer 30.21 & rising, Visibility 7 mi., Sunrise 7:19 am, Sunset 7:55 pm. Partly cloudy today with a high of 76. ESE winds 5 -10 mph.

Partly cloudy tonight, low 60. Light and variable winds.

Our nights are warming up a tad again and for me, that’s good. Not pleased to wake up in the morning to cold air. I’m thrilled that we have a small bout of 3 or 4 days of 80 degrees coming back to us. The more the merrier. At least for me. I know that soon, too soon, we’ll be waving goodbye to those numbers for far too long of a time.

Wednesday, Sept 12, 2018 South West Michigan – Calm And Clear Here

Wednesday, Sept 12, 2018 South West Michigan – Calm And Clear Here

Currently 60 with a SSE wind of 1 mph. Feels like 60 degrees. Dew Point 58, Humidity 94%, Barometer 30.21 & rising, Visibility 10 mi, Sunrise 7:18 am, Sunset 7:57 pm. Sunny today, high 79. Light and variable winds.\

Clear overnight skies, low 55. Light and variable winds.

Watching the East Coast and what’s taking aim at them, thinking about how busy everyone is – or should be – in preparation for what’s coming, I feel like we’re sort of stuck in a vacuum here. Nothing going on, nothing in sight, nothing spectacular or harsh. I’m not complaining, mind you. Happy as a clam at high tide that we’re not in any storm’s bullseye. But the stark difference between here and there is striking.

Tuesday, Sept 11, 2018 South West Michigan – Remembering 9/11

Tuesday, Sept 11, 2018 South West Michigan – Remembering 9/11

Currently 55 with a SSW winds of 2 mph. Feels like 55. Dew Point 55, Humidity 99%, Barometer 30.14 & rising, Visibility 0.4 mi, Sunrise 7:17 am, Sunset 7:59 pm. Areas of dense morning fog, sunny later. High 76. Light and variable winds.

Clear overnight skies. Low 53. Light and variable winds.

There is a Dense Fog Alert In Effect until 10 am today.

No matter what our weather, what we face today, all Americans must, absolutely must, stop and remember all of the lives lost in the cowardly terrorist attack on 9/11. For every life lost – and there were immediately 3,000 of them – many more lives were impacted by that lose. So much sorrow, so many tears. Grief that remains to this day. Not only did we lose lives, and a big part of the New York skyline, we lost the innocence we were wrapped in that allowed us to believe we were safe in our nation from the brainless, heartless actions of terrorists. And we must never forget that. Nor can we ever forgive that. Seared into our minds and hearts will be the date 9/11 and ever will it be.