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Month: October 2020

Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020-SW Michigan-Should Get A Bit Of Afternoon Sun

Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020-SW Michigan-Should Get A Bit Of Afternoon Sun

Currently 48 with an average wind from the W of 7 mph. Feels like 46 degrees. Dew Point 43, Barometer 30.1, Humidity 81%, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 8:03 am, Sunset 6:49 pm.

Cloudy until about midday until afternoon becoming part sunny. High in the mid 50s. W winds 5 -15 mph with gusts to around 25.

Partly cloudy with a 90% chance of rain showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Low in the lower 40s. Light winds becoming E 5 – 15 mph.

It’s a gray, gloomy morning but the forecast offers some hope for afternoon brightening. Hope so, because the next couple of days sound rainy and stormy. Might get a decent Saturday but then rain again for days with days in the 40s and nights in the 30s. Doesn’t sound like very much fun.

Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020-SW Michigan-Clouds Today, Rain Tonight

Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020-SW Michigan-Clouds Today, Rain Tonight

Currently 43 with an average wind from the ENE of 5. Feels like 40 degrees. Dew Point 36, Barometer 30.28, Humidity 76%, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 8:02 am, Sunset 6:50 pm.

Mostly clear. High in the lower 50s. S winds 5 -10 mph.

90% chance of overnight rain. High in the low to mid 40s. SE winds 5 -15 mph becoming SW during the night.

The chance of snow that had been mentioned to be mixed in with rain last night never materialized. In fact, neither did the rain. No regret about that. Another chance for rain tonight but at least the miserable S word isn’t showing up again. Not right now, anyway. Sooner than we like it’ll be back for real – and seemingly for good. Once it starts it will be hanging around for what seems like forever. In the meantime, we’ll be happy with rain. Well, not happy but…

Monday, Oct. 19, 2020-SW Michigan-Late Rain, Possible First Hint Of Snow Mix

Monday, Oct. 19, 2020-SW Michigan-Late Rain, Possible First Hint Of Snow Mix

Currently 36 with an average winds calm from the SSE. Feels like 36 degrees. Dew Point 36, Barometer 30.25, Humidity 100%, Visibility 7 mi., Sunrise 8:01 am, Sunset 6:57 pm.

Mostly cloudy with a 40% chance of afternoon rain showers. High in the upper 40s. Light winds.

Mostly cloudy with a 30% chance of rain possibly mixed with some snow showers. Low in the lower 30s. N winds of 5 mph.

Okay, so this is the first opportunity for some spoilsport to sneak that rotten S word into our forecast. Don’t care if it’s only a chance of some mixed in with the rain, it’s still lousy to hear. Won’t be long before it will be a constant, but we sure don’t care to hear it already.

Sunday, Oct. 18, 2020-SW Michigan-Gloomy Sunday

Sunday, Oct. 18, 2020-SW Michigan-Gloomy Sunday

Currently 53 with an average wind from the W of 6 mph. Feels like 53 degrees. Dew Point 40, Barometer 30.01, Humidity 60%, Visibility 9 mi, Sunrise 8:00 am, Sunset 6:53 pm.

90% chance of rain showers. High in the mid 50s. W winds 5 -10 mph becoming NW in the afternoon.

Partly cloudy with areas of overnight frost. Low in the lower 30s. Light winds.

Last night’s wind was sometimes rather fierce. Thought my wind chimes might blow right off the side of the building. This sort of wind and the coming rains will be instrumental in knocking the color right out of our trees. Tonight sounds like some areas might get a solid frost with temperatures down to 30. Seasonal changes are coming on fast.

Saturday, Oct. 17,2020-SW Michigan-Days in the 40s And 50s, Nights in the 30s

Saturday, Oct. 17,2020-SW Michigan-Days in the 40s And 50s, Nights in the 30s

Currently 42 with an average wind from the S of 3 mph. Feels like 42 degrees. Dew Point 36, Barometer 30.19 & rising, Humidity 77%, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 7:59 am, Sunset 6:55 pm.

Mostly sunny until around midday becoming cloudy with a 20% chance of rain. High in the mid 50s. S winds 5-15 mph increasing to 15-25 mph with gusts to 35.

Mostly cloudy with a 40% chance of rain. Low in the lower 40s. S winds 10 -20 mph with gusts to 30.

Sounds like nothing drastic coming up. Our days will all be in the 40s and 50s, our nights will be dipping into the 30s. Throw in some rain now and then and that’s the picture we’re looking at. Nothing bad, just fall-like.

