Michigan gets its first frost this morning
We had some cold temperatures this morning in the classic cold locations in Michigan. The National Weather Service at Marquette reported there was some frost on the roofs around National Mine, MI this morning. Frost normally occurs in a scattered nature when thermometers read 35 degrees. The National Weather Service at Grand Rapids reports Leota dropped to 36 degrees this morning. Temperature reports from the National Weather Service - Grand RapidsSpotty frost at inland areas of the Upper Peninsula right now is not too out of the historical norm.
mlive.comIs most of Michigan done with frost? Can we plant our entire garden now?
The classic time to plant and not worry about frost in Lower Michigan is Memorial Day weekend. Let’s look at next week’s cool-down, and if it could cause frost. Then let’s try to look at the week after for any late frost. Maybe we can figure out it’s OK to start planting the frost-killed garden plants, and all of our gardens for that matter. I’ve drawn in where frost would be possible based on this forecast.
mlive.comBay City Western sophomore turns words into action with breakout game vs. Central
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mlive.comBoris Johnson urges Angela Merkel to support Northern Ireland Protocol renegotiation
The Prime Minister has urged Angela Merkel to back his plan for the Northern Ireland Protocol to be renegotiated after Brussels ruled out fresh talks. During a phone call from Chequers (where he is currently self-isolating) Boris Johnson told the outgoing German Chancellor on Thursday that the disruption being caused to Northern Irish businesses by the protocol was not sustainable. “He urged the Chancellor and the EU collectively to engage in a constructive and detailed discussion on the UK’s pr
news.yahoo.comBrussels has three months to sort out NI Protocol or Britain will go it alone, ministers to say
Brussels must help find a way to resolve the problems with the Northern Ireland Protocol within three months or the UK will look at ways to work around it, ministers are expected to say on Wednesday. In joint statements in the House of Commons and House of Lords, Lord Frost and Brandon Lewis are likely to stress that the Province needs arrangements because the Protocol is not working. The ministers will not at this stage rip up the Brexit agreement, by invoking Article 16 of the Protocol unilate
news.yahoo.comSausage wars: UK and EU agree to delay post-Brexit meat import ban
A grace period extension in the sausage wars has been agreed between the UK and the European Union. The UK and European Union have agreed to extend a grace period allowing chilled meats including sausages to be sent from Great Britain to Northern Ireland until September 30. An eleventh-hour deal to hold off a post-Brexit ban on sausages and other chilled meats moving from Great Britain to Northern Ireland had been mooted on Tuesday night. And the extension was announced just before 3.30pm on Wed
news.yahoo.comSir Keir Starmer’s top aide ‘demoted’ as Labour shake-up continues
Sir Keir Starmer's closest aide has been reshuffled as part of a major clear-out of his top team as Labour seeks to avoid another potential disaster in the forthcoming Batley and Spen by-election. Baroness Chapman will be moved from her role as the party's political director to a position on the front bench, where she will be tasked with shadowing Lord Frost, the Brexit minister. The 47-year-old, who voted Remain in 2016, served under Sir Keir when he was the shadow Brexit Secretary and was cons
news.yahoo.comBrussels takes heat out of sausage trade war in Northern Ireland
Brussels has signalled it could back down and avert a trade war with the UK as on Friday it welcomed the Government's request for a three-month extension for British sausages to be sold in Northern Ireland. Maros Sefcovic, the European Commission vice president, told an audience in Bruges that he was "convinced there is still a window for productive political dialogue" before the ban on chilled meats comes into effect in July. His comments came 24 hours after it was confirmed that Lord Frost, th
news.yahoo.comSale of Frost Elementary a ‘win-win’ for Jackson Public Schools, intermediate school district
JACKSON, MI - Jackson Public Schools was planning to use around $1 million in bond funds to demolish its former Frost Elementary School, but a partnership with the Jackson County Intermediate School District provided a better option. Frost had been used this school year to house students that will now attend the new Cascades Elementary School, which is set to open this fall. The entire renovation and reconfiguring of the building is expected to cost between $14 million and $15 million, Oxley said. Additionally, the building will help help alleviate space issues at the ISD’s Lyle Torrant Center for special needs students, Oxley said. We had $1 million in our bond set aside to tear down Frost and greenscape that space.
