Murphy's Weather

Currently 18 with an average wind from the SSE of 9 mph. Feels like 6 degrees. Dew Point 18, Humidity 97%, Barometer 29.8, Visibility 6 mi., Sunrise 7:39 am, Sunset 5:15 pm.

100% chance of snow with patchy blowing snow. 3-5″ possible. High in the upper 20s. SW winds 15-20 mph with gusts to 35.

100% chance of overnight snow. 1-4″ possible. Low near 15. NW winds 10-20 with gusts to 35 decreasing to 25.

Not only are we dealing with an outrageous amount of Lake Effect Snow, but it’s cold and going to get colder. Tomorrow will be feeling more like January than mid-November. The wind is going to kick up which will add to the misery. If you are out and about driving, do be cautious. I have 13″ of snow in my little back yard and it’s possible we could end up with another 10″ by the time this winds down. Not exactly the week before Thanksgiving weather, but here it is, anyway. Be careful shoveling, driving…just being. This is definitely winter weather.

Currently 26 with an average wind from the SSW of 3 mph. Feels like 22 degrees. Dew Point 26, Humidity 100%, Barometer 29.88, Visibility 0.42 mi., Sunrise 7:38 am, Sunset 5:16 pm.

90% chance of snow. 1-3″ expected. High round 30. W winds 10-20 mph with gusts to 30.

80% chance of snow. 1-2″ expected. Low in the lower 20s. W winds 10-15 mph with gusts to 30.

Frankly, it wouldn’t surprise me if they extend our Winter Storm Warning on to Sunday morning rather than having it end on Saturday morning. Looks to me like we’re going to get more snow on Saturday than we are today. I have 9″ of snow already in my little backyard with more to come. It’s not bitter cold, so it could be worse, but roads aren’t terrific for traveling. Slowing down and being careful is the key for a safe route to work or wherever one is heading. And be careful shoveling that snow, too. I cleared a path out to where I feed the birds and critters and cleared a large square to spread the seed and peanuts, being careful and doing more pushing than lifting as much as possible. Wish I could say that’s the last time I’ll have to do that but alas…pretty sure that wouldn’t be the way of things. Anyway, do be cautious out there. Been a while since our area has seen a snowfall like this. I kept predicting we’d be getting more snow this year than usual – but I sure didn’t mean it would be dumping on us all at once. LOL

Currently 31 with an average wind from the SSE of 2 mph. Feels like 31 degrees. Dew Point 31, Humidity 100%, Barometer 29.93, Visibility 1 mil, Sunrise 7:37 am, Sunset 5:16 pm.

WINTER STORM WARNING until Saturday morning. A possible 6-12″ of snow.

90% chance of snow today. 2-4″ possible. High in the mid 30s. SW winds 5-15 mph with gusts to 30.

90% chance of snow. 1-3″ possible. Low in the mid 20s. W winds 10-15 mph with gusts to 30.

Been snowing since I woke up this morning and seems determined to continue. The wind isn’t whipping it about. It’s a rather soft looking snow – but continuous. It will be interesting to see what we do end up with by the end of this weekend. With Lake Effect Snow it’s very difficult to predict exact numbers. Could be less than they figure – or more. Lots mores. It’s amazing that with less than 100 miles between my little back yard and Lake Michigan such a vast difference in snowfall can happen. Right along the lake shores they are almost always buried under much more snow than what we get here. But…in saying that, we still have to acknowledge that we’re well within the Lake Effect zone. Plenty of cold air set to swoop over the Great Lakes area and as it moves over the fairly warm – 40-50 degree – water of the lakes, this is going to produce lots of snow right on through this weekend. Lots of it. In this case, from this particular storm system, we could easily end up with a foot of snow. And it wouldn’t be out of the realm of possibility to see more than that. Like I said, very difficult to exactly predict these things. I’m sure this makes some folks happy, but I’m not among that group. Personally, I’m lucky enough to be able to stay inside and hibernate for the duration. And I most certainly shall.

Currently 30 with an average wind from the SW of 1 mph. Feels like 30 degrees. Dew Point 30, Humidity 100%, Barometer 29.55, Visibility 6 mi., Sunrise 7:35 am, Sunset 5:17 pm.

Cloudy today with a 50% chance for snow showers. High in the mid 30s. Light winds.

Mostly cloudy with a 50% chance of overnight snow. Low in the mid 20s. NW winds 5-10 mph becoming W overnight.

With our Great Lakes fairly warm still – 40/50 degrees – our old friend Lake Effect Snow is a given when a proper system rolls through. A situation we have in place right now. And will have right on to Sunday. No telling, not really, how much snow will result in various areas, as is the case always with Lake Effect Snow. Some will get a lot, some won’t, but all will be getting some. Hang in there, though, because about mid-week next week, we should be seeing a few days with temperatures back up into the 40s. That will, by the time that comes around, seem fairly balmy.

