Chicago Storm Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 Wednesday, May 4th: Hi: 61F Lo: 37F Overall Sky Conditions: Mostly Clear Max Wind Gust: 12MPH Rainfall: 0.00" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowMeHunter Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 Hopefully next weeks midweek torch will get them leaves popping out like weenies on prom night. Depressing out there with barely any of the tree's blooming or leafing out. hopefully the nice gradual cool down in fantasy land after the torch comes true.. way to early for AC but w/e. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropical Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 0z EURO surges the warmth back north. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roardog Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 0z EURO surges the warmth back north. Not day 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 There was some real light frost on the grassy west facing embankment along Lake Shore Drive this morning, pretty damn impressive for May in the city. As for next week, 60s and rainy sounds better than the 40-50s and rainy i'm used to, so i'll take it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye_wx Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 Not day 10. Latest GFS and Euro are plunging some pretty cool air out of Canada again after day 7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 Latest GFS and Euro are plunging some pretty cool air out of Canada again after day 7. total suckage, something tells me the water at my beach won't be hitting 80 again this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpartyOn Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 DTX. AFD A PATTERN CHANGE GETS UNDERWAY FOR NEXT WEEK AS A DEEP TROUGH DEVELOPS ALONG THE WEST COAST AND SENDS THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILDING OVER THE GREAT LAKES REGION. MODELS ARE IN AGREEMENT SHOWING 500MB HEIGHTS REACH 576DM BY TUESDAY NEAR THE STATE LINE. THE WARMING TREND WILL GET UNDERWAY BUT WILL BE SUPPRESSED ON MONDAY/TUESDAY AS THE WARM FRONT REMAINS SOUTH OF THE STATE AND WINDS KEEP A SOUTHEASTERLY COMPONENT OFF THE LAKES. NEVERTHELESS...A STRETCH OF ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED THROUGH AT LEAST THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EXTENDED PERIODS WILL NEED TO BE REFINED OVER TIME AS WE GET A FEEL FOR ACTIVITY ALONG THE WARM FRONT. Ill take a brief warm-up. The last week with the exception of a couple days have been nice. Trees are well under way and a sea of green as far as the eye can see on the horizon. By mid next week it will look like May should around here with regards to plant life. Garden will be planted this weekend..As temps look fine (a short cool down in the long range possible but it shouldn't hurt anything.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 Got down to 34 this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted May 5, 2011 Author Share Posted May 5, 2011 We could finally see our first cold pool t'storms of the season tomorrow. Better than nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 I don't think we'll have much trouble making a run at mid to perhaps upper 80's toward the middle of next week. Models are advertising some torch air aloft and long range MOS is already spitting out 84. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisconsinwx Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 What a surprise, we're probably going to see a bust rain event. I know we've already had one. Yesterday they were forecasting around a half inch of rain, we'll be lucky to get a tenth of an inch now. I don't mind rain (in fact, I actually like it) when the temp is in the 50s or higher, but anywhere between 32 and 50 and rain is about the worst weather in my book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropical Posted May 5, 2011 Share Posted May 5, 2011 Wow look at the EURO. Clearly, the CPC is hugging the GFS is if you look at their 8-14 outlook, lol. This looks like a warm pattern emerging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 Thursday, May 5th: Hi: 63F Lo: 36F Overall Sky Conditions: Cloudy Max Wind Gust: 18MPH Rainfall: 0.04" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpartyOn Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 There has been a positive side effect of this cool/wet spring here in Michigan. The Morel Mushrooms have been popping like crazy. At $15-20 0z (wet) and 30-50$ (dehydrated)(depending on the grocery vendor) it's like finding Gold growing out of the ground. My personal morel steak sauce is a priceless complement for any steak!