Good morning. Here in NW Grand Rapids I had an overnight low of 59, now at 8AM it is cloudy and there are some showers off to the NW with a temperature of 64. There could be some showers later this morning and todays high could be around tonight should see lows in the lower 60’s . Thursday, Friday and Saturday should see sunny skies with highs in upper 70’s to low 80’s Sunday and Monday looks to be warmer with highs in the mid 80’s lows look to be in the mid to upper 60’s. Detailed Forecast for Grand Rapids Today Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 2pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 79. South wind 7 to 14 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Tonight Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. West northwest wind 5 to 7 mph. Thursday Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming northwest 5 to 9 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Thursday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 56. North northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening. Friday Sunny, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Friday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Saturday Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Saturday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Sunday Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Sunday Night A chance of showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Monday A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Monday Night A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Tuesday A chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Climate report. The official H/L yesterday at Grand Rapids was 78/53 there was 1 CDD there was no rainfall there were no significant weather events. For today the average H/L is 80/60 the record high of 95 was in 1948 and 1973 the coolest high was 59 in 1987 that high of 59 is the coolest high for any day in August at Grand Rapids the record low of 42 was in 1945 the warmest low of 72 was in 1959 the most rainfall of 2.07” was in 1986. Last year the H/L was 72/48. Some weather history for August 26th 1965, Late night severe thunderstorms associated with an unusually strong late summer cold front produced 100 mph winds straight line winds in the Chicago area and northwest Indiana. In Lake County IND, high winds derailed a train near Crown Point, and left a canoe suspended among telephone lines. Two nights later the temperature at Midway Airport in Chicago dipped to 43 degrees, establishing a record for the month of August. (Storm Data) (Hugh Crowther) 1987, Showers and thunderstorms drenched northern Illinois during the morning and afternoon hours pushing August rainfall totals for Chicago, Moline and Peoria to new all-time highs for any month of the year. By the end of August, Chicago had received 17.10 inches of rain, which easily surpassed the previous record of 14.17 inches established in September 1961. (The National Weather Summary) Here in Michigan, 2000, Heavy rain and high winds produce scattered damage and some flooding. The roof of a bowling alley near Jackson was damaged by an apparent microburst. Roads were closed due to flooding across southern Kalamazoo County.

From this morning’s SEA AFD: Has it seemed like it hasn`t rained much in Seattle this year? The yearly rain total is below normal but only by 9 percent ( 19.57 versus a normal of 21.55 inches ). What has happened this year is that we have not had a lot of days with rain. So far through the 25th, Seattle has recorded 71 days with measurable rain this year. The record for the least number of rain days between January and August is 72 days set in 1985 ( 1985 the second driest year on record in Seattle with 25.13 inches ). Number two on the list of the least amount of rain days between January and August is last year with 76 days. The normal number of rain days between January and August is 97 days. Felton

Digging the locks. I could be wrong, but weren't you sporting a similar look in August 2008?

I’m definitely wearing my Dolly shirt tomorrow.

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