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October 2023 averaged slightly above Normal but was rather typical in that the warmest weather occurred towards the beginning of the month. Of the three official Portland weather stations (Downtown, […]

We had off and on rain showers early yesterday, which left 0.30″ in my rain gauge.  The afternoon became dry, but then a line of thunderstorms moved over us in the evening.  There was quite a lightning show, a […]

A rapidly intensifying low pressure system is moving north through the Gulf of Alaska on Wednesday afternoon. It is forecast to make landfall on or near Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula early Thursday morning.

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It is a dark and gloomy day in Michigan with many areas having rain and wintry mixes.  We had rain this morning but most now remains to our north.  This is the type of day when I wish we had snow.  At least it […]

After a very mild Monday, today feels more seasonable.  Highs won’t make it out of the 40s and I think our mild weather is done for a while.  All the thunderstorms missed us yesterday except for a few s […]

There was quite an impressive line of thunderstorms coming off Lake Michigan this morning, but they continued to fall apart as they moved across the state; most that would have affected us, dwindled before […]

This morning began with dense fog, but the sun burned it off and it turned into a mostly sunny, mild afternoon.  We do have a thin cloud cover but not enough to hide the sun, and winds are very light.  Today w […]

After some overnight rain, our afternoon has become partly sunny with mild temperatures.  Also winds are expected to be light, so wind chill values will be insignificant.  This is a good day to get out and d […]

Today would be lovely if not for the strong wind.  We had a little sun this morning, but that’s gone now and clouds have taken over.  Radar is showing some rain up north but none is expected here.  I thi […]

It didn’t take long for the Halloween snow to disappear.  There was just a trace this morning but even that is gone now.  If not for the wind, today would have been very pleasant.  At least we saw quite a bi […]

We had heavy to moderate snowfall yesterday that lasted a few hours.  When it finally stopped, there was 1.8″ on my deck.  I don’t ever remember having this much snow on Halloween.  This morning feels more li […]

We had our first wintry precipitation yesterday.  It was graupel.  Some areas reported snow flurries but I didn’t see any; but I definitely had graupel hitting my windshield as I was driving.  It didn’t la […]

I’m seeing where northern lower Michigan has about one inch of snow cover.  As for us, we had a graupel shower while I was out this morning. It didn’t last long but it happened.  It is mostly cloudy but the s […]

The only bright thing about today is my lovely yellow maple tree.  It always hangs onto it’s leaves longer than most others, and gives us something brilliant about an otherwise gloomy day.  Temperatures a […]

A cloudy morning became a partly cloudy afternoon.  Although it is quite chilly, the sun makes it seem more pleasant.  Today is the first of what appears to be a lengthy stretch of cool weather.  I’m not se […]

Today is really quite nice.  It is warm enough to go out without a jacket and we are seeing the sun often.  Can’t complain at all.  We do have a chance for some rain but it’s been dry so far.  It is a bit bre […]

We received a little over an inch of rain yesterday and last night.  The rain is continuing this morning but it is not expected to last all day.  At least that’s what the forecast says.  Looking at the ra […]

Yesterday was wonderful.  We had sunny skies with just a few thin clouds occasionally.  Temperatures made it into the upper 70s.  We sat out on the deck last night and temperatures remained in the 70s until la […]

It seemed so good to sleep with the window open last night.  We won’t have many more like that, and this warm spell could be our last one this year.  I’m hoping for more right into November, and it has h […]