Forecast for 5/31/13

Friday: Mostly Cloudy, with a chance of showers and storms. Some storms may be severe, with damaging winds and large hail the primary threats. Heavy rain is also possible. High around 80.

Saturday: Showers and storms likely. Some storms may be severe, with damaging winds and large hail the primary threats. Heavy rain is also possible. Highs in the mid to upper-70s.

Sunday: Mostly Cloudy, with a slight chance of rain showers. Highs in the lower-60s.

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Wednesday: Mostly Cloudy, with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid-80s.

Thursday: Partly Cloudy, with a chance of a thunderstorm LATE. Breezy, with gusts to 25 mph possible. Highs in the mid-80s.

Friday: Mostly Cloudy, with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid-80s.

Forecast for 5/24/13

Friday: AM Frost. Mostly Sunny. Highs in the low to mid-60s.

Saturday: AM Frost. Partly Cloudy. Highs around 70.

Sunday: AM Frost. Mostly Sunny. Highs in the lower-70s.

Forecast for 5/23/13

Thursday: Rain showers likely. Breezy, with wind gusts to 30 mph possible. Highs in the mid-50s.

Friday: AM Frost possible. Sunny. Highs in the mid-60s.

Saturday: AM Frost possible. Mostly Sunny. Highs in the upper-60s.

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Forecast for 5/21/13

Tuesday: Showers and storms likely. Some storms may be severe, especially in the early morning, and then again late in the evening. The risk area for storms is best north of Grand Rapids. Gusty winds and hail are the primary threats. Highs in the mid-70s.

Wednesday: Showers and storms likely. Highs in the lower-70s.

Thursday: Mostly Cloudy, with a slight chance of rain showers. Highs in the mid to upper-60s.

Forecast for 5/20/13

Monday: Partly Cloudy, with a chance of showers and storms. Severe weather is possible, especially late in the day. Damaging winds and large hail are the main threats. Tornadoes are not likely, but can not be ruled out. Highs in the mid-80s.

Tuesday: Showers and storms likely. Severe weather is again possible, with damaging winds and large hail the primary threats. Highs in the mid-70s.

Wednesday: Showers and storms likely. Highs in the mid-70s.

Jumping for Joy: New Tech Students Get to See Frogs

by Ben Kouchnerkavich

Holland, Mich.--A hands-on experience of getting to see real live frogs gave some of Ms. Emily Wells’ students at Holland New Tech High School a pleasant surprise on Wednesday, May 15. The freshmen in Biology class and the juniors in Genetics class were treated to this event when Zack, Ms. Wells’ boyfriend, took a day off of work to bring in some very interesting
different “color morphs” of frogs and toads. Like Ms. Wells, Zack has a degree in zoology from Michigan State University. He breeds frogs for zoos and aquariums for a living. Among other things, he explained frog breeding to the Biology class using Punnett squares.

“He brought in four different color morphs of tinctorius frogs,” Ms. Wells said. “Despite being different colors, they’re all one species and can interbreed. They’re 99.99% identical.”

Some types of frogs Zack brought in were poison arrow frogs, red-eyed tree frogs, and albino frogs.

One of the most interesting amphibians he brought in was a marine toad. It weighed four pounds. Believe it or not, that’s only half-grown! One unfortunate incident occurred with this marine toad when it urinated after being held for an extended period of time.

“He peed a lot,” Ms. Wells said. “For the freshmen, it was probably the highlight of their day. I was thrilled, obviously.” 

“Overall, people seemed to enjoy it. It was really fun for me, and I’m glad he had the time to come in and share those animals. It’s always fun and exciting to connect what you’re learning to something living and breathing.”

Forecast for 5/17/13

Friday: Mostly Cloudy. Elevated fire danger (limiting factor to fire danger is light winds). Highs in the mid-70s.

Saturday: Mostly Cloudy. High fire danger. Breezy, with winds gusting to 20 mph. Highs in the mid to upper-70s.

Sunday: Mostly Sunny. Highs in the lower-80s.

Forecast for 5/16/13

Top 3 Weather Headlines:
* Temperatures Remaining Pleasant
* Precip Holds Off For the Rest of the Work Week and Much of the Weekend
* Better Chance of Rain Early Next Week

Forecast for 5/15/13

Top 3 Weather Headlines:
*Gradually Warming Temperatures
*High Fire Danger Wednesday
*Rain chances hold off until Friday Night.

Forecast for 5/14/13

Top 3 Weather Headlines:

*Slight chance of Showers and Storms Tuesday AM, and Tuesday Night/Wednesday AM

*Highs moderate into the 70s after Tuesday. High Pressure makes for a terrific sunny Thursday!

*Better chances for precip begin over the weekend.

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