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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.
Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019-South West Michigan-Scary Wind Expected Tomorrow

Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019-South West Michigan-Scary Wind Expected Tomorrow

Currently 31 with an E wind of 14 mph making it feel like 21 degrees. Dew Point 23, Barometer 30.14 & falling, Humidity 71, Visibility 9 mi., Sunrise 7:27 am, Sunset 6:23 pm. Cloudy with a 40% chance of afternoon showers. Thunder possible. High 39. E winds 10 -20 mph.

Cloudy tonight with a 100% chance of periods of rain. Thunder possible. Low 37. SSE winds 10 -20 mph.

Well, today we might see some rain, hear some thunder…same tonight. But it’s tomorrow that has us concerned. High winds, blowing snow. It promises to be a wicked day on the way. Most everyone I know is preparing for power outages. Not good at any time, but in the winter with the cold weather, especially dangerous.  We’ll see what happens, but at the moment it isn’t sounding all that good.

Friday, Feb. 22, 2019-South West Michigan-So Far So Good, Bracing For Sunday Storm

Friday, Feb. 22, 2019-South West Michigan-So Far So Good, Bracing For Sunday Storm

Currently 25 with an ESE wind of 2 mph. Feels like 25 degrees. Dew Point 19, Barometer 30.49 & rising, Humidity 76%, Visibility 5 mi., Sunrise 7:29 am, Sunset 6:22 pm. Sunny. High 37 today. Light and variable winds.

Mostly clear to cloudy overnight. Low 25. E winds 5 – 10 mph.

There is already a Winter Storm Watch in effect for Sunday morning through Sunday night. About 3″ of snow expected but it’s the wind that’s going to cause the trouble. High wind with gusts up to around 60 mph, which means white out conditions for driving, more tree damage and power outages. Not a good thing to look forward to. I suspect the roads/stores will be super busy on Saturday with folks making preparations again. Seems like we’ve had to do this far too many times the past couple of months.

Today is another winner, like yesterday was. Losing more snow ground cover. Down to about 4″ now…well, except for the piles and mountains of shoveled and plowed stuff. But two days running with sunshine? Wonderful.

Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019-South West Michigan – Clouds And Sun Today-No New Precip.

Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019-South West Michigan – Clouds And Sun Today-No New Precip.

Currently 28 with a W wind of 7 mph making it feel like 16. Dew Point 19, Barometer 30.07 & rising, Humidity 69%, Visibility 10 mil, Sunrise 7:30 am, Sunset 6:21 pm. Sun and clouds mix. High 29. W winds 15 – 25 mph.

Cloudy to most clear overnight, low 14. W winds 5 – 10 mph.

A lovely morning – as mornings in February go. At least it’s not snowing or sleeting or anything dampening our day. Should see a nice amount of sunshine, and this is always a picker-upper. Tomorrow looks to be a winner to. How about that? Two days in a row? This is all of us, grateful and happy. We could pay for it on Saturday with a good chance of some of the miserable freezing rain coming on in, but hey…things could change by then and I’m hoping so. In the meantime, we have a couple of nice days to enjoy.

Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019-South West Michigan-Coming Snow, Frozen Mix, Rain

Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019-South West Michigan-Coming Snow, Frozen Mix, Rain

Currently 26 with an E wind of 16 mph making it feel like 13 degrees. Dew Point 16, Barometer 30.09 & falling, Humidity 66%, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 7:32 am, Sunset 6:19 pm. 80% chance of precipitation today. Morning snow showers will change to a wintry mix, followed by rain. Snow and ice 1″ possible. High near 35. ESE winds 15 – 25 mph.

60% chance of evening rain showers then overcast tonight. Low 26. WSW winds 15 -25 mph.

A winter Weather Advisory is in effect from early this morning through 10pm.

Looking forward to what sounds like a messy day coming our way. So far everything seems fine but evidently Winter Storm Petra is anxious to pay us a visit.  Frankly, we’re getting good and tired of playing host to a series of winter storms. And oops….I spoke too soon. The snowflakes are beginning to fall. Looks as if our messy day is about to begin.

 

Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019-South West Michigan-Could Get Ugly Frozen Mix Tomorrow

Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019-South West Michigan-Could Get Ugly Frozen Mix Tomorrow

Currently 14 with an average wind from the SE of 5 mph making it feel like 6 degrees. Dew Point 5, Barometer 30.69 & rising, Humidity 65&, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 7:33 am, Sunset 6:18 pm. Mostly cloudy with a high of 28 today. Light and variable winds.

Mostly cloudy tonight with the possibility of a few snow flurries. Low 5. ESE winds 5 – 10 mph.

