Summer Continues, without wavering...

Pretty much in a stagnant cycle in the Grand Lake Region...Hot Days, with Climbing Humidity...this will continue through the weekend, and it appears beyond.  After some need rain last weekend, it appears the next few days will have a chance of more, but it will not break the stranglehold of the recent Heat Wave....

95, 91, 91, and 91 are the highs for the next few days, through the Weekend, with lows at 70, 72, 72, 74...Chance of stroms at 50% by Friday Night(tomorrow as I type) with a 30% shot on Saturday.  The extended forecast looks much the same for next week.

Photo-The Mercer County Courthouse, Celina, Ohio,  on an early Morning in July

July 21st on Average the Hottest Day of the Year....and today is no exception

One month past the official beginning of Summer, the worm starts to turn...so they say.  July 21st is on average, the hottest day of the year here in the northern hemisphere...in western Ohio, it appears today will indeed be our high mark for temperatures...with maybe, just maybe, a slight decrease in temperatures to follow.

Today, Thursday July 21, 2011:  Near Record Temperatures and a Heat Warning...High near 100 under mostly sunny skies....tonight partly cloudy and a low about 80.

Tomorrow as the Grand Lake Festival in Celina kicks off, the chance of rain will pick up....30% chance of storms, with a high of 95...rain chances increasing during the weekend to come. 

Photo-Grand Lake at the coolest point of the day, just before sunrise this morning...the temperature on the in-car thermometer read 78...

Record Heat on the Way?

The hot, humid, dangerous heat indices weather continues through the weekend...and tomorrow we may see triple digits in western Ohio...

Celina and the Grand Lake Region saw some spotty, but welcome, downpours early yesterday morning, then again before nightfall last night....that will give way to oppressive heat and humidity for the next few days, with tomorrow being the worst of the bunch:

Wednesday July 20th...Partly Cloudy, Hot, and Humid high of 97
tonight...humid conditions under partly cloudy skies low 78
Thursday July 21st...near record heat, with dangerous conditions to continue..High 100

Rain is possible with storms and high humidity through the coming weekend:

photo-from July 19, 2011...West Bank area Park at Grand Lake, Celina, Ohio....Ducks and a Blue Heron move on and over the lake at Sunrise:  Photo-Copyright protected by Pat Houseworth

Storms Heading this Way?

Hot and brutally humid weather will continue at least through the end of the week....that is the bad news, maybe a storm or two will add some temporary relief, and at least some much needed rain...

Monday July 18th...

Sunny, hot, humid, with a 40% chance of strong stroms...High 93
Partly Cloudy, 30% chance of storms tonight, warm and humid low of 75%
Storms at 30% tomorrow, some could be strong, High 94....

The Middle of July Weekend around Grand Lake

The festival season begins in full throttle this weekend around Celina....and the weather will be hot enough to fry bacon and eggs on the sidewalks.

The I.C. Parish Festival begins later this afternoon around the Church grounds and side streets...that will last through Sunday evening...next weekend it's the Lake Festival throughout the downtown streets of Celina and along the west side of Grand Lake....

Friday July 15th....sunny and warmer with a high of 88
partly cloudy tonight low of 65, and for the weekend, it will be more humid and hot, with a 30% chance of storms on Sunday...high Saturday and Sunday near 90...

photo-The Celina IC Festival kicks off today...7/15/11

We Got Some Rain..finally

Most sections of the Grand Lake region got a shower or two on Monday...that however, didn't abate the heat and humidity, but the front that passed through last night, albeit dry in this area, has lowered both the heat and the humid weather for the next day or two.

Forecast for Wednesday/Thursday July 13th and 14th

Sunny and Pleasant both days  Highs of 80 and 82 respectively with a low near 60 for tonight....next chance of rain appears to be over the coming weekend.

{photo-looking out over a Mercer County, Ohio, farm and field through the early morning haze on July 12, 2011}

Summer Heat, a passing chance of Rain...

While Dayton, Columbus, and other areas in Ohio and the Midwest get their share of rain, the Grand Lake region is now stuck in a pattern which sees rain around us, but none in the immediate area....will today be the same?

At 10am I looked at the forecast and weather Radar.....a 60% of storms and possible strong storms is in the cards...but right now it appears the Chicago area, as well as Northern Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin, are getting the wet stuff...we, after the miserable cold, wet, spring could use some of that.   If it doesn't rain today or tonight, it appears the weekend is the next best chance.  The forecast has changed again:

Monday July 11th...Sunny to Partly Cloudy, hot, humid, with a 60% chance of storms  High 93
tonight a 30% chance of rain and thunderstorms, low of 75
Tuesday, Partly Cloudy Hot, Humid, 92...low of 70
Wednesday Sunny and Cooler High of 82....

photo-looking north along West Bank Road of Grand Lake on a cloudy morning...

Summer Drones On...

Not much going on....little rain until at least next week....hot, mostly sunny, and somewhat humid, but nothing out of the ordinary for the Grand Lake/West Central Ohio area...

Through Sunday  Mostly Sunny and warm to hot, Highs in the mid 80s to near 90 lows in the 60s to near 70...little chance of rain until at least Monday July 11th.....

 Photo-Ormond Beach, Florida, Full Moon over the Atlantic Ocean....

Post 4th of July weather.....

The fourth of July, weather~wise was about what was expected....very little rain, but plenty of heat and humidity.  Sunday was the most oppressive day of the Holiday Weekend...few clouds, plenty of humidity, light breeze, and a high of near 95...after a brief morning shower yesterday(the 4th), the clouds gave way to sunshine, and while not as hot as Sunday, it still warmed up...

Tuesday July 5th....sunny and hot today a high of 88...
Partly Cloudy tonight with a low near 70.
Wednesday, Partly Cloudy with a small(30%) chance of storms, highs in the mid 80s....if no rain it may be the middle of next week before the storm chances re~appear.

Photo-Sunrise over Grand Lake @Windy Point, near Montezuma....