SpartyOn Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Went hiking today with my wife. Was a beautiful day even though it was rather blustery at times. Spring is in full force here in Southeast Michigan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmc76 Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 I can't believe the coverage on those trees. Its not like that here at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Those are great picture SpartyOn! You got to take a picture of a Sand Hill Crane - too cool! That bird species is somewhat hard to come across. The picture of the swan is really good too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Sunday, April 22nd: Hi: 53F Lo: 37F Overall Sky Conditions: Partly Cloudy Max Wind Gust: 34MPH Rainfall: 0.00" Snowfall: 0.0" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Top shelf day. Spent most of it in the greenhouse where it topped out around 78 with a 72 dewpoint. All filled up now. Windmill palm I planted in July 2008 is getting huge. Two new fronds already this spring. Yeah you do have that filled up! What is that big plant on the left side above^? Such a large plant in a small pot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpartyOn Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 I can't believe the coverage on those trees. Its not like that here at all. Kensington metro park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropical Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Yeah you do have that filled up! What is that big plant on the left side above^? Such a large plant in a small pot! Ensete maurelii. Should get huge once I get it in the ground. Grows up to 20' tall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisconsinwx Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Hard to believe we're only two months from the summer solstice, when days start getting shorter again. Hopefully May has more action in the temperature/severe departments. Besides the period from April 15-20, it has been pretty boring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisconsinwx Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 LOL i'd suggest no shorts this week either.. Low-mid 50's throughout the week and then upper 40's on Friday.. No, I'm probably going with shorts the first three days this week. After that, it gets chilly, but upper 50s to 60 and enough sun is good enough for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisconsinwx Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Oh no, I looked at last night's 0z GFS, and in the 120-144 range looks like a rather interesting storm. Of course, we know it will be nothing but a cold rain for sure. Bank on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Only 5 days in La Crosse's wx history has the temp not dropped below 50F... all in July. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 I'm gonna bust on my April temp call for LAF. Will still end up on the plus side but maybe more like +2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gosaints Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Yuk at the GFS thats about as cold as rain can get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Have already warmed up over 35 degrees since the early morning low of 32. Nice day, but a bit breezy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisconsinwx Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Yuk at the GFS thats about as cold as rain can get. Seriously, that would be snow in a lot of areas verbatim, assuming those 850 temps just below 0C can translate close to the surface. In fact, Twisterdata bears that out indeed. If true, look out LaCrosse and Madtown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 12z GFS is a nightmare.... That better be rain. Overnight temps are laughable...drops them to 20F here...which would easily break the record for that date... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisconsinwx Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 12z GFS is a nightmare.... That better be rain. Overnight temps are laughable...drops them to 20F here...which would easily break the record for that date... No, look on Twisterdata for the answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 I think we're paying for a mild March! Crazy we are even mentioning the "s" word in this region after this winter! lol. ... I think Tropical's investment shown on the last page was a good idea! Mostly sunny and about 53° right now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisconsinwx Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 I think we're paying for a mild March! Crazy we are even mentioning the "s" word in this region after this winter! lol Mostly sunny and about 53° right now! The great thing is for many on this board this wouldn't even be considered paying. If we get a late season snowstorm, this might be my favorite spring. We get the topsy turvy weather that spring is known for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 With as bizarre of a spring that this has been I wouldn't be surprised to see something like this occur. It's a long shot, but I wouldn't be surprised. Wouldn't it be crazy to have a spring with 8+ days of 80 degree March warmth followed by a snowstorm at the end of April? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gosaints Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 The great thing is for many on this board this wouldn't even be considered paying. If we get a late season snowstorm, this might be my favorite spring. We get the topsy turvy weather that spring is known for. Operational GFS definetly shows a snow threat, but wouldnt get to excited. The ensembles are all over the place. One member takes the 10 degrees 850 iso all the way to international falls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 lol ORD does still need 0.2" to get to 20" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 12z Euro a little bit like the GFS. Not as deep with the trough though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Finally a day without gusty winds! Pleasant 54° this afternoon. About 3° below normal for the day though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 LaCrosse: HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLIDE INTO THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES FRIDAY AS ANOTHER POTENT SHORTWAVE TROUGH ROTATES ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS. PRECIPITATION WILL EDGE EASTWARD...BUT QUESTION WILL BE HOW MUCH DRY AIR WILL BE IN PLACE FROM THE GREAT LAKES HIGH. HIGHEST PROBABILITIES WILL BE ACROSS THE WESTERN ZONES THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...AS DRY LOW LEVEL FLOW CONTINUES OVER MUCH OF WISCONSIN. BOTH THE 23.12Z GFS AND ECMWF PUSH SURFACE LOW INTO CENTRAL ILLINOIS SATURDAY AND INTO THE OHIO VALLEY SUNDAY. WARM FRONT REMAINS WELL SOUTH OF THE AREA WITH A STEADY PRECIPITATION FALLING TO THE NORTH OF THE LOW. GFS SOUNDINGS INDICATING THAT COLUMN TO BE SUFFICIENTLY COLD ENOUGH TO SUPPORT SNOW. QUESTION WILL BE BOUNDARY LAYER TEMPERATURES. FOR NOW WILL KEEP IT ALL IN THE LIQUID FORM...BUT WILL HAVE TO KEEP AN EYE ON THIS TIME PERIOD. SYSTEM WILL EXIT SUNDAY AND SOME QUESTION AS LINGERING PRECIPITATION CHANCES INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. BY MONDAY THOUGH...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE FIRMLY IN CONTROL OF THE WEATHER. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpartyOn Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Minus the wind today was awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 LaCrosse: FWIW: The twister data maps really dump snow in your area! I would remain quite skeptical at this far out from the event. 12z run showed that at least, haven't looked at the 18z yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gosaints Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 18z weak and supressed not much in the way of precip..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeastFromTheEast Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 CMC Precip type FWIW..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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