Murphy's Weather

Currently 69 with an average wind from the ESE 7 mph. Feels like 69 degrees. Dew Point 56, Barometer 30.29, Humidity 64%, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 6:19 am, Sunset 9:02 pm.

Mostly sunny until midday becoming partly sunny with a 30% chance of afternoon rain. High near 80 degrees. SE winds 10-15 mph.

Mostly cloudy with a 30% chance of overnight rain. Low around 60 degrees. SE winds 5 -10 mph.

We could be looking at some rain later on, overnight, maybe a bit tomorrow…but the central south portion of our country is being pounded. It seems to be never-ending down that way. Flooding, tornadoes…the rain keeps on keeping on. When a system gets squeezed between high pressure systems and stuck in on place and seemingly unable to move – or at least travel along very slowly like what’s going on down there now, nothing good usually comes of the situation. Texas and Louisiana especially are being hit hard with excessive precipitation. We really are lucky where we’re at. And I can’t stress that enough. Consider yourself fortunate if you’re in the SW section of Michigan. We do seem to be able to elude most of the ugliness Mother Nature has to play around with.

Currently 60 with an average wind from the ESE of 2 mph. Feels like 60 degrees. Dew Point 50, Barometer 30.19 & rising, Humidity 70%, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 6:17 am, Sunset 9:00 pm.

Partly cloudy today with a high of 77. S winds around 10 mph with gusts to 20 in the afternoon.

Partly cloudy overnight with a low about 55 degrees. SSE winds 5 -10 mph.

Okay – some rain, maybe a thunderstorm or two about Wednesday, but then we’re looking at 80 degree days this week. Could even sneak into the upper 80s. This is me, being thrilled! My kind of weather. Finally. As for the air…pollen count is very high today. Those trees we love so much are not playing nice. Just know if you suffer from allergies of this particular variety, you might encounter some issues.  The rain coming on Wednesday will, without a doubt, cleanse the air for a bit, but it is that time of year. Outdoor love/hate conditions with nature.

Currently 55 with an average wind from the ESE of 1 mph. Feels like 55 degrees. Dew Point 57, Barometer 30.22, Humidity 87%, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 6:18 am, Sunset 8:59 pm.

Mostly cloudy with a 20% chance of rain until midday. High around 70. S winds around 10 mph becoming SW with gusts to 20 in the afternoon.

Partly cloudy overnight with a low in the upper 40s. Light winds.

There are some days of 80 degrees coming later this week. Of course it will immediately drop down to the 60s, losing about 20 degrees, putting us back into the 70s next week, but hey…we’re take what we can get. I’m thrilled to think about it warming up, even briefly, to the 80s. I’m going to be loving that. Today is much chillier than I would have hoped for, but I guess we’ll get through it as long as we’re heading to more comfortable days. In the meantime, it’s a cloudy Sunday with a chill feel to it.

Currently 56 with an average wind from the ENE of 2 mph. Feels like 56 degrees. Dew Point 41, Barometer 30.24 & falling, Humidity 56%, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 6:19 am, Sunset 8:58 pm.

Mostly cloudy with a 40% chance of rain in the afternoon. High in the upper 60s. S winds around 10 mph becoming SW in the afternoon with gusts to 25.

Mostly cloudy with a 50% chance of overnight rain. Low around 50. S winds 5 -10 mph with gusts to 20 in the evening becoming light.

Okay, so today and tonight might turn out to be a bit soggy but tomorrow is promising us partly sunny skies, so grab an umbrella that you might or might not need and save tomorrow for better things. Starting out with a high pollen count this morning but it’s expected to lower during the day because of the humidity rising, no strong winds to blow misery your way and probably evening rain that will wash a lot of the pollen out of the air. For folks with allergies, we’re well aware of the days harboring high pollen counts. Just part of getting on with getting on, I reckon. But again, tomorrow will be better.

Currently 53 with an average wind from the NE of 1 mph. Feels like 53 degrees. Dew Point 39, Barometer 30.34 & rising, Humidity 59%, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 6:20 am, Sunset 8:57 pm.

Mostly sunny with a high in the lower 70s. W winds 10 mph with gusts to 20 in the afternoon.

Partly cloudy overnight with a low in the mid 40s. Light winds.

Finally, the end of the frosty nights. Hopefully what ever hasn’t been damaged by the cold system that overwhelmed everything will at last be able to grab hold of Spring and continue to grow and flourish. Don’t see any more temperatures falling into the 30s now for awhile. We spent way too long dealing with this unfriendly weather. Time to get serious about warming up – and staying warmed up. Daytime temperatures in the 70s and nights in the 50s? Sounds wonderful, doesn’t it? Flowers blooming, grass growing – well in most places, anyway. Here in my little backyard there is a maniac with a lawn mower who visits far too often with the blade of his mower evidently set at grass root level. So any greenery daring an attempt to grow back there is doomed to a brief life and a quick death. Nothing I can do about it but mourn the foolishness of it all.  And appreciate other folk’s lawns. Which I do.

Currently 49 with an average wind from the S of 1 mph. Feels like 49 degrees. Dew point 33, Barometer 30.44 & rising, Humidity 55%, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 6:21 am, Sunset 8:56 pm.

Sunny with a high in the upper 60s. Light winds becoming W around 10 mph in the afternoon.

Clear overnight skies. Low around 40. W winds around 10 mph with gusts to 20 in the evening.

