Cathie Ursu

We woke to another half inch of snow this morning, but now most has melted.  I don’t think that we’ll see temps much over the freezing mark today, so our ice pack remains.  I’ve referred to it as our “glacier” b […]

To look outdoors today, no one would know that we had 3 inches a few days ago.  All of that snow is now gone and the sun is working on the partial ice cover that we still have from our past ice storm.  It isn’t q […]

The snow began close to midnight and continued all night.  We woke to a white landscape this morning with about 3 inches of new snow.  It has been snowing since then but mainly just flurries.  A winter weather ad […]

This is the third weekend where a snowy weather system is about to drop 3-6 inches of snow on us.  This is getting to be a habit, one that we are getting tired of.  We still have some ice patches that haven’t m […]

We still have a little snow on the ground, mainly where there were snowbanks and shade.  Temperatures will still be above freezing today so hopefully, it will all be gone before we get the next storm this […]

After a rainy / snowy Monday, our Tuesday is bright and sunny.  We did receive about 1.5″ of snow overnight, but most has already melted.  High temperatures will reach to near average today and this round of s […]

We had a light rain/snow mix overnight which left a trace of snow on the deck this morning  It melted down to 0.03″ of precip.  We now have light rain and most of the snow is gone except for where the snowbanks w […]

Slowly, our snow is melting away.  We still have about an inch or two, depending where you measure.  There is quite a bit of bare ground showing now and I expect to lose a lot more of it today.  The day began wi […]

Unlike many other places in Michigan, I’d say we got off quite easy with this latest winter storm.  We only got about 5 inches, and with the sun out, it’s melting pretty fast.  Counties south of us got more snow a […]

We are currently under a Winter Storm Warning, and the amount of snow that we can expect, depends on who you listen to.  NOAA, who is usually quite conservative, is saying that we could get up to 10 inches, but […]

We have another winter storm knocking on our door.  At least this one is supposed to be snow, not ice.  Estimated totals are six to eight inches for my area.  At least most of the ice cover is gone thanks to th […]

We should see our temperatures rise today enough to get rid of most of the ice on the ground.  We lost quite a bit yesterday, and it was slushy enough to be plow-able.  The grader went down the road and removed m […]

We had freezing rain yesterday morning which turned to all rain by the afternoon.  Our temperature now has reached the 40s , and all the ice on the trees gone.  We started the day with clouds, but it has cleared u […]

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 […]