Geos Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Wow, that downpour is over! Had to run outside and clear leaves out of the culvert before a lake had the opportunity to form! Back to foggy and mist now. I bet magoos is getting deluged now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Have now surpassed 5.00" of rainfall for the month. Last October that did that at LAF was in 2009. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magoos0728 Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Lights flickered for a moment there--awfully weird for just some thunder. Rain is just amazing right now--new sod planted at the start of October is getting more than its fair share of moisture lately. Deficits here in the eastern half of Kenosha county have got to be shrinking with all the rain this month has brought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 12z GFS dropped temps in the extended... lots of uncertainty down the road? I guess we'll find out. Still stuck under thick clouds...warmth is right on the doorstep with 70F in NE Iowa and an hr south in Prairie Du Chien... 61F here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Sitting at 70 with overcast and rain. Not bad for late October. It should stop soon and with hopes of some sun later I will hit the golf course soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Weather is always interesting, a write up from LOT about 80º+ temps. If Wed or Thu doesn't get to 80º at ORD, then this snipet from the story applies... INTERESTINGLY...THE LAST TIME THE TEMPERATURE REACHED 80 DEGREES IN CHICAGO WAS BACK ON SEPTEMBER 12TH WHEN THE HIGH WAS 86 DEGREES. IF CHICAGO FAILS TO REACH 80 DEGREES AGAIN THIS YEAR THEN 2012 WOULD GO DOWN TIED FOR THE 7TH EARLIEST LAST 80 DEGREE DAY EVER IN CHICAGO. OF THE OTHER YEARS IN THE TOP 10 EARLIEST LAST 80 DEGREE DAYS ALMOST ALL OF THEM OCCURRED BACK PRIOR TO 1900 WHEN OFFICIAL TEMPERATURES WERE TAKEN CLOSER TO LAKE MICHIGAN...WITH ONLY 1996 HAVING AN EARLIER LAST 80 DEGREE DAY THAN THIS YEAR SINCE THE OFFICIAL OBSERVATION LOCATION WAS MOVED FARTHER INLAND FROM LAKE MICHIGAN. HERE ARE THE CURRENT TOP 10 EARLIEST LAST 80 DEGREE DAYS IN CHICAGO... RANK DATE 1 8/31/1876 2 9/7/1890 3 9/9/1875 4 9/10/1896 9/10/1996 6 9/11/1888 7 9/12/1874 9/12/2012 (THROUGH OCTOBER 23RD) 9 9/14/1889 9/14/1894 9/14/1917 Link to full story: http://www.crh.noaa.gov/news/display_cmsstory.php?wfo=lot&storyid=88605&source=0 I assume they'll get to 80 on one of those days though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Maybe you guys will appreciate this. I can't think of any thread on this board about the medium range pattern right now. Wow. Look at this. Blocking exists continously all the way from Scandinavia to west of Alaska. This is a current analysis. And where's the trough?? Seattle. Weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Maybe you guys will appreciate this. I can't think of any thread on this board about the medium range pattern right now. Wow. Look at this. Blocking exists continously all the way from Scandinavia to west of Alaska. This is a current analysis. And where's the trough?? Seattle. Weird. That is weird. I wonder if the position of the trough more so over the Bering Sea has to do with the small ridge over the Midwest now?... This weekend the bottom drops out though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Maybe you guys will appreciate this. I can't think of any thread on this board about the medium range pattern right now. Wow. Look at this. Blocking exists continously all the way from Scandinavia to west of Alaska. This is a current analysis. And where's the trough?? Seattle. Weird. Fast forward 120 hours on the GEFS. Highly anomalous blocking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Looks like a pretty boring pattern here, other then some colder air.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Sitting at 59° right now with light fog around. 1.13" of rain for today so far. 1.71" from this system total! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Only 0.09" here since midnight. Still enough to bump us over the 3" mark for the month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlehurricane Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 12z GFS dropped temps in the extended... lots of uncertainty down the road? I guess we'll find out. Still stuck under thick clouds...warmth is right on the doorstep with 70F in NE Iowa and an hr south in Prairie Du Chien... 61F here. We've warmed up to 63 °F but the fog is getting thicker, GFS says next time we see the sun is on Friday. Time to invest in a sun lamp. Too bad that hurricane-noreaster isn't going to retrograde until it reaches the Midwest anymore per the GFS. ECMWF destroys New York City so that's something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpartyOn Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Fast forward 120 hours on the GEFS. Highly anomalous blocking. The Greenland feature is blockbuster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 I hear you on the sun lamp.. typical fall seems to have a lot of clouds.. Up to 69F. I did see the sun 2 or 3 times poke out here...would have been very warm if it would have stayed. forecast for LSE: Friday Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. Friday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Saturday Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. Saturday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. Sunday Partly sunny, with a high near 44. Sunday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Monday A slight chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 45. Monday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Tuesday Partly sunny, with a high near 47. