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Here is a link to a update on the state of the ongoing El Nino. https://www.severe-weather.eu/long-range-2/new-ocean-anomaly-super-el-nino-iod-strong-winter-2026-2027-pattern-forecast-united-states-canada-europe-fa/

Good morning. Here in the NW Grand Rapids area I have cloudy skies and at 6AM a temperature of 69. Today looks to be partly cloudy and warm with highs in the mid 80’s tonight the low should be in the upper 60’s there is a slight chance of a shower or two today and tonight. Saturday also has a very slight chance of a shower with highs in the low 80’s and lows in the low 60’s. Sunday and Monday have a better chance of showers and maybe a rumble of thunder, The rest of the next 7 days also have some chance of showers it will be trending a little cooler with highs in the low 80’s then near 80 and by Thursday the mid 70’s Lows should be around 60 to the low 60’s. Detailed Forecast for Grand Rapids Today A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 8 mph in the morning. Tonight A 10 percent chance of showers after 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph. Saturday A 10 percent chance of showers before 8am. Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 81. West wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Saturday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 61. West northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening. Sunday A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Light south wind becoming south southwest 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Sunday Night Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 11pm, then showers likely between 11pm and 2am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Monday A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Monday Night Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 2am, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Tuesday A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Tuesday Night A chance of showers before 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Wednesday Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Wednesday Night A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Thursday Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Climate summery for August 6th at Grand Rapids. The official H/L was 79/68 there were 9 CDD’s and a trace of rainfall was recorded. Weather events were light rain and fog. For today the average H/L is 82/62 the record high of 98 was in 1918 the coolest high of 63 was in 1972 the record low of 46 was in 1976 the warmest low of 78 was in 1972. The most rainfall of 0.97” was in 1959. Last year the H/L was 89/67.

The cleansing has begun!!!!!!!

I haven't checked in for several days but it pretty much sucks so not much to say! It's been hot and it's going to stay hot. Maybe a shower tomorrow but not enough to put a dent in the now building drought.

Greetings from Montana, overlooking a very smoky Flint Creek valley. Cool breeze kicked up after sunset and seems to be helping air quality, but I could still see ash in the air in the beam of my flashlight. Also a tired doggo after her first long road trip.

00z models don't inspire a lot of confidence in the situation improving anytime ever.

We need a smoke emoji

A lovely day at the lake, and a lovely evening at home. My landscaping has exploded growth wise again this season, need to do another major cut back this fall.

https://zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-ice-extentconcentration/

That one in Klamath County is going to get big. Also crazy that smoke in SW Idaho is from a fire that started about 30-40 miles inside the Oregon border.

Hope?

91F and just miserable out there today.

The Oregon coast is paradise on earth! Cozy under the morning clouds, spectacular under the afternoon sun. Oregon is a spectacular state from coast to desert. We're heading home tomorrow after a whole week of camping. Our adventures took us from Hat Point to Nehalem. I want to go back to the coast this November for the storm season, then to eastern Oregon next June for peak wildflowers, ahead of the smoke and fire restrictions.

Lots of fires.

Hot and disgusting today. I'm glad we have a smoke layer keeping the temps down from what could have been even worse conditions.

That outlook is so vague that it can be pretty easily spun into verifying. Like for my region, "cold, snowy periods" is not really saying much. Virtually every winter has that... it's just a question of duration/intensity.

Hotter again today with less marine layer.

I don't think the farmers almanac will age well but we can hope.

You know it! Current long range has 70s/50s for the weekend of the 15th.

Breezy!!

“Reality is actually worse” is not something I had contemplated. But it’s hard to argue….

Just got home for the first time since Monday…air quality is definitely slowly improving. AQI of 89 at the closest station. Looks like 88/56 temp spread here today and 89/51 yesterday.

It was definitely way too optimistic with the 500 year timeline.....

The forecasting gods have spoken. One wonders if less dependable snow is necessarily a bad thing. Speaking personally I prefer my snow as flakey as possible.

And we have reached the burger again!