Comments on: Showers Weds./Thurs.

By: Travis (Oxford, MI)

Travis (Oxford, MI) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:02:06 +0000

Had anyone seen the 6-10 CPC forecast? Shows us EXTREMELY ABOVE AVERAGE. I think it’s showing high temps in the 60’s and 70’s.

http://www.cpc.noaa.gov/index.php

By: Dave (Hastings)

Dave (Hastings) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:54:58 +0000

Dr. D – Wish I was in your neck of the woods. We hit 32 outside of Hastings this morning (the dew on my windshield quickly turned to a thin smear of ice before the truck warmed up). I think it was “just barely” 32….and back to 35 or 36 by the time I rolled into GR around 8.

By: Doctor.D (Near the Pictured Rocks of Lake Superior)

Doctor.D (Near the Pictured Rocks of Lake Superior) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:21:47 +0000

This is the forecast running right through our backyard:

WINTER WEATHER ALERT FOR ALGER AND SCHOOLCRAFT COUNTIES UNTIL 730
AM EST…

AT 523 AM EST…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
HEAVY LAKE EFFECT SNOW BAND ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM AU TRAIN TO
STEUBEN…OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 9 MILES NORTHWEST OF
MUNISING TO 17 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MUNISING. THIS BAND WAS NEARLY
STATIONARY. SNOWFALL RATES OF UP TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE POSSIBLE.

* SOME LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE BANDS INCLUDE…
STEUBEN…AU TRAIN…FISH LAKE…FOREST LAKE AND CHATHAM…

IF TRAVELING…PLEASE SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION.

By: Mike M.

Mike M. — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:46:19 +0000

No one graduates alive…mmwahhaaa..

By: Slim Jim(nw GR)

Slim Jim(nw GR) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:33:34 +0000

cloudy days don’t make me depressed but why do they make you happy?
SlimJim

By: Slim Jim(nw GR)

Slim Jim(nw GR) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:32:33 +0000

one has to wonder why you dislike the sunshine?
SlimJim

By: Mike Geukes

Mike Geukes — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:49:10 +0000

NWS: North Webster, Indiana: Local HiRes WRF Model Graphics Now Available
http://www.crh.noaa.gov/news/display_cmsstory.php?wfo=iwx&storyid=35722&source=0

By: Mike Geukes

Mike Geukes — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:47:50 +0000

NWS: North Webster, Indiana: Local HiRes WRF Model Graphics Now Available
Great Lakes Region: IL, IN, MI, OH, WI, also most of IA, MN, MO http://www.crh.noaa.gov/iwx/program_areas/model/wrf/

By: Mike Geukes

Mike Geukes — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:47:30 +0000

NWS: North Webster, Indiana: Local HiRes WRF Model Graphics Now Available http://www.crh.noaa.gov/news/display…35722&source=0

Mike

By: Mike Geukes

Mike Geukes — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:36:58 +0000

Michigan and Illinois way behind in harvesting Corn and Soybeans.

MICHIGAN:
Only 10 percent of corn is harvested compared to the 5-year average of 56 percent.
Only 59 percent of soybeans is harvested compared to the 5-year of 82 percent.

“Rains continued this week and made any fieldwork difficult. Many farmers
hoped for drier weather to aid in the dry down of crops and to dry out
severely saturated soils. Corn moisture remained high. Some growers
experienced high drying costs. Harvest proved to be difficult due to mold
emergence on tips of corn ears. A reporter in the southeast stated, “Some
were being turned away (from elevators) and said to dump it out on the field,
total loss.” Corn silage harvest was nearly complete.

Soybean harvest continued. In the central region, some fields were plowed under. Wheat planting continued as conditions permitted and germination was slow. Bags of wheat seed were available; however, many growers were unsure whether to plant this late in the season. Sugarbeet harvest paused for the time being. According to a producer in the Thumb, “A dry week is needed to finish our harvest.” Dry bean harvest neared completion.” Source: USDA/NASS

ILLINOIS:
“Slow Year for Illinois farmers harvesting Corn and Soybeans. Since 1940, this is the third slowest corn harvest on record at 19 percent and the slowest since 1967 when only 10 percent of harvest was complete on November 1. Soybean harvest is the second slowest on record at 35 percent, the lowest since 1941 when 21 percent was harvested at this time.” Source: USDA/NASS

Mike