Currently 28 with an average wind from the N of 6 mph. Feels like 21 degrees. Dew Point 28, Humidity 100%, Barometer 30.18, Visibility 0.25 mi., Sunrise 7:34 am, Sunset 5:18 pm.

100% chance of snow showers. 1-3″ possible. High in the mid 30s. NE winds 5-15 mph.

100% chance of snow showers. 1-3″ possible. Low in the upper 20s. NE winds 5-15 mph with gusts to 25 becoming N 5-10 overnight.

Looks like the chance for lake effect snow showers right on through Saturday. Funny thing with lake effect snow showers – it can very often fool forecasters and end up becoming a bigger problem than predicted. I guess we’ll find out about this system by the time it winds up and moves on. At any rate, this week will bring us our first batch of measurable snow. Like it or not here it comes.

Currently 34 with an average wind from the SE of 1 mph. Feels like 34 degrees. Dew Point 25, Humidity 68%, Barometer 30.27, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 7:33 am, Sunset 5:19 pm.

Mostly cloudy with a high in the upper 30s. Light winds.

Partly cloudy in the evening becoming cloudy. Low in the lower 20s. E winds 50-10 mph.

Today, as unappealing as it is, seems to be the best day of the week. Starting tomorrow it looks like a good chance of snow all the way to Saturday. I’d look for some accumulation at some point. Alas, it looks like winter is upon us.

Currently with a temperature of 32 with an average wind from the WNW of 5 mph. Feels like 24 degrees. Dew Point 28, Humidity 84%, Barometer 30.1, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 7;32 am, Sunset 5:20 pm.

Partly cloudy with a 40% chance of snow showers until midday then becoming mostly sunny in the afternoon. High in the upper 30s. NW winds 5-10 mph.

Partly cloudy with a low in the mid 20s. Light winds.

Look for some snow from Tuesday right on through next Saturday. Some sunshine today and tomorrow and that will be about it for the week. Chilly with snow showers coming our way. Not a pleasant week ahead far as I can tell. Enjoy this afternoon.

Currently 37 with an average wind of 5 mph from the WNW. Feels like 33 degrees. Dew Point 31, Humidity 79%, Barometer 29.79, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 7:30 am, Sunset 5:21 pm.

Cloudy with a 20% chance of rain and snow showers. High in the upper 30s. NW winds 5-15 mph.

Partly cloudy in the evening becoming most cloudy with a 50% chance of snow showers. Low in the upper 20ws. NW winds 10 mph.

What a huge difference between Thursday and today. Going to be even greater by tomorrow. To think I was raking leaves and comfortably sitting outside in the back watching nature just two days ago. Astonishing.  Seeing night temperatures set to dip into the 20s.  We could start seeing a bit of snow accumulation before too long. Hopefully, none of it will stick. Not yet. The longer that holds off the better. But it is almost mid-November and we’ve seen much worse conditions by now in previous years. We’ll see how it goes. But it definitely will be going colder.

Currently 51 with an average wind form the WSW of 1 mph. Feels like 51 degrees. Dew Point 48, Humidity 89%, Barometer 29.7, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 7:29 am, Sunset 5:22 pm.

Cloudy. Low in the lower 50s. NW winds 5-15 mph.

Mostly cloudy with a 50% chance of overnight rain showers. Low in the lower 30s. NW winds 5-15 mph.

Not bad out there this morning, a bit cool, but it’s as warm as it’s going to be for us for a long time. It’s all downhill from this morning. Our temperature is set to keep dropping and our rain showers could well be mixed with snow showers – right on through the weekend. Our daytime temps will end up in the 30s and our nighttime temps in the 20s. And that’s the way it will be until it gets even colder. Personally, yesterday I went out and took care of my final leaf raking and getting summer things put away and winter stuff brought out. I’m fairly confident that was the last good opportunity. Time to face the fact that winter is rapidly approaching.

Currently 65 with an average wind from the S of 2 mph. Feels like 65 degrees. Dew Point 49, Humidity 57%, Barometer 29.97, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 7:28 am, Sunset 5:23 pm.

Mostly sunny with a high in the lower 70s. S winds 10-15 mph with gusts to around 30.

Partly cloudy with a low in the mid 40s. S winds 5-15 mph with gusts to 25.

My advice is to get out there and enjoy today because this is very likely the last of our 70-degree days for a long while. Tomorrow, not too bad, but about 20 degrees lower. After that, much cooler. Time to put away the summer bird bath and get out that heated version because it will be needed after the next few days. In the meantime, today is beautiful. Plenty of sunshine and warmth. Use it, ’cause we’re about to lose it. The season is fast about to change.