A Couple of Mild Days...THEN!!

40s and 50s through tomorrow, but by Saturday, the highs in West Central Ohio will be in the Mid 20s.

Grand Lake, covered by a thin coat of ice already...that may melt by the time the deep freeze hits on the Weekend:

Thanksgiving 2013 in West Central Ohio...cold it is!

A below spell of colder than seasonable weather continues....not a warm-up in sight, but at least by the middle of next week, they temps should be in the lower 40s....better than the rain/snow mix on the eastern Seaboard and New England:

Much Warmer in Key West to say the least....a photo I took back in 1998 at the far southern end of the lower 48 below:

High Today 28
Low Tonight 16

High 30 for Thanksgiving with snow flurries and snow showers:

Coldest Weather of the Season

Since it's been last July, during out hottest spell in recent memory since I posted on this blog...I figured today, the coldest in a few years, would be a good time to update:  Remember for my regulary daily blog stop by at this site:

http://www.patsdailyrant.blogspot.com/

4 above appears to be the unofficial low temp...the wind chill reached minus 13....the remainder of the week appears colder than normal, but moderating temperatures by the end of the weekend:

High Today 12

Low Tonight  4

High Tomorrow with Flurries  22

105 and No End in Sight...

I have lived in the Grand Lake Region for 50 years, off and on, mostly on....since the fall of 1962.  After living in south Florida for the previous decade, that first winter back in Ohio(having been born in Van Wert and living in the small village of Scott for my first few years (1949-1953).  Of the years I have lived here, few days have reached triple digits...yesterday, July 4, 2012, was the hottest I have ever experienced in Western Ohio{having had hotter, but less humid, days in Dodge City, Kansas, and Amarillo, Texas, over the years)...105 with humidity and peak levels was in a word..."Brutal".

The next few days are looking to be just as bad, and the extended forecast, while somewhat cooler, upper 80s to near 90, will still be summer-like....it is indeed going to be a long, hot, summer, in the Heartland.

Will update as necessary...

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Photo-Even the morning sunrise over Grand Lake cannot belie the heat that remains in store for the near future...

The Heat is on.......S

The warm winter, and hot Spring{for the most part} has turned into the dry and heat of the first partial week of Summer.

Summer officially begins tomorrow, but in reality it has been with us for quite awhile....one cool week, the first one of June, with some rain, is about as good as it has been....for now we bake, and I suspect we will continue to do so for the next 8 to 10 weeks, before we get a break, sometime after Labor Day...

It's gonna be a long, hot, Summer....enjoy!

Photo-Hazy Summer Sunshine east of Celina....

Freaky March....Winter Officially End..But?

Today begins the official beginning of Spring, but truthfully it began long ago.

After a much warmer, less snow filled winter in the Grand Lake Region, March has turned out like none I have seen in this area, since we moved here in the early 1960s...

The flowering trees and plants are at least a month ahead of normal, and today and tomorrow, March 20th and 21st are calling for sunshine and 85 for highs both days...needless to say both will be records, if they are reached.

Usually lawns get their first mowing in this part of the world about the first week of April, if then...many have already been mowed once, and by the weekend, most will have been trimmed once or twice...

Usually you expect weird weather to bring more weird weather from the opposite end, and this Spring may indeed do just that, however, at least for the next 10 days...highs, while drifting south out of the mid 80s, will still be in the 60s and 70s, well above normal for this time of year.

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All Hell Breaks Loose in the Heartland!

The warmer winter of 2011-12 turned violent in the Grand Lake Region today...albeit most of the violent and deadly weather was south of us....especially in southern Indiana, where death and destruction were rampant in the area just north of Louisville, Kentucky.  With friends living Louisville, and a Vietnam buddy of mine, Tom McCandless living in Clark County, Indiana, where two small towns were leveled....it became a concern.

http://news.yahoo.com/massive-band-storms-wrecks-ind-towns-kills-8-005256035.html


I am sadly certain, that the death toll will rise....the rest of the weekend is now looking cold and windy, more like your typical early March weather.

Photos-I was out shooting photos before Sunrise this morning, within an hour of Sol coming up, the storms had began their assault on the Midwest....

The Winter of No Winter...So Far

As the last day of 2011 winds down, the snow machine has still yet to fire up.....no doubt the area skiers are buming, me? Not so much.

