Cathie Ursu

Our snow pack is now down to 2.5 inches and still melting.  I can’t believe how warm our winter has been so far.  Frankenmuth is having their winter festival with all the ice and snow carvings.  This rain ce […]

Today will be the first that we will see temps above the freezing mark this week.  I’m hoping that the ice on my deck melts enough where I can scoop it up with my snow shovel.  We aren’t expecting any p […]

We are getting a few peeks of the sun this morning although the sky is mostly cloudy.  Temperatures should be a little warmer, and if the sun would be out for a while, we could get rid of some of this ice.  T […]

Yesterday started off with sun, but then the clouds rolled in by  afternoon.  We had a few light snow showers but no new snow accumulations.  We have about 5 inches of snow cover right now, and temperatures wi […]

It started snowing Friday night and hasn’t stopped since.  We did lose a little yesterday between snow showers, and last night we had a period of rain which melted a little.  Today, it’s been snowing since I got u […]

We have yet another storm knocking on our door, but this time it should be snow, not ice.  It is expected to begin tonight and last through most of tomorrow.  The winter weather advisory is from midnight tonight u […]

Yesterday and today seem quite calm with temps hovering around the freezing mark.  We are expected to reach 40° this afternoon, and I’m hoping that the ice on the deck melts enough that we can shovel it off.  We […]

Our weather keeps switching from typical winter weather to spring-like.  Crazy!  Today is more like winter again but highs in the 40s will return over the next few day.  A snow/rain mix is also possible each da […]

Yesterday was a mess but fortunately, most of the precipitation was already ice before hitting the ground.  That saved us from more power outages than what there were.  I measured about 1.5 inches of ice on my s […]

The rain began around midnight and has continued through this morning.  There was 1.70 inches in my guage at 8:30 and it hasn’t stopped raining since.  Our power went out at around 6:30 this morning, but came b […]

Most of the lower peninsula of Michigan is under some type of weather watch or warning and the next 48 hrs are expected to be a real challenge for all of us.  The northern portions are expected to have heavy snow […]

Yesterday started out with lake effect snow showers and those ended shortly after noon.  There was hardly any accumulation.  Today will be much warmer again but brisk winds will keep the comfort level down s […]

This morning is very cold with intermittent lake effect show squalls.  We received a trace of snow overnight and it looks like snow will be here most of the day.  Temperatures will be much colder today and wind c […]

Yesterday was a very rare day for January here in Michigan.  For the entire day, there wasn’t one cloud in the skiy.  We didn’t see any until almost dark.  Unfortunately, the wind was unbearably strong with gu […]

To look outdoors, it is a very pretty day.  But when you step out and the wind hits you, it isn’t so nice.  Never the less, just seeing the sun improves one’s mood.  Yesterday brought a mix of rain and snow.  We […]

We received a slight amount of snow late yesterday, after a day of mist which coated everything in a light cover of ice early in the day.  We could see a mix of snow and rain later but no great amounts are […]

We had a light covering of ice this morning on my deck when I let the dog out, but there was nothing in my rain gauge.  I could feel a light mist on my face but nothing showing on the radar.  It was just cold e […]

After a mostly sunny day yesterday, clouds have moved in and I don’t expect to see much of the sun today.  Regardless, temperatures remain above normal and the year is getting off to a mild start.  I know that t […]

Our Thursday has been better than expected.  We were supposed to have mostly clouds skies and highs only in mid 40s.  We have seen a lot of sun and temperatures seem to be rising faster than what was expected.  Th […]

After a cold, snowy, blustery New Years Eve day,  this morning is partly sunny and the strong winds are gone.  We had intermittent snow showers all day yesterday but no great accumulations.  Today should be mo […]