aurora Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Tonight's sunset was just incredible...up there with 7/23/10 and 7/2/11 for great convective sunsets here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Tropical - that's a sweet looking yard! Your plants look very healthy! Cool anvil's Aurora! - very colorful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropical Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Tropical - that's a sweet looking yard! Your plants look very healthy! Cool anvil's Aurora! - very colorful. Thanks. This is why I live for summer. So lush and colorful compared to frozen white wasteland of winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlehurricane Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 GFS showing mid 40s Saturday morning at MSN! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 GFS showing mid 40s Saturday morning at MSN! I'm guessing that is record low territory. Down into the mid 70s now with the dewpoint taking a jump with the onshore flow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoar_Frost Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 The high here today was 92, the 44th day this year AOA 90. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoar_Frost Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Just finished soaking all my tropicals with Miracle-Gro. I've been alternating between Milorganite and Miracle-Gro every week all summer. Couple that with dumping thousands of gallons of water on everything each week and a jungle is the result. And still two good growing months to go! What you see as you approach on the sidewalk! That is pretty cool! At least this hot summer has been good for something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlehurricane Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 You are tempting God... I can just imagine that garden being buried by 2 feet of crushing snow followed by a week of subzero lows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxman1952 Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Cool tropicals, happy growing. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Canada loading up on banana destroying cold air...ready to dump over SE Wisconsin...lake will be frozen by November Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropical Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 You are tempting God... I can just imagine that garden being buried by 2 feet of crushing snow followed by a week of subzero lows. Does the yard look familiar to that of south Florida? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnweather Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Does the yard look familiar to that of south Florida? That is quite the lawn there. Very awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlehurricane Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Does the yard look familiar to that of south Florida? Yup, we used to have a banana tree forest and all those other tropical plants look familiar. Good yard work for real, but it's going to be crazy to insulate all that. Banana trees cannot handle cold btw, at all. They totally burn and whither, that was the fate of my banana tree forest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeastFromTheEast Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 12z Euro did a complete reversal in the long range. Eh, I guess that's why it's called fantasy land. Sorry, just had to post it.. Talk about a crazy deep trough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropical Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Yup, we used to have a banana tree forest and all those other tropical plants look familiar. Good yard work for real, but it's going to be crazy to insulate all that. Banana trees cannot handle cold btw, at all. They totally burn and whither, that was the fate of my banana tree forest Everything is dug up in October and stored bare root in my basement. Only thing left outside is the palms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisconsinwx Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Even the 0z NAM keeps most of Wisconsin and far northern Illinois around or below 70 on Thursday. When even the super warm NAM is on your side for relatively low highs, that's a good sign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Even the 0z NAM keeps most of Wisconsin and far northern Illinois around or below 70 on Thursday. When even the super warm NAM is on your side for relatively low highs, that's a good sign. Thursday's system looks like a widespread soaker for the Lower Lakes. Haven't seen that since May 31st. