Cathie Ursu

We have freezing rain at the present time, and it is supposed to change to all rain as the day goes on.  Ice is building up rapidly on my trees and I hope that it warms up soon and stops freezing.  Highs today a […]

Our temperatures made it into the low 40s and it feels a bit balmy today.  We haven’t had any clouds and winds have been light.  For a day in late February, it’s been very nice.  Our ground is still white, but it […]

Our ground cover is about 2 inches of frozen whatever, and very little of it is snow.  We did have a slight snow shower early this morning which left an additional half inch to the mix.  It has now stopped and o […]

There are many who are still without power, and reinforcements are coming in from neighboring states to help with repairs .  Local power companies estimate that most power should be restored by Sunday night.  O […]

Looking at the power outage maps this morning, I feel very fortunate.  My picture is from my son who lives near Detroit.  So many without power this morning, but we aren’t one of them.  Our lights blinked off fo […]

So far, we only have a light covering of snow, and there is nothing happening at this time.  My area is right on the line between snow and ice, so we aren’t certain yet what to expect.  Our generators are ready t […]

Currently, we are under a winter storm  watch with some discrepancies as to what we can expect.  My YouTube weather guy, Ryan Hall, is warning that we could get a major ice storm with up to 0.5″ of ice.  NOAA is […]

We lost the rest of the snow and ice from last week’s storm, but now we have another expected to arrive on Wednesday.  It sound pretty much like the last one.  It’s supposed to start with snow, then change to s […]

The highs yesterday made it into the mid 40s and we lost a lot of snow and ice.  This morning began with sun but now it has become mostly cloudy.  We could see a high near 50°F this afternoon.  Our snow cover has […]

It has warmed up significantly since this morning, and most of the ice and snow has melted on the blacktop roads.  Temps were in the teens this morning, and now have reached the upper 30s.  With the sun, it is m […]

We had a winter mess late yesterday which began as rain, then changed to freezing rain and sleet, then snow on top of that.  It only amounted to 1-2 inches of ground cover, but everything was a bit icy this […]

Today is a yucky day to say the least, but we aren’t getting severe weather like they are in the south.  I’m happy for that.  Instead, we are expecting freezing drizzle with some snow mixed in.  All we have had so […]

Yesterday broke some records for warmest day, but didn’t quite make it here.  Our temperatures were in the mid 50s most of the day and even overnight.  Now our temps are dropping and a wind advisory is in effect u […]

Today will be our final “nice weather” day with highs expected to reach the low to mid 50s, and sun at least half of our day.  Clouds are expected to move in this afternoon, and portions of a winter storm will be […]

We have been so fortunate this winter.  Our weather has been fantastic for the most part.  I know that snow lovers wouldn’t agree, but we oldsters can do without snow . . . . heavy snow anyway.  Today will be mu […]

This is our second day of totally cloudless skies.  How rare this is for Michigan in  February.  There is no precip in our forecast until Tuesday night, then another major storm is coming across the country.  Thi […]

There isn’t a cloud in the sky, temps should reach the mid 40s today, and no precip expected for the next several days.  The only negative thing is the wind.  It will be quite strong today, and will make it feel m […]

All of our snow is gone except for a few spots where we shoveled.  Mild temperatures and rain over the past two days took care of most of it.  The southern parts of the state saw highs in the 50s yesterday, but w […]

We received 0.72 inches of rain so far and there is more on the way.  Most of the snow is gone except for where the banks are, and a few low areas.  Highs could reach near 50°F today although it has a way to go if […]

With the warm temps over the past 2 days, our snow cover has now dwindled to about 10%.  With the rain expected tonight and tomorrow, that will probably take care of the rest of it.  It feels like a spring day o […]