Chicago Storm Posted October 25, 2011 Author Share Posted October 25, 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. The lowest hourly OBS at Northerly Island thus far was 43 on the morning of Oct 21st. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 Hard to believe how time is flying. Snow is not far off. Took this shot overlooking Wyandotte yesterday, a 7th story view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlehurricane Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 I love these fall days where it gets nice and warm in the day and then crisp by evening. Already into the low 50s/upper 40s. Tomorrow looks like a very dismal and rainy day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisconsinwx Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 Hard to believe how time is flying. Snow is not far off. Took this shot overlooking Wyandotte yesterday, a 7th story view. Top notch photo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 Top notch photo! Thanks My mom was commenting on the view from the lounge (she works at the hospital) so she invited me up after she got off work yesterday afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OHSnow Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 Hard to believe how time is flying. Snow is not far off. Took this shot overlooking Wyandotte yesterday, a 7th story view. Man, lots of leaves there -- in fact, a lot of green leaves still. Same deal here. I remember growing up green leaves in late October would have been unheard of. The trees were barren by Halloween at the latest. I think Tropical posted that late fall foliage means a cold, snowy winter. It seems like it held up well last year with the late foliage as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted October 25, 2011 Author Share Posted October 25, 2011 Monday, October 24th: Hi: 62F Lo: 42F Overall Sky Conditions: Mostly Clear Max Wind Gust: 16MPH Rainfall: 0.00" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 anyone seeing the northern lights tonight? I went out west alittle and saw nothing but they are being see all over the place from WI-KC-AR-OH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWeatherPimp Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 Absolutely amazing here. Was pretty oblivious about them until my phone started ringing off the hook. Literally jumped up out of bed, ran outside in boxers and got in the car and drove two blocks out of town. I've seen them before, but never like that. The sky was literally nothing but red and green. Lasted about 10 minutes. I'm going to go through my video/pictures here in a bit, see if any of them turned out decent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 Detroit = light pollution = no Northern Lights for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunder Road Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 anyone seeing the northern lights tonight? I went out west alittle and saw nothing but they are being see all over the place from WI-KC-AR-OH. I can see it at Valpo, but there's still a lot of light from the campus, and the city of Valparaiso is to our west-northwest, which doesn't help. It looks like a milky red smear, more like thin clouds at sunrise than anything spectacular. Man, if I could just get up to the Dunes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 anyone seeing the northern lights tonight? I went out west alittle and saw nothing but they are being see all over the place from WI-KC-AR-OH. Yeah they were fantastic tonight, but unfortunately by the time I got word and could get out there they were very faint. This is pathetic compared to what others captured tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 ...IL/IND/OH INTO MO...KS...OK... RATHER WEAK LOW LEVEL LAPSE RATES WILL EXIST ACROSS THE WARM SECTOR...EVEN BY PEAK HEATING WITH FORECAST SOUNDINGS SUGGESTING MU PARCELS WILL BE ELEVATED AT AROUND 850 MB. EVEN SO...FORCING WILL INCREASE ESPECIALLY NEAR THE LOW CENTER WITH STORMS EXPECTED TO ERUPT OVER MUCH OF NRN IL BY 00Z. COOL TEMPERATURES ALOFT AS WELL AS SOME WIND SHEAR WILL AID IN SMALL TO MARGINALLY SEVERE HAIL DEVELOPMENT. MEAN FLOW THROUGH THE STORM WITH BE STRONG...WITH 50-60 KT WINDS HELPING TO INDUCE SURFACE GUST POTENTIAL. THESE STORMS ARE LIKELY TO PERSIST IN SOME FORM AS THEY TRAVEL INTO INDIANA AND OH OVERNIGHT WITH A CONTINUED THREAT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppsRunner Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 anyone seeing the northern lights tonight? I went out west alittle and saw nothing but they are being see all over the place from WI-KC-AR-OH. Maybe. I'm not really sure- I went out into the country, but about 30 minutes after the "peak" of reports came in last night. It was very faint if anything- I didn't take any long exposures on my camera- so its hard to say. Some pictures from around here are ridiculous though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 A+ day today. Looking forward to some possible t'storm action tonight/overnight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogueWaves Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 Hard to believe how time is flying. Snow is not far off. Took this shot overlooking Wyandotte yesterday, a 7th story view. Fantastic photo Josh. Hard to believe it's the big "D" with so much vibrant color. NICE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 showers falling apart, hoping for a little action this evening but not thrilled with the prospects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hm8 Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 Pics don't do it justice, but there were some pretty cool looking clouds out today after a quick rain shower...Undulatus asperatus-esque Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 Pretty warm for late October. Hit 77 today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 Pretty warm for late October. Hit 77 today. 