WLNS Jim Geyer

05/08/2020

The skies clear tonight and the winds will ease-up. Temperatures will drop into the 20s, not good if you have fruit trees already in bloom. Milder weather will slowly move in this weekend.

04/15/2020

Two swaths of snow in less than a week. Over a foot of snow fell in the western and central counties in the U.P. Clouds over southern Lower Michigan are covering the snowfall now, but it's there. And then there's number three that could move across the same counties over Lower Michigan this Friday.

04/07/2020

The Storm Prediction Center increased the possibility of severe weather into the ENHANCED category - an area of greater severe storm coverage with numerous storms possible. Storms will develop to our northwest and then move to the southeast. Timing of the storms right now have them moving into the Lansing area after 8 p.m. and Jackson less then two hours later. Make sure your NOAA Weather Radio is working, too.

04/03/2020

It's going to be a good night to see the International Space Station; between 9:16pm and 9:19pm, it will start in the northwest and end in the east-southeast.

04/02/2020

Friday will be our first "Feel Good Friday" on our 5:30pm newscast. If you were outside, enjoying the sunshine and mild weather, it was a good day. If you have pictures of flowers blooming or your garden getting prepared for this year, please post them to our WLNS page (that way all of us will see them) and we'll post some of them on the air. Here's a picture posted from my brother.

03/25/2020

Finally!! Some sunshine in mid-Michigan. Enjoy it because clouds move in this evening; rain showers possible late tonight.

03/17/2020

Here comes this sun!

03/13/2020

It's been a chilly and windy day in Michigan. The winds will diminish after sunset. Dry weather is expected through the weekend but temperatures will remain a little below normal. WLNS Jim Geyer will have the forecast for you this evening on 6News at 5, 5:30, and 6pm.

03/11/2020

Sunset over the capitol this evening.

03/04/2020

We're seeing a few flurries in Lansing now but it won't last long. Drier air is moving in from the west and we'll see sunshine this afternoon, if not sooner. Our southern counties have snow falling now but that will also move out this morning.

02/26/2020

After a brief lull in the snowfall, after getting 1 to 2 inches of snow in mid-Michigan, there's more snow moving in from the southwest. This snow will continue through the afternoon and diminish tonight. Another 1 to 3 inches of snow is possible yet today before diminishing this evening. Southeast Michigan my get up to 4 inches of additional snowfall.

01/26/2020

Zehnder's 29th Snowfest.

Zehnder's 29th Snowfest.

01/22/2020

I'm ready to judge the Chocolate cake, cookies and brownies competitions at Zehnder's Snowfest in Frankenmuth.

01/22/2020

01/18/2020

I thought I heard rain on the roof of the studio. And not just sprinkles. Yep, it's raining. Temperatures will stay above freezing until early this evening. Then, the winds will increase, the temperature will drop below freezing, and we'll see a changeover to snow showers. How are you doing on your snow shoveling? We still have a few hours above freezing to finish.

01/18/2020

Temperatures are above freezing over southern Lower Michigan and will stay above freezing until this evening. After that, we may not get above freezing again until Thursday! This afternoon is the time to clear the driveways and sidewalks but PLEASE take frequent breaks while shoveling.

12/30/2019

We'll only have a few light rain showers the rest of the day. I think we've had enough for awhile. We're now keeping an eye on some snow for tonight and tomorrow; maybe 1 to 3 inches.

12/25/2019

We have had a lot of beautiful sunsets in mid-Michigan and today in no exception. Merry Christmas everyone!

12/24/2019

I was working the early morning newscast today (5 half-hours) so I decided to wear a different Christmas tie every half hour. I brought in 6 ties so I'll have one more tie to wear at Noon. I'll also be working the 6 and 11pm newscasts tomorrow so I'll see if I have any more ties.

11/26/2019

It's going to be a windy Wednesday in mid-Michigan with sustained winds in the 25-35mph range and gusts 45mph or higher. To be on the safe side, make sure you have gas in the generator if you're in an area that's prone to power outages.

10/28/2019

I have the pleasure again of being a judge for the Squashtoberfest Cooking Contest at Zehnder's in Frankenmuth. There will be 3 categories to judge - soups, savory and sweet. Diane Philips is filling in for me at Noon while I work hard here.

10/17/2019

Last week I had the pleasure of speaking to the Central Michigan Amateur Radio Club. I told them that they had me speak a week early, since the winter outlook from the Climate Prediction Center wasn't going to be released until today. So, I told them what I thought was going to happen - more snow and near-normal temperatures. Well, well, well. Look what their outlook is showing. Did somebody bug the microphone? 🤔

10/12/2019

Thanks to the Central Michigan Amateur Radio Club for inviting me to speak to your group. After showing some pictures of the March 14 tornado event and taking a guess at the upcoming winter, they had some great questions afterward.

09/21/2019

It's Halloween Haunt at Kings Island amusement park north of Cincinnati.

09/15/2019

09/15/2019

Has anyone been to an amusement park's Halloween setup? Cedar Point has already started their's this weekend.

08/30/2019

An incredible amount of lightning in Ionia and Clinton Counties. The thunderstorms are moving to the E/SE and will also bring some heavy downpours.

08/29/2019

Nexstar and AT&T Statement on New Distribution Agreement

It's finally official. Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (that's us) and AT&T have entered into a new multi-year retransmission consent agreement. So, we spared you from the Lions pre-season and now it's on to real college and professional football. https://www.wlns.com/news/michigan/nexstar-and-att-statement-on-new-distribution-agreement/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_WLNS-TV&fbclid=IwAR1D2fZHpfpbUpwVqNUidEfJgwWc-mUKBKvyNgiroQ21S8soJTZxTENCuAI

Nexstar local stations are now returning to any impacted DIRECTV, AT&T TV and U-verse platforms.

08/28/2019

Hang on to your hats! Wind gusts are between 25mph and 30mph. The winds will diminish rather quickly after sunset.

08/22/2019

It was cold up north this morning with temperatures dropping to the 40s in many locations. And Gaylord dropped to 39 this morning! And, it was a little chilly in parts of mid-Michigan this morning, but it will be even colder tomorrow morning, by about 10 degrees! In fact, the next 3 mornings will be around 50 degrees. But, no rain is expected through the weekend.

08/21/2019

This will have to be verified by the National Weather Service but, from a distance, this looks like a tornado. Near US-12 just west of Jonesville in Hillsdale County around 5:50pm.

08/18/2019

We're not done with the rain but we "may" be done with severe weather. The radar shows severe thunderstorms in SE MI now. Also, this is from the Storm Prediction Center a short while ago: Ongoing convection in Lower MI has weakened slowly the past couple of hours. Some strengthening is possible early this afternoon along the leading edge of the outflow into eastern Lower MI as the low levels destabilize with surface heating, though confidence is not particularly high.

08/14/2019

A trained storm spotter shot this picture of 3/4 inch hail in Vicksburg, south of Kalamazoo, covering the ground. Several trees were blown down and several cars had damaged windshields.

08/03/2019

Sorry about that last Facebook Live. I had it set for wide view and, for some reason, it decided to do it IT'S own way. So, the Cliffs Notes version: Habitat for Humanity Clinton-Gratiot had their annual Bike-To-Build today, about 100 riders, and with beautiful weather. My wife rode a portion of the ride, which is good considering it was her first long bike ride.

08/03/2019