Murphy's Weather

Currently 50 with an average wind from the SE of 1 mph. Feels like 50 degrees. Dew Point 38, Barometer 29.24, Humidity 64%, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 6:57 am, Sunset 8:27 pm.

Mostly sunny with areas of frost until about midday. High in the upper 50s. Light winds becoming W 5-10 in the afternoon.

Partly cloudy with widespread frost overnight. Low in the lower 30s. NW winds 5-10 mph in the evening becoming light.

Still facing some nights with frost likely. And still facing a few chilly days about next Monday/Tuesday. In spite of the cold hanging around, the flowering bushes and trees are starting to get down to business. A few flowering trees doing nicely and the forsythia is gorgeous. That sunny yellow color is enough to lift my spirits. One of the prettiest and rather humble flower of spring’s offerings. Nothing flashy or in need of much publicity, never-the-less every spring it brightens things up, promising even more to come  And it does. Soon flowers of all sorts will be joining the club to brighten up our days. After the drabness of winter, these colors wake up our senses and lighten our moods. And Lord knows, we sure do need that.

Currently 39 with an average wind from the NW 11 mph. Feels like 37 degrees. Dew Point 38, Barometer 29.95, Humidity 87%, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 6:59 am, Sunset 8:25 pm.

Cloudy until midday becoming partly cloudy. High in the lower 50s. NW winds 5 – 15 mph.

Mostly clear with widespread frost. Low in teh lower 30s. NW winds 5-10 mph becoming light.

Not warming up much yet and still stuck with nighttime temperature leading to frost. At least we’re not on the East Coast facing what looks – on the weather map – suspiciously like a huge winter storm. So, we do have that going for us. Doesn’t make us feel any warmer, but it does make us feel luckier.  Come on Spring. Get back to business and warm the heck up.

Currently 38 with an average wind from the W of 4 mph. Feels like 38 degrees. Dew Point 38, Barometer 29.93, Humidity 99%, Visibility 7 mi., Sunrise 7:00 am, Sunset 8:24 pm.

Cloudy with a 50% chance of rain. High in the mid 40s. NW winds 10-15 mph with gusts to 25.

Partly cloudy with areas overnight frost. Low in the low 30s. NW winds 5-15 mph.

Not a nice day. It’s chilly and gray and not at all a proper Spring day.  Will we get more chilly days, nippy nights? Oh probably. This is, after all, Michigan. But none of it will last long and in spite of Mother Nature tossing occasional unpleasant weather at us, the tender little green buds are still growing, the ground continues to soften up and produce greenery. We are facing the right way, we just have to put on a brave face – and a jacket – and muddle along until we get back into real warmth and joy. We’ll make it.

Currently 43 with an average wind from the WSW of 3 mph. Feels like 43 degrees. Dew Point 31, Barometer 30.01, Humidity 63%, Visibility 10 mi, Sunrise 7:02 am, Sunset 8:23 pm.

Partly sunny today with a 20% chance of rain showers. High in the mid 40s. W winds 5 -15 mph.

Partly cloudy with  a 40% chance of rain showers possibly mixed with snow showers. Low in the mid 30s. W winds 5-10 mph.

Not a pleasant couple of days with temperatures in the 40s. This too shall pass, but in the meanwhile grab a jacket and think Spring.

Watching the winds along the gulf coast of Louisiana. The boat that capsized was a tragedy when they were caught unaware by sudden severe winds and high waves. People lost their lives which is always a tragic thing. There was a great interview from a crew member of another ship who explained how they were caught unaware and he was never so afraid in his life that his ship was going to capsize, too. Sounds like the skill of the captain that prevented that. Might have been more ships down and gone – it was rather a miracle that didn’t happen. The weather is both fascinating and frightening. Always.

Currently 47 with an average wind from the SSW of 7 mph. Feels like 47 degrees. Dew Point 38, Barometer 30.03, Humidity 72, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 7:03 am, Sunset 8:23 pm.

Lots of glorious sunshine. High in about 56 degrees. WSW winds 10-20 mph.

Some overnight clouds. Low 36. W winds 10-15 mph.

Well, we do have a lovely day as far as sunshine goes but don’t look for it to bring you much warmth. Our temperatures will not be giving us joy for a few days – in fact the next couple will only be in the 40s. Even some rain showers with that about Thursday morning and don’t be totally shocked to see a flake or two mixed in with it. Now that just isn’t nice. So hopefully that won’t happen. We can take heart from the fact that there is snow out to the west and possibly some heading for the east coast…but it would be more fun if we could simply bask in some sunshine and warmth while all that is gong on. We will again eventually, just not right away. Darn.

Currently 54 with an average wind from the WNW of 2 mph. Feels like 54 degrees. Dew Point 47, Barometer 29.69, Humidity 75%, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 7:05 am, Sunset 8:21 pm.