Okay…we seem to have come through the tunnel into the light of warmer temperatures. We made it. Not yet tonight, but looking at a week ahead of 50+ degree nights. Windows open, fresh air in. Can’t wait! Things are looking up- like the temperatures. Still below temperatures over the southern part of the nation, but in spite of the fact that they are shivering – for the south – they aren’t getting so much of the violent severe weather that could be visiting them by now. So I guess it’s a trade-off. Here we seem to be about as lucky as we can get involving severe weather. No crazy tornado season, no hurricane season…we’re been fairly fortunate regarding droughts, floods…all in all we appear to be rather a sheltered spot on the planet. And it’s appreciated.  For now we’re looking at a week ahead of daytime temps in the 70s and nights in the 50s. About perfect, I’d say.

Currently 53 with an average wind from the SSE of 2 mph. Feels like 53 degrees. Dew Point 32, Barometer 30.48 & rising, Humidity 44%, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise  6:22 am, Sunset 8:55 pm.

Sunny with a high in the lower 60s. Light winds becoming NW of 5 – 10 mph in the afternoon.

Clear with the chance of widespread overnight frost. Low in the mid 30s. NW winds 5 – 10 mph.

So, even though the powers that be are tossing in the frost word for one more night, I don’t buy it. Seems to be a notion that somebody doesn’t want to move past. No…I think the frost is mostly gone and looking ahead I see a week of delightful 70 degree days. Color me happy – and the sky mostly blue. Finally. A little rain along the way about the beginning of next week seems to be in our picture for now but we won’t be bothered by that long as the temperatures stay up where they belong. And they should.

Currently 38 with an average wind from the W of 3 mph. Feels like 38 degrees. Dew Point 32, Barometer 30.30 & rising, Humidity 81%, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 6:23 am, Sunset 8:54 pm.

Areas of frost until around midday. Mostly sunny with a 20% chance of rain. High in the lower 50s. NW winds 10-15 mph with gusts to 25.

Clear with widespread overnight frost. Low in the lower 30s. N W winds 5 – 10 mph.

Crazy weather continues. The cold keeps on keeping on. It’s covering a great deal of the country with the Wyoming area still under a Winter Storm Warning, getting snow likely in the double digits by the time it ends today. Many states, unless you’re in the middle of Florida somewhere, are shivering and unhappy about what should be pleasant May weather. We will get more frost tonight. Swell. No idea what this is doing to the vulnerable fruit trees, but I can’t imagine it’s anything good. I will venture to say that after tonight our overnight temperatures should be at least above freezing and the frost warnings should cease. Should. Not written in stone, but very hopeful. Grab a jacket again today. And hope for better pretty darn soon.

Currently 42 with an average wind from the WNW of 4 mph. Feels like 42 degrees. Dew Point 30, Barometer 30.15 & rising, Humidity 61%, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 6:24 am, Sunset 8:53 pm.

Partly sunny with a 20% chance of morning rain becoming mostly sunny after about midday. High in the mid 50s. NW winds 5 -15 mph.

Mostly clear with yet another night of widespread frost possible. Low in the lower 30s. NW winds 5 -10 mph.

Ridiculous weather. Still getting snow out around Colorado. In fact Cheyenne, Wyoming is under a winter storm warning. Here we’re still dealing with frost and freezing overnight temperatures. And we will be dealing with at least one, maybe two more of those atrocities. Also seeing that Old Farmer’s Almanac forecast for our area of cool and wet for this summer? I’m not a happy camper. By Wednesday this week we should be seeing our daytime temperatures  struggle up to the 60 degree mark and hopefully by Thursday our night time range will creep up into the 40 degree area. Slow going for the month of May. Not what we ordinarily expect or hope for. I reckon we take what we get, but we could be happier if we got a bit more nice in the weather department. Eventually. That’s about the best I can do for now promising anything to be appreciative about. Alas…

Currently 51 with an average wind from the NE of 8 mph. Feels like 51 degrees. Dew Point 35, Barometer 29.95 & falling, Humidity 54%, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 6:25 am, Sunset 8:52 pm.

Mostly cloudy today with a 20% chance of rain showers. High in the mid 50s. E winds around 10 mph becoming NE in the afternoon.

Partly cloudy with a good chance of widespread frost again. Low in the mid 30s. N winds 5 -15 mph.

Well, we’ve had warmer Mother’s Day weather and – although I don’t remember it – cooler Mother’s Day weather. But this isn’t ideal. You picture this day with sunshine and warmth, maybe a little breeze, preferably from the south, but this has none of that going for it. Nor are you going to see much along those lines for a couple of days yet. A few more nights of frost likely…just what the flowering fruit trees need…until things take an uptick and get heading back in the right direction.  As we are assuming it will – eventually.  I’m counting on it.

I just want to be able to sit out in my tiny backyard patio and commune with nature. Watch the critters and birds – in warmth. It never gets any sunshine back there as it’s facing due north, but when the temperatures are comfortable it’s a pleasant place to be. I seem to dimly recall a few days like that way, way back in March, but since then not so much. We can only imagine that Mother Nature is busy getting revenge on offspring being neglectful and disrespectful in the past – who can blame her? But is it really fair to make all of us suffer the same punishment? My vote would be no, but does she ever listen? No. No, not so you’d notice. So in the meantime, jackets on and wait it out.