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisconsinwx Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Thursday's system looks like a widespread soaker for the Lower Lakes. Haven't seen that since May 31st. I would agree, but as always someone will be left out of the rainfest. I'm worried because now the GFS has been almost dryslotting much of Wisconsin the last couple runs. I'd be happy with a half inch, and current projections from HPC indicate near an inch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 I would agree, but as always someone will be left out of the rainfest. I'm worried because now the GFS has been almost dryslotting much of Wisconsin the last couple runs. I'd be happy with a half inch, and current projections from HPC indicate near an inch. GFS is definitely the southern most of the models. EURO and NAM are close together with the axis of heaviest rain. I think no matter what- we will see lake effect rain. We need a parade of these types of system to give everyone in this subforum drought relief. MKX talking about some good rainfall totals for the area. WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...FORECAST CONFIDENCE MEDIUM A SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL MOVE FROM ERN IA INTO CENTRAL IL WED NT WITH AN ASSOCIATED SFC TROUGH MOVING SEWD ALONG THE MO RIVER VALLEY. MEANWHILE AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL MOVE SWD FROM CANADA INTO NRN MN BY 12Z THU AND TRACK ALONG THE MS RIVER THROUGH THU EVENING. LOW TO MID LEVEL FRONTOGENESIS BEING AIDED BY INCREASING DIFF CVA WILL BRING SHOWERS AND TSTORMS TO THE AREA. PWS WILL RANGE FROM 1.1 TO 1.5 INCHES WITH EXPECTED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 0.50-1.00 INCHES. THE HIGHER TOTALS WILL BE IN SE WI OVER THE LAKE COUNTIES. A WARM LAKE MI WILL AID IN PCPN EFFICIENCY DUE TO GREATER MOISTURE/INSTABILITY. THE UPPER LOW WILL MOVE AWAY ON FRIDAY WITH DRY AIR AND COLD ADVECTION....BUT LAKE EFFECT SHOWERS COULD LINGER IN FAR SE WI FOR FRI AM. OTHERWISE PARTLY CLOUDY TO MO SUNNY SKIES AND PLEASANT TEMPS ARE EXPECTED. Edit: Brewers mentioned Delta T's around 15°C late Thursday over the lake. (EURO supports that) That is quite unstable for summer time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisconsinwx Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 GFS is definitely the southern most of the models. EURO and NAM are close together with the axis of heaviest rain. I think no matter what- we will see lake effect rain. We need a parade of these types of system to give everyone in this subforum drought relief. MKX talking about some good rainfall totals for the area. You're right, and the LSX (St Louis) WRF is going hog wild with the lake effect rain like you and MKX mentioned. Those NE winds could sure help us come Thursday, and at the least, it will be cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Just finished soaking all my tropicals with Miracle-Gro. I've been alternating between Milorganite and Miracle-Gro every week all summer. Couple that with dumping thousands of gallons of water on everything each week and a jungle is the result. And still two good growing months to go! What you see as you approach on the sidewalk! Brave man. I'd be worried about some moron walking down the street with a machete with them so close to the sidewalk lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisconsinwx Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Sorry, just had to post it.. Talk about a crazy deep trough. That is inhumanely cold for mid August. Lower than 4C at 850 mb through much of the Great Lakes at hr 240. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ajdos Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 That is inhumanely cold for mid August. Lower than 4C at 850 mb through much of the Great Lakes at hr 240. I honestly doubt that this happens.. We might get a cool shot, however nothing significant. Expect this to moderate over time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowMeHunter Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 nice track on the euro for MI if it was winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Since it was a poor chasing season as I told you it would be....will you be using the money saved to hook up with your great Bud, Timmer next season for aExtreme Tornado Tour? no...just no. and yes, you were correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowMeHunter Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 How can this from, Izzi not make you want to touch yourself repeatedly. MOTHER NATURE IS POISED TO GIVE US A BREAK FROM HOT AND DRY WEATHER WITH A MAJOR PATTERN CHANGES ALREADY UNDER WAY ACROSS THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE. HIGHLIGHTS LOCALLY WILL INCLUDE WHAT LOOKS TO BE A POTENTIALLY FAIRLY WIDESPREAD BENEFICIAL RAINFALL...AN UNSEASONABLY SIGNIFICANT LAKE EFFECT RAIN EVENT...BIGGEST SUB-AVERAGE TEMPS IN OVER 2 MONTHS...AND POTENTIAL WATERSPOUT OUTBREAK ON LAKE MICHIGAN. GROWING QUITE METEOROLOGICALLY TINGLY OVER THE UNSEASONABLY STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH THAT IS PROGGED TO CLOSE OFF A MID LEVEL CIRCULATION OVER THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. STANDARDIZED ANOMALIES AT OR BELOW -3 SIGMA ARE PROGGED FOR 500MB HEIGHTS THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY...AN INDICATION OF JUST HOW STRONG/RARE OF AN EVENT WE ARE LOOKING AT. THE RESULT WILL BE UNSEASONABLY COLD LOW AND MID LEVEL TEMPS BECOMING JUXTAPOSED OVER THE UNUSUALLY WARM LAKE SETTING THE STAGE FOR WHAT LOOKS TO BE AN IMPRESSIVE