Mostly cloudy with a 20% chance of rain showers. High in the upper 50s. W winds 5 -1 5 with gusts to around 25 in the afternoon.

Mostly cloudy overnight with a low in the upper 3os. SW winds 5 – 10 mph.

Definitely continuing our downhill slide from nicely warm to decidedly cool. In fact, by Wednesday we might only have a high in the lower 40s. We’re not alone and it could be worse. In fact in the Minnesota area it is much worse with snow forecast. A large cold system swinging down from Canada is bringing cooler weather right on down as far as Florida for a bit. Not fun, going from record highs to what for many will become record cold. A mercurial time of year for sure. Never the less we can weather this and eventually the warm up will return. Be patient.

Currently 58 with an average wind from the S of 2 mph. Feels like 58 degrees. Dew Point 45, Barometer 29.39, Humidity 63%, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 7:07 am, Sunset 8:20 pm.

Mostly cloudy with a 50% chance of rain showers. High in the upper 50s. SE winds around 10 mph with gusts to 20 in the early afternoon.

Mostly cloudy overnight with a 30% chance of rain showers. Low in the mid 40s. Light winds.

Measured 1.45″ inches of rain overnight so we did get a good rain. Could have been much more though as the storm clouds sort of swirled around our area, once again leaving us in the donut hole with things going much better than the outer fringes. Quite the storm circling around us. Strange how this keeps happening. However, the rain we did get has further helped green things and little flowers to start popping out. Just in the past 2 or 3 days things have changed considerably. The cooler temperatures are a side effect of the much needed moisture that we have to put up with. I reckon we will do just that. Have no choice in the matter. But knowing it will inevitably warm up while enjoying the greening up of things is good enough.

Currently 57 with an average wind from the ESE of 3 mph. Feels like 57 degrees. Dew Point 51, Barometer 29.74, Humidity 82%, Visibility 9 mi., Sunrise 7:09 am, Sunset 8:18 pm.

100% chance of afternoon rain showers. High in the upper 60s. E winds around 10 mph becoming SE in the evening with gusts to 25.

100% chance of overnight rain with a slight chance of thunderstorms. Low in the upper 40s. SW winds 15-25 with gusts to around 25.

So-a few days more with chances of rain until it all clears up and the sunshine comes back full force. It’s going to take awhile to get back out of the 50 degree range and into some 60 degrees, but never fear, it’s on the way. But in the meantime we’ll have all the greenery growing thanks to these days of rain we had to put up with. Looking at the color green beginning everywhere sure makes it easier to wait for the return of warmth. For me, anyway. Green and blue are splendid colors. When the sky becomes a vivid blue with c0omforting and varied shades of green to add cheer, something like the lack of real warmth seems a minor issue. It’ll all come together again. Then eyes and souls will be soothed and delighted.

Currently 54 with an average wind from the SSE of 7 mph. Feels like 54 degrees. Dew Point 48, Barometer 29.68, Humidity 81%, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 7:10 am, Sunset 8:18 pm.

Mostly cloudy with a 50% chance of rain and a slight chance of afternoon thunderstorms. High in the mid 60s. S winds around 10 mph with gusts to 25.

Partly cloudy overnight with a low in the upper 40s. Light winds becoming SE around 5 mph.

Quite a bit cooler today and it will continue to cool off from our recent near record temperatures in the upper 70s, 80 degrees. Don’t think we’ll see that again for awhile and personally, I’m going to miss it until it returns.  Tomorrow we might hit 70, if we’re lucky, but then the dive goes along with carrying us back to 50 degrees. The recent rain has helped tremendously in helping to green things up. Little buds are opening up on bushes and small green things are pushing up from the ground. An absolutely delightful time of the year. New growth everywhere as everything comes back to life from winter hibernation. Just not quite time to be putting away the jackets yet.

Currently 66 with an average wind from the E of 3 mph. Feels like 66 degrees. Dew Point 55, Barometer 29.71, Humidity 67%, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 7:12 am, Sunset 8:16 pm.

70% chance of showers and thunderstorms. High in the upper 70s. SE winds 10-20 mph with gusts to 30.

70% chance of showers and t-storms overnight. Low in the lower 50s. S winds 5 – 15 mph with gusts to 25.

Near record temperatures again today but that will change over the next two or three days. By Sunday we will be about 20 degrees cooler. The rain and thunderstorms will sweep away our near 80s and drop us back into the 50s by Sunday. Looking forward to the rain but not necessarily to the chance of anything severe. And the chance is there. Just pays to be alert and attentive to weather alerts.  Personally, I’ve got alerts coming in on my IPhone, my IPad, my computer….when something heavy happens it sounds like an aviary around here with chirps popping up all over the house. Well, maybe not quite that noisy, but enough to definitely catch my attention.