Greetings and welcome!
Q-Why does it always seem to rain on the night of the 4th of July? Is is the gunpowder smoke from the fireworks?
A- I’d bet against it, some of the old time rain makers didn’t have much success lighting off large amounts of gunpowder and explosives to bring rain. My guess is that it is caused by all of those people that washed their cars for the 4th of July parades.-RJB
We don’t have much to worry about with the rain this 4th of July and over the weekend. There is a very minor chance of a shower today through Thursday (the 4th) night. The NWS pegs it at 20% today and tonight and 30% for the 4th between 2-8pm.
What we are looking at is the standard stray summer shower, not any kind of an organized system. The forecast model that I just checked had a few blobs pop up south of Hwy 64 for tomorrow, all in the lowest precip range, 0.01 to 0.1″. The HPC QPF did not predict any rain at all.
I’d expect generally nice weather with upper 70s for highs and low 60s for lows today and for the 4th. We can bump those temps up about 5 degrees for Friday and the weekend.
It looks like it will be a good holiday for the area. Some people stayed after the weekend, and I have been seeing steadily increasing traffic over the past two days. It will be good to see more people in the area and having them catch good weather and plenty of events.
The event calendar from last week hasn’t changed much. The only addition that I have at the moment is an event in Crooked Lake on the 6th. A n updated copy of that calendar is below.
I saw in the paper that the Marinette Co OWI Task force will be out around the High Falls/Twin Bridge area again on Saturday the 6th. That goes with them targeting that area pretty much on any busy weekend for the past year or so.
If you are in the area you can still go out, just be smart about it. Use designated drivers and make sure that the car is in good shape. Many businesses will arrange for rides home or even round trip rides. Most bars & restaurants are part of the Safe Ride program where a ride home is free.
The get-wet season is here. No matter if you like rafting, tubing, boating, or hitting the beach, it’s time. As always I will tell you, to go to Kosir’s. They have rafting on two rivers, lazy river tubing, sit on top kayaks on Caldron Falls Flowage, and now pontoon boat cruises on the flowage too. The top beaches right around here are Boat Landing 9, Newton Lake, and Twin Bridge Park, but there are dozens of other spots around the area.
The whitewater rafting is above average right now. Last week’s storms really charged up the rivers. The Peshtigo is running at 460cfs (+4), well above its mean flow of 272. Likewise the Menominee has been running a pretty steady 2,00cfs this week well above its mean of 1670.
Gas prices have tumbled 40-50 cents in the last month. Yesterday I paid 3.51 in Lakewood and the Silver Cliff BP was priced the same. I checked Wisconsingasprices.com and found pretty similar prices from Milwaukee north.
I checked Mequon, Sheboygan, and Green Bay and they were all in a range of about 3.48-3.51. The lowest price in Prescott, WI (3.23) doesn’t count, they are near the Twin Cities. There were a few places in the Milwaukee and Kenosha area still showing gas under 3.30 a gallon. This might be one of those times where you save a few bucks by heading north with a full tank.
There are a lot of upcoming events in July. I will be getting on top of those after the weekend. I can tell you that next weekend brings the Athelstane Fireman’s Picnic and the Lakewood Mardi Gras celebration. The Bear Point Yacht Club is having the first of their three Menominee River Float Trips the 13th (the others are on the 27th and August 3rd), and I will have details on that.
That is going to wrap it up for me for today. Have a fun and safe weekend and thank you for visiting!
RJB
4th of July week/weekend Event Calendar
July 3&4
4th of July Celebration at Zippel Park in Gillette
Tractor pull, Horse Pull,4×4 Truck Pull, Live Music
PARADE starts at 2:00 PM & FIREWORKS at dusk
Classic antique car show 9:00 AM –4:00 PM at Zippel Park
– See more at: http://www.ocontocounty.org/events/?i=4th-of-july-celebration-2013-07-03&d=2013-06&view=l#sthash.iYMNzUD3.dpuf
Thursday July 4th
Crivitz 4th of July Parade and Celebration – Thursday July 4th @ 11:00am, Farmers & Flea Market after the Parade at John Shaffer Pavilion… Food by VFW Post #2063 – Beverages & DJ Music by American Legion, Free Horse Drawn Wagon Rides & Bouncy Houses Fireworks at 10pm
Friday July 5th
Fundraiser Street Dance at Goodman Fire Hall 7-11pm -grilled burgers n brats, Bucket Raffles, music by Duct Tabe (Cest La vie)
July 5th-7th
Crivitz Adult Men’s Slow Pitch Softball Tournament will be held at baseball field at intersection of Louisa Street and Hall Avenue on Friday evening and all day Saturday. To register your team contact Dale at (715)927-1909 or Alex at (715)927-3181.
Saturday July 6th
Wausaukee Rec Assn Firecracker 5K run– Benefits area youth sports programs. Info on Wausaukee.com
Wausaukee 4th of July Celebration– Parade at 1pm, food, trout pond, music, beer garden, crafters and vendors
Twin Bridge Water Ski Show & Fireworks at Stephenson Town Park on High Falls Flowage 6:30pm
Crivitz Ski Cats Water Ski Show & Fireworks at Lake Noquebay County Park 6:30pm***
Friends of Chute Pond Celebration at Everbreeze Resort Music by Renage Band 3-7, fireworks at dark
***Goodman 4th of July Family Fest at Township Park on Hilbert Lake-10a-7pm- Bucket Raffles, games and face painting for the kids, 1pm flag retirement ceremony, Fireworks at dusk, bring a non-perishable food item for the food pantry.
Goodman Armstrong Creek Rescue Walk/Run-8am, starts at Ranger Station west of Goodman
Kid’s Fishing Tournament at Birch Hills Resort
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