Monroe, MI Weather

[Zach]

Stay warm!!!

[TWCmatthew]

That's cool, thanks a lot Zach!  Exactly what my IntelliStar is showing right now. 

[TWCmatthew]

Total snow accumulations from Sunday at 7 AM to Monday at Midnight was 4.5 inches. A lot of blowing and drifting, and wind chills are currently -5, with a temp of 12 under Partly Cloudy skies. School has been cancelled throughout much of Michigan, including my district, Monroe Public.

[TWCmatthew]

After temps in the mid 50's to start the year with thunderstorms, temperatures are back in the 20's. A dusting of snow forecasted tonight, with a few other weak clipper systems in the next 5-7 days. About 10-15 days from now, though, a major storm setup could effect the Great Lakes with potentially heavy snow. Still in the long range, though.

[TWCmatthew]

61 °F and Overcast as of 8PM EDT.

Tonight: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 11pm. Low around 48. Northeast wind between 5 and 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Thursday: Showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 54. Breezy, with a west wind between 20 and 22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Thursday Night: Scattered showers. Cloudy, with a low around 38. West wind between 11 and 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. West northwest wind between 13 and 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. West northwest wind around 6 mph.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.

Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.

Sunday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.

Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.

Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 56.

Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.

Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60.

[TWCmatthew]

And... Here's the Hazardous Weather Outlook currently in effect for Monroe, MI:

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
355 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011

MIZ047>049-053>055-060>063-068>070-075-076-082-083-282000-
MIDLAND-BAY-HURON-SAGINAW-TUSCOLA-SANILAC-SHIAWASSEE-GENESEE-LAPEER-
ST. CLAIR-LIVINGSTON-OAKLAND-MACOMB-WASHTENAW-WAYNE-LENAWEE-MONROE-
355 PM EDT WED APR 27 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
MICHIGAN.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN
TONIGHT. THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL THAT COULD LEAD TO LOCALIZED
FLOODING...HALF INCH HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH. STORM
MOTION WILL BE NORTH AT 40 MPH. COMBINED WITH THE RAIN THAT FELL
EARLIER TODAY...RISES IN CREEKS AND RIVERS IN THE REGION WILL BE
POSSIBLE ALONG WITH LOCALIZED FLOODING IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY NIGHT AS A COLD FRONT
PUSHES ACROSS THE REGION.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT.

$$

[TWCmatthew]

Winds gusted to 60mph around 5AM-6AM this morning as a deepening low pressure system pssed through the area. My power was knocked out just after 5AM EDT and remains out, probably until 10PM EDT tonight. I'm using a public computer right now since there's no power at my house. Temperatures are around 49, with Mostly Cloudy skies and windy conditions. Sustained winds of 25-30mph, gusting to 40-45 mph remain and will persist through the day today.

[TWCmatthew]

Well, my power came back on around 11:30 this morning, much sooner than I expected.

CURRENT WEATHER:

Overcast and Windy. 54 °F
Humidity: 58 %
Wind Speed: SW 31 G 43 MPH
Barometer: 29.67"
Dewpoint: 39 °F (4 °C)
Wind Chill: 47 °F (8 °C)
Visibility: 10.00 mi.