TheWeatherPimp Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Gorgeous morning sky here this morning following the morning thunderstorms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo6899 Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Good to see some blue on the NWS website.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpartyOn Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Good to see some blue on the NWS website.. Agreed. Now let's hope Novemer isn't a torch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Another great sunny day after storms last night and tomorrow will be even warmer with temps in the 70's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chambana Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Really nice day today, temps hovering in the 60's. Tomorrow looking to be fairly warm forecasted high of 75 tomorrow, with 20-30 mph winds. Still have NOT had our first freeze, which is extremely odd, the extended forecast shows no sign of one neither. November in a week? What? More like an unofficial November. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beavis1729 Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Really nice day today, temps hovering in the 60's. Tomorrow looking to be fairly warm forecasted high of 75 tomorrow, with 20-30 mph winds. Still have NOT had our first freeze, which is extremely odd, the extended forecast shows no sign of one neither. November in a week? What? More like an unofficial November. Chicago (O'Hare) hasn't had a freeze either...coldest so far is 34. I imagine that downtown Chicago hasn't even dropped into the 30s yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Chicago (O'Hare) hasn't had a freeze either...coldest so far is 34. I imagine that downtown Chicago hasn't even dropped into the 30s yet. Not downtown obviously, but MDW has had 4 readings in the 30's. The first 32 or lower min has been sorta late the last couple of years at ORD, excluding 2009. In 2007 it was November 2...2008 it was October 28...and last year October 29. If we're shooting for the latest 32 or lower min temp at ORD specifically, November 7th or later is your date. The latest, since 1959, was November 6, 1998. For giggles, the earliest at ORD was September 22...both in 1974 and 1995. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hm8 Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 DTX goes "S" word - crazy in the long term AFD COMPARED TO TODAY AND AFTER TUESDAY...TEMPERATURES WILL THEN TURNNOTICEABLY COLDER FOR THE WEEK...AS POLAR JET DESCENDS INTO THE CONUS AND GOOD COLD ADVECTION/CYCLONIC FLOW ARRIVES WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. WILL ASSUME WAVE COMING OUT OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL TRACK MAINLY SOUTH OF THE AREA...AS THE SPLIT FLOW JETS APPEAR TO BE IN PLACE. OTHERWISE...WILL NEED TO TAKE A REAL CLOSE LOOK AT SNOW MIXING IN...AS 850 MB TEMPS FALL TO -3 TO -4 C BY THURSDAY. THE 00Z EUROPEAN SHOWED THE PRECIPITATION SHIELD CLIPPING US ON THURSDAY...BUT 1000-850 M THICKNESS WERE PROGGED TO HOVER AROUND 1305 M...GETTING CLOSE...BUT NO CIGAR. EITHER WAY...A COLD AND RAW DAY APPEARS ON TAP FOR THURSDAY WITH TEMPS LIKELY HOLDING IN THE 40S WITH BRISK NORTHEAST WIND. STEEP LOW LEVEL LAPSE RATES WILL LIKELY GENERATE SUFFICIENT CAPES TO PRODUCE SCATTERED SHOWERS ON THURSDAY...WHICH COULD CONTAIN GRAUPEL WITH THE LOW FREEZING LEVELS. ANOTHER SYSTEM (CLIPPER TYPE) EXPECTED TO ARRIVE LATE FRIDAY/SATURDAY...REINFORCING THE COLD AIR IN PLACE...WITH POTENTIALLY ENOUGH COLD AIR AROUND FOR SNOW OR GRAUPEL TO MIX IN...AS LATEST EUROPEAN INDICATING 850 MB TEMPS OF -5 C OR SLIGHTLY COLDER INTO THE FIRST HALF OF THE WEEKEND. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Absolutely perfect weather today. Deep blue skies, light winds, and temps pushing 70. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Amazing to see parts of western Nebraska/southeast Wyoming under a winter storm warning with current temps in the low to mid 70s. Some of those areas could pick up a foot of snow by Wednesday. I can't even fathom such an extreme change in conditions over such a short time. We've had some major temp swings in this area over the years, but 70s to a foot of snow in 36hrs would be very hard to do around here lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Amazing to see parts of western Nebraska/southeast Wyoming under a winter storm warning with current temps in the low to mid 70s. Some of those areas could pick up a foot of snow by Wednesday. I can't even fathom such an extreme change in conditions over such a short time. We've had some major temp swings in this area over the years, but 70s to a foot of snow in 36hrs would be very hard to do around here lol. Denver hit 80 today and expecting snow tomorrow night! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Denver hit 80 today and expecting snow tomorrow night! Yeah that's amazing! I wish I didn't have so much crap going on. I would love to head out to Colorado and experience that. Luckily we can experience it vicariously through the western states sub-forum guys lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Amazing to see parts of western Nebraska/southeast Wyoming under a winter storm warning with current temps in the low to mid 70s. Some of those areas could pick up a foot of snow by Wednesday. I can't even fathom such an extreme change in conditions over such a short time. We've had some major temp swings in this area over the years, but 70s to a foot of snow in 36hrs would be very hard to do around here lol. How about 48 hours? Though of course not in the 70's beforehand, but a string of 50+ in late Jan, plus a severe wx outbreak...and then 23" of snow a couple of days later. Almost heaven. 