A Lake-Effect Snow Advisory will be in effect from 11 am today (Sun.) until 9 am Monday for the lakeshore counties, plus Lake, Newaygo, Kalamazoo http://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=grr&wwa=lake%20effect%20snow%20advisoryand Cass Counties in Michigan, plus LaPorte, St. Joseph and Elkhart Counties in Indiana.  Snowfall amounts could reach 6″ in the most favored lake-effect areas with a north-northwest wind (Big Sable Point in Mason Co., Little Sable Point in Oceana County and south of Holland down into N. Indiana).  Snowfall amounts will diminish to an inch or less east of a line from Mt. Pleasant to Ionia to Jackson.  Snowfall amounts will be higher…

This picture from Joe Bevelacqua about sums up the month of December.  This is some guy (it’s hard to see but he’s) dressed up like Santa wa…

December was a cloudy month in G.R. We had only 45.3 hours of sunshine all month or an average of 1.46 hours per day.

This map shows the location of tornado, hail (1″ or greater in diameter) and wind damage reports in Michigan for 2015.  Tornadoes are shown …

Got this pic. from Gentri King. This is Jade riding a reindeer made of snow and covered with sand in Greenville (made by grandpa). Nice job!…

This graphic from the GRR NWS shows the snow that is coming for midday-evening.  It’s a weak system that will produce a little light snow/fl…

Cooler pattern shaping up for most of the rest of the week.

Tempereatures are warming and we should be above freezing (maybe 40) at daybreak – with temps. falling to the mid 30s in the PM. Lighter win…

7:40 pm –  Peak wind gusts:  53 mph East Gr. Rapids (on top of the press box at East G.R.), 51 Holland St. Park,  49 mph Muskegon and Benton…

Record warm air in the East and near record cold air in the West.

Tornadoes and Severe Storms blasted areas south, southeast, east and northeast of Dallas, Texas. At least 7 fatalities have been reported.

There is a chance of showers or even a t-shower today – cooler weather on the way for next week.