Cathie Ursu

Our air is still filled with smoke from the Canadian wildfires, mostly in the sky.  This morning was very hazy as a result but it doesn’t seem as bad now.  Once the rain comes this weekend, things should be […]

Although we still can see a lot of smoke overhead, at least it isn’t here at ground level like it was late yesterday.  The rain that is expected this weekend is supposed to clear our air and get rid of a […]

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Moderate:  If you are unusually sensitive to particle pollution, consider reducing your activity level or shorten the amount of time you are active outdoors.

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I’m not sure if our overcast is caused by clouds or smoke from the Canadian wildfires.  It probably is both.  Regardless, we aren’t seeing any sun so far and our temperature is in no hurry to reach the e […]

Today is much more comfortable so I’ll try to get my flowers in the ground.  Our sky still has a lot of smoke from the wildfires to our north which makes it appear cloudier than it actually is.  The sun is m […]

Wildfires are inevitable when we have no rain for an extended period.  That’s what happened yesterday in Grayling.  Fire burned 2400 acres and the last I heard, it was 85% contained.  I-75 was closed for mo […]

No rain for almost two weeks is bad enough, but when you add in high temperatures near  90°F, that makes it worse.  There isn’t even the promise of rain for us anytime soon.  I had to go out and water my per […]

Spending any time outdoors today is out of the question, unless you are at the beach or a water park.  It never did cool down much overnight and the AC was on all night.  We can expect this weather to last f […]

Anyone who knows me well, knows that I’m not a fan of hot weather.  When the temperature gets in the low 80s, that’s plenty warm enough for me.  Fortunately, our house stays cool well into the afternoon, e […]

There isn’t much to be said about the weather today except that it is hot and dry.  No real changes from the past week.  I’ll let it go at that.

Our 6PM temperature is 85°F, the humidity is 24%, and skies ar […]

There is still no mention of rain in our extended forecast, and everything is getting very dry.  The humidity and dew points continue to be very low and that doesn’t help.  This has been great weather for t […]

Today will really feel like summer.  It is great for those going camping this weekend.  The weather couldn’t be more perfect for them.  Although the lakes haven’t had a chance to warm up  yet, I’m sure the […]

There has been no change in our weather for the past week except that each day has been getting a little warmer.  Next week will be actually hot and that’s a great way to begin the month of June.  Everyone i […]

Today is pretty much a replica of yesterday  It will continue to be cooler than what it should be and no rain expected.  It isn’t quite as windy, but still enough breeze to make it feel cooler than what it is.  At […]

After an almost perfect day yesterday, today leaves a lot to be desired.  Temperatures aren’t bad but the wind undoes all the good in the day.  I’m even hearing mention of frost tonight, not that it would affect m […]

We continue to see grey skies with a hint of blue showing through from the wildfires in western Canada.  It hasn’t really hampered the sun much, but we aren’t seeing blue skies either.  Other than that, we c […]

We continue to have a lot of Canadian wildfire smoke overhead, so the sky appears to have more overcast than it actually does.  Winds are very light and temps are in the mid 70s.  The humidity is very low a […]

Skies are clear but don’t look very blue due to smoke from the wildfires in Canada.  Our temperatures are very comfortable and winds are light, so overall, it’s a beautiful day.  I’m still working on my f […]

We were lucky enough to get 0.34″ of rain yesterday which was badly needed.  Today is very chilly and the forecast is calling for a chance for more rain, but it hasn’t happened yet.  If we get anymore, I d […]

We had mostly cloudy skies this morning, but now light rain has moved in.  It isn’t much more than sprinkles, but I wish we’d get more.  It has been so dry and our road is very dusty.  The rain is expected to […]