BeastFromTheEast Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 Well it's already looking to be well off. It indicates 63F at Kenosha, where it is already a balmy 66F. Not at all.. BTW It's indicating 63 at UGN not Kenosha.. And he did say the map was approximate with temps bouncing around a bit due to clouds/rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 Not at all.. BTW It's indicating 63 at UGN not Kenosha.. And he did say the map was approximate with temps bouncing around a bit due to clouds/rain. Yeah I got 66° now. Few clouds building up. Actually as of 1:30pm the skies are getting quite cloudy. This is warm as the NAM shows it here today. Almost 70°! But not quite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisconsinwx Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 Not at all.. BTW It's indicating 63 at UGN not Kenosha.. And he did say the map was approximate with temps bouncing around a bit due to clouds/rain. Sorry, I was under the impression it was going to stay sunny for a few more hours, but it's already clouding up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
on_wx Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 If I'm reading this correctly, the max wind was 56 mph at 1816z. Doesn't specify if it is max gust so I assume this means 56 mph sustained. Correct me if I'm wrong. CYKF is about 10 miles south of here. METAR CYKF 161900Z AUTO 22031G43KT 9SM FEW043 23/11 A2970 RMK SLP055 DENSITY ALT 2500FT MAX WND 20049KT AT 1816Z= That would be the highest wind (gust) assuming it works the same in Canada as in the US. Late reply, but appears so. EC confirms CYKF Region of Waterloo Int'l max gust was 58 mph. Here on the other hand... I estimate the winds were gusting to 60-70mph at one point. Several trees were snapped, and the city is still a mess of small and large branches everywhere. Hydro lines also came down, and some of the oddest reports are of traffic lights that snapped free of their poles and were laying on the road. They don't dangle off wires here - they are connected to metal or concrete posts. Waterloo Regional Police shut down a couple stretches of major roads on the west side of the city due to wind damage, and a lot of people were without hydro. There were also dust storms in the rural areas. Pretty neat stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 Made it to at least 70 and maybe a degree or two higher with a late bump. Sitting at +4.8 through yesterday. I made a prediction of +4 to +6 before April started...wonder if we can end up there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 Made it to at least 70 and maybe a degree or two higher with a late bump. Sitting at +4.8 through yesterday. I made a prediction of +4 to +6 before April started...wonder if we can end up there. With the warmup coming next week, I say yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpartyOn Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 DTW temp is sitting at +2.7 for the month so far. Also a precip departure of -.60 showing how dry it has been. The rains of this past weekend didn't do jack **** around here, at least (IMBY). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 DTW temp is sitting at +2.7 for the month so far. Also a precip departure of -.60 showing how dry it has been. The rains of this past weekend didn't do jack **** around here, at least (IMBY). Your area had almost an inch for the weekend, down here we ended up around .8" for the weekend, it made a difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 Heavy clouds have taken over late this afternoon. Topped off at 69° IMBY. I think I felt a few raindrops outside as well. +2.3 for the month, including today (as it stands now). Next 3-4 days will chip away at that +2.3 a bit with temperatures staying below normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowMeHunter Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 nice out but it seems almost every nice day clouds up in the afternoon. Need some afternoon warm sun to lose this white cheddar look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 Still holding onto 70F, but that isn't going to last long when the winds turn from the north. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 Really nice day here. Made it to 75 with plenty of sun and little wind. A few storms are starting to pop out by Cedar Rapids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 01-02, 02-03 were back to back low yielding snowfall winters around here. Many, many times have there been back-to-back if not back-to-back-to-back low yielding snowfall winters. This region has been spoiled rotten as of late...we have gone 4, 5 years in a stretch of crappy snowfall winters many moons ago. I was talking about the low probability of seeing an all around crappy winter (with well above normal temps, below normal snow, and well below normal snowcover). If we have an exact match of snowfall next winter as this one, but it is cold and the snowcover lasts...it will seem like a world of difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 Your area had almost an inch for the weekend, down here we ended up around .8" for the weekend, it made a difference. DTW is +0.90" for the year. After the wettest year on record, closer to normal precip may seem dry, but its not. As a sufferer of mold allergies, i can tell you that was with us all winter (frequent rain and snow that melted quickly), and now in spring it was nice to have a few week break from wettness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 DTW is +0.90" for the year. After the wettest year on record, closer to normal precip may seem dry, but its not. As a sufferer of mold allergies, i can tell you that was with us all winter (frequent rain and snow that melted quickly), and now in spring it was nice to have a few week break from wettness. Yeah I understand from a mold allergy approach, however I'd like for us to maintain rainfall at least until June so we don't setup drought conditions for the summer and end up hot as hell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Yeah I understand from a mold allergy approach, however I'd like for us to maintain rainfall at least until June so we don't setup drought conditions for the summer and end up hot as hell. Oh I agree! Last thing I want is a hot summer!