Cathie Ursu

My picture pretty much tells what we can expect today.  We had heavy rain most of the night and there was 0.82″ in my gauge.  My county (Shiawassee) is in the advisory area and we are expecting 3-6 inches of s […]

With all the snow that we have, we’ve been putting food out for the deer.  They come about 4-5 times a day to see what’s out there for them.  I enjoy watching them and the birds.  Winter is always such a dead ti […]

Today began with temps below zero but has warmed up a bit this afternoon. We should start seeing our temperatures moderating beginning today, and a significant warm-up by Wednesday.  Unfortunately, there is a […]

Yesterday was a calm day but very cold.  Highs were only in the teens, as they are expected to be today.  We had a mix of rain and snow Friday night which left a covering of ice everywhere.  The road is still ic […]

Yesterday was quite warm, sunny, and we lost quite a bit of snow cover.  Current snow measured 5.5″ this morning.  Unfortunately there was ice everywhere from the dropping temps and melting yesterday.  Today is mu […]

Our temperatures have reached the 40 degree mark and how pleasant it is.  We are losing a lot of our snow and the current measurement of snow cover is 6 inches.  We had some running around to do this morning and t […]

I got out this morning and measured our actual snow pack and it is now 7.3 inches.  That’s down 3.2 inches from right after the storm last Wednesday.  I don’t think that there was much melting but more settling t […]

It actually feels balmy out there today.  Even the wind doesn’t seem that cold.  I’m hoping that these Alberta clippers are finished for the year but I’m probably asking too much.  We have mostly clouds but I’m se […]

Clearing snow, even with a snowblower, is a lot of work when you have this much snow.  We have clear skies today, but with temps in the teens, it doesn’t do much to warm it up.  My husband finally got the snow r […]

Yesterday was quite calm and not a bit stormy as originally predicted.  There were a few flurries early in the day and the wind increased a little causing some drifting.  We received about 11 inches here, but t […]

The rain began late yesterday afternoon and continued into the overnight.  I’m not sure when it changed over to snow but there was 3.5 inches already on my deck when I got up shortly after 8AM.    A steady, mod […]

All counties west of us have been upgraded to a winter storm warning, so we know for certain that it’s coming.  The big question is how much snow we can expect.  We seem to be right on the line between the 6-8 i […]

Our temperatures are a bit warmer today, and with the sun, it seems even warmer.  We are looking forward to what maybe a major storm on Wednesday and Thursday, but no real estimates yet on how extensive it will […]

Temperatures are a little warmer today but winds are still very chilly.  It just started snowing lightly a few minutes ago but radar isn’t showing anything significant heading our way.  It is almost the end of J […]

Highs today won’t even make it out of the teens, but just having clear skies and sunshine eases the pain a little.  After receiving another 2-3 inches of snow cover on Monday, my son got the deck all shoveled off […]

It has been snowing steadily since I got up this morning and I’m estimating that we have about two inches so far.  Our winter weather advisory goes until 7 PM and I think we will get another inch or so before it […]

We started getting intermittent snow showers around  9 AM and they have continued through the day.  What accumulation we had was blown away by the wind.  It was only about half an inch.  We are expecting a mor […]

This has been a very unusual January for our part of the country.  The picture is showing what has been going on as far as winter storms go, and they have been totally missing Michigan.  Today is yet another s […]

After seeing temps above freezing the past two days, we are back in the deep freeze today.  The temperature hasn’t risen above 19°F since this morning, and we’re expecting the low tonight to be in the single d […]