SpartyOn Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 Loving that massive high pressure from 130hrs on the 6z GFS. Hopeful fantasy sunglasses weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gosaints Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 Loving that massive high pressure from 130hrs on the 6z GFS. Hopeful fantasy sunglasses weather. Looks like we could have full sun on saturday if the GFS is right. It races that thing out of here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 Most of the ensembles still look interesting for some in the region. What the OP does is almost meaningless if the big picture is not viewed. That said, an inch or two is probably the best most can hope for. 1 Wet Flurry is "nice" for me, especially in late April Which all i'm really hoping for with this.. Some last flakes that's all.. It's not every year, the chances for a wet snow come up the last week of April! I'm rooting for a little extra, late season snowfall to put on the books after this miserable winter! Bonus snow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisconsinwx Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 It's not every year, the chances for a wet snow come up the last week of April! I'm rooting for a little extra, late season snowfall to put on the books after this miserable winter! Bonus snow! Between the unexpected chance for "bonus snow" as you put it, and the hilarious reaction from some of the general public, it would be a nice thing to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Smith Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 I think there was a similar set-up end of April 1966 and the outcome was sleety snow leaving a coating to 2 inches in a stiff east wind, daytime temps 35-40 F (that being near Toronto). Looks to me like Friday could see lake effect mixed wintry showers sort of a deal, and then this wave on the weekend with possible 2-4 inch pockets in a long corridor of trace to 2 inches. Quite a change in pattern similar to 1945, which then stayed cold to mid-June. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gosaints Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 Seen it before but the GFS is torchy in the extended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 Bluebird day around here. Perfect spring weather out there. Almost no wind...blue skies. Watched a 747-400 fly overhead through my binoculars... Found it on Flightaware ..>Singapore to O'hare...probably coasting from LSE to Chicago... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpartyOn Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 Seen it before but the GFS is torchy in the extended. Of corse it's torchy. It will be May and 1 month away for MET Summer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trapperman Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 This would probably belong in a May discussion thread, but... bring it. This cold lover is ready. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchaumburgStormer Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 Bluebird day around here. Perfect spring weather out there. Almost no wind...blue skies. Watched a 747-400 fly overhead through my binoculars... Found it on Flightaware ..>Singapore to O'hare...probably coasting from LSE to Chicago... Had 2 appts in the city today, great blue skys. Get home... Nothing but clouds. Sigh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 Mostly sunny skies have prevailed today with 50s for the most part. Did peak at 61° before onshore breeze kicked in. Low 32° this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 71F right now. Probably one of the nicest days so far this spring. Give me about 2 weeks of this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 check this time lapse video shot near Fergus Falls, MN......Holy Aurora's batman...cool stuff Wow, that extremely cool. Would love to do a time lapse like that sometime. Very nice day here today. Lots of sun and 71. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Temp dropped 11F in the last hour...calm winds, clear skies, low humidity allowing that to happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Down to 48° here after coming from 54° at 7:00pm. Expecting a normal low tonight around 40° tonight. Dewpoints in the 20s closer to the lake. Holding steady at +1.6° for the month given today averaged out normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nwohweather Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Hopefully we can get some severe weather here in May. A boring April for the most part but at least it's dry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Another day with a wide temperature gradient in N IL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Looks like i'll be right on the edge of the warmth with temps near 70F... Place in S Iowa may hit 90F. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Another day with a wide temperature gradient in N IL. Pretty impressive. Verbatim there would be a 30 degree difference just between here and where you are. Any lingering clouds/precip could easily knock our temps back though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Tuesday, April 24th: Hi: 63F Lo: 32F Overall Sky Conditions: Partly Cloudy Max Wind Gust: 19MPH Rainfall: 0.00" Snowfall: 0.0" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 That's some impressive heat just west of this area! Maybe 90° in Ottumwa, IA! Currently 46° here. Storms that do form tomorrow will have sufficient heating to work with! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Made it to 63, a few degrees below average. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 That's some impressive heat just west of this area! Maybe 90° in Ottumwa, IA! Currently 46° here. Storms that do form tomorrow will have sufficient heating to work with! Very impressive heat out in Kansas too. Nearly 100 degrees on this map. Kinda makes you wonder if the cap will be stronger than progged further to the east over the severe threat zone with such instense heat upwind to the west-southwest. I guess that's a concern for the severe thread though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye_wx Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 I'm loving the model trend. Last few runs of the GFS have been failing to pull the coldest great lakes/se Canada air back into the upper midwest, and the now the 00z Euro has warmed up as well. 00z Euro never drops our 850 temp below +3 this weekend(still going to be a chilly rain) and then brings in milder air for several days next week. A nice stretch of weather would help me get all the garden stuff taken care of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 6z GFS shows summer starting around May 4th... Warmth really builds in after that (80Fs)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 I'm loving the model trend. Last few runs of the GFS have been failing to pull the coldest great lakes/se Canada air back into the upper midwest, and the now the 00z Euro has warmed up as well. 00z Euro never drops our 850 temp below +3 this weekend(still going to be a chilly rain) and then brings in milder air for several days next week. A nice stretch of weather would help me get all the garden stuff taken care of. yep yet another cold outbreak fail...remember the snowstorm the weenies were talking about a couple pages back haven't seen a sub-freezing temp here since February Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 decent rains now, hopefully we get a quality mini soaking before the torch moves in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpartyOn Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Is it me or have the models been very wet in the 120hr timeframe to only dry up by 48hrs this spring? Yes. Something interesting is happening here. Is drought breeding drought? There has been a slight improvement with respects to the developing weak drought but not enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 yep yet another cold outbreak fail...remember the snowstorm the weenies were talking about a couple pages back haven't seen a sub-freezing temp here since February Remember when weenies were talking about the last week of April being very warm and erasing any minor departures? 12z guidance continues to look very warm in the med range...last week of the month could erase any minor departures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpartyOn Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Remember when weenies were talking about the last week of April being very warm and erasing any minor departures? Alek was essentially correct there. Not too far to his west there is a massive heat dome. Placement was just off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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