Murphy's Weather

Currently 77 with an average wind from the WSW of 15 mph. Feels like 78 degrees. Dew Point 71, Barometer 29.85, Humidity 88%, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 6:04 am, Sunset 9:25 pm.

Cloudy skies early becoming partly clear in the afternoon. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. High 77. WSW winds 15-25 mph.

Partly cloudy with a 40% chance of overnight showers. Low in the lower 60s. W winds 5- 10 mph in the evening becoming light.

Flood Watch is still in effect until noon today.

Well, today is a bit of a surprise. Nice breeze blowing and best of all…no rain so far. The chance is still out there for rain every day from now until next weekend. I’m thinking this is a good day to get out and about…not that you might not end up splashing around in wet, muddy grass, but hey…out and about is not bad, damp ground or whatever. I measured another 1.10″ of rain since last morning’s measurement.

Currently 71 with an average wind from the SSE of 5 mph. Feels like 72 degrees.  Dew Point 70, Barometer 29.88, Humidity 100%, Visibility 8 mi., Sunrise 6:04 am, Sunset 9:25 pm.

100% chance of rain and thunderstorms today. Some storms could be severe. High 79, SSW winds 10-20 mph. 1-2″ of rain expected.

90% chance of overnight rain and thunderstorms. Low near 70. SSW winds 10-20 mph.

There is a Flood Watch in effect until 8:00 am Sunday. And I suspect that will most likely be extended.

I measured 2.60″ in my gauge since yesterday morning’s measurement. This is going on overload already and there doesn’t appear to be a break in this weather pattern coming any time soon. The low lying places that have a tendency to flood out are most certainly going to be in trouble this week.  Matter of fact, places that don’t usually succumb to easy flooding may jolly well end up with problems.  As for today, keep an eye out for severe weather. It’s quite likely to develop as we’re in a line of potential severe storms and this time we may not be in our little ‘donut’ that helps us avoid unpleasant weather. Just be aware and ready.

Currently 67 with an average wind from the S of 9 mph. Feels like 67 degrees. Dew Point 67, Barometer 29.94, Humidity 100%, Visibility 6 mi., Sunrise 6:03 am, Sunset 9:25 pm.

100% chance of showers and thunderstorms today. Some storms could produce heavy rainfall. High in the mid 70s. S winds 5 – 15 mph becoming SE in the afternoon with gusts to 30 mph.

80% chance of showers and thunderstorms. Low in the mid 60s. SW winds 5 becoming light.

Okay…so we wanted rain? We are going to get rain. From what it looks like for the next week. I measured 1.60″ in the rain gauge this morning. There is a high pressure ridge to the east and one to the west and here we are, stuck in the middle with a huge plunge from the Jet Stream. That Jet Stream is going to keep us smack dab in the moisture. We are going to wish we hadn’t wished for rain. Alas… The only good thing is we aren’t stuck in the record heat wave the west coast is trapped in. Record heat for days and days with no escape for them. Here we can stay inside or grab an umbrella and stay dry. The West Coast – too many places with no A/C- is going to bake with no real place to escape that heat. I guess while we are going to be dealing with some local flooding – as I think we will be – we can consider ourselves luckier than those in places like Seattle.  Mother Nature truly does not like to deal with balance.

Currently 67 with an average wind from the S of 13 mph. Feels like 67 degrees. Dew Point 53, Barometer 30.01 & falling, Humidity 62%, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 6:03 am, Sunset 9:26 pm.

100% chance of showers and thunderstorms. High around 76. SSW winds 10-20 mph.

50% chance of overnight scattered showers and thunderstorms. Low 67. S winds 5 -10 mph.

For the most part, the forecast seems to hold rain every single day coming our way. There are a few disagreements about that, but the majority point to rain. We can most certainly use rain around my area. I guess it will remain to be seen. Whatever comes along we’ll take ’cause we have no choice in the matter anyway. Just keep an umbrella handy just in case.

Currently 65 with an average wind from the SSW of 12 mph. Feels like 65 degrees. Dew Point 54, Barometer 30.06, Humidity 68%, Visibility 9 mi., Sunrise 6:03 am, Sunset 9:26 pm.

Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of afternoon showers popping up. High 72. SSW  winds 10-20 mph.

Partly to mostly cloudy. Low around 62. S winds 10-15 mph.

Well, we all know how quickly things can change but as of right now there’s a fair chance of some rain every day coming up at us starting late afternoon tomorrow. The temperatures, however, should stay up in the 70 degree range. Hopefully no more dives into the 60s. Fingers crossed on that. I can hardly believe I turned on my heat for the day yesterday. When it’s below 68 in my house, that’s cold. Too cold for me, so I kicked on the heat and got back to feeling comfortable. It’s still on, to tell the truth, but with any luck it can get turned back off tomorrow. And not turned on again until much later in the year. We’ll see. All I know is I have no more problem turning on the heat when it’s too cold outside than I do turning on the A/C when it gets beastly hot outdoors. I prefer neither one on, but the fact that they are both available is a blessing to me.

Currently 58 with an average wind from the SSW of 10 mph. Feels like 56 degrees. Dew Point 45, Barometer 29.98 & rising, Humidity 63%, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 6:03 am, Sunset 9:25 pm.

