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September 2022 was record-warm in the Portland area; the three official Portland weather stations had Mean Temperature Departures ranging from +2.9° to +4.1°. Here in Happy Valley, the Average M […]

Today is a dark, dreary day with intermittent rain falling.  Yesterday’s showers brought us our first snow of the season, and even though it was a snow and rain mix, it still looked like white flakes to me.  T […]

Although our temperatures are much below average, we are expecting another warmup by the weekend.  Temps could rise to near 70F once again.  But before that happens, we could get our first taste of snow.  No […]

This cold spell continues and is expected to remain up until next weekend.  I’m hearing that there is a winter storm warning up for our UP with 18 inches of snow possible.  I’m not quite ready to hear that yet, a […]

Back in June, most extended forecasts were calling for near or slightly cooler-than-average temperatures for the Pacific Northwest with near or slightly below-average precipitation. It was a reasonable forecast; […]

We are supposed to see the sun today, but haven’t seen much so far.  It was clear earlier but since then, clouds have taken over.  We received a total of 0.12″ of rain overnight and we aren’t expecting anymore t […]

I hope you’ve been making the most of this once-in-a-lifetime October weather!  Granted, for some of us (especially in the Puget Sound and the southern Willamette Valley), the persistent wildfire smoke has been […]

Yesterday brought us off-and-on showers but no large amounts.  There was 0nly 0.04″ in my gauge this morning although we did run into some heavy rain when we went to Owosso.  There was even a little hail mixed i […]

We had to go to Owosso this morning, and there were several strong showers that dumped on us.  One even had a little hail mixed in.  When we got home, there was only 0.04″ in my gauge.  So most of the rain has mi […]

After a few days of great fall weather, reality has returned.  Temps today won’t be too chilly, but the cold front moves in tomorrow with much colder temps and even possible thunderstorms possible.  We received 0 […]

I know that my blogs gets a bit redundant at times, but there is really nothing else to be said.  Our weather so far this autumn has been amazing.  We are seeing more color each day and temperatures have been c […]

Today is quite a bit warmer than yesterday with highs expected in the mid 60s.  In fact, we are already there.  The warmth will continue over the next several days before the next wave of cold air comes our w […]

October is a month of changes. Leaves turn from green to red, the weather turns from sunny to stormy, and the Mariners – at least for the last 21 years – hang up their cleats until the following spring.

But not […]

We had our first hard freeze last night and some areas of the state reported snow flurries.  If we had gotten any precipitation overnight, I’m sure it also would have been snow.  My roses and mums survived and I h […]

The cold front moved through late yesterday, bringing with it some light showers.  There was 0.04″ in my rain gauge this morning and temps were in the upper 30s.  Highs today won’t warm up much more than the low 5 […]

After a run of great weather, it will now be coming to an end.  It is doubtful that we will see temperatures in the 70s again this year, but in Michigan, one never knows.  Our sky has been mostly cloudy since t […]

Our day began with clear skies and sun.  Now clouds have moved in but temperatures will be well above average.  Today and tomorrow will probably be the end of warm days as a strong cold front will be knocking on o […]

We have yet another beautiful October day with temps in the low 70s, clear skies, and a light breeze.  It just couldn’t be any nicer.  There is no mention of rain until Thursday, and then just a chance.  We ha […]

Temperatures fell into the low 30s overnight, and everything was covered in frost this morning.  I moved my hanging plants close to the house and they seem to have survived.  We were under a frost advisory until 9 […]