daddylonglegs Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Sparta has warmed up 34f so far.... not bad http://www.weather.gov/data/obhistory/KCMY.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 In the January 12-23 period...yes I'm skipping ahead a few days...10.9" of snow (3 separate events each producing at least 3") and two possible "severe/strong" weather events (last early Tues morning hail/thunderstorms already in the books) in MBY. Not too shabby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 In the January 12-23 period...yes I'm skipping ahead a few days...10.9" of snow (3 separate events each producing at least 3") and two possible "severe/strong" weather events (last early Tues morning hail/thunderstorms already in the books) in MBY. Not too shabby. LAF 10 day review: 1/12: hi 40, low 16...4" snow 1/13: hi 20, low 13...0.3" snow 1/14: hi 23, low 6 1/15: hi 32, low 5 1/16: hi 57 (late day), low 28 1/17: hi 59 (early morn), low 25...tstorms with hail 1/18: hi 29, low 15 1/19: hi 31, low 3...3.5" snow 1/20: hi 19, low -1...3.1" snow 1/21: cold 1/22: ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlehurricane Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 18 °F, nice warmup from -6 °F this morning. Walking around won't be too bad at these temperatures. When we break freezing tomorrow it'll feel balmy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 15F...thick clouds the last couple of hours. Must be warmer air over riding this dome of cold. I see the freezing line is still down in Kansas... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Sun finally came out later this afternoon and bumped us up to 21. Should be a cloudy/drizzly day tomorrow with some minor thawing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 I suppose my native roots are showing in this thread. Cold makes me crazy. Nothing's wrong with that at all, assuming you're attentive of the fact that the oven door is open. Some people here apparently haven't spoken with their parent or grandparents as of late. That's how it used to be done when they wanted to heat a house before the space heaters and central heating, and I know people who still do this. It also does heat up your home faster. It's never been a northern or southern thing, probably more so a generational thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlehurricane Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Nothing's wrong with that at all, assuming you're attentive of the fact that the oven door is open. Some people here apparently haven't spoken with their parent or grandparents as of late. That's how it used to be done when they wanted to heat a house before the space heaters and central heating, and I know people who still do this. It also does heat up your home faster. It's never been a northern or southern thing, probably more so a generational thing. I wasn't even keeping the door open, just heating it up to 500 °F and then shutting it off, and then opening it up for 10 minutes. It heated the apartment 5 °F in an hour. Glad to hear it's not unheard of. Weather over the next 2 days sounds interesting. Freezing rain and then snow. 345 PM CST SAT JAN 21 2012 ...POSSIBLE ICING CONDITIONS ON SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT... WARM AIR SURGING NORTHWARD AHEAD OF DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE IN THE PLAINS WILL PUSH INTO SOUTHERN WISCONSIN SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. TEMPERATURES ABOVE THE SURFACE WILL WARM TO ABOVE FREEZING...AND REMAIN ABOVE FREEZING UNTIL LATER SUNDAY NIGHT. HOWEVER TEMPERATURES RIGHT AT THE SURFACE ARE EXPECTED TO CLIMB TO NEAR OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE FREEZING ON SUNDAY. AT THE SAME TIME...INCREASING MOISTURE AHEAD OF THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MAY TRIGGER AREAS OF DRIZZLE AND FREEZING DRIZZLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. EVEN THOUGH ANY PRECIPITATION THAT FALLS WOULD BE LIGHT...ENOUGH FREEZING DRIZZLE MAY OCCUR TO CAUSE SLIPPERY CONDITIONS TO REDEVELOP. AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS ACROSS SOUTHERN WISCONSIN LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING...MORE WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED. MAINLY RAIN IS ANTICIPATED BY LAKE MICHIGAN...HOWEVER TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN AROUND FREEZING FARTHER INLAND. THIS WILL INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD FOR A PERIOD OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN SUNDAY NIGHT. THE RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN WILL BECOME MIXED WITH OR CHANGE OVER TO LIGHT SNOW BEFORE ENDING ON MONDAY. SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED OVER PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN BY LATER MONDAY. THE LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND DRIZZLE MAY CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TO RETURN LATER SUNDAY. ALL TRAVELERS WILL WANT TO STAY ABREAST OF THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS ON THE POTENTIAL RETURN OF WINTRY CONDITIONS TO SOUTHERN WISCONSIN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 lol, terrible advice from Powerball. Seriously, a simple google search shows heating your place with a gas oven is dumb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 If you are running the oven, put a pork roast in there. Add some sauerkraut and some potatoes... Let it cook for a few hours until it falls apart. I cook all the time in winter...i figure it adds some heat to the house and fills my belly UP to 20F now. downright mild out there from this morning. Noticed Rapid City was up near 60F this afternoon, from a morning low in the single digits. Denver was in the low 60Fs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlehurricane Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 lol, terrible advice from Powerball. Seriously, a simple google search shows heating your place with a gas oven is dumb. With the door open technique I got from 60 °F to 68 °F in the past half hour. That is worth it to me, gonna cut it off when it gets to a nice 72 °F. