frostfern Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 Hmm... I actually had to turn the heat back on last night. Pretty raw day here with temps struggling to get out of the low 50s. Rainfall was helpful, but I could use a little more than the 0.68 I got since yesterday afternoon. Lingering instability showers may tally up another tenth or two in the next couple days, but it looks dry after that with Canadian high pressure setting up shop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmc76 Posted June 1, 2012 Share Posted June 1, 2012 Kind of disappointed with this system. Was expecting around 1" got about 0.40". Not enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 Made it to 61° today once it cleared up partially. Tomorrow should make it to 70° with more sun! The bits of grass that were starting to go yellow responded nicely to the rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 Free fishing this weekend in Wisconsin...not sure if you have to be a resident or not... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 Very nice day here today. A big improvement over the upper 40s and cold rain all day yesterday. Made it to 69 with a decent amount of sun. The grass which had been turning to straw the last few weeks is really greened up and growing again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 Somewhat interesting setup over Illinois tomorrow afternoon. Little vort max rotating around the upper low could kick of some small rotating storms especially over central Illinois. RAP shows cape values over 1000j/kg over this area. NAM around 750j/kg. RAP may be overdoing it a bit. Low level shear is very weak, but mid-level shear is pretty decent. If we can get instability up around 1000j/kg like the RAP suggests we may have a few small rotating sups over central IL later tomorrow (Saturday afternoon). Sometimes these quirky cold core/high ambient vorticity late spring systems can drop a few surprising weak tornadoes. Not saying that's gonna happen tomorrow, but wouldn't be surprised. In the Peoria/Springfield area.... png Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 Was gorgeous out today, played 18 holes. A bit windy but still fairly nice in the mid 60s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 Point and click has a forecasted high of 61º for IND for this Friday. Would be good for a -17º daily max temperature departure. Obviously that's not far away from the 50's. If IND failed to hit 60º on Friday, it would be the first sub 60º max temp in June since 2003 (6/3: 57º). I believe there to be only 17 days that have failed to hit 60º in June throughout recorded history at Indianapolis. Playing along with the same theme, IND had only three min temps below 60º last June. As for the record low max temp for June 1st for Indianapolis, not gonna happen...but what the heck, here are the three lowest (data back to 1871): 55º in 1889...56º in 1956...60º in 1997 (other 60º readings as well). Midnight high of 61º FTL. MAXIMUM 61 1201 AM Good call by KIND though...nailed it. -12º daily departure at IND yesterday (-17 for the max and -7 for the min). The last time there was a "cooler" daily departure was a little more than a year ago on May 17, 2011 at -13º (note: January 13, 2012 also had a -12º daily departure). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 48F this morning...may have dropped even lower between obs... Looks like back into the 70F's for this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 The May 31/June 1 storm total rainfall was 0.79" imby. Started this morning in the upper 40s, felt chilly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpartyOn Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 Got ourselves a top shelf day on tap! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 Chilly this morning at 47°, up in the high 60s now with mostly sunny skies. Dewpoints are really low around 40°. This cool damp weather has really tamed down the fires in the U.P. The Duck Lake fire is 71% contained as of this morning. http://activefiremaps.fs.fed.us/# Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 RAP continues to show a small pocket of 1000-1250j/kg cape over northern/central Illinois later today. 15z SPC meso analysis shows a few pockets of 500j/kg cape already out over Iowa. Nice little vort max rotating around the parent upper low may make things mildly interesting over parts of Illinois later this afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 There's been hints of a return to a warmer pattern as we head into mid-month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropical Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 There's been hints of a return to a warmer pattern as we head into mid-month. Thank god. Last three days were brutal. Sent from my iPad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 RAP continues to show a small pocket of 1000-1250j/kg cape over northern/central Illinois later today. 15z SPC meso analysis shows a few pockets of 500j/kg cape already out over Iowa. Nice little vort max rotating around the parent upper low may make things mildly interesting over parts of Illinois later this afternoon. Looks like some towers about to go south of Chicago and in NE IA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckeye05 Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 Fantasy land I know, but I like to pretend it's not . Looks interesting for the Great Lakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostfern Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 There's been hints of a return to a warmer pattern as we head into mid-month. Zonal or flat topped ridge is better for severe weather over Michigan. Seems that pattern just doesn't happen anymore. I'm tired of the massive heat domes that keep all the good stuff off to the north or west followed by digging east coast troughs that usher in dry northwest flow for weeks at a time. It's like there's nothing in between. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpartyOn Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 Zonal or flat topped ridge is better for severe weather over Michigan. Seems that pattern just doesn't happen anymore. I'm tired of the massive heat domes that keep all the good stuff off to the north or west followed by digging east coast troughs that usher in dry northwest flow for weeks at a time. It's like there's nothing in between. 2010 was an ideal summer for the majority of us. It featured the firecracker heat and plenty of severe events. A few -NAO based patterns too. Even in the -NAO we got heat and severe. Flat topped ridges and backdoor cool fronts. 2010 was fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 A few light showers here this afternoon. The heavier downpours went around us but it was nice to see the sky full of towers again. Tomorrow is the 152nd anniversary of probably the most powerful tornado to hit the DVN area since settlers moved into to the area. http://www.crh.noaa.gov/dvn/?n=camanchetornado Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aurora Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 Just had a 50 mph wind gust with a line of showers that passed through the area. Stronger winds than we see in our thunderstorms most of the time, and I did lose power for a few minutes. Crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpartyOn Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 Some bad ass convective showers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hm8 Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 Mildly impressed... 06/02/2012 0635 PM 2 miles NNE of Highland, Oakland County. Thunderstorm wind gust e50.00 mph, reported by NWS employee. Numerous small branches down around Duck Lake and White Lake 06/02/2012 0640 PM Commerce, Oakland County. Thunderstorm wind gust e50 mph, reported by trained spotter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 Stayed mostly sunny here today. High 74°. Strong breezes out of the WNW. Looks like a great weather week coming up, 65°-75° in the temperature department. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmc76 Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 Wow what a wicked storm that ripped through here. I would say at least 50 mph straight line winds. It was really instense. Nearly knocked me over. My new neighbors must think im a wacko for be out during that storm. They just dont know me yet Just got a phone call from my dad said NW Shelby TWP massive tree damage all over around the 24-26 mile rds and Mound. Power is out as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 Just had a strong line of showers move through. The rain itself wasn't all that impressive, but gusts were easily 40-50 MPH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostfern Posted June 2, 2012 Share Posted June 2, 2012 2010 was an ideal summer for the majority of us. It featured the firecracker heat and plenty of severe events. A few -NAO based patterns too. Even in the -NAO we got heat and severe. Flat topped ridges and backdoor cool fronts. 2010 was fun. At least it should be good for working outdoors the next week before the return flow heat kicks back in. The GFS is showing practically a repeat of the latter half of May, which means increasingly hot and dry with rain and storms mostly restricted to the northern plains and upper Mississippi Valley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 And also, temps oveachieved yet again with a high of 75*F. The forecasted high was 68*F. This was despite high/mid level clouds around for parts of the day, especially over the Airport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxman1952 Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 The May 31/June 1 storm total rainfall was 0.79" imby. Started this morning in the upper 40s, felt chilly! Since May 31st. 1.60 here in Saginaw Twp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted June 3, 2012 Share Posted June 3, 2012 That line of showers that came through this evening was easily gusting to 50mph in my neighborhood. Selfridge gusted to 49kt also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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