Tomorrow appears set on offering us about an 80% chance of a frozen mix. The worst part of winter is ice, so this isn’t welcome news. Maybe – hopefully – it will all swing to the south of us. I’m hoping so. I think we’ve dealt with enough misery lately with our weather. I guess this is Winter Storm Petra coming along? One right after another it seems. At least there is a bit of sunshine today. Was yesterday, too. Makes everybody happy and more upbeat just that little peek at the sun for a day or two. At least in Michigan that’s how it goes. And speaking of going, I’m about to dash out and about, run some errands and be a part of the sunshine while it’s here.

Monday, Feb. 18, 2019-South West Michigan-Got Almost 4″ New Snow, Cold Remains

Monday, Feb. 18, 2019-South West Michigan-Got Almost 4″ New Snow, Cold Remains

Currently 19 with a N wind of 8 mph making it feel like 9 degrees. Dew Point 10, Barometer 30.17 & rising, Humidity 67%, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 7:35 am, Sunset 6:17 pm. Sunshine and clouds mix, some morning snow flurries. High near 25. NNW winds 5 – 10 mph.

Cloudy to clear overnight, low 0. N winds 5 -10 mph.

Right now a nice blue ski and watching clumps of overnight snow fall, in fact got hit with several of them going out to feed the critters this morning. Pretty to watch, but so sick of snow. It just keeps keeping on. Sounds like this is the best of the week, right here, cold or not. I guess we have to enjoy the bits we get that are even close to being enjoyable in February in Michigan.

 

Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019-South West Michigan-A Snowy Day Ahead

Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019-South West Michigan-A Snowy Day Ahead

Currently 21 with an E wind of 13 mph making it feel like 9 degrees. Dew Point 16, Barometer 30.04 & falling, Humidity 78%, Visibility 0.5 mi., Sunrise 7:36 am, Sunset 6:15 pm. 100% chance of snow today. 1-3″ expected. High 24. ENE wind 10-20mph.

60% chance of overnight snow. Low 13. NE winds 10 -15 mph.

Light snow falling and it seems like this will be what we see most of the day.  Looks, right now, as if 3″ is a distinct possibility. Oh well…we’re in the middle of February and nothing from here on will seem all that bad because it will soon be March and…March could be nice. Fingers crossed on that, but after the January and February we’ve gone through I think we deserve a decent March. We’ll see how fair Mother Nature can be.

Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019-South West Michigan-A Calm, Cool Day

Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019-South West Michigan-A Calm, Cool Day

Currently 22 with a NNE wind of 6 mph making it feel like 14 degrees. Dew Point 14, Barometer 30.16 & rising, Humidity 72%, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 7:38 am, Sunset 6:14 pm. Cloudy to partly cloudy today, high 26. NNE winds 5 – 10 mph.

Partly cloudy to cloudy overnight, low 12, E winds 5 -10 mph.

Nothing much going on out there today, which is good. Doesn’t appear any new snow is taking aim at us for the moment. A chance for roads to be better to drive one and the cold isn’t so fierce that getting out there to travel won’t be so miserable. For mid February, this is not a bad little stretch of weather. We’ll take it and happily. Could be so much worse.

Friday, Feb. 15, 2019-South West Michigan – More Clouds, More Snow

Friday, Feb. 15, 2019-South West Michigan – More Clouds, More Snow

Currently 18 with a W winds of 17 mph making it feel like 3 degrees. Dew Point 12, Barometer 29.76 & rising, Humidity 76%, Visibility 0.5 mi., Sunrise 7:39 am, Sunset 6:13 pm. Cloudy with a 90% chance of morning snow showers, high 21. W winds 15 -25 mph.

Some overnight clouds, low 11. NW winds 10 -1 5 mph.

Still cold, still snowing, still winter. Pretty much sums it all up in my little corner of the world.

Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019-South West Michigan-Maybe Rain, Maybe Snow

Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019-South West Michigan-Maybe Rain, Maybe Snow

Currently 30 with a SE wind of 8 mph making it feel like 22 degrees. Dew Point 24, Barometer 29.74 & falling, Humidity 79%, Visibility 10 mi., Sunrise 7:41 am, Sunset 6:11 pm. Partly cloudy morning will become cloudy afternoon with a slight chance of afternoon rain. High near 40. S winds 5 -10 mph.

Cloudy with a 50% chance of rain/snow. Low 19. WSW winds 15 -25 mph.

Well, today is a bit different. Perhaps some of the snow pack will melt, which will be nice. Back to the cold tonight/tomorrow so I’m afraid all of that melt will quickly become icy surfaces for walking, driving. Such is the way our weather is going. February can’t vacate the premises soon enough.