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Today has been gorgeous, but unfortunately, it isn’t going to last.  There is some very stormy weather expected this upcoming week although Michigan isn’t expected to be affected that much.  We can expect more w […]

Yesterday brought intermittent rain showers which even turned into hail around 3:30PM. It came down hard and covered the ground before it quit.  After 7:05turning back to rain, it soon all melted.  We haven’t h […]

TEMPERATURES
March 2022 was a bit above Normal, the Average Maxima being less than a +1° departure, the Minima being between a +1° a +2° departure. Maximum Temperatures were slightly below Normal through the fi […]

Yesterday morning began with rain, and it continued until late afternoon.  Then the skies cleared and we had about two hours of sunshine.  Unfortunately, it didn’t last long, and we received more rain o […]

In the Pacific Northwest, springtime is generally the time of year with the greatest day-to-day variability in our high temperatures.  While the daily normal high temps rise only gradually between April and ea […]

Our morning has been very wet, with rain changing to snow.  It came down quite hard for a while, and left about half an inch of snow cover.  But now most of it has melted.  Temperatures won’t be very warm today an […]

Saturday brought us cloudy skies a and little rain late in the day.  There was a trace of snow here and there when I got up this morning but it appeared that most had melted already.  Today was supposed to be r […]

After a very blustery Thursday, winds are much calmer today, but it feels like winter once again.  A few minutes ago, we were having a snow shower.  Now the sun is out.  That’s what we can expect most of to […]

Whew, March 2022 in the Portland Metro was a boring month, climatologically speaking!  Temperatures were just slightly  (1.5 deg. F) above the 30-year normal, and rainfall was nearly an inch below normal.  If yo […]

We received 0.13 inches of rain and freezing rain overnight.  My deck was solid ice when I got up, but temps have warmed up enough to melt it all.  Highs are expected to reach the upper 50s today, and right now I […]

Today is nice and bright, but temperatures are still below average.  Tomorrow will be just the opposite with highs expected to reach near 60°F.  But before that happens, we are under a winter weather advisory to […]

It’s amazing that as cold as it was yesterday, all the snow is gone.  Highs only reached the 20s and the wind was brutal.  Today is a little warmer but still way below average.  We have another warmup coming fo […]

We had drizzle and rain most of our Friday.  Then it changed over to snow late.  We received 1.5 inches of very wet snow which is already melting a little, especially where I shoveled.  That’s the good thing ab […]

Most La Ninas and El Ninos peak in December or early January. In fact, El Nino was first called “El Nino de Navidad” (translated from Spanish to “the Christ Child”) by Peruvian fisherman in the 1600s due to its […]

We drove by the river today on our way to town and it is well over it’s banks in Corunna.  We received over an inch of rain in the thunderstorms and showers that we had the past 2 days.  I think we have enough r […]

Today is one of those March days that makes you just want to stay in bed.  We had rain almost all night, leaving 0.53″ in my rain gauge.  Now it has stopped for a while, but it is damp, windy, and just plain c […]

What a difference a day makes.  Yesterday was beautiful with warm temps and plenty of sun.  We had to spend the day in Detroit and at least we had good weather for that.  Today is cold and no sun to be found.  To […]

After a gloomy, wet, foggy Saturday, today is sunny and temperatures should be very mild.  Total rain amount from yesterday was 0.17″.  The fog finally lifted around sunset and most of the rain was sprinkles to m […]

We have had dense fog since I got up this morning, and it shows no signs of going away.  We did have rain overnight and there was 0.30″ in my gauge this morning.  There has been no more rain since then.  Today wi […]

We have had gorgeous weather for the past several days, and we sat outdoors for the first time this year.  There was plenty of sun and even with the wind, it was comfortable.  Our high yesterday was 72°F and to […]