1967-01-21 111577 CHICAGO MIDWAY AP 3SW 50.0 35.0 0 0 0 1967-01-22 111577 CHICAGO MIDWAY AP 3SW 56.0 39.0 0.005 0 0 1967-01-23 111577 CHICAGO MIDWAY AP 3SW 59.0 46.0 0 0 0 1967-01-24 111577 CHICAGO MIDWAY AP 3SW 65.0 44.0 0.09 0 0 1967-01-25 111577 CHICAGO MIDWAY AP 3SW 54.0 30.0 0 0 0 1967-01-26 111577 CHICAGO MIDWAY AP 3SW 32.0 28.0 1.66 16.4 0.005 1967-01-27 111577 CHICAGO MIDWAY AP 3SW 31.0 21.0 0.74 6.6 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Yeah that's amazing! I wish I didn't have so much crap going on. I would love to head out to Colorado and experience that. Luckily we can experience it vicariously through the western states sub-forum guys lol. got some neighbors who both go to school out in CO so they will be informing me on amounts lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Denver hit 80 today and expecting snow tomorrow night! 79 currently with a dewpoint of 3. I'd love to experience what that feels like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 79 currently with a dewpoint of 3. I'd love to experience what that feels like. Staticky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 How about 48 hours? Though of course not in the 70's beforehand, but a string of 50+ in late Jan, plus a severe wx outbreak...and then 23" of snow a couple of days later. Almost heaven. 1967-01-21 111577 CHICAGO MIDWAY AP 3SW 50.0 35.0 0 0 0 1967-01-22 111577 CHICAGO MIDWAY AP 3SW 56.0 39.0 0.005 0 0 1967-01-23 111577 CHICAGO MIDWAY AP 3SW 59.0 46.0 0 0 0 1967-01-24 111577 CHICAGO MIDWAY AP 3SW 65.0 44.0 0.09 0 0 1967-01-25 111577 CHICAGO MIDWAY AP 3SW 54.0 30.0 0 0 0 1967-01-26 111577 CHICAGO MIDWAY AP 3SW 32.0 28.0 1.66 16.4 0.005 1967-01-27 111577 CHICAGO MIDWAY AP 3SW 31.0 21.0 0.74 6.6 20 Man that would be the quintessential event lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Staticky. You could probably shovel coal next to a blazing fire and still not sweat a drop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 How about 48 hours? Though of course not in the 70's beforehand, but a string of 50+ in late Jan, plus a severe wx outbreak...and then 23" of snow a couple of days later. Almost heaven. 1967-01-21 111577 CHICAGO MIDWAY AP 3SW 50.0 35.0 0 0 0 1967-01-22 111577 CHICAGO MIDWAY AP 3SW 56.0 39.0 0.005 0 0 1967-01-23 111577 CHICAGO MIDWAY AP 3SW 59.0 46.0 0 0 0 1967-01-24 111577 CHICAGO MIDWAY AP 3SW 65.0 44.0 0.09 0 0 1967-01-25 111577 CHICAGO MIDWAY AP 3SW 54.0 30.0 0 0 0 1967-01-26 111577 CHICAGO MIDWAY AP 3SW 32.0 28.0 1.66 16.4 0.005 1967-01-27 111577 CHICAGO MIDWAY AP 3SW 31.0 21.0 0.74 6.6 20 warm ground ruined that event [/sarc] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Man that would be the quintessential event lol. I can't think of a better scenario. warm ground ruined that event [/sarc] I've always wondered how much snow fell with that storm at the University of Chicago site. 2.74" liquid, but unfortunately no snow measurements via the Utah Climate site. 1967-01-26 111572 CHICAGO UNIV 32.0 28.0 1.94 9999 9999 1967-01-27 111572 CHICAGO UNIV 31.0 20.0 0.8 9999 9999 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Organizing Low Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 79 currently with a dewpoint of 3. I'd love to experience what that feels like. the word parched comes to mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 I can't think of a better scenario. I've always wondered how much snow fell with that storm at the University of Chicago site. 2.74" liquid, but unfortunately no snow measurements via the Utah Climate site. 1967-01-26 111572 CHICAGO UNIV 32.0 28.0 1.94 9999 9999 1967-01-27 111572 CHICAGO UNIV 31.0 20.0 0.8 9999 9999 It comes out to just over 26" if you use the same ratio that Midway had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 It comes out to just over 26" if you use the same ratio that Midway had. Yeah, it's very interesting to me. I mean we all know the MDW and ORD (and prior official sites for Chicago) high snowstorm marks, but some other location in NE IL has to have greater than 23" in one event. I know Peotone had 26.0" with Jan 1967, but I'd be curious to see some others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Staticky. the word parched comes to mind. smart asses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 Yeah, it's very interesting to me. I mean we all know the MDW and ORD (and prior official sites for Chicago) high snowstorm marks, but some other location in NE IL has to have greater than 23" in one event. I know Peotone had 26.0" with Jan 1967, but I'd be curious to see some others. I suspect there are several storms like that going back into the 1800's. Well, maybe not several, but a few. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 smart asses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted October 24, 2011 Share Posted October 24, 2011 I suspect there are several storms like that going back into the 1800's. Well, maybe not several, but a few. Agreed. I'm going to have to try to find some old-timey weather stuff related to winter. Should make for a nice winter project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beavis1729 Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 Yeah, it's very interesting to me. I mean we all know the MDW and ORD (and prior official sites for Chicago) high snowstorm marks, but some other location in NE IL has to have greater than 23" in one event. I know Peotone had 26.0" with Jan 1967, but I'd be curious to see some others. I'm not 100% sure...but I believe some areas in far NE IL had 24"+ with the Jan. 1979 storm. Even though MDW finished that winter with 89.7" of snow, I believe some locations in far NE IL had close to 100". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 will be interesting if we can get some showers/storms to pop on the nose of the very strong 65kt LLJ/strong WAA during the early morning hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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