Cool & Quiet Until The Weekend...

Good Afternoon!

Lunchtime is winding down here in the Rose City and probably for a lot of folks in the Eastern time zone!  Bright blue skies in Michigan with readings just into the 70's in most places, thanks to a cool, dry Canadian air mass that has settled in across the area.  That's the setup for some quiet weather the next few days.  The kids practicing to kick off their high school football and soccer seasons soon won't have to worry about heat for awhile.  Let's take a closer look!

CLEAR & DRY:  Taking a look at the enhanced Water Vapor satellite image, just look at that dry air from Texas working through the Southeast and curling back up into the lower Ohio Valley!
 

That means sunshine and seasonable readings, if a bit cool for this time of year.  I don't see anything on the horizon rain-wise until Saturday afternoon and evening at the earliest.  Low dew point values will keep things comfy and refreshing for the most part.  Average temperature in this part of the world is right around 80, and we stay below that until early next week if the computers have it right, and so far, they all seem to point in that direction!

WEEKEND RAIN, RACE LOOKS OK FOR NOW:  Taking a look at the forecast models, the Canadian high pressure that we'll be parked under for the next couple of days gets bothered by a bit of an upper disturbance, then it slides off to the east, Friday, allowing a low to march due east from out of the central Plains.  We'll see clear skies to start, then some clouds work during the overnight into Saturday. Since there's no Nationwide race at Michigan International Speedway this trip, the rain may dampen things for the campers there, but I don't see it bothering the Pure Michigan 400 on Sunday.  The low should slide underneath us and track across north central Indiana.  The forecast has the rain moving through on Saturday and being done for the most part by the time church is over on Sunday, which brings you right up to the race.

DRY AFTER WEDNESDAY:  The next chances at rain come mid week after we get the Saturday/Sunday deal through and out of here.  Temperatures look to stay in the low 80's, so seasonable if a bit cool is still the look for us in the area.  Let's see what the rainfall totals look like the next five days:

This bears out my feeling that we shouldn't see a whole lot of rain, and that the race should be fine Sunday - only a half inch expected during the next five days on the high side.

NO SEVERE EXPECTED:  In fact, no thunderstorms of any kind are expected the next three days in Michigan according to the Storm Prediction Center.  The closest they get to us is on Friday, when they show up across lake Michigan in Wisconsin.

Here's the forecast:

And the extended Six day...

I hope you have a wonderful day!  Blessings.

I Will Be In And Out For Awhile...

Dear Friends & Readers:

A lot going on in Forecaster Mike's world, and I wish I could say it was all good.

Last Thursday evening, the lady who is basically my mother-in-law was found unresponsive and basically near death in her apartment.  She was rushed by ambulance to the local hospital and is still in the Critical Care Unit.  I am thankful to say that she has improved a bit since she was admitted, but she still has a long road to travel.

She had septic shock, pneumonia, and extreme acute diabetic shock from not taking her insulin and watching her diabetes as she should.  And to add insult to injury, she was recently diagnosed with cancer and the docs are trying to figure out what the scoop is with that as well.

Combine that with the fact that I have to move by the end of this month, and the search for a place is complicated by 1) now needing 3 bedrooms instead of 2; 2) at least one pet, possibly two having to go with (even though the puppy is a registered companion dog in training); 3) I have had such a rough go financially this last year, that I've fallen behind on bills, even working what amount to two jobs, so no one wants to touch me for another place. 4)  I'm pretty sure I've got something going on with me health-wise, but I can't spare the time just now to get looked over, and possibly have to sit out for awhile from keeping my fam in what they need to live.  It's getting close to time for my daughter to start school.

So - long story short, I'll be more out than in, except in the case of severe weather.  I will post on the Facebook page that goes with the South Central Michigan Weather blog, as I can do that from my phone. And that's another thing; the whole deal with Facebook now mandating you use their Messenger app for instant messages, which demands too much access to your smartphone in my opinion - I'm debating quitting Facebook altogether and going with Google +.

Anyway - please pray for and/or send a good thought towards Nana - her name is Dianna, and for the family, so that we don't end up out on the streets Labor Day weekend.

Forecast on the way.

Cheers.

Mike