76 here, only bested by Evansville for locations within the state. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
on_wx Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 Update from the University of Waterloo. 2011 continues to break all kinds of records here. Longest frost free season ever seen On the morning of October 23rd at 4:45 am the temperature went below zero for the first time since the spring. It stayed below zero for almost 4 hours with the lowest temperature being -0.9°C. The bigger news is that by my calculations the frost free season went from May 1st to October 22nd this year which is a total of 175 days. This is the longest frost free season I have been able to find since records began in the region in 1915. This year just beat out 1941 when they had a stretch of 174 days above zero. For full disclosure I just want to mention that there isn't enough data for 1937 and 1938 to be included in the analysis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 76 here, only bested by Evansville for locations within the state. My thermometer usually beats LAF, but it's 71 to 73 right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisconsinwx Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 Almost a twenty degree difference b/w Chicago and Milwaukee, 73 to 56. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 Almost a twenty degree difference b/w Chicago and Milwaukee, 73 to 56. warm front and NE'ly winds off the lake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisconsinwx Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 warm front and NE'ly winds off the lake I know why, I was just commenting on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlehurricane Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 Hit 65 °F at 1 pm, which felt summery. Warm front has slid back south and were down to 54 °F with gusty north winds. The 40s holed up in northern Wisconsin could be here shortly. This is the start of some cold weather, could hit freezing friday and saturday morning. Lots of sun on tap after tomorrow though so it won't be that bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chambana Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 1319582280[/url]' post='1059434']Hit 65 °F at 1 pm, which felt summery. Warm front has slid back south and were down to 54 °F with gusty north winds. The 40s holed up in northern Wisconsin could be here shortly. This is the start of some cold weather, could hit freezing friday and saturday morning. Lots of sun on tap after tomorrow though so it won't be that bad. Made it to 77 here, gusty winds today cold front sweeps through tonight and drops some showers. Enjoy the cold weather, should be what I hope is one of the last days in the 70s of the year. Lol, with the way this year has been I'm not holding my breath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisconsinwx Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 Hit 65 °F at 1 pm, which felt summery. Warm front has slid back south and were down to 54 °F with gusty north winds. The 40s holed up in northern Wisconsin could be here shortly. This is the start of some cold weather, could hit freezing friday and saturday morning. Lots of sun on tap after tomorrow though so it won't be that bad. How about the mid to upper 30s and rain in far N Wisconsin? 37 at places like Eagle River and Woodruff last hour. Edit: Land O'Lakes has just dropped to 35 last hour with light snow. There was probably some very light snow mixed in with a cold rain event up there about a month ago, but otherwise I think that's the first (likely) legit snow report in the state this winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlehurricane Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 How about the mid to upper 30s and rain in far N Wisconsin? 37 at places like Eagle River and Woodruff last hour. Edit: Land O'Lakes has just dropped to 35 last hour with light snow. There was probably some very light snow mixed in with a cold rain event up there about a month ago, but otherwise I think that's the first (likely) legit snow report in the state this winter. Good to see snow starting to make its way into the state! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted October 25, 2011 Share Posted October 25, 2011 I took this shot during the weekend. Some burgeoning autumn foliage but a lot of green as well. I'd say we're almost a week behind schedule. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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