Friday, Oct. 15, 2020-SW Michigan-Should Be A Pretty Morning

Friday, Oct. 15, 2020-SW Michigan-Should Be A Pretty Morning

It’s a pretty day. Not going to be very warm but bright. At least until it clouds up and perhaps brings us rain. Tonight sounds like it will be chilly and messy. Frost, rain, t-storms, hail? Sounds like one of those miserable Autumn days offering a hint of what the next season brings. Not that we especially need any reminders.

Currently 47 with an average wind from the WSW of 5 mph. Feels like 44 degrees. Dew Point 31, Barometer 30.11, Humidity 53%, Visibility 10 mi, Sunrise 7:57 am, Sunset 6:57 pm.

60% chance of rain and thunderstorms. Some t-storms may produce hail. High in the lower 50s. SW winds 10 15 mph with gusts to 30.

70% chance of showers and thunderstorms. Some t-storms may produce hail. Widespread frost likely. Low in the lower 30s. SW winds 5 – 10 mph becoming light.

Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020-SW Michigan- A Gloomy Cold Day

Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020-SW Michigan- A Gloomy Cold Day

Currently 49 with an average wind from the WNW wind of 7 mph. Feels like 46 degrees. Dew Point 39, Barometer 29.73, Humidity 69%, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 7:56 am, Sunset 6:58 pm.

Cloudy with a 20% chance of rain. High in the lower 50s. W winds 10 -20 mph.

Partly cloudy with widespread frost possible overnight. Low in the low to mid 30s. W winds 10 – 20 mph becoming SW during the night.

Well, today’s not much, but we’ll take it. Do we have a choice? No. No we do not. The good news is that I’m hearing  the possibility of a warmer than usual winter is taking shape. Except perhaps for December, which is usually a cold month anyway but everyone’s usually so busy they hardly notice it. Will be interesting to see how close reality comes to this hypothesis. The only thing we know for sure is the weather we’ve got today – which is rather blah and unremarkable.

Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020-SW Michigan-Where Did Our Sunshine Go?

Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020-SW Michigan-Where Did Our Sunshine Go?

Currently 53 with an average wind from the S o 1 mph. Feels like 53 degrees. Dew Point 45, Barometer 29.96, Humidity 75%, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 7:55 am, Sunset 7:00 pm.

Mostly cloudy. High in the mid 60s. S winds 5 -10 mph increasing to 15-20 mph with gusts to around 30.

Cloudy with a 40% chance of rain. Low in the upper 40s. SW winds 10 -20 mph with gusts to around 30.

Nary a hint of sunshine today with a fair chance of rain tonight. Along with some wind. There goes a lot of the colorful leaves. Good thing we had lots of lovely days to keep in memory and pictures. Sooner or later they’ll all be down on the ground so hopefully we’ll have plenty more days of leaf peeping ahead before things so drab.

Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020-SW Michigan-Cool But Sunny Today

Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020-SW Michigan-Cool But Sunny Today

Currently 57 with an average wind from the SW of 3 mph. Feels like 57 degrees. Dew Point 49, Barometer 30.03, Humidity 74%, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 7:54 am, Sunset 7:02 pm.

Sunny. High in the mid 60s. SW winds 5 -1 5 mph with gusts to around 30.

Mostly clear. Low in the lower 40s. W winds 5 -15 mph.

A nice day. Plenty of sunshine even though it is on the cool side. The coming week looks to be about like this with a tiny chance of rain each day. Not much of a chance, but it’s out there. We just know it’s going to stay cool from now on. Until it no longer is cool – just flat out cold.

Monday, Oct. 12, 2020-SW Michigan-Clouds And Likely Rain

Monday, Oct. 12, 2020-SW Michigan-Clouds And Likely Rain

Currently 56 with an average wind from the SE of 5 mph. Feels like 56 degrees. Dew Point 55, Barometer 29.81, Humidity 99%, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 7:53, Sunset 7:03 pm.

100% chance of rain showers and afternoon thunderstorms. High in the lower 70s. SE winds 10 -15 mph becoming S 15-20 with gusts to 30.

Mostly cloudy with a 50% chance of evening rain. Low in the mid 40s. W winds 10-15 mph with gusts to around 30 decreasing to 1o mph with gusts to around 20 overnight.

Yesterday fluctuated from cloudy and chilly to mostly sunny and pleasant. This coming week appears to be another version on a longer scale. We’ll get some 60 degrees with sun, some 50s with rain and end up in the upper 40s with who knows what. This is not gong to be a stellar week weatherwise.  Was good to get out and about yesterday for tons of colorful pictures. When those opportunities present themselves in Michigan, you take them. Hard to tell when the wind and rain will sweep in and knock everything pretty loose from the trees. Yesterday was perfect. Today is dull.