baroclinic_instability Posted May 12, 2011 Share Posted May 12, 2011 Baro's pics remind me of a family vaca to the black hills back in the day. We drove up into the hills and noticed large white piles in shaded areas, i thought they were left over snow patches, but turns out it was leftovers from what must have been an epic hail storm. The Black Hills get some really epic thunderstorms too--crazy slope flows and weird convergence zones where storms will anchor themselves and sit over the hills. The Black Hills are one of the most difficult areas to forecast for both in terms of winter and summer weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisconsinwx Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 Almost never fails..the last day of torches the temperature always exceeds the mke office call by 5-10 degrees... Miserable 86/62 out there...on the bright side my fetish with no high temp for the day in the 70's since oct 20th of last yr continues on And it's likely to continue for at least another week or two. Really an oddity, isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpartyOn Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 Next week you might be looking at a wicked plant and tree leaf killing freeze...Looks serious come Mon and Tue night. The dew points easily look mid 20's up your way. You'll have bare trees into July once the frozen leaves fall off. Let's hope not but it does look sh*tty for the next 2 weeks. Theme for summer I'm betting. Dude you need to chill ^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 Dude you need to post less ^ Corrected your post for you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
River Card Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 LOL....so funny, I needed a good laugh before bed. The GFS showed some pretty cold air, and it's not out of the realm of possibility to see a freeze in WI. Really just a little radiational cooling with that dry air mass in place could bring temps down pretty good Sun and Mon night. But all in all this was a muggy air mass though, quite a shock considering how cool it's been, certainly caught me off guard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisconsinwx Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 LOL....so funny, I needed a good laugh before bed. The GFS showed some pretty cold air, and it's not out of the realm of possibility to see a freeze in WI. Really just a little radiational cooling with that dry air mass in place could bring temps down pretty good Sun and Mon night. But all in all this was a muggy air mass though, quite a shock considering how cool it's been, certainly caught me off guard. You probably should change your pic then to be "in season". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpartyOn Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 LOL....so funny, I needed a good laugh before bed. The GFS showed some pretty cold air, and it's not out of the realm of possibility to see a freeze in WI. Really just a little radiational cooling with that dry air mass in place could bring temps down pretty good Sun and Mon night. But all in all this was a muggy air mass though, quite a shock considering how cool it's been, certainly caught me off guard. Its all good. Your passionate about the weather like us all. Just remember that we are in La Nina and torches and cool down will be the story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 Thursday, May 12th: Hi: 86F Lo: 63F Overall Sky Conditions: Partly Cloudy Max Wind Gust: 15MPH Rainfall: 0.62" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roardog Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 Next week you might be looking at a wicked plant and tree leaf killing freeze...Looks serious come Mon and Tue night. The dew points easily look mid 20's up your way. You'll have bare trees into July once the frozen leaves fall off. Let's hope not but it does look sh*tty for the next 2 weeks. Theme for summer I'm betting. lol. I'm pretty sure the leaves won't fall off the trees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roardog Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 WOWzers .. Highs may struggle to hit the 60 degree mark for Monday & Tuesday. Even worse for those closer to Lake Huron in the Thumb. It's not really uncommon to have highs in the 50s in May. If any day early next week ends up being an all day rain, it might struggle to hit 50F but that happens every now and then in May too. There's been some pretty nasty Memorial Day Weekends, so a cool stretch in mid to late May isn't that bad or uncommon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmc76 Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 It's not really uncommon to have highs in the 50s in May. If any day early next week ends up being an all day rain, it might struggle to hit 50F but that happens every now and then in May too. There's been some pretty nasty Memorial Day Weekends, so a cool stretch in mid to late May isn't that bad or uncommon. I remember where it was barley 50 degrees on Mememorial weekend 2003. Overnight lows in the 30's and 40's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 ugh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted May 13, 2011 Author Share Posted May 13, 2011 *sigh* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpartyOn Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 It's not really uncommon to have highs in the 50s in May. If any day early next week ends up being an all day rain, it might struggle to hit 50F but that happens every now and then in May too. There's been some pretty nasty Memorial Day Weekends, so a cool stretch in mid to late May isn't that bad or uncommon. Your right..I can remember such memorial days that were just straight up nasty chilly cold. 2001 memorial day was really chilly and rainy. Temps stuck in the 50s and stiff NE winds plowing in from the cool Lakes. I believe we were stuck under a nasty cut-off for most of the weekend..Funny because I remember that Summer being really warm and muggy too. So the cool downs and cut-offs shouldn't be the bible when it comes to a summer forecast. Basically its life living around the Great Lakes..Natural AC followed by Muggy Days/Nights. People always ask me "when are we gonna warm up" I always tell them the same thing..."Its Michigan, not until July...lol" (not really true but it feels like that) lol BTW.. 2003 was a crazy Spring/Summer. That was a chilly spring!! Blows this one & 2009 out of the water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpartyOn Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 *sigh* lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KokomoWX Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 Just a few years back we had a July 4th which didn't break 60 (?) here. Cannot remember when that was... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted May 13, 2011 Author Share Posted May 13, 2011 A t'storm's developing near Livonia. Let's see how that plays out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpartyOn Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 TBH.. MY zone forecast looks nice for next week..After this Sunday we chill but somehow maintain in the lower 60s to only recover into the upper 60s-70 by Wed-Thurs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted May 13, 2011 Author Share Posted May 13, 2011 It looks like one tiny t'storm cell is just NW of downtown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 looks like a line of storms is about to spin up just north of Peoria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted May 13, 2011 Author Share Posted May 13, 2011 Whoopee, I have stratus and a light rain shower. You couldn't ask for better weather... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roardog Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 Whoopee, I have stratus and a light rain shower. You couldn't ask for better weather... lol. There's a small batch of clouds right over Detroit. It's not like there are 200 miles of clouds coming at you. You'll see the sun today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 I'm going to get so burried! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpartyOn Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 ^^^^ LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimChgo9 Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 Who ordered March for this weekend??? Sunday: Showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 48. Breezy, with a north northeast wind between 15 and 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 Nice time sensitive loop of the beginning of the end, lake deck racing towards chicago. http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/~tomw/wisgifloop.html 9z SREFs are bleak, prolonged steady rain for Chicago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 Fog just hit downtown like wave, went from hazy sun and mid '70s to dense fog, low '60s and dropping in a few minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 I'm going to get so burried! if only..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 12z NAM spitting out 2.85" at DPA over the next 60hrs...no flood watch?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 Wow, 80 at DPA and 57 at PWK. here it comes. a 23 degree gradient over 20 miles, impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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