mlive.comPolitics latest news: Boris Johnson feels the heat at PMQs as Dominic Cummings launches new broadside
No green light to vaccinate children, Ministers to be told 'Light a bonfire' of EU red tape to fuel economic growth Britain still paying the price for the original sin of locking down Britain to accept flood of Australian beef in landmark deal Allison Pearson: June 21 will still be our Freedom Day Coronavirus latest news: Children 'should not be vaccinated just to protect others' Boris Johnson has failed to respond to questions about why he kept Matt Hancock in place, despite apparently calling
news.yahoo.comSausage wars: Boris Johnson hints he may rip up EU rule book over trade with Northern Ireland
Boris Johnson warned on Friday night that he was willing to unilaterally breach the Northern Ireland Protocol to keep meat imports flowing ahead of talks with European Union leaders on Saturday. The Prime Minister's official spokesman said "all options are on the table" when asked whether he would waive checks on such imports if no agreement is reached by the end of this month. Doing so would breach the terms of the Northern Ireland Protocol, signed in December, which was designed to avoid check
news.yahoo.comSausage trade war: We need to end this beef, Lord Frost tells Brussels
Lord Frost has told Brussels to stop threatening a sausage trade war with the UK and focus on solving the problems faced by families and small businesses in Northern Ireland, ahead of a showdown summit on Wednesday. On the eve of the first UK-EU Partnership Council in London, the Brexit minister warned that “further threats of legal action” would do nothing to solve the “damaging impact” that the Northern Ireland Protocol was having on the ground. “Trade retaliation from the EU won’t make life a
news.yahoo.comUK could threaten to pull out of EU's €100bn research programme amid Brexit deal row
The UK could threaten to pull out of the EU's €100bn flagship research programme after Brussels was accused on Friday of holding up access in the latest act of "political" vengeance, The Telegraph can disclose. In what looks set to become the next major political dispute between the two sides, senior Government sources have claimed that the EU is "purposely going slow" on formalising the UK’s participation in Horizon Europe. Ministers are similarly frustrated at the progress of the UK’s associat
news.yahoo.comEU to remove Brexit barriers to medicine supplies for Northern Ireland
Brussels will offer to remove barriers to British medicine supplies to Northern Ireland in a bid to break the deadlock in Brexit border negotiations with the UK next week. The European Union is expected to set out the plan as an olive branch in tense negotiations over the Northern Ireland Protocol, in London on Wednesday, sources said. Under the Protocol, which prevents a hard Irish border, Northern Ireland continues to follow EU rules for medicines and medical equipment after Brexit. That will
news.yahoo.comUK must align with EU to ease Northern Ireland border checks, says Irish foreign minister
The UK must align itself with EU rules to escape many of the customs checks on British goods exported to Northern Ireland, the Irish foreign minister said on Thursday. Writing in the The Telegraph, Simon Coveney said following Brussels’s rules on food safety and animal health would make post-Brexit trade between Northern Ireland and Britain “as light as possible”. “The EU side is open to making it work,” Mr Coveney said ahead of negotiations next week over the Northern Ireland Protocol. “The yea
news.yahoo.comPolitics latest news: PM warned opportunities of Brexit at stake amid major Cabinet row over Australia trade deal
Public told to abandon summer holidays abroad Wembley could be used for vaccination drive in fight against Indian variant Analysis: Cummings’s campaign should not be taken lightly Michael Deacon: There’s a problem with Cummings's criticisms Coronavirus latest news: Follow updates in our live blog Boris Johnson has been warned that the opportunities of Brexit are at stake amid a major Cabinet row over the Australia free trade deal. Ahead of a crunch meeting tomorrow, senior ministers are split over the issue of granting Australian farmers zero-tariff access, amid fears that lamb and beef imports could harm the British farming industry. George Eustice, the Environment Secretary, is fighting to extend a transition period - during which tariffs would gradually reduce to zero - from 10 to 15 years in order to shield British farmers and give them more time to adjust. He is also said to favour maintaining tariff rate quotas, which would only allow a certain quantity of Australian imports to benefit from lower tariffs. He is backed Michael Gove, the Cabinet Office minister, along with Scottish Secretary Alister Jack and Welsh Secretary Simon Hart, who fear a backlash from Scottish beef and Welsh lamb farmers. However, allies of Liz Truss, the International Trade Secretary, have hit back at Mr Eustice, claiming that a failure to agree terms could scupper future deals with the US and other major economies, in turn squandering the opportunities of Brexit. One source questioned why Mr Eustice had voted to leave the EU if he intended to resort to protectionism, while another accused him and Mr Gove in The Sun of being "more Waitrose than Redwall." Ms Truss is backed by Lord Frost, the former Brexit negotiator and minister in charge of EU relations, as well as Kwasi Kwarteng, the Business Secretary, who warned that a failure to strike an agreement with Australia would make other deals "very challenging." The Prime Minister is said to side with Ms Truss on the issue, but will be forced to try and broker a compromise on Thursday when the Cabinet committee in charge of trade deals meet. Follow the latest updates below.
news.yahoo.comStop thinking like the EU, Lord Frost tells ‘indoctrinated’ UK officials
British officials remain indoctrinated with "EU ways of thinking" that must be eradicated to make Brexit Britain more competitive, Lord Frost said on Monday as he called for a bonfire of Brussels red tape. He told MPs on the European Scrutiny Committee that a revolution was needed to "normalise" EU law still on Britain’s rulebook and return them to UK common law traditions, which are "lighter touch" and less risk averse. Lord Frost said: "Lots of our bureaucracy and our regulatory systems have had to operate within a prescriptive EU law framework." "We have internalised principles of EU law and EU ways of thinking about things for the last 50 years, which is harder to eradicate because it's quite subtle," the Cabinet minister and former Brexit negotiator said. Lord Frost said he was recruiting for a task force that would focus on how to diverge from EU rules to give Brexit Britain a global competitive edge over European businesses in areas such as financial services. "I have a role in making sure that what we put before Parliament is genuinely reforming, genuinely consistent with deregulation and the spirit of Brexit and and goes forward on that basis," he told MPs in comments that will fuel Brussels’ anxiety about Britain’s plans to diverge from EU rules. The Brexit trade deal has level playing field provisions and an enforcement system that can allow either side to hit the other with tariffs if divergence is too dramatic. Lord Frost added: "I personally profoundly believe that it's a huge advantage to a country to have the control over its own laws and the ability to design arrangements that suit its own traditions and ways of doing things."