Since I don't ski these days....the mild, but muddy and rain filled weather, while not pleasant, still beats the alternative...if this is Global Warming, I'll take it!   We have not been below double digits for a low...13 perhaps the coldest morning, and that was one of less than a handful below 20 degrees....the highs, almost without a glitch, have stayed about freezing....nothing on the horizon, for the new year, suggests anything will change soon...although I am sure we will be getting some January like weather in the next weeks to follow...meanwhile we will enjoy the ice free roads and heating bill savings.



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Photo-Grand Lake and the surrounding farm grounds remain unfrozen as 2011 turns into 2012.....a rarity indeed.

December Rains to Snow to Cold

After three solid days of rain, for a brief moment last night, that rain turned to wet snow....as the front moved through however, it quickly ended....today clouds, wind, and a small amount of frozen white stuff remains on the ground.

The extended forecast looks to be colder than normal, but mostly dry......

Cloudy today with a high of 37......

Photo-Our Sidewalk under water yesterday morning, the heavy rains turned to snow, then ended quickly, ushering in the windy and colder conditions....

Snow on the Way?

After 3 days of rain, cold rain at that, it appears the moister will change over to Snow by Midnight.....

We are only forecast to receive an inch or two, with maybe as much as 3 or 4 inches north and west towards Fort Wayne, Indiana, some 60 miles from the Grand Lake Region.....but even that would be welcome respite from the miserable conditions of the past 3 days.  After some almost "Indian Summer" like weatther to begin the past weekend, it all fell apart by late Saturday night, and Sunday, Monday, and today, have seen constant rain, sometimes lite, sometimes, heavy, but mostly steady and moderate.   Temperatures have hovered in the 40s for the most part...now we will see Snow and then some colder, bur dryer air arriving by tomorrow afternoon.

Today:  Rain, steady at times, High near 40
Tonight:  Rain, changing to Snow, low near 30, and inch of two possible
Tomorrow, Wednesday November 30th....Afternoon Clearing, highs in the upper 30s.

Photo-Celina and the Mercer County Fairgrounds, this morning, with lots of rain water not yet draining off....

A Round of November Storms

After spending the weekend at the in-laws in southeast Wisconsin, we headed back yesterday morning, aware that rain was predicted along the Lincoln Highway, Route US 33, but unaware just how much and how strong the rare November rain/lighting/tornado event would be.....by the time we hit Warsaw, Indiana, some 100 west of the home port, the rain picked up and by the time we arrived in Fort Wayne, the cloud to ground lightning and heavy rains, combined with strong winds, made the trip "interesting"....

Several Tornado Warnings were out as we crossed into Ohio, now one step ahead of the front....the rain arrived shortly after we arrived home, but the major lighting was reduced to more summer like non-sever events....it rained much of the evening and flood warnings were posted....however, nothing major in the Grand Lake region.

Today will be cloudy, but still mild for this time of  year...about 60, clearning tonight with a low near 40 and sunny but much cooler tomorrow and highs will remain in the low 40s.

Photo-The Mercer County Ohio Fairgrounds on a mid November Walk....

Indian Summer{for another day}

The old legends of and about Indian Summer, say they happen each year sometimes after the first frost...usually in October, at least in this part of the country.  I'm not a climatologist, just a Biology major, so I can't say for sure....of course many climatologist believe in that fake science of man-made Global Warming....which of course is a complete fabrication, laced with political BS....but I guess I should save that rant for my other, main, blog, which often dwells into political controversies, and can be found at this link:

http://patsdailyrant.blogspot.com/

For today I will go out and enjoy a early November day with sunshine and temperatures reaching the mid 60s....not exactly summer like, but for sure it will be one of the last days this nice until March or perhaps even April....

The Forecast for Grand Lake and the Region looks like this:

Today Wednesday, November 2, 2011--Sunny skies, after a cool morning it will reach 65
Tonight Clear and seasonable temperatures, actually warming that average at 47
Tomorrow, a sunny start, but 60% chance of rain by late afternoon,, with a high of 56

Photo at top-The sun rising over Grand Lake this morning 11/02/11

The Change is Coming....?

Hasn't been a lot to write about weather-wise over the past few weeks...although I have made reference about the changes in conditions on my regular blog:   http://patsdailyrant.blogspot.com/   Truth is however, it's been typical October...mostly good, mixed in with a few days of rain, but plenty of sun with an occasion cool day dropped in....things look like they are going to change over the next few days.

Despite predictions to the contrary, it reached 70 under mostly sunny skies early this afternoon....but as of 4pm, clousds have moved in, and the winds are picking up from the west.....more rain, to go with the overnight thunderstorms appears headed our way, with the onset of cooler temperatures to go along with the moister.  After that the next 10 days look to be cooler, mostly in the 50s for highs, and 30s and 40s for lows.

back later with details of any special weather happenings....