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted May 6, 2011 Author Share Posted May 6, 2011 The setup for cold pool t'storms is about as unimpressive as they come today (500mb is only -25*C and just barey closed off, surface tempps are in the low/mid 60s and dewpoints are in the low 40s), but just good enough to spark my interest. I miss the cold pool t'storm events of 2007 and 2008 where we would have -35 or colder 500mb cold pools come through here with surface temps in the 70s. Those were great setups, very picturesque with the montainous/puffy cumulonimbus clouds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 looking forward to a week of upper 60s and showers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpartyOn Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 The setup for cold pool t'storms is about as unimpressive as they come today (500mb is only -25*C and just barey closed off, surface tempps are in the low/mid 60s and dewpoints are in the low 40s), but just good enough to spark my interest. I miss the cold pool t'storm events of 2007 and 2008 where we would have -35 or colder 500mb cold pools come through here with surface temps in the 70s. Those were great setups, very picturesque with the montainous/puffy cumulonimbus clouds. Yea..Some of my favorite T-Storm photos are those that took from May 2008. Beautiful clear blue sky with towering cumulonimbus anvils..Loved the hail events associated with those. Ill dig those pics out and post them latter. I believe one of the more impressive cold pool T-Storms happened on a chilly (seasonal) late 2008 May afternoon. We had temps in the lower 60s but it was just enough to fire the bad boys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hm8 Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 Wooooooohooooooo SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI 231 PM EDT FRI MAY 6 2011 MIZ047>049-053>055-060>063-068>070-075-076-082-083-061930- BAY-GENESEE-HURON-LAPEER-LENAWEE-LIVINGSTON-MACOMB-MIDLAND-MONROE- OAKLAND-SAGINAW-SANILAC-SHIAWASSEE-ST. CLAIR-TUSCOLA-WASHTENAW-WAYNE- 231 PM EDT FRI MAY 6 2011 ...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT... NUMEROUS SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST CELLS WILL PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH ALONG WITH PEA SIZE HAIL. IN ADDITION...SHOWERS WILL BRIEFLY COOL TEMPERATURES ABOUT 10 DEGREES. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye_wx Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 12z GFS and Euro are very different after mid next week. The GFS continues to show a big, cool low dropping south from Canada through the great lakes and cutting off, leading to another several days of below normal temps for many of us. The Euro had been somewhat similar, although less intense, but the 12z run keeps the big low over southeast Canada, allowing another warm upper ridge to quickly build into the upper midwest. Anyone have any thoughts as to which scenario is more likely? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted May 6, 2011 Share Posted May 6, 2011 looking forward to a week of upper 60s and showers... You think you might squeeze a warmup in there on 1 or 2 days? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted May 7, 2011 Author Share Posted May 7, 2011 And the first week of May - quiet - tornadoes That map will be lit up after this upcoming week, especially in the Ohio Valley and maybe the Great Lakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 Friday, May 6th: Hi: 68F Lo: 44F Overall Sky Conditions: Mostly Cloudy Max Wind Gust: 20MPH Rainfall: Trace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 Hit 72 here today. Leaves on the trees finally beginning to take off. Still a good 2-4 weeks behind though. Many trees still largely bare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 GFS MOS has 88 here on Tuesday. Not surprising given that it's showing 850 mb temps over 20C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 GFS MOS has 88 here on Tuesday. Not surprising given that it's showing 850 mb temps over 20C. Ahh our first 88/72 environment day this year....gotta love them. 6/18 last year was a good one last year. We were cooking with gas early that day. Don't know how warm it could here today, saw a bank say 72 in Glen Ellyn, did catch my first 4lb largemouth of the season this morning, was cool watching while fishing go from clear blue skies to a nice cu congested field in about an hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropical Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 Check this out. Polar opposites between the EURO and the GFS. GFS really has a hard-on for that cutoff, EURO says no. Who's right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 Turned out to be pretty nice here today. Warm front passed through a few hours ago. We're sitting at 73/55 right now. Cumulus have been slowly building for the last few hours, but any storms will probably fire east/southeast of us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted May 7, 2011 Author Share Posted May 7, 2011 We eeked out a gorgeous day here as well. We've had full sunshine all day with temps in the mid/upper 60s. The counties near the Ohio Border however are getting drenched. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted May 7, 2011 Author Share Posted May 7, 2011 We eeked out a gorgeous day here as well. We've had full sunshine all day with temps in the mid/upper 60s. The counties near the Ohio Border however are getting drenched. We managed to make it to 70*F at Metro Airport, overachieving by 5 degrees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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