Stebo Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 I noticed that....theres all these dirty piles of debris/rock in all the parking lots now that many of the snow piles have melted. Most of the ones that remain are rock-hard black piles of ice lol. Strange day here. Overcast (well thats nothing new lol) and temps would shoot into the low-mid 40s, then a convective snow shower would hit and wet (not whiten) the ground causing temps to fall to the mid-upper 30s, then once the snow shower passed it would shoot up to the low 40s again...then back down to the mid-upper 30s with the next snow shower. And so on and so on. We hit 48 here today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 36º for the high at LAF today. -19º below the normal high. Lost some today in the yard today, but still holding the snow pack fairly well. Drifted areas that didn't have much are clean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottawa Blizzard Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Man this airmass is stagnant. Either that or I'm underestimating the power of the late March sun. Temps are above average with a NE flow and ul troughiness. I hear you. I can't believe how much warmer than forecast it got today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Today was the most beautiful day in months it seemed. It reached 38 at my house with full sun after 12pm. I could hear the snow melting off the roof. Went for a walk and the sun warmed my back..... felt so good! 18-20" still on the ground as of today. 326133.JPG 326134.JPG 326131.JPG Looking out a window downstairs in my basement. 326135.JPG cool summer cottage down the road thats vacant now 326132.JPG Safe to say you'll have a white Easter! 18z GFS showing a cold blast to end the month. Looks like a cold rain for many to on Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonger Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Topped out at 42 degrees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelson Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Clouds are starting to look non-winterish. I was thinking the same thing today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Temperature is actually staying up longer tonight. Some clouds overhead and what looks like pockets of flurries in the area. Posted more Black Hills pictures here > http://www.americanwx.com/bb/index.php/topic/39825-march-in-the-black-hills/?p=2238876 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hm8 Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Sky was a sick deep blue tonight...almost purple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Sky was a sick deep blue tonight...almost purple. You saw the sky? Damn it has been cloudy here at work all day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hm8 Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 You saw the sky? Damn it has been cloudy here at work all day. Either that or some very blue clouds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Nice halo around the moon tonight here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Either that or some very blue clouds Considering A Squared has been in the clouds all day, I would guess clouds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCNYILWX Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Temperature is actually staying up longer tonight. Some clouds overhead and what looks like pockets of flurries in the area. Posted more Black Hills pictures here > http://www.americanwx.com/bb/index.php/topic/39825-march-in-the-black-hills/?p=2238876 Awesome photos! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 It could be worse...i see temps are single digits in North Dakota right now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeastFromTheEast Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 It could be worse...i see temps are single digits in North Dakota right now... I'd actually welcome those single digits. If it's gonna be below normal/cold let's make it REALLY cold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Awesome photos! Thanks! --- Just figured out it has been 56 days since the last 50°+ reading here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Another negative double digit daily departure at LAF yesterday, which makes 8 of the last 9 days. Only 2 days with a positive daily departure this month, with 1 right at normal. Run of the mill March marches on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Another mostly cloudy day, but at least it's around 40°. Glacier is starting to break up nicely across the yard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 We had clouds up until about 2 or so and then we went sunny...which has helped speed up the melting. Got to be a good year for maple syrup? Should be plenty of days with warm enough temps (like today) to get the sap flowing and then stop over night... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 DLL - should be a near perfect spring for maple syrup. Last year the season was super short and I believe the the syrup was more "runny" then usual. Found some daffodils coming up from the leftover autumn leaves this afternoon. Don't expect flowers too soon though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Wow..nothing like that around here that i've seen... I did a quick search on maple syrup and found some threads about Wisconsin...sounds like its flowing even up far north Wisconsin (south facing), but its tough getting around with all the snow.... Should be an excellent year for that if this pattern holds (which it will!)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Warmest day of the month today. Hit 46. This time last year we already had 6 80s and 7 70s in the bag lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 The weekend storm's jackpot zone shows up pretty nicely on vis today. You can see that SPI is the epicenter, as the white seems very bright all around that area. Kinda cool how the cumulus field develops all around the snowpack area over the warmer surfaces. http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/849/spispecial.jpg/'> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Cyclone - at least it looks like you had some decent sun today. Probably didn't get more than an hour's worth today here. Today was the 4th 40 of the month! This time last March I had 4 50s, 7 60s, 5 70s, and 2 80s. Predicted highs are in the upper 40s now for the weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Cyclone- The visible loop today was really cool...cloudy everywhere, except the snowpack area over Illinois...at least early in the day. Couple of first's today for me... I saw a young kid on a skateboard in shorts...and i saw a motorcycle... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 Torch here today...made it to 40º at LAF. Seriously though, felt kinda warm with mostly sunny skies...suppose it's all relative. Lots of melt today, but still about half the yard covered. Soon, only the plowed piles will remain. Golfers around here starting to get antsy. Talked to several today that said they heard next week was going to be in the 60's and 70's. Hmm, good old Chad must be at it again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWXwx Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 Torch here today...made it to 40º at LAF. Seriously though, felt kinda warm with mostly sunny skies...suppose it's all relative. Lots of melt today, but still about half the yard covered. Soon, only the plowed piles will remain. Golfers around here starting to get antsy. Talked to several today that said they heard next week was going to be in the 60's and 70's. Hmm, good old Chad must be at it again. What?! VERY COLD AIRMASS MOVG INTO THE AREA MON-TUE WITH H85 TEMPS FCST TOBE AROUND -10C. HIGHS FCST IN U30S-L40S WHICH MAY BE TOO WARM IFAIRMASS IS AS COLD AS CURRENTLY ADVERTISED. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 Departure in temperatures over the last 7 days! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 What?! VERY COLD AIRMASS MOVG INTO THE AREA MON-TUE WITH H85 TEMPS FCST TO BE AROUND -10C. HIGHS FCST IN U30S-L40S WHICH MAY BE TOO WARM IF AIRMASS IS AS COLD AS CURRENTLY ADVERTISED. The general public is weather dumb. But they get their weather from one source here in the LAF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 Barring any unexpected surprises, 3.7" looks to be the March total snowfall here...at Detroit officially just 3.1". Its funny because while it sucks and is certainly a low-hole for snow in the region, it doesnt even come close to making the top 20 least snowy marches (#20 is 1.7"). In addition to the light snowfall, only 0.71" precip so far (we will almost certainly rank in the top 20 driest but I will hold off on saying how high because of a rain threat Sunday). The temp departure will probably be somewhere between -3 and -4F. Despite the light precip, its been a very gray March, and despite the light snowfall, 17 days this month had a T or more of snowcover. Also...the trend of ridiculously snowy Febs and low-snow Marches just looks silly now. The 1880-2000 longterm average snowfall for Feb (9.1") and Mar (7.1") was only a 2-inch difference. That longterm average has even changed this past decade. The snowy March of 2008 has helped the low-snow marches from skewing the longterm record much, but the same cannot be said for Feb. It just keeps going up. Since 2007....snowfall officially at DTW ...........FEB.....MAR 2007....14.1"....5.5" 2008....24.2"..21.0" 2009......8.5"....1.0" 2010....27.0".......T 2011....31.7"....8.6" 2012....10.2"....0.2" 2013....23.5"....3.1" Last 7 FEB avg: 19.9" Last 7 MAR avg: 5.6" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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