StormTrack Blog

Here are some lows from across the region today.  All areas away from the lake fell below freezing, and most lows were below 30°.

24°    Defiance, Lima

25°    Adrian

26°    Findlay

27°    Hillsdale,  Monroe

28°    Metcalf Field

It looks like this pattern of below normal days will continue the rest of the week.  Daytime highs have been below normal since September 28th. (September 27 had a high of 72°).

By the time temps jump next Monday, we may string together 21-straight days of below normal highs.

The normal high has been dropping since late September, and is now 63°.

Today is the birthday of the wonderful Melissa Voetsch !

We celebrated this event on our 9 am Your Day program with a cake the size of Texas.

Feel free to send a birthday greeting to Mel at mvoestch@wtol.com

Some communities are participating in the “Great Escape” drill this evening.  Tornado sirens will go off around 7 pm. The purpose for the drill is for families to practice what to do during a tornado warning.

Our normal high is now 67°, and many of the days this week will be below normal.  Although we will see a warm spike or two during the week, we forsee a significant change this weekend.

A blast of Canadian air will keep highs only in the low/mid 50s this weekend.

While we won’t be seeing any frost this weekend, high temperatures will run about 8 to 10 degrees below normal.  The storm system which brought the heavy rain last night and early this morning will stay over the Great Lakes, keeping cool air in place, and scattered showers.

Temps will improve a bit early next week, but that will be short-lived as another front brings cooler air for the second half of the week.

Normal highs and lows for this time of October are 69° and 47° respectively.

A storm system will move through our region tonight into Friday, bringing some steady rain with it.

Rain should develop (west to east) this evening, and pick up in intensity late tonight through Friday morning’s rush hour.

Steadier rain should begin to taper by midday, and the afternoon will feature many dry hours and even breaks in the clouds.  As of this writing, the dry period looks like it could last through the Friday night football games.

More showers will work back into the area Friday night into Saturday.  That rainfall will be a bit more scattered and light.

Computer model rainfall estimates have all come in near or over 1/2 inch.  Many of the models are producing 1″+ totals across northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan.

Normal  High  /  Low:

Oct 1            69°  /  47°

Oct 31        55° /  37°

Records:  92° High, 15° Low

Normal Precipitation:     2.35″

Times Of     Sunrise / Sunset:

Oct 1            7:32 am / 7:17 pm

Oct 31       8:06 am / 6:31 pm

80 Minutes of Daylight Lost  (We switch the clocks back an hour on Sunday, November 1)

 (updated from the post published Wednesday morning)

High pressure has moved overhead, allowing mainly clear skies and light winds.

Locations away from the lake will drop down into the low and mid 30s through 8 am.  A few spots to the west and northwest may actually drop to 30-32° for an hour or two.  The frost threat should end after about 9 am.

Temperatures near the lake will be in the lower 40s.  The lake water is currently 62°, and that will keep those areas from dropping into the 30s.

Make sure to bring in any moveable plants & flowers you have, and cover ones that will remain outside.