cyclone77 Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 Have seen a few peeks of blue sky off to the northwest over the past hour or so. Ceilings have really lifted. After strong and gusty winds all day the winds are dead calm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlehurricane Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 can really see the strong 50kt northerly winds at 850mb on vis sat in eastern IA. Earlier this morning when things were transitioning from rain to the dry slot the jet was quite apparent in the low-level clouds. They were whipping around just as fast as I've seen in some hurricanes, and you could even see the cyclonic arc of their motion across the sky since the low was so tight at that point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted September 26, 2011 Author Share Posted September 26, 2011 Radar shows a nice 5" bullseye right near there: http://radar.weather...1101111&loop=no Huntley sits on the 2" line (which reports support). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted September 26, 2011 Author Share Posted September 26, 2011 F'ed over yet again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 Earlier this morning when things were transitioning from rain to the dry slot the jet was quite apparent in the low-level clouds. They were whipping around just as fast as I've seen in some hurricanes, and you could even see the cyclonic arc of their motion across the sky since the low was so tight at that point. Ya the vis sat loops have been awesome yesterday and today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hm8 Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 Looks like the eye's cleared out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baroclinic_instability Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 Hot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 Hot. I was just going to post this image lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnchaser Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 Wish we could have gotten some rain! In the last 3 months we have only seen about a tad over 2 inches of rainfall with 1.5 inches in July alone. Amazing how fast we went from too wet to badly needing some rain here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 Just showed my friends that picture on FB and he thought it was a joke, like someone photoshopped a hurricane over the continental US The ignorance of the general public wrt to wx is incredible. Your example actually isn't that bad. I've had to inform people about the difference between hail and sleet (this one I've had to clarify on numerous occasions) and why you don't need rainboots and a poncho when the forecast calls for a 30% chance of shra. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#NoPoles Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 Hot. one member's hotness, is another member's bane... your hotness is pumping FL Td's right up into my state! (thanks ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baroclinic_instability Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 one member's hotness, is another member's bane... your hotness is pumping FL Td's right up into my state! (thanks ) Haha, true. I understand your disdain for this system because I hate high Td's too. I never liked my Td's above 55, and after living out W, I can say my tolderance is now even lower. High than 50 Td and I am annoyed. I prefer it 40 or below. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#NoPoles Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 Haha, true. I understand your disdain for this system because I hate high Td's too. I never liked my Td's above 55, and after living out W, I can say my tolderance is now even lower. High than 50 Td and I am annoyed. I prefer it 40 or below. i love the lower Td's of the west...although, in the Mojave, they regularly get below 0, before the monsoon kicks in...and then i get wicked bloody noses...but when i live out west, and then come back east, anything over 45 is humid and uncomfortable (btw, i know i'm from SNE, and we allow a lot more banter in threads than other subforums...please forgive me if these types of posts bother anyone, it's not my intention) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baroclinic_instability Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 i love the lower Td's of the west...although, in the Mojave, they regularly get below 0, before the monsoon kicks in...and then i get wicked bloody noses...but when i live out west, and then come back east, anything over 45 is humid and uncomfortable (btw, i know i'm from SNE, and we allow a lot more banter in threads than other subforums...please forgive me if these types of posts bother anyone, it's not my intention) Nah it isn't a worry. Feel free to post over here. We don't have banter threads, and I don't see a reason we ever will anytime soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#NoPoles Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 what's the average date of the first frost? ( for whoever wants to answer, i know the central/west subforum covers a lot of geography and different climate) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 steady rain has picked up again here. The sfc low looks to be between I-88/80 east of DVN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 steady rain has picked up again here. The sfc low looks to be between I-88/80 east of DVN. Think the surface low went right through here earlier. Pressure dropped as low as 997mb. Definitely been an interesting day. Depending on how deep the mixing gets there could be some fairly strong gradient winds Thursday afternoon over much of the MW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 Think the surface low went right through here earlier. Pressure dropped as low as 997mb. Definitely been an interesting day. Depending on how deep the mixing gets there could be some fairly strong gradient winds Thursday afternoon over much of the MW. 00z NAM is suggesting possible 50 mph gusts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 00z NAM is suggesting possible 50 mph gusts. 850mb winds between 45-55kts so lets see how much sunshine we can get, right now it looks like we should see a good amount of sun, with southeast IA getting up to 80 degrees this run and 70 up to eastern WI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted September 27, 2011 Author Share Posted September 27, 2011 Monday, September 26th: Hi: 56F Lo: 52F Overall Sky Conditions: Cloudy Max Wind Gust: 30MPH Rainfall: 2.84" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowMeHunter Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 You really deserve a break right now, def more than myself. The airport has tended to get some of the lowest totals this summer into fall. Must be a permanently dry patch of air or something...j/k! Anyways, hopefully this winter can deliver. Win some but lose most it seems here, meh, w/e, done whining over spilled milk - just was hoping for a good 1-2" soaker to get the Grant Park stream flowing again for the fall run.. Now we'll probably go back to boring weather and timing how long I can stand a fork in my belly button. (working end facing upwards of course) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidlothianWX Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 Hello everyone! Just moved back to Wisconsin for the first time since my childhood (to attend college) and am ready for my first Midwest winter in quite some time. I've been active in the Mid Atlantic forum for many years, but am looking forward to discussing winter with all of you this year! Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeastFromTheEast Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 Hello everyone! Just moved back to Wisconsin for the first time since my childhood (to attend college) and am ready for my first Midwest winter in quite some time. I've been active in the Mid Atlantic forum for many years, but am looking forward to discussing winter with all of you this year! Cheers! You go to Marquette!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 Hello everyone! Just moved back to Wisconsin for the first time since my childhood (to attend college) and am ready for my first Midwest winter in quite some time. I've been active in the Mid Atlantic forum for many years, but am looking forward to discussing winter with all of you this year! Cheers! oh geez....you're a packer fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWXwx Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 what's the average date of the first frost? ( for whoever wants to answer, i know the central/west subforum covers a lot of geography and different climate) Here in Northeast IN the first 32“ temperature occurs around October 10th. Of course, there is usually some light frost occurring in outlying areas before that date, but it's usually pretty close to the second week of October. I know that anything under 36“ is considered a frost and 32“ is considered a freeze, but I am more concerned with the end of the growing season, which usually occurs at 32. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 Here in Northeast IN the first 32“ temperature occurs around October 10th. Of course, there is usually some light frost occurring in outlying areas before that date, but it's usually pretty close to the second week of October. I know that anything under 36“ is considered a frost and 32“ is considered a freeze, but I am more concerned with the end of the growing season, which usually occurs at 32. First freeze map is interesting. I found this on the Midwest Regional Climate site. Love the dark green area in and around LAF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 Might bust here today. Occlusion only contains a few light showers now. TSRA over PA might be intercepting the deeper moisture transport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 An additional 0.20" at LAF overnight. Lawns are the "lushest" they've been since late Spring/early Summer around here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpartyOn Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 Things are changing very fast...Fall colors are starting to pop! Picked up decent rainfall yesterday .90 of inch in a 7 hour window. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisconsinwx Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 Picked up some light rain this morning, probably a couple tenths of an inch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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