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Author: Patricia Murphy

An unquenchable thirst for knowledge about the weather, an observer of world-wide weather events, and an addicted fan of the Weather Channel on TV. Some occurrences from our not too distant past have left me horrified to this day- such as the possibly avoidable tragedy of the damage and death trailing behind Katrina, where human error combined with Mother Nature for sheer terror, the unspeakable destructive Tsunamis in Japan and Thailand, scenes and sounds of which I can hardly bear to see or hear. But I do see and hear it all because I am enthralled, fascinated, by weather driven happenings every bit as much as I am captivated by the clouds in our ever-changing sky. No impressive credentials, no list of meaningful letters trailing after my name, this is merely me, just another weather junky having my say about it all.
Thursday, April 4, 2019-South West Michigan-Not Much More Than Clouds

Thursday, April 4, 2019-South West Michigan-Not Much More Than Clouds

Currently 33 with an E wind of 12 mph making it feel like 24 degrees. Dew Point 25, Humidity 72%, Barometer 30.46 & rising, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 7:19 am, Sunset 8:11 pm. Overcast with a slight chance of rain. High 47. ESE winds 10 -20mph/

Cloudy with a 40% chance of overnight rain. Low 36. ESE winds 10 -20 mph.

Was supposed to start out partly cloudy and go on into overcast, but evidently Mother Nature decided to skip the first step and go right on into nothing but clouds. Could see a bit of rain today – and I do believe I heard someone say there was a small chance of some snow showing up in that rain – but I choose to ignore that. Enough is enough. At any rate, no sunshine for us today.

Wednesday, April 3, 2019-South West Michigan – Got A Windy Day Coming On

Wednesday, April 3, 2019-South West Michigan – Got A Windy Day Coming On

Currently 40 with an average wind from the W of 18 mph making it feel like 31 degrees. Humidity 32%, Barometer 30.22 & rising, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 7:21 am, Sunset 8:10 pm. Mix of sun and clouds today with gusty winds. W 20 -30 mph. High 47.

Cloudy tonight with a low of 33. WSW winds shifting to NNW 10 -20 mph.

Not a bad little morning going on. Some clouds flying by with a wind from the W starting to whip up. Should be moving around plenty of leaves today, maybe drying them out enough to be able to rake some of them up. A proper Spring day, it would seem.

Tuesday, April 2, 2019-South West Michigan-A Bit Of Sun, Lots Of Clouds

Tuesday, April 2, 2019-South West Michigan-A Bit Of Sun, Lots Of Clouds

Temperature 42 with an average wind from the SSW of 13 mph making it feel like 35 degrees. Dew Point 29, Humidity 59%, Barometer 30.02 & falling, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 7:22 am, Sunset 8:09 pm. A mix of morning sun and clouds will become overcast skies by afternoon with a slight chance of rain. High 52. SW winds 15 -25 mph.

Partly cloudy tonight with a slight chance of overnight rain. Low 34. WSW winds 10 -20 mph.

Not a very pretty day out there but it could be worse. Still waiting for a nice warm-up but it’ll come along eventually. Still small piles of dirty snow here and there and those, too, will be gone before too long. It’s April. How can we go wrong? We’re at least heading into the best of the year. That alone makes me happy.

Monday, April 1, 2019-South West Michigan-April 1st Morning Sun

Monday, April 1, 2019-South West Michigan-April 1st Morning Sun

Currently 30 with a SSW wind of 7 mph making it feel like 23 degrees. Dew Point 16, Humidity 56%, Barometer 30.35 & rising, Visibility 10 mil, Sunrise 7:24 am, Sunset 8:08 pm. Sunny morning will give way to an overcast afternoon. High 44. SW winds 10 -20 mph.

Cloudy overnight with a low of 36. SSW winds 10 -15 mph.

Our weather today is going to be a sunny, balmy 78 degrees with a soft southerly breeze of about 5 mph drifting and shifting the fresh air around. Yeah…April Fool’s Day Forecast. Actually, we’re going to still be stuck in this chilly, cloudy affair just waiting for niceness to descend on us. It really hasn’t yet.

Sunday, March 31, 2019-South West Michigan- End Of March Snow Flurries

Sunday, March 31, 2019-South West Michigan- End Of March Snow Flurries

Currently 28 with a NW wind of 16 mph making it feel like 15 degrees. Dew Point 11, Humidity 50%, Barometer 30.23 & rising, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 7:26 am, Sunset 8:07 pm. Mostly cloudy with a 50% chance of some snow showers showing up. High 34. NW winds 15 – 25 mph.

Clear. Low 23. WSW winds 10 -20 mph.

Not particularly a pleasant last day of March. Off and on tiny snowflakes are showing up. Not anything we want or need at this stage of the game. The coming week promises to be boosting us up into the upper 40s, some 50s, perhaps even a 60 degree day so there is hope for April. Well…we always have hope that it’s going to be warmer and more enjoyable, but sometimes Mother Nature without hesitation dashes our hopes. We’ll see how it goes. Would be lovely if today was the last time we’d have to witness snow showers until next winter sometime.

