1881 - Forest fires in Michigan and Ontario resulted in 'Yellow Day' in the northeastern U.S. Twenty villages in Michigan burned, and a total of 500 persons were killed. Fires caused 2.3 million dollars in losses near Lake Huron. Candles were needed at the noon hour.
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Day: Areas of smoke. Partly sunny. High near 90, with temperatures falling to around 87 in the afternoon. Northwest wind 2 to 6 mph.
Night: Areas of smoke before 11pm, then haze between 11pm and midnight, then haze and a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2am and 3am, then areas of smoke and a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Southwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Day: Areas of smoke before 11am, then areas of smoke and a slight chance of rain showers between 11am and 1pm, then haze and a slight chance of rain showers between 1pm and 2pm, then haze and a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny. High near 87, with temperatures falling to around 85 in the afternoon. South wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: A chance of rain showers after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: A chance of rain showers before 8pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Fri's High Temperature
111 at Death Valley, CA
Sat's Low Temperature
23 at 16 Miles West Of Redfeather Lakes, CO