Cathie Ursu

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 […]

Yesterday was lovely.  We had plenty of sun, light breezes, and temperatures were comfortable, near normal for this date.  It was nice just to get out for a ride and take in the fall colors.  Today will be mu […]

After a cold and damp Saturday, our Sunday is shaping up quite nicely.  We only got a few drops of rain yesterday as most of the showers passed to our south and west.   It was cloudy all day however.  Ove […]

We just can’t seem to be rid of this rain pattern.  we have a little sun this morning but it isn’t expected to last.  We had quite a bit of rain yesterday and there is a chance for more this afternoon.  It […]

There was 0.47″ of rain in my gauge early this morning, and we have received another 0.17″ since then.  It doesn’t seem to be raining right now but radar shows more to come.  At least the temperatures are c […]

The rain began around 9AM and has continued since.  Yesterday was quite nice although the sun didn’t last much past noon.  But temperatures were mild and we even got some of the lawn mowed.  Next week is su […]