Currently 76*. Thunder and light rain. It’s been a rainy year thus far. No one is complaining, allergies abound but seems to be the worst of it. High of 86* and scattered showers.

With clear skies and a calm wind the overnight low here in my yard and current temperature is 56. The theme for the next seven days is cool with several chances of showers. At this point it looks like June 2026 will end up cooler than average. Today should see sunny skies with highs in the low 70’s there is around a 70% chance of showers late tonight and early tomorrow morning. Saturday and Sunday should see highs in the mid 70’s. Monday through Thursday will see highs a little warmer in the mid to upper 70’s lows in the next week will be in the low to mid 50’s and there are several chances of showers. The updated long range guess from the CPC is now out and July looks to be near average. https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predictions/30day/ July, August and September https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predictions/long_range/seasonal.php?lead=1 And at this time with a strong El Nino coming next winter of course the theme is for above average temperatures and dryer than average in our area. https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predictions/long_range/seasonal.php?lead=6 The official H/L yesterday at Grand Rapids was 69/57 there were 2 Heating Degree Days that high of 69 was the coolest high on June 18th since 2008. There was a trace of rainfall and the highest wind gust was 43 MPH out of the W. Weather events for the day were light rain and fog. For today the average H/L is 81/59 the record high of 98 was in 1953 the coolest high of 60 was in 1948 the record low of 45 was in 1926 and 1945 the warmest low of 77 was in 2012. The most rainfall of 3.12” was in 2009. Last year the H/L was 78/62 and there was 0.09” of rainfall. Some weather history for June 19th 1972, Hurricane Agnes moved onshore near Cape San Blas FL with wind gusts to 80 mph, and exited Maine on the 26th. There were 117 deaths, mainly due to flooding from North Carolina to New York State, and total damage was estimated at more than three billion dollars. Up to 19 inches of rain deluged western Schuylkill County PA. The rains of Hurricane Agnes resulted in one of the greatest natural disasters in U.S. history. Agnes caused more damage than all other tropical cyclones in the previous six years combined (which included Celia and Camille). (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel) 1988, Temperatures soared above 100 degrees in the central U.S. for Father's Day. Fifteen cities reported record high temperatures for the date. Severe thunderstorms in Minnesota and Wisconsin produced softball size hail near River Falls WI, and wind gusts to 80 mph at Menomonie WI. (The National Weather Summary) (Storm Data) And here in Michigan, 1995, Muskegon hit 98 degrees, their highest temperature on record in the month of June. 2009, Severe weather strikes with three tornadoes and downburst winds. A tornado partially unroofed a home south of Allegan and another tornado took the roof and deck off a home near Richland in Kalamazoo County . A weaker tornado downed trees and did minor damage to a house in Alamo Township, Kalamazoo County.

Speaking of gaming, I've been getting back into Black Ops 2 lately. It's a shame though that despite rampant modding and a completely broken/glitchy multiplayer experience, Activision still charges the same $60 price tag for the 12 year old game

I saved for 6 months when Red Dead Redemption 2 came out. Such a great job they did with that one. The aesthetic alone was just so captivating. GTA VI with its neon vibe is gonna be awesome. Currently 57F and pleasant.

Cannot wait! I have owned every GTA game since GTA III. The problem is that this time I don't have a new console to play it. I don't want to wait for it to come out on computer a year or so later. I will be spoiled. I am too big a fan to not play it when it comes out! I have no idea what to do!!