Raining again

57F and nice out there. Love these nights.

Good morning. Here in NW Grand Rapids I have a 6:15 AM temperature of 54 with clear skies. Today should be mostly sunny with a high around 80 and tonight it will be partly cloudy with a low around 60. The weekend with see increasing clouds and a very slight chance of a shower with highs on Saturday in the low 80’s and mid 80’s on Sunday. Lows with near 70 both nights. Monday through Thursday look to be warm with highs in the mid to upper 80’s and lows in the mid 60’s to low 70’s there is also a chance of a few showers. Detailed Forecast for Grand Rapids Today Sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Tonight Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Light and variable wind. Saturday Increasing clouds, with a high near 82. West southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Saturday Night A 20 percent chance of showers before 2am. Cloudy, with a low around 68. South wind 3 to 6 mph. Sunday A 20 percent chance of showers after 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 85. South wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Sunday Night A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Monday Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Monday Night A chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. Tuesday A chance of showers before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Tuesday Night A chance of showers after 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Wednesday Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Wednesday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Thursday Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Climate report for August 28th. The official H/L was 80/59 there were 5 CDD’s there was no rainfall the highest wind gust was 23 MPH out of the W. reported weather events were fog. For today the average H/L is 79/59 (we are now on a more rapid temperature fall that will continue for the rest of the year) the record high of 94 was in 1952 and 1953 the coolest high of 61 was in 1965 and 1957 the record low of 41 was in 1986 the warmest low of 73 was in 2021. The most rainfall of 3.18” was in 2018. Last year the H/L was 77/52. Some weather history for August 28th 1971, Heavy rains from Tropical Storm Doria caused devastating floods in central and northeast New Jersey resulting in 138 million dollars damage. In southeastern Pennsylvania, high winds downed trees and power lines, and in New York City, heavy rains flooded streets and subways. (David Ludlum) 1990, Between 3:15 p.m. and 3:45 p.m. a devastating F5 tornado ripped a 16.4 mile-long path through portions of Kendall and Will counties in northern Illinois. A total of 29 people were killed, and 350 more were injured. An estimated $160 million in damages occurred. The tornado's path width ranged from 200 yards to half a mile. A total of 470 homes were destroyed, and another 1000 homes were damaged. Sixty-five thousand customers lost power. Here in Michigan 1986, There is an autumnal chill as morning lows fall to a record low of 41 at Grand Rapids and to 36 degrees at Lansing, tying the record low set only four years before.

At least I am on the right side, sweet dreams, be safe, be good, be blessed, good night!!

MORE lightning for Vancouver, if this verifies.