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlehurricane Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 CME should hit Earth in the next few hours, solar wind is at a nice and steady 320 km/s. If it happens soon we have a brief shot at seeing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 lol, terrible advice from Powerball. Seriously, a simple google search shows heating your place with a gas oven is dumb. Oh please. I didn't come here to debate fire hazards. Space heaters are no safer or more dangerous than open ovens IF LEFT UNATTENDED. But I'm glad to hear this technique is working out for your turtlehurricane. Judging from the fact you're posting here now, I highly doubt anything bad has happened in your apartment, like some keep baselessly overemphasizing In any event, back to the weather, I probably won't post anymore until February, or when a decent storm is actually in the offing. I'm glad this January (although better than December) will be ending here. Might as well go 3 for 3 in terms of our recent string of record snowiest Februaries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 So, it's 18 degrees here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 Temperatures below guidance tonight. Currently 9°. Hi: 23° today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted January 22, 2012 Author Share Posted January 22, 2012 Currently 9°. i highly doubt that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeastFromTheEast Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 i highly doubt that. Waukegan 21 19:52 Calm 4.00 Fog/Mist CLR 9 7 92% 30.17 1024.2 It has obviously warmed back up to 25 now but it did indeed dip down to 9 at around 8 o'clock at Waukegan.. http://www.weather.g...story/KUGN.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 Temp bouncing around here. Was 16 but now back up to 17. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hm8 Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 Waukegan 21 19:52 Calm 4.00 Fog/Mist CLR 9 7 92% 30.17 1024.2 It has obviously warmed back up to 25 now but it did indeed dip down to 9 at around 8 o'clock at Waukegan.. http://www.weather.g...story/KUGN.html It's a faulty report... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 The UGN obs could be legit. There is snow on the ground, the winds went calm and then turned in off the lake. The temp would go up pretty fast in that situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 Just a random shot out in the country earlier today with the ol' cell camera. Farm field covered in fresh snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeastFromTheEast Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 The UGN obs could be legit. There is snow on the ground, the winds went calm and then turned in off the lake. The temp would go up pretty fast in that situation. Yep calm to SE Wind raging at 23mph off the still relatively warm lake waters will do the trick.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hm8 Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 The UGN obs could be legit. There is snow on the ground, the winds went calm and then turned in off the lake. The temp would go up pretty fast in that situation. 15 degrees in an hour? Wow, That's nuts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue60007 Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 Yep calm to SE Wind raging at 23mph off the still relatively warm lake waters will do the trick.. Yep, obs looks legit to me. Might even be doable without a warm lake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeastFromTheEast Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 15 degrees in an hour? Wow, That's nuts. You want nuts? Take a look at this.. Was mentioned on Skilling's blog a little while ago as well.. Spearfish SD holds the world record for the fastest temperature change. On January 22, 1943 at about 7:30 a.m. MST, the temperature in Spearfish was -4°F (-20°C). The Chinook wind picked up speed rapidly, and two minutes later (7:32 a.m.) the temperature was +45°F (+7°C) above zero. The 49°F (27°C) rise in two minutes set a world record that still holds. By 9:00 a.m., the temperature had risen to 54°F (12°C). Suddenly, the chinook died down and the temperature tumbled back to -4°F (-20°C). The 58°F (32°C) drop took only 27 minutes.[10][11] http://en.wikipedia....perature_change[edit] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 Temp going up steadily...now up to 23. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 Temp going up steadily...now up to 23. 21 here, gone up 5 degrees since I arrived at midnight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 You want nuts? Take a look at this.. Was mentioned on Skilling's blog a little while ago as well.. That's something! Nice find. Temperature has been bouncing all over the place tonight. Was 9°, then up to the low 20s, now it's back down to 18° at the house. Spent a little time today looking at the snowflakes that fell yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWXwx Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 Well, this winter has been much warmer than normal for us in the Gl/OV. However, a quick look at my records indicate that it is playing out as a typical, predicted, second year nina pattern. This includes lots of temperature swings, which we are experiencing on a weekly basis. As far as snowfall, MBY is ancedotal evidence of this pattern. Although my ~21" is slightly above normal, I have only had 1" or more snow cover on 13 days, with the longest stretch of 1" snowcover being 4 days. This has got to be driving Josh nuts, as it probably as bad or worse in the Detroit area. He needs to change his username to michsnowcoverfreak. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 Well, this winter has been much warmer than normal for us in the Gl/OV. However, a quick look at my records indicate that it is playing out as a typical, predicted, second year nina pattern. This includes lots of temperature swings, which we are experiencing on a weekly basis. As far as snowfall, MBY is ancedotal evidence of this pattern. Although my ~21" is slightly above normal, I have only had 1" or more snow cover on 13 days, with the longest stretch of 1" snowcover being 4 days. This has got to be driving Josh nuts, as it probably as bad or worse in the Detroit area. He needs to change his username to michsnowcoverfreak. lol Yep....today is day #10 of 1"+ snowcover (although my 13.3" snowfall is below normal to date). This is coming after last winter seeing 81 days with 1"+ snowcover (60 of those days were 5"+, many 10"+ too) and 69.4" of snow. I dont expect to see constant snowcover from Nov thru Mar, its not my climo...but this year has been cruel punishment. Although you are above normal to date, you should consider yourself extremely lucky. You are one of a few specks of + departures in a nationwide sea of snow deficits! Dreading tomorrow, but this morning is my favorite kind of winter day (when its not snowing of course). White blanket of snow and gray skies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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