Chicago Storm

i concur.

lol, no to all of this.

you heard it here first. the only weekend of 2023 was also the first dry weekend of 2023.

don’t you wish you could change that? .

Really not much to say regarding the upcoming middle 1/3rd of January (11-20th)... For the most part, the pattern we are currently in is expected to continue for most of this upcoming period. While looking at the traditional teleconnections wouldn't give you the big picture of information, we are most definitely still in a +WPO/+EPO/N PNA/+NAO like pattern. As has been the case to end December and for the first 1/3rd of January, this will lead to a similar pattern continuing. A mix of cool/mild temperatures will continue, with AN being the overall case for much of the sub-forum. An active weather pattern across the CONUS will also continue, thanks to the +WPO/+EPO/N PNA combo. If we were to have paired a -PNA with the +WPO/+EPO combo, we could have reallyyy torched and could have seen even more severe t'storm opportunities, so that's a small bright spot for the winter lovers in that hasn't/isn't occurring. However, with the main cold air locked in around Asia/North Pole/Northern Canada, this means any snow chances will be continued best across the northern portions of the sub-forum, with elsewhere struggling to see a minor event potential...unless a super thread the needle event can pop up. Beyond the upcoming middle of January period and looking towards the final 1/3rd late January period, there are once again some long off hints of maybe some change, but that is still a while off. Recall though, at the end of December there were once long off hints that there could be change during this mid-month period, that obviously will not occur.

there's been better.

looks like a usual saturday and sunday.

0.2” of snow at ORD with the wrap around -SN/snow showers overnight and this morning. .

ah, i see we’ve reached that point on the forum haven’t we. just think, 55 days until met spring arrives. .

i'm just going to put this right here for you...

We've had visibility as low as 1/16SM this evening with the FG here at ORD.

i make no promises.

Added a few since that time, including one in Decatur quite possibly.

Will have more info in the usual post in a few days, but current mid-month (11-20th) outlook: Move along.

Went from the TS and hail earlier, to 1/8SM FG at ORD now.

It appears there were 5 brief tornadoes in total. Very brief event too, impacting only a very small portion of the state.

Had a brief bout of 0.25" hail here as well with the TS.

First TS of the year here at ORD.

one of the biggest december torches we’ve seen in years. .

Christmas Day 1982 had a high of 64. .

A bit late, but some Christmas Eve/Day temperature stats for Chicago, after the cold over the holiday. This Christmas Eve featured a tie for 6th coldest high temp and a tie for 11th coldest low temp on record. Christmas Day featured the 7th coldest high temp on record, and an honorable mention of a tie for 17th coldest low temperature on record (2). Christmas Eve Record Coldest High Temps: 1983: -11 1872: 5 1878: 8 2000: 11 2004: 12 2022: 14 1989: 14 1892: 15 1990: 16 1920: 16 Christmas Eve Record Coldest Low Temps: 1983: -25 1872: -23 1878: -9 1989: -6 1951: -5 1924: -4 1992: -3 2013: -2 2004: -2 2000: -2 2022: -1 1897: -1 Christmas Day Record Cold High Temps: 1983: -5 1985: 2 1924: 6 1996: 9 1902: 10 1892: 10 2022: 14 1977: 15 1899: 15 1879: 15 1878: 15

Peak dew points in the low to mid 50's today. Solid stuff.

ORD topped out at 59 today, which was just a few degrees shy of the record high for the date of 63, set in 1984.

The June 13th Chicago metro supercell is probably the only noteworthy local event of the year in my book.