news.yahoo.com2 more frosts or freezes to worry about in Michigan
There will be slightly warmer temperatures Wednesday, with tomorrow being the most threatening day to our spring plants. Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Lansing and Jackson are in an area expecting the hardest frost in the southwest part of Lower Michigan. Low temperature forecast Friday, May 14, 2021Friday morning will finally be warm enough to not talk about frost anywhere across Michigan. I would definitely cover up plants away from the house this evening to protect against Tuesday morning frost. Looking at the extended forecast, this should be the last frost chance for the southern half of Lower Michigan.
mlive.com3 more frosty mornings possible over Lower Michigan, amount to vary upon location
Temperature anomaly forecast from Monday, May 3 to Saturday, May 8Here are the actual low temperature forecasts for Thursday morning, Friday morning and Saturday morning. Low temperature potential for Thursday, May 6, 2021Friday morning will have the cold air oozing southward into the southwest part of Lower Michigan. Low temperature potential for Friday morning, May 7, 2021Saturday morning looks like it’s going to be the coldest morning this week. Recently, however, the morning low temperature forecasts have been quite accurate. Low temperature potential Saturday, May 8, 2021So Saturday could have frost anywhere in Lower Michigan, and of course across the Upper Peninsula.
mlive.comMetro Detroit weather: Freeze Warning in effect after bedtime
DETROIT – A Freeze Warning is in effect for Detroit and all of Southeast Michigan from 4:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. Thursday evening will be cloudy with scattered rain showers. Saturday will be mostly sunny with morning temps in the 30s and afternoon temps in the upper 50s. Monday and Tuesday will have rain showers with daytime times in the 50s, again. · Track the live Michigan Weather Radar here· Track severe weather alerts here· Submit storm photos here· Find more weather forecast articles at Weather Center
Metro Detroit weather: Clear, chilly final Sunday night of Summer
The stars are out and accompanying the crescent moon and a beautiful but chilly night in Southeast Michigan. It will be milder Monday, the last full day of summer, and warmer for the first few days of fall. Monday is the last full day of astronomical summer, and it will have plenty of sunshine with mild conditions. Remember to download the FREE Local4Casters weather app -- it’s easily one of the best in the nation. · Track the live Michigan Weather Radar here· Track severe weather alerts here· Submit storm photos here· Find more weather forecast articles at Weather Center
Metro Detroit weather: Cool Sunday evening under clear skies
After a delightful afternoon of temps in the middle and upper 60s under blue skies, it becomes cooler this evening and will be lovely. Sunday evening will be cool and clear. Monday is the last full day of astronomical summer, and it will have plenty of sunshine with mild conditions. Remember to download the FREE Local4Casters weather app -- it’s easily one of the best in the nation. · Track the live Michigan Weather Radar here· Track severe weather alerts here· Submit storm photos here· Find more weather forecast articles at Weather Center
Frost advisory issued in Southeast Michigan for Saturday morning
Oh yes, it’s happening: A Frost Advisory has been issued to start the weekend in Metro Detroit. The National Weather Service has issued the advisory, which takes effect at midnight until 9 a.m. on Saturday. Clear Saturday night, with lows in the low to mid 40s (5 to 7 degrees Celsius). Mostly sunny on Sunday, and a tad warmer with highs in the mid 60s (18 degrees Celsius). Clear Sunday night, with lows in the mid 40s (7 degrees Celsius).
Freeze warning issued for Monroe County
A freeze warning has been issued Thursday until 8 a.m. Friday by the NWS Detroit/Pontiac. A freeze warning has been issued Thursday until 8 a.m. Friday by the NWS Detroit/Pontiac. Areas Affected: Midland; Lenawee; Oakland; Bay; Genesee; Saginaw; Huron; Sanilac; Monroe; Wayne; St. Clair; Washtenaw; Tuscola; Lapeer; Shiawassee; Macomb; Livingston. To prevent freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above- ground pipes to protect them from freezing.
monroenews.comMetro Detroit weather: Frost advisories issued as first frost of season approaches
DETROIT - Our first frost of the season will arrive Tuesday morning. Frost advisories have been issued for all of Metro Detroit, meaning residents should cover up any plants or bring them inside if you want them to live another day. Frost won't be an issue for commuters, but fog might be. Models are showing that the fog won't be very dense, but the temperature in a couple of areas will be close to 32 degrees, meaning freezing fog is a possibility. Winds will pick up during the day Tuesday, ending the fog threat by 9 a.m. in most spots.