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Glad to have been wrong. First legitimate thunderstorm of the season and it's a doozy. Haven't reached the core yet.

77mph gust reported about 20 miles South of me in Wolverton, MN.

The Ottumwa Iowa area were fortunate to catch some popups monday and Tuesday afternoons. At my home .04 monday and at our shop 2/10 today. A few scattered locations no doubt approached half inch. Generally speaking I'm thankful as our part of iowa is hanging on. I panted 4 trees monday and was quite damp, almost muddy a few inches down

The cell moved right over me. I picked up a quick 0.25" of rain, enough to fill the rain barrel and moisten the soil a bit. There was a bit of light thunder. I wasn't expecting anything, so I'm happy.

I recorded 0.63" of rain fall here at my location yesterday. The heavier rain fall was not widespread the official amount at the airport was 0.46" at Muskegon 0.08" at Kalamazoo 0.19" Holland and to the east at Lansing just just 0.05" fell. The overnight low here at my house was 67 and at this time it is cloudy with some light fog and 68 with a Dew Point of 67.

I noticed those good storms up there last night. That’s what we need, though not as windy!

At least heard plenty of distant thunder while watering the garden again with clouds covering the hot sun.

Good storm just went by here heavey rains and some close lighting loud thunder.

Some heavey rainers out there today.not really a great set up for severe but the classic slow moving rainers.

Looks like some reverse clearing this morning.

Yet another warm and soupy morning (71F/68F) with a lot of moisture in the air. Feels like we have fast forwarded into late July for the most part and for the majority of the eastern CONUS for that matter. ORD recorded a trace of precip yesterday and my local wx reporting station only had about 0.08". Just enough to wet the pavement and grass. I'm hopeful we'll some more storm actions up north but it ain't looking good. What is looking good, however, is the cool down the Euro is advertising for next week. Highs in the 70's and low DP's?? Sign me up. Gosh, the SW is really going to fire up the ridge and literally "Sizzle" in some ridiculous and likely record breaking HEAT! The Euro has been indicating high temps in the SW deserts later next week to hit 120+F. In fact, it's showing highs at PHX of 117F, 119F and 120F for next Tue-Thu. That is stupid Hot.

Some of the clouds have lifted here inland but the temperature hasn't gotten above 66F, even in direct sunshine. Pretty exceptional for June.

Meanwhile, Texas is above normal rain. A heavy rain this morning. Temps are below normal and everything generally soggy. We should be 90*-92* for a high. I recall Junes like this in the late 70's, early 90's, early 2000's. But this has been different. More cloud cover, lower temps, higher humidity. Some days felt like March, not June. While I sense a pattern, I also sense a potential entry into the GSM cycle. If we get a repeat next year my eyebrows will begin to raise.

Getting a heavy shower now, while not a drought buster it will keep the grass green and growing. It is a warm rain as it is now 77 with this rain

2020-21 was a fitting close to a string of 5 of the weirdest winters I've ever had. It was neither a bad winter or a great one and I think that's what I needed after all that time. Seems like an era ended with this one, but could just as well be nostalgia getting me, too. As Tom said, we'll see ya in a few months, winter. Here's to many more good ones in the 20s.

The faucet has turned off around here.