OUT OF SEASON LAKE EFFECT EVENT. LAKE ENHANCEMENT OF THE PRECIPITATION COULD BEGIN AS EARLY AS THURSDAY AFTERNOON...BUT BECOMES LIKELY THURSDAY NIGHT AS WE TRANSITION FROM LAKE ENHANCEMENT TO A PURE LAKE EFFECT EVENT INTO NORTHEAST ILLINOIS. FORECAST SOUNDINGS HAVE LAKE-850MB DELTA T VALUES AT OR ABOVE 15C THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT WITH LAKE INDUCED CAPE OF 1500+ J/KG AND EQUILIBRIUM LEVELS NEAR/ABOVE 30K FEET. LAKE EFFECT SHOWERS AND EVEN SOME THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. CANNOT RULE OUT SOME LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IN SPOTS OVER NORTHEAST ILLINOIS GIVEN PWATS OVER 1" AND FREEZING LEVELS OVER 10K FT. WILL PROBABLY SEE SOME DIURNAL WANING OF THE LAKE EFFECT DURING THE DAY FRIDAY BEFORE IT POTENTIALLY RAMPS BACK UP AGAIN NOCTURNALLY FRIDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL BE BACKING MORE NORTHERLY WITH TIME FRIDAY NIGHT LIKELY SENDING LAKE EFFECT SHOWERS MORE INTO NORTHWEST INDIANA. IN ADDITION TO THE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...THREAT OF WATERSPOUTS EXISTS THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...WITH THE THREAT LOOKING PARTICULARLY HIGH DURING THE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING TIME FRAME. FOR LAST SEVERAL DAYS NOW MODEL GUIDANCE HAS CONTINUED TO ADVERTISE A SET-UP THAT LOOKS TO BE AT LEAST AS FAVORABLE FOR WATERSPOUTS AS LAST SEPTEMBER'S "SPOUT-APALOOZA" (9/24/2011). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewers Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 How can this from, Izzi not make you want to touch yourself repeatedly. MOTHER NATURE IS POISED TO GIVE US A BREAK FROM HOT AND DRY WEATHER WITH A MAJOR PATTERN CHANGES ALREADY UNDER WAY ACROSS THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE. HIGHLIGHTS LOCALLY WILL INCLUDE WHAT LOOKS TO BE A POTENTIALLY FAIRLY WIDESPREAD BENEFICIAL RAINFALL...AN UNSEASONABLY SIGNIFICANT LAKE EFFECT RAIN EVENT...BIGGEST SUB-AVERAGE TEMPS IN OVER 2 MONTHS...AND POTENTIAL WATERSPOUT OUTBREAK ON LAKE MICHIGAN. GROWING QUITE METEOROLOGICALLY TINGLY OVER THE UNSEASONABLY STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH THAT IS PROGGED TO CLOSE OFF A MID LEVEL CIRCULATION OVER THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. STANDARDIZED ANOMALIES AT OR BELOW -3 SIGMA ARE PROGGED FOR 500MB HEIGHTS THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY...AN INDICATION OF JUST HOW STRONG/RARE OF AN EVENT WE ARE LOOKING AT. THE RESULT WILL BE UNSEASONABLY COLD LOW AND MID LEVEL TEMPS BECOMING JUXTAPOSED OVER THE UNUSUALLY WARM LAKE SETTING THE STAGE FOR WHAT LOOKS TO BE AN IMPRESSIVE OUT OF SEASON LAKE EFFECT EVENT. LAKE ENHANCEMENT OF THE PRECIPITATION COULD BEGIN AS EARLY AS THURSDAY AFTERNOON...BUT BECOMES LIKELY THURSDAY NIGHT AS WE TRANSITION FROM LAKE ENHANCEMENT TO A PURE LAKE EFFECT EVENT INTO NORTHEAST ILLINOIS. FORECAST SOUNDINGS HAVE LAKE-850MB DELTA T VALUES AT OR ABOVE 15C THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT WITH LAKE INDUCED CAPE OF 1500+ J/KG AND EQUILIBRIUM LEVELS NEAR/ABOVE 30K FEET. LAKE EFFECT SHOWERS AND EVEN SOME THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. CANNOT RULE OUT SOME LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IN SPOTS OVER NORTHEAST ILLINOIS GIVEN PWATS OVER 1" AND FREEZING LEVELS OVER 10K FT. WILL PROBABLY SEE SOME DIURNAL WANING OF THE LAKE EFFECT DURING THE DAY FRIDAY BEFORE IT POTENTIALLY RAMPS BACK UP AGAIN NOCTURNALLY FRIDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL BE BACKING MORE NORTHERLY WITH TIME FRIDAY NIGHT LIKELY SENDING LAKE EFFECT SHOWERS MORE INTO NORTHWEST INDIANA. IN ADDITION TO THE THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL...THREAT OF WATERSPOUTS EXISTS THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...WITH THE THREAT LOOKING PARTICULARLY HIGH DURING THE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING TIME FRAME. FOR LAST SEVERAL DAYS NOW MODEL GUIDANCE HAS CONTINUED TO ADVERTISE A SET-UP THAT LOOKS TO BE AT LEAST AS FAVORABLE FOR WATERSPOUTS AS LAST SEPTEMBER'S "SPOUT-APALOOZA" (9/24/2011). Too bad I am going to miss it and too bad this isn't mid-winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 awesome sounding lake event...jealous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 This lake waterspout event sounds awesome! Might have to go down to the lake front early Friday and see what's going on. Impressive instability over the lake for this time of year. If this was winter we'd be talking about major snow totals. Sitting at about 74° currently with high clouds streaming in. Impressive qpf amounts for MI in the next 72 hours from the NAM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Dropped to 60F this morning... Longer nights becoming more noticeable. Cloudy days have been rare this summer...looks like today and tomorrow could end up mostly cloudy. Shouldn't need AC for a good week... Euro shows the heat: That chunk of cold air looks impressive in Canada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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