WestMichigan Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 According to WGN you got 5" today...? so far. 5" seems about right. It was so windy that I can't say for sure but based on measurements for other sites around me that makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 -2F down by the airport and -5F on the bluff... Usually with calm conditions those numbers are reversed.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 The banana belt of WIsconsin...Milwaukee is sitting at 1F... BowMe actually has to put a long sleeve on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 The banana belt of WIsconsin...Milwaukee is sitting at 1F... BowMe actually has to put a long sleeve on. Up in Tomahawk WI they're already down to -22. Temp very slowly creeping downward here. Down to 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 DLL - and he probably had to turn his furnace up too!... or maybe on. lol +2° here now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hm8 Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 DTX updated GRIDS to a -1 low tonight for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 LAF stuck on 8º. Interesting only because my typically warm biased thermometer has 7.5º at the moment (usually about 2-3º higher than the airport). Winds are still up, so I'm sure that's holding things up a bit here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hm8 Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 -20 wind chill tomorrow...looks like I might actually have to bring out the winter jacket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Thinking about putting on some wet jogging pants and going for a jog... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Thinking about putting on some wet jogging pants and going for a jog... Take pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottawa Blizzard Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 I know, right? I kissed my wife awhile ago and be both about got electrocuted. I love winter and all, but those MN temps are a little much for me. I'm trying to decide if it would be worth it to receive the amount of snow that you get. Now that's what I call "sparking a romance"! Down to 12F here in Toronto. West winds generally aren't good for bringing cold into this city. Too much moderation from the lake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlehurricane Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Ice formed on the inside of my window while I was exercising. 0 F in Madison at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisconsinwx Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 My thermometer just dipped below 0F for the first time in a long while: -0.4F is the current temp. I was hoping some of the outlying areas in SE Wisconsin could make a run at -10F, and that looks doable for the likes of Waukesha, Sheboygan, Fon du Lac, etc. Given our lax criteria for cold days seemingly, MPS may even close with this cold snap. It happened back on Feb. 5-6, 2007 with pretty similar temps. In fact, the second of those days featured wind chills of only -10 to -20F, yet they closed for the second straight day along with most other area districts. Needless to say there was some disagreement, and some vocal parents about closing. I agree that it seems a bit too lax, -25 or greater wind chills make sense, but when you're talking highs in the single digits with wind chills around -15, it is not necessary, though still bitterly cold clearly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Closing schools for wind chills in the -10 to -20º range is weak sauce. Granted I'm old, but that wasn't even a consideration back in my school days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnweather Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Most schools are closed up here tomorrow and rightfully so with wind chills to -45 at times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisconsinwx Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Closing schools for wind chills in the -10 to -20º range is weak sauce. Granted I'm old, but that wasn't even a consideration back in my school days. I know, I think they just got a bit lazy and said, well we closed it one day, so might as well tomorrow as well with a subzero low (even ignoring the lighter winds the next day). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 It's amazing how quickly standards can change. Back in 2009 we hit -32 here, and tonight it seems like such a big deal in this area that we may dip as low as -2 lol. Most Januarys this would be just another cold night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Most schools are closed up here tomorrow and rightfully so with wind chills to -45 at times. Yeah, but you live in Arctic. I know, I think they just got a bit lazy and said, well we closed it one day, so might as well tomorrow as well with a subzero low (even ignoring the lighter winds the next day). Somewhat related, but the city schools around here are famous for a 2 hour delay for 0.2" of snow. Times have changed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 MKE -1F... -4F here.. Brrr.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 6 here. Dropoff has been very slow, not surprising given wind and lack of snowcover. The positives are clear skies and lack of warm air advection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 6 here. Dropoff has been very slow, not surprising given wind and lack of snowcover. The positives are clear skies and lack of warm air advection. 5.5º on my thermometer. Just strange how I'm running a little ahead of the airport. Must be "more snow cover" on this side of town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
on_wx Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 The wind chill is -49F tonight in northern Ontario where my brother is ice fishing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostfern Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Official temperature at GRR is 3 but thermometer IMBY says 1. Lake effect flurries stopped, clouds have thinned to virtually nothing, and the moon is out. With lake effect band cutting off predicted lows are going to bust high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 5.5º on my thermometer. Just strange how I'm running a little ahead of the airport. Must be "more snow cover" on this side of town. Will be a moral victory if you drop below zero and the airport doesn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 +1° here now. -4° is the forecast. Yeah I remember back when I was in high school in southern WI, school didn't close unless the temperature itself was -20° or below or if the WC was below -35°. Or if the buses wouldn't start! Definitely different now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Will be a moral victory if you drop below zero and the airport doesn't. It'd be somewhat stunning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 It'd be somewhat stunning. I'm not sure why you're running lower than the airport. Wind trajectory would be bringing air from central Lafayette toward you and this setup should favor colder readings the farther N/W you are. Eh, who knows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostfern Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Funny thing is I managed to eek out about an inch and a half of pixie dust here on the NE edge of the lake effect zone. Now that the lake effect snow and clouds are diminishing the little bit that's on the ground might help it go into the single digits below zero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlehurricane Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 -2 F and winds gusting to 18 mph, yields a wind chill of -24 F. Sub -20 real temperatures in parts of northern Minnesota, -26 F at Silver Bay. -35 F in Thunder Bay, Canada, just north of the border Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magoos0728 Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 For schools here in Kenosha to be cancelled, wind chill has to hit -34. I'd imagine though they might have a few snow days to bank.... Bottom line is that the administration doesn't want children walking to school or waiting for a bus to pick them up when the air temperature is at or below 0. The wind chill only solidifies their final decision to cancel. As of now, looks like school is on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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