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Yeah I understand from a mold allergy approach, however I'd like for us to maintain rainfall at least until June so we don't setup drought conditions for the summer and end up hot as hell. Mold spores bother me too, but at a really high level. When the mold spore counts are sky high (like 40,000+); usually during hot, rainy weather, I feel lousy! Otherwise I'm good until Ragweed season. 70s with occasional rain during the summer would be fine with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpartyOn Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Your area had almost an inch for the weekend, down here we ended up around .8" for the weekend, it made a difference. Stebo.. I took today off to work in my yard and perform spring clean up. The ground was hard as a rock. Dry soils well below 3 inches was discovered. It's so dry that when I fired up the mower it made a small dust cloud with each pass near uncovered soil. It's dry. With regards to the drought one can only hope we receive more rain in the next couple of weeks. Personally the heat doesn't phase me one bit but my garden and lawn think different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 That is dry. Seems drier then here. All that wind/sun/low dew point air just sucks the moisture out of the soil...along with the lack of snow cover this winter probably adds to it. I need to plant a few trees, probably tomorrow, so i'll get a better idea of how the moisture level is here. I use a lot of mulch in my plantings, which helps a lot. Temp dropping fast here...skies cleared out almost completely this evening ...winds are out of the NW now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpartyOn Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 That is dry. Seems drier then here. All that wind/sun/low dew point air just sucks the moisture out of the soil...along with the lack of snow cover this winter probably adds to it. I need to plant a few trees, probably tomorrow, so i'll get a better idea of how the moisture level is here. I use a lot of mulch in my plantings, which helps a lot. Temp dropping fast here...skies cleared out almost completely this evening ...winds are out of the NW now. what the ole saying.. "Drought breeds drought" There was a great write-up in NE thread about this particular term and if it holds true scientifically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Stebo.. I took today off to work in my yard and perform spring clean up. The ground was hard as a rock. Dry soils well below 3 inches was discovered. It's so dry that when I fired up the mower it made a small dust cloud with each pass near uncovered soil. It's dry. With regards to the drought one can only hope we receive more rain in the next couple of weeks. Personally the heat doesn't phase me one bit but my garden and lawn think different. Weird because on the Eastside my yard was like swamp grounds until today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpartyOn Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Weird because on the Eastside my yard was like swamp grounds until today. I was up in shelby this evening and it was dry there. Not sure you might be sitting better off and not built or residing on the sandy hell of Oakland county! Its hard to grow anything. FWIW you could be in a low area? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 We've been kinda dry in this region so far. My soil conditions are pretty good after that 2" of rain this weekend. Preparing for another 1.5" or better the next 2 days. Calm before the storm so to speak right now here. Still mild in the upper 50s, little wind. @SpartyOn: A sandy soil does not help matters any! Bigger the pore spaces in between soil particles the faster moisture will be wicked/drained away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Geos Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Are there showers and storms firing up across the S WI or is that ground clutter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeastFromTheEast Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 :axe: Oh god make it stop already ughhh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
on_wx Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Are there showers and storms firing up across the S WI or is that ground clutter? Lightning associated with the cells in northern Illinois. Southern WI looks like storms, but TMKE isn't detecting any cells there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Lightning associated with the cells in northern Illinois. Southern WI looks like storms, but TMKE isn't detecting any cells there. Ok... was sort of wondering whether the front was setting off some convection or not. Missing out on a intense shower over Waukegan right now. Not noticing any lightning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Pretty good downpour out there right now with some slow rumbles of thunder. Still pretty mild out there at 63. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 BTW, AllisonHouse took over the sever workload from Gibson Ridge, so GREarth is now available to everyone who wants it. I got it a few days ago, very nice application. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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