Greetings and welcome!
We have a beautiful sunny morning this morning. It looks like a nice day ahead.
This is the first time in quite a while that I will be reporting less than an inch of rain for the week. The USGS gauge by Kosir’s is reporting 0.8″ for the past 7 days. I recall when I did rafting pictures @ Kosir’s I was always happy if we saw at least an inch of rain a week. Recently it has been 2, 3, 4″ or more for the week.
Looking at the river gauge I see that we are in for another fantastic weekend of whitewater rafting on the Peshtigo River. Right now it is running at about a +18″, much above normal. The typical flow of the river for today based of 22 years of records is about 236 cubic feet per second (CFS). I consider anything above 300 the fun zone for anyone. The record high for today is 450CFS. Today’s flow of 1,060CFS shatters all previous records by more than 2x. While the Peshtigo River is normally getting a little rocky right now, that isn’t the case this year. Go rafting this weekend, it will be a blast. Call Kosir’s @ 715-757-3431.
We have a hot and humid weekend coming up. I am expecting highs in the upper 80s or low 90s. The NWS forecast is for some showers or storms Saturday night and a chance of more Sunday afternoon. Honestly at this time of year a hot n humid day can stir up a shower or storm just about any time. I wouldn’t change plans over it, but be ready for anything.
The only event that I know of this weekend is a brat fry Saturday from 9-2pm at the Lakewood Super-Valu store benefiting the MS Society.
That is about all that I have this morning. Have a good weekend and thank you for visiting!
RJB