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Yesterday was another where we had pop-up storms but they all managed to miss us.  The few that did form caused quite a bit of damage but thankfully, they were small and only affected small areas.  We still have a […]

There is a cold front approaching the state which spawned some pretty powerful thunderstorms yesterday.  Fortunately, we were spared and didn’t even get a drop here.   More are in the forecast for today with mu […]

Last night, we kept hearing noises that sounded like thunder, but there were no storms appearing near us on radar.  Others  had reported hearing these also.   I did see a few flashes of lightning way off i the dis […]

Once again, our temps will reach the upper 80s with thunderstorms in the mix.  The weather service is showing us in a slight risk area for severe weather.  Hopefully, that won’t happen.  This weekend is my hu […]

Summer weather came to Michigan with a “bang” this year.  We went from a chilly, April-May type weather to very hot as of July 1.  For awhile, we were wondering if summer was ever going to get here.  At least we […]

As I was writing my previous blog on the 7/12/2019 Three Lakes earthquake, I kept getting sidetracked and found myself writing about the mechanisms behind earthquakes in general (perhaps that’s the reason why this […]

The past two days were wonderful with plenty of sun and cool temperatures.  It was nice to have the windows open for a change.  But today will bring the heat back.  Highs are expected to reach the mid 80s.  We hav […]

Back on the 2 for 1 deal again today, as some active weather took hold the past few days ..

Sunday was another hot one, as my 96.5 degree high today was the hottest (so far) temp of the summer, barely eeking by […]

It’s a joy to be outdoors today with cool temps, low humidity and a comfortable dew point.  We finally got our power back yesterday evening and it felt so good to turn the AC back on.  Our generator does pretty w […]

We haven’t had power now since about 5:30 yesterday afternoon.  We thought that it might be a quick fix until we looked at the power outage map.  It is quite extensive.  The storm that we got was more wind than an […]

I am back on the 2 for 1 deal today, as the heat has gotten to me. A busy Friday wiped me out (details below).

Friday warmed up under mostly sunny, humid, hot conditions that have strongly continued our July […]

Severe storms started popping up in the afternoon yesterday, affecting mostly the western side of the state.  We didn’t get any here, just a little rain and distant rolling thunder coming at us from all […]

I’d move to Florida if I wanted to deal with this kind of weather. It is very hot, humid, and just miserable out there this morning.  We are under a excessive heat warning until tomorrow night and it can’t come […]

Thursday barely continued our July heat wave, with sunny, very humid but not as hot conditions with high temps just around 90 degrees and lows in the sultry mid 70s. Dew points remained high all day, after the […]

Today will not be the ideal day to be outdoors doing anything.  The heat index is expected to be well over 100° and that’s in the shade.  I’m seeing some storms moving in off Lake Michigan toward us but future ra […]

Wednesday continued our obnoxious July heat wave, with partly sunny, very humid and hot conditions with late afternoon clouds and a thundershower (0.22 inches) around 1730 with high temps in the mid 90s and lows […]

Tuesday resumed our July heat wave, with mostly sunny, dry skies and high temps in the lower mid 90s and lows around 70. Dew points soared after a reasonably comfortable start in the upper 60s in the very early […]

Today is a bit cooler than it has been, but with the high dew point and humidity, it feel like a sauna outdoors.  I thank the good Lord that I have AC.  This morning is cloudy as was yesterday.  We had a few sh […]