Photo-A darkened look acorss Windy Point on Grand Lake, Ohio.....

The Perfect Week....Weather Wise

Off to the 17th annual Vietnam Security Police Association Reunion in Dayton/Wright Patterson....and it appears that the weather could not be better....

After a mostly wet and pretty miserable September, which saw record rains in the Midwest and especially here in Western Ohio...the Sun came Sunday, and we are in the early stages of a predicted 10-12 run of sun, low humidity, and slowly rising temperatures....no rain for the next week, at least they say.


Wednesday October 5th----Sunshine High of 75   Low Tonight near 50
Thursday October 6th--Plenty of sun and a high of 78...

photo-the sun sets over the western side of Grand Lake over the Labor Day weekend....

And the Rain Came

Fall is in the air, and with it a bit of rain...so far no frost, although on a couple of mornings, it did get cold....but stayed about the frost point.

Today September 19th--68 with 100% chance of showers and maybe a storm.

Tonight--Showers ending...low in the mid 50s

Tomorrow clouds early, sunny late a High of 74

photo-Sunset Thursday September 15th at the Kokomo, Indiana/Howard County Vietnam Veterans Reunion

Labor Day Cool Down...

After record setting near triple digit temperatures on Friday and Saturday, things got brisk overnight and appear not likely to make it out of the 50s today.  After rains Saturday night and a bit more yesterday, cool winds brought down the temperatures overnight....and this morning it was actually cool in the house, causing me to shut the windows in the living area downstairs.  A cooler, more seasonable, forecast is in store for the coming week, with more moisture on the way later on.

Today Labor Day 2011  Cloudy, Windy, and Cool with a high maybe reaching 60

Cloudy tonight low of 50 and Partly Cloudy on Tuesday with a high of 67....

Record Setting Labor Day Weekend....The Heat is On!

As I sit here at the keyboards on this Friday morning heading into Labor Day, the last big Holiday of the warm weather period, I note that it is already 75 degrees at 6am.....it's going to get worse before it improves, and that won't come until later in the weekend.  It will hot, record hot, for today and tomorrow, in Ohio, and the temperatures and conditions are going to be mighty uncomfortable for players and fans alike on the football gridirons tonight at the High School level, and tomorrow when the first weekend of college football kicks into high gear....

Friday September 2nd  Record High near 98 under sunny skies
tonight it will drop down to the upper 70s before daybreak
Saturday another Record possible  High of 96 and finally with a front coming through, the high Sunday in the lower 80s with a 60% of storms...Monday Labor Day will see more fall like conditions with a high in the low 70s ....let's say 71 and a low overnight 49, the coolest since May.

Photo-Gulls, Ducks, and other Waterfowl frolic in Grand Lake as Summer winds down....

I'll Have Another Shot of Summer....

After having the windows open the past couple of days and nights, letting the cool breeze and fresh air into the house, it will probably get closed up and the A/C turned back on for a few days, as Summer makes one(at least) last push to stick around.

Tonight Mostly Cloudy Low 60
Wednesday August 31st-Partly Cloud High 84

Summer returns for Thursday as September kicks off...High 93 with 92 scheduled to follow for Friday, lows near 70....

photo-Grand Lake Sunrise over Windy Point, Montezuma, Ohio

More Overnight Storms...

Another somewhat spectacular lightning show was present last night....last nights storms crossed the Indiana Border into western Ohio about 10:30 or so...with the most lightning being noted north in the Paulding and northern Van Wert County areas....but even that far away, it was lighting up the sky here.   I tried to get some photos, but with the new point and shoot camera, and no time release button, I wasn't very successful...but will work on my technique some more as time goes by.

With the Storms out of the way, it will be sunny, warm, and less humid for the next few days.....

Today, Thursday August 25, 2011--Sunny, less humid, high of 80
Tonight, Clear and Cooler low of 58

Not much exciting weather-wise...

The past week or so did see a drop in the humid conditions...which is just now starting to push back into the pattern.  We actually managed to turn off the A/C for a few days and open the windows.  In addition to the cooler, but not cool, weather, we have had a series of small, short lasting storms, which dumped enough rain to kick in the yard growth....Summer is indeed winding down...so far the bugs, especially mosquitoes, have been few and far between, at least here in town.


Thursday August 18, 2011

Sunny to Partly Cloudy, warm and seasonable, with a high of 85 and a 30% chance of storms 


Tonight:  Storms possible at 30% low of 60


Tomorrow Sunny and warm High once again 85