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Approaching 70 here. Should be the first of 3, maybe 4 in a row. Whoops. In the rainfall department, 1.53" at LAF today. October total now 5.31" (+3.16" for the month to date). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 Fog rolling in here too. Made it to 62° about an hour before sunset, when the sun came out for about 20 minutes - otherwise a cloudy day. Sunset tonight: Posted several foggy and misty pictures >>> http://www.americanwx.com/bb/index.php/topic/37373-autumn-fog-and-mist/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 Whoops. In the rainfall department, 1.53" at LAF today. October total now 5.31" (+3.16" for the month to date). I blame the models. Next couple days should fare better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 I blame the models. Next couple days should fare better. NAM 2m temps? Eh, rain/clouds did you in today. Of course the models weren't great with that either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 NAM 2m temps? Eh, rain/clouds did you in today. Of course the models weren't great with that either. If the NAM 2m temps are showing mid/upper 70s, then yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 If the NAM 2m temps are showing mid/upper 70s, then yes. They don't make torches like they used to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonger Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 Weather is always interesting, a write up from LOT about 80º+ temps. If Wed or Thu doesn't get to 80º at ORD, then this snipet from the story applies... INTERESTINGLY...THE LAST TIME THE TEMPERATURE REACHED 80 DEGREES IN CHICAGO WAS BACK ON SEPTEMBER 12TH WHEN THE HIGH WAS 86 DEGREES. IF CHICAGO FAILS TO REACH 80 DEGREES AGAIN THIS YEAR THEN 2012 WOULD GO DOWN TIED FOR THE 7TH EARLIEST LAST 80 DEGREE DAY EVER IN CHICAGO. OF THE OTHER YEARS IN THE TOP 10 EARLIEST LAST 80 DEGREE DAYS ALMOST ALL OF THEM OCCURRED BACK PRIOR TO 1900 WHEN OFFICIAL TEMPERATURES WERE TAKEN CLOSER TO LAKE MICHIGAN...WITH ONLY 1996 HAVING AN EARLIER LAST 80 DEGREE DAY THAN THIS YEAR SINCE THE OFFICIAL OBSERVATION LOCATION WAS MOVED FARTHER INLAND FROM LAKE MICHIGAN. HERE ARE THE CURRENT TOP 10 EARLIEST LAST 80 DEGREE DAYS IN CHICAGO... RANK DATE 1 8/31/1876 2 9/7/1890 3 9/9/1875 4 9/10/1896 9/10/1996 6 9/11/1888 7 9/12/1874 9/12/2012 (THROUGH OCTOBER 23RD) 9 9/14/1889 9/14/1894 9/14/1917 Link to full story: http://www.crh.noaa....=88605&source=0 I assume they'll get to 80 on one of those days though. Forecast has it below 80, looks like tomorrow is the only threat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 Still 68F at 10pm...dew point of 62F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewers Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 Real foggy tonight. METAR KMKE 240252Z 00000KT 1/16SM FG BKN001 OVC110 13/13 A2992 RMK AO2 TWR VIS 1/4 SLP133 T01330133 53005 RVRNO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 Fog intensities have been fluctuating tonight. One minute I look out and it's like pea soup and the next I can see down the block. Airport has been between 0.25 - 2.50 miles tonight. Sitting at about 57° right now. Wonder if it will get to 70° tomorrow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 Looks like a legit shot at the lower 80s tomorrow. The system on Thursday looks like a quick hitting band of showers with a temp crash from the 70s to the lower 50s in an hour or so. That should be fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted October 24, 2012 Author Share Posted October 24, 2012 Well it looks like the models have backed off the storm of the century. I'm not surprised. I'm pretty sure 1950 was the last time we've saw something close to that anyway. EDIT: I'm referring to the low retrograding so far to the NW with the snow potential. I can still see the low impacting the east coast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlehurricane Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 Not as much fog as yesterday but still plenty of low clouds. Temperature is a mild 63 °F. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 clouds clouds clouds/./.. Oh well...looks like sun comes back for the weekend... 78F today, 44F tomorrow afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Entropy Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 Any chance at Hurricane Sandy bringing a little wet snow to parts of the Ohio Valley? Some of the models seem to be hinting at this being a possibility. The 6z GFS shows an interesting solution, with the storm system spawning a new low pressure over New England that retrogrades west to Lake Erie. It shows around an inch of precipitation with conditions thermodynamically favorable for snowfall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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