Greetings and welcome!
When we last visited it was snowing a little and struggling to get into the mid-40s. Things are looking up a little. Today we have a little bit of rain and temps in the mid-50s, but the rain is just about over.
The weekend looks nicer. Saturday should be cloudy and about 60, and Sunday looks sunny and in the low 60s. There will be rain in the region Saturday, but it looks like it will stay south of us. The wind does not look like a factor, the NWS prediction for Saturday is for 5-10mph winds. At that point we have a green light for a pretty decent weekend.
There is a lot going on this weekend. Sunday is Mother’s Day. Saturday is the opening of the fishing season, Friday the ATV trails open, and Saturday is the Kentucky Derby too. The whitewater rafting by Kosir’s will be in full swing with nice water levels too.
I got a press release from Marinette County this week that the ATV trails will reopen for the Spring/Summer season tomorrow, Friday May 6th. A lot of people are happy about that, and I expect to see a few 4 wheelers around this weekend. The ground will be a little soft and damp from today’s rain, so NO dust! Yee ha!
Saturday is the opening of fishing season, and it looks like the lakes and rivers are ready to go. The lakes that I have seen are free of ice, but might be a little cooler than normal with the cold Spring and late ice-out.
Saturday is also the running of the Kentucky Derby. If you are into that sort of thing, grab your fancy hats and a dish to pass (optional) and head over to Bear Point Yacht Club, where they will be having a party for the occasion.
Sunday is Mother’s Day. It is unusually timed this year. Mother’s Day is always the second Sunday in May, and since the first of the month was a Sunday, it is early this year. Don’t get caught by surprise fellas.
We are looking at a good weekend for whitewater rafting by Kosir’s this weekend. The river should be running good in the upper single digits. That lets the customer choose between a 2 person raft or one of the single person funyaks. On Sunday they have a special where Mom gets to go rafting FREE on Sunday with a paid trip. The weather is supposed to be very nice, so keep that in mind.
In spite of our cold start to the week this week the greening of the lands and forests has started. The grass in the ditches and fields is greening up nicely. The pussy willows are out, and a lot of trees are starting to bud or emerge with new leaves. FINALLY the drab season is coming to a close.
This weekend offers a treat in that the insect world is slow to emerge, but yet we will have T-shirt weather. I am not saying it will be bug free, but we do not have many of the normal nasties like mosquitoes or ticks out yet. Get it while you can. The Repel season is right around the corner.
One of the morning newscasts had a monthly outlook for May this morning. It looks like we are in for a cooler and wetter than normal month. Thank La Nina for that one.
Something that is totally speculative on my part since I haven’t researched it much is a bad outlook for the hurricane season. While the ocean around the ENSO regions are way below normal in temperature, the water in the Gulf of Mexico is above normal. As the cool weather from the La Nina mixes with warm moist air from the Gulf of Mexico we get severe weather outbreaks like we had last week. That could also play poorly if we have an active hurricane season.
Well since I am down to speculation, it is probably time to run along. Have a good weekend and thank you for visiting!
RJB