Geos Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 I saw Aurora Borealis for the first time in my life today! I did an analysis of all the solar data and everything matches up, this is the real deal folks. Kinda hard to make out in photos but the green tinge is definitely evident. With the naked eye it was fairly spectacularly, for a Floridian at least http://weather.schematical.com/ Very cool. Even living at this latitude all my life - I've only seen the aurora borealis a handful of times. Now I've seen it along Lake Superior a few times as well. Right now it looks like it pulled back, but I will definitely be watching for it. ... Would never know tomorrow is going to be a blow torch by being out tonight. Sitting at 70° right now with dry conditions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aurora Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Very cool. Even living at this latitude all my life - I've only seen the aurora borealis a handful of times. Now I've seen it along Lake Superior a few times as well. Right now it looks like it pulled back, but I will definitely be watching for it. Geomagnetic storm is dying down right now but it was going pretty good last night. Would've went out but with all the cloud cover and borderline Kp and Bz parameters for viewing in SE Michigan, decided the chance of seeing something was too low to justify spending gas money to drive north to get out of the light pollution. Congrats on seeing it for the first time, Turtle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Had 0.37" of rain imby in the form of a downpour this afternoon, but just 0.10" at DTW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 At least in the extended range Euro, the heat really stays south of me...which is fine in my book... We've still got July/Aug/early Sept to get through... The warm season is just crazy long this year...with a blowtorch March, no winter ...its going to be nuts when we do get a cold winter and even a normal spring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 a grand total of .10 here at the airport, which brings us to .56 for the month of course .37 of that fell on the first. So we have had .19 since the 2nd of June. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpartyOn Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Welcome sight to see that healthy MCS over northern lower MI. Filling up the pine river and other streams and lakes up that way. Feel bad for the people at their cottages though. Rain sucks for vacation.!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Just enough rain to make the concrete wet overnight... Already nearing 80F with a strong, humid south wind... Feels like a sauna out there this morning. Looks like we'll make a run for the mid 90Fs both today and tomorrow. AC is cranked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostfern Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Big ridge-roller squall line just plowed through! Had a nice cold wind gust followed by lots of close CG lightning. Best storm since April in terms of lightning. Finally just what the doctor ordered! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostfern Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Nice soaking rain now. Huge positive CG boom just shook the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Up to 78°, with a 15mph wind. Sun just broke out, been cloudy all morning. -Frostfern: You'll probably miss out on the 90s today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 83F/70F... greasy underpants if you are going out for a run or bike ride today... Wonder if these dews will stay up as the temps climb above 90F/? Lets hope not... Might head to the pool to cool off and try on out my new mankini... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Once the tired crapvection clears out, we shouldn't have too much of a problem rebounding temp-wise. It hasn't really disrupted the advection process so far aloft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Clouds getting in the way...good. Still only at 84F...hopefully they can hang around all day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropical Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 92.1 outside, dewpoint 70.8. Heat index 98.8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmc76 Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 I think we can put away the drought talk for SEMI. Good soaking today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropical Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Still no rain here, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ajdos Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 I think we can put away the drought talk for SEMI. Good soaking today. this was definitely not a drought breaker. ..25" is not a good soaking...however local places did get some good rainfall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hm8 Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 this was definitely not a drought breaker. ..25" is not a good soaking...however local places did get some good rainfall. Between today and yesterday and the fact that most of semi wasn't technically classified as being in a drought in the first place (at least as of the map put put last Tuesday), I'd think most of MI is in ok shape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlehurricane Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Solar wind shock detected at L1, 30 minutes till it hits the Earth. Look north folks, sunlight be damned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostfern Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Picked up a solid 0.85" this morning. As a result dewpoints spiked up into the lower 70s earlier this afternoon. Stepping out the door away from the AC felt like walking into a giant wet washcloth. Definitely not used to this kind of humidity. Not that I'd ever really get used to it with my northern European ancestry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlehurricane Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Nevermind on the aurora, Europe will get a good show but due to the time of day this side of the world looks to get nada. http://helios.swpc.noaa.gov/ovation/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Was at work so totally missed the ominous sky everyone was talking about, not to mention the storm itself. Had 0.56" in my rain gauge. DTW had 0.68" of rain with a wind gust to 59 mph, not to mention the storm dropped temps into the 60s for most of the afternoon, just now rebounding into the upper 70s (and humid), but its crazy how a storm can just totally mess with temps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Nevermind on the aurora, Europe will get a good show but due to the time of day this side of the world looks to get nada. http://helios.swpc.noaa.gov/ovation/ Northern Europe will get a good show and it is light far up north still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowMeHunter Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 I can't believe the swamp pu$$ies on this forum really in fact get out and enjoy this weather without chilling in a chemical bath pool or at the beach. Thankfully only 2 more days of this and a bonus the days start getting shorter, too when the heat leaves for a nice stretch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeastFromTheEast Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 I can't believe the swamp pu$$ies on this forum really in fact get out and enjoy this weather without chilling in a chemical bath pool or at the beach. Thankfully only 2 more days of this and a bonus the days start getting shorter, too when the heat leaves for a nice stretch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropical Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 I can't believe the swamp pu$$ies on this forum really in fact get out and enjoy this weather without chilling in a chemical bath pool or at the beach. Thankfully only 2 more days of this and a bonus the days start getting shorter, too when the heat leaves for a nice stretch. I was outside doing yardwork in this weather all day. This weather is gorgeous! Temps in the mid 90s is perfect A+ weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 12z EURO showing a wet and coolish weekend ahead. Sunday and Monday with NE winds down the full length of the lake. Quite a bit of rain north of Chicago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeastFromTheEast Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 12z EURO showing a wet and coolish weekend ahead. Sunday with NE winds down the full length of the lake. Quite a bit of rain north of Chicago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropical Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 12z EURO showing a wet and coolish weekend ahead. Sunday with NE winds down the full length of the lake. Quite a bit of rain north of Chicago. Fail. .SUNDAY AND MONDAY...FORECAST CONFIDENCE MEDIUM. A RATHER STRONG MID/UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILDS NORTH INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS WITH A NORTHWEST MID/UPPER FLOW ACROSS THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES. BOTH THE 12Z GFS AND 00Z ECMWF BRINGS A SURFACE HIGH INTO THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY SUNDAY AND ACROSS WISCONSIN MONDAY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeastFromTheEast Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Fail. .SUNDAY AND MONDAY...FORECAST CONFIDENCE MEDIUM. A RATHER STRONG MID/UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILDS NORTH INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS WITH A NORTHWEST MID/UPPER FLOW ACROSS THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES. BOTH THE 12Z GFS AND 00Z ECMWF BRINGS A SURFACE HIGH INTO THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY SUNDAY AND ACROSS WISCONSIN MONDAY. NW flow? I'll take it And besides Geos and I were talking about today's 12Z run which wasn't taken into account when that Disc you posted came out.. Anyways its still 6-7 days out so I won't be too shocked if we are baking in the 90's next weekend either.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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