Mostly sunny with a 30% chance of showers until midday. High in the upper 60s. SW winds 5-15 mph with gusts to 25.

Partly cloudy with a low in the lower 50s. Light winds becoming SE around 5 mph overnight.

I don’t care who thinks this is refreshing, when I wake up and the temperature is around 50 degrees – on June 22 – this is downright cold to me. Haul out the long sleeve shirts and wait it out, I guess. Starting tomorrow things will warm up again and it looks like almost every day holds at least a small opportunity for some rain. I would prefer sunshine and warmth, but I’ll take it being warmer with the chance of rain if that’s what it takes.  Just bring back some summer-like temperatures.

Currently 63 with an average wind from the W of 17 mph. Feels like 62 degrees. Dew Point 60, Barometer 29.50 & rising, Humidity 89%, Visibility 8 mi., Sunrise 6:02 am, Sunset 9:25 pm.

Cloudy with a slight chance of morning showers becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon. High around 64. WNW winds 15-25 mph.

Partly cloudy becoming mostly clear overnight. Low 41. WNW winds 10-20 mph becoming light.

We did get a small portion of that passing storm system last night. Somewhere around 2:30 this morning there was a nice display of lightening flashes and booming thunder. The rain sounded fairly steady but I only found about half an inch in the gauge this morning, so I think it was more sound and fury than substance. At any rate, any amount of rain we get is good these days. It sounds as if my little corner of SW Michigan isn’t the only spot where the storms somehow find ways to fail miserably at leaving behind any proof they existed in the first place. Strange but that’s the way it’s going this year. Today is a little too cool for me, tomorrow promises to be the same. But there are plenty of folks who like this cool break in the summery weather. I can’t wait for the real stuff to come back around.

Currently 75 with an average wind from the SW of 3 mph. Feels like 75 degrees. Dew point 61, Barometer 29.73 & falling, Humidity 62%, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 6:02 am, Sunset 9:25 pm.

Mostly sunny morning with a 30% chance of a scattered shower and the possibility of an isolated thunderstorms. High 84 with a SW winds 5 -10 mph.

90% chance of showers and thunderstorms. A few storms could be severe. Low 63. SSW winds 10-20 mph.

If the storms come through tonight, it will likely drop our daily temperature for Monday and Tuesday down into the 60 degree range. Now some might consider that refreshing. Me? I’ll be just plain cold, waiting for Wednesday to roll around to bring us back into the 70s. Sounds as if some of tonight’s rain – if we do, indeed, get it – could be on the scary side, so just be ready in case. Not looking forward to the severe part but definitely to some overnight rain.  In the meantime, it’s a lovely day out there. Go forth and enjoy it.

Currently 66 with an average wind from the SSE of 6 mph. Feels like 66 degrees. Dew Point 58, Barometer 29.83, Humidity 77%, Visibility 9 mi., Sunrise 6:02 am, Sunset 9:24 pm.

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

Mostly clear with a low in the mid 50s. NW winds around 5 mph in the evening becoming light.

Rain so light it was mostly like mist when I went out to feed the critters this morning. The sky is definitely on the gloomy side looking like it could offer a bit of rain at any time. Which seems to be the forecast. Not right now looking like we’re going to get a lot out of this, but hard to tell.  There does look to be a lot of small chances for rain coming up over the next week. If we’re lucky we’ll at least get enough to keep things green and growing. And be lucky we aren’t down around the Gulf Coast areas getting far too much rain. Balance of nature seems out of whack anymore, doesn’t it? All or nothing in too many places. I guess we can consider ourselves lucky here. We aren’t really stuck in either extreme. Hopefully, it will continue that way.

Currently 68 with an average wind from the ESE of 3 mph. Feels like 68 degrees. Dew Point 66, Barometer 29.77, Humidity 94%, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 6:02 am, Sunset 9:25 pm.

90% chance of morning showers and thunderstorms becoming mostly sunny in the afternoon. High in the mid 80s. SW winds 5 -10 mph becoming W with gust to 25 mph.

Partly cloudy with a 20% chance of overnight showers and thunderstorms. Low in the lower 60s. Light winds with gusts to 20 mph in the evening.

What a delight to wake to the lovely sound of thunder – and the even lovelier sound of falling rain. Been some time since that happened. We did get a welcome .60″ of rain in my backyard. After listening for a bit I got up to sit by the bedroom window and watch the dry earth soaking up life giving moisture, listened to birds out in the woods seeming joyful at the prospect of a morning shower. It was soothing – so much so that I eventually went back to bed and back to sleep waking up much past my usual morning routine time. Loved that, too. We have a very small chance for more rain over the next few days, but nothing strong enough to guarantee much in the line of results. We’d appreciate more should it come around, but I’m not going to count on any of it. We all do know things change rapidly in the world of weather, so we could end up with more or even less chance for rain. Not up to us, we merely take what we get.

Sounds as if down along the Gulf Coast they can expect a lot of rain again-mostly in areas that have already been undated with too much water. And to think this is only the beginning of the hurricane season is frightening. Prayers go out to everyone, once again, as hurricane season winds up and gets ready to play the annual game.