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I can’t believe how quiet the nights are out here. You can hear a pin drop. So different from back home where the distant sound of traffic on I-495 fills the air.

You bastard.

Yeah, major switch in winds coming up both in tropics and NH-extratropics. Will cool ENSO and NPAC waters.

Cool temperatures this weekend hopefully I can avoid any frost Sunday morning as temps may dip into the mid 30s. Later next week one of the stronger storms in this year's LRC will likely ignite a major sever weather outbreak across the middle of the country. Models are already showing significant amounts of rain in my area but it's gonna have to show me it can actually happen here in the show me state before I get to excited.

The official H/L yesterday at Grand Rapids was 51/42. As has been the case many times this spring it was a windy day with the average wind of 15.3 MPH and the highest wind of 39 MPH out of the W. That wind made it feel much colder than that 51. There was a reported 0.12" of rainfall and the sun was out 94% of the time. For today the average H/L is now up to 60/39 the record high of 83 was set n 1987 and the record low of 13 was set in 1897. (good 4 digit lottery numbers for today) The most rain fall of 2.45" fell in 2000 the most snow fall of 0.4" fell in 1943 the most snow on the ground was a trace in 2013. Last year the H/L was 73/41 and there was 0.16" of rainfall.

The flood of 2013. January 2013 was a rather wet month with 4.01” of total precipitation. February was snowy (33.1”) and wet (3.05”) while March was dryer with just 0.94” of precipitation. Then came April with 11.10” of rain and melted snow. That 11.10” is by far the wettest for any April. And is the 3rd wettest for any month at Grand Rapids. All that precipitation in January, February and April led to the big flood of April 2013. West Michigan saw weeks of heavy rainfall caused widespread flooding and led the Grand River to crest at record levels. Grand Rapids already had shattered its longstanding April rainfall record, but just crept into the top three wettest of any month of the year. The No. 1 spot goes to June 1892, when 13.22 inches of rain fell. Second place gs to September 1986, when 11.85 inches fell. On April 21, in Comstock Park, the Grand River crested at 17.8 feet, 5.8 feet above the 12-foot flood stage while in Grand Rapids, the river rose to 21.85 feet, or 3.85 feet above the 18-foot flood stage. A storm deemed "catastrophic" that had the potential to drop 3 to 4 inches of rain had also barely missed the Grand Rapids area on the day that the water crested in the Grand River, so we kind of lucked out on that. I work for the West Michigan Whitecaps and there were several home games during that flood. A large section on the north parking lot was flooded and the road along the river was closed. The only way in and out of the park was thru the secondary way under the overpass for US 131. On the east side of the ballpark there was water that was up to the top of the stop signs and during one game there were huge logs floating through the parking lot. here is some video about the flood of 2013 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ee56qwN9wcs

I actually said one GFS run from days ago looked very wet down there because it showed rain all day on both Saturday and Sunday. It was an accurate statement on that specific run then and still is accurate when referring to that specific run. It was not a prediction. That specific run did not verify.

Gorgeous day. Was up in the Seattle area earlier. Giving my best friend and his wife a ride to Sea-Tac. They will be going to New York and DC this week. Great day to drive up I-5 with the mountains popping. Had enough time afterward to check out a nice park along the Green River near Kent before heading back south. Temps were in the mid-60s with breezy conditions and very dry air.

Tim predicted a “very wet” weekend, but aside from some light showers this weekend looks mostly dry.

Probably looking at a moderate Nina according to most global models.

Looks like there were some thunderstorms in the desert this afternoon.

Or are we gonna have a 2nd year niño split flow hell winter?

Nino not crashing really hard yet. I am sure its coming though.

Yeah... temps are going to crash hard.

My Dad is 72 and still hasn’t retired. He easily could have years ago, but just enjoys staying busy.

I wish I could retire in my early 50s (two years from now) instead ill probably work another 15-20 years, oof!

Where is the southerly surge that precedes the onshore push?

The scum and refuse burnt off around 2 PM and it got warm for a few hours.

My kids friends B-Day party hangs in the balance, it’s all on you now!

I don't want to be blamed if it comes earlier... but this is what the ECMWF shows at 5 p.m.

It has been astoundingly dry the last few days.

I'm a bit late reporting but my weather station recorded 1.52" from this week's system. Pretty much right on with the models and forecast. Things are greening up nicely around the TC metro......although today was cold and windy with some snow showers. Only reached 37° today. Freeze Warning tonight! Yuck. I am more than ready for sustained spring weather.

54 currently with a 28 dewpoint, 62/24 day which is the same high temp as yesterdays 62/17 day. Every single day when we were gone got down into the 10s or 20s at night, except for April 14th which only got down to 37, and the day with the biggest diurnal spread was April 10th with a 72/16 day. Was looking at our temperature chart on the eclipse day, surprisingly the 26% coverage of the sun back home was enough to make the temperature stop going up, although it never really cooled down. Where we were in Arkansas experienced a 11 degree temp drop.

Congrats. You made it!

When do the first drops fly tomorrow?