Saturday, March 30, 2019-South West Michigan-Still Have Piles Of Dirty Snow Here And There

Saturday, March 30, 2019-South West Michigan-Still Have Piles Of Dirty Snow Here And There

Currently 37 with an average wind of 8 mph making it feel like 31 degrees. Dew Point 35, Humidity 94%, Barometer 29.82 & rising, Visibility 8 mi., Sunrise 7:28 am, Sunset 8:05 pm. Overcast with a 70% chance of rain. High 43. NNW winds 10 -20 mph.

Cloudy to partly cloudy. Low 23. NNW winds 15 -25 mph.

If we get some rain today, it may help put an end – or at least shrink them considerably – to the dirty piles of snow still lingering around the edges of parking lots and driveways. It’ll be nice to see the end of them. Tomorrow’s temperature isn’t going to be helpful as it’s supposed to dip back down into the lower 30s for the high. That’s not nice. But we’ll get past all that and it should start warming up and staying warm soon.

I see by the Hummingbird Migration map that they’ve been spotted up as far as Virginia already. I usually put my feeder out the first week of April and that’s fast approaching. Will be nice if the weather would give them a warm welcome when they get here.

Friday, March 29, 2019-South West Michigan-Lousy S Word Refuses To Leave

Friday, March 29, 2019-South West Michigan-Lousy S Word Refuses To Leave

Currently 46 with an E wind of 12 mph making it feel like 40 degrees. Dew Point 27, Humidity 47%, Barometer 30.14 & rising, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 7:29 am, Sunset 8:04 pm. Mix of sun and clouds today. High 54. ESE winds 10 -20 mph.

90% chance of rain tonight – possibility of snow mixing in – low around 34. ENE winds 5 – 10 mph.

Hate hearing there is a good chance of snowflakes mixing in the with rain tonight. It’s going to be cold Saturday and Sunday and the rumor is there is even a chance of some freezing rain sneaking in on Saturday. Hey…Mother Nature. We’ve had enough!This is becoming tiresome. What we want is sunshine, warm breezes and green. Lots of green. No more snow or freezing rain, please.

Thursday, March 28, 2019-South West Michigan-Mild And Appreciated

Thursday, March 28, 2019-South West Michigan-Mild And Appreciated

Currently 51 with a SW wind of 14 mph making it feel like 46 degrees. Dew Point 39, Humidity 63%, Barometer 30.01 & rising, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 7:31 am, Sunset 8:03 pm. Partly cloudy today with a high around 57. WSW winds 10 -20 mph.

Cloudy to partly cloudy tonight. Low 33. NNE winds 5 – 10 mph.

Just a nice day on tap. Doesn’t appear to be any rain coming in today, a bit breezy, but that’s okay. We’re just appreciative of the mild temperatures. More dirty snow piles to dissolve.  I see rain/snow over the weekend but for now, it looks to be missing us. Sure do hope that holds true. We’ve seen enough snow and although Sunday seems to be shaping up to be a cold one – for now, it’s telling us around  38 degrees- if it’s minus snow, that’s going to still be a good day in our book. We’ll see how it goes.

 

Wednesday, March 27, 2019-South West Michigan-Clouds Will Move In Bringing Overnight Rain

Wednesday, March 27, 2019-South West Michigan-Clouds Will Move In Bringing Overnight Rain

Currently 35 with a S wind of 9 mph making it feel like 28 degrees. Dew Point 18, Humidity 50%, Barometer 30.37 & falling, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 7:53 am, Sunset 8:02 pm.  Mostly sunny morning will give way to a cloudy afternoon. High 53. SSW winds 10 -20 mph.

Cloudy overnight with a 50% chance of rain. Low 43. SSW winds 10 -20 mph.

Supposed to be sunny out there right now, but it’s become a pale sky. A thin cloud cover is beginning to move in already making that sunny morning one on the dim side. We’ll take it. We’ll take anything that doesn’t involve snow at this stage. At least the temperature is supposed to climb into the 50s today and that’s more than welcome. Spring is trying hard to move in and make us forget the miserable season we’re doing our best to leave behind.

Tuesday, March 26, 2019-South West Michigan-Lots Of Sunshine Today

Tuesday, March 26, 2019-South West Michigan-Lots Of Sunshine Today

Current temperature 34 with an ENE wind of 7 mph making it feel like 28 degrees. Dew Point 9, Humidity 35%, Barometer 30.49 & rising, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 7:35 am, Sunset 8:01 mph. Mostly sunny today with a high of 46. Light and variable winds.

Mostly cloudy becoming clear overnight. Low 26. Light and variable winds.

Going to see blue skies today with a temperature high enough to help erase some of the dirty blobs of snow piled up here and there. That and some rain coming around Thursday and Friday should help with all but what were the highest piles. Those seem to shrink and get uglier but not vanish for the longest time. Looking forward to when it’s all done and gone.