michsnowfreak Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 Speaking of snow, today my mom had to text me to tell me she thought of me when she was at the mall and saw there will still huge ugly black piles of snow. I guess snow in ANY form makes those who know me think of me We had a clear morning, naturally followed by a cloudy afternoon, but it was weird to see the cobalt sky. Snapped this pic when I got to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak 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. You will have to update us on how long the plow piles last. Its always interesting to see when the last to melt is in spring. Here the mall piles are still huge but are comprised of mostly very old snow so if you didnt know better, it would look like huge mounds of dirt from afar until you got closer and realized it was ancient plowed "snow". Other parking lots have black and gray plow piles (few tints of "white") in the shadier spots, but many lots are completely snow-pile free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hm8 Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 Moon is particularly moony tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 NWS calling for 19F tonite, but clear skies, no wind, some snow remaining...be interesting to see if we can stay that warm. march has a shot of finishing without a 50F. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 Down to 27° here now. Lost a good deal of snow today, so not sure how much it will actually cool off. Saturday is likely the best shot at 50°, if the lake breezes don't kick in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 Moon is particularly moony tonight. Care to elaborate on this one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlehurricane Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 Cooler than the past several nights since clouds have finally cleared out, 27 F. Looking forward to getting some sun tomorrow. Snow depth down to 5" at MSN, the end of winter is close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OntarioWX Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 DTX posted earlier on their Facebook page that January 9-13th was the warmest five-day stretch so far this year at 41.7 degrees. That's insane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonger Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 Departure in temperatures over the last 7 days! Could have been a record month if it wasn't for that 3 day period near the start of the month. I hate that logic though, probably tons of years you could say that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherbo Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 This is kinda like twisitng an already deep knife wound. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.MUCH COLDER WEATHER WILL ARRIVE LATER SUNDAY INTO TUESDAY...WITH ACCUMULATING LAKE EFFECT SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED. ...ACCUMULATING SNOW APPEARS QUITELIKELY...ESPECIALLY SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY AS THE CORE OF COLDESTAIR CROSSES OVERHEAD...COINCIDENT WITH DECENT SHEAR PROFILES TOSUPPORT SOME DIFFUSE BANDING. THOSE SNOW SHOWERS WILL LIKELYCONTINUE RIGHT ON INTO TUESDAY Snow is in full melt mode. down to 16". it's so bright out with the sun this time of year, it makes the snow cover seem out of place and odd. outside of the snowbelts in N MI, snow cover is getting gone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 You will have to update us on how long the plow piles last. Its always interesting to see when the last to melt is in spring. Here the mall piles are still huge but are comprised of mostly very old snow so if you didnt know better, it would look like huge mounds of dirt from afar until you got closer and realized it was ancient plowed "snow". Other parking lots have black and gray plow piles (few tints of "white") in the shadier spots, but many lots are completely snow-pile free. Mall/shopping center piles should be good for awhile here I'd think. I'll be checking on their progress. Sad day though, as our remaining snow cover on the grass will be toast today. But such is life in late March. A great March here...I'll remember it fondly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlehurricane Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 Lots of topographical features showing up on IR this morning, the Madison area (Lake Mendota and Monona) and the Wisconsin River Valley show up as warm spots, despite everything being frozen over, probably since there's higher population density near lakes and rivers. Kind of ironic since valleys should be colder than the hills on radiational cooling nights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 Turtle- I wonder why that is? We only dropped to 21F, which is around normal, at the airport and that was under full clear skies and calm winds ALL night... Should have been optimal radiational cooling setup. Snow cover is marginal now....airport showing 3 inches of snow left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SchaumburgStormer Posted March 28, 2013 Author Share Posted March 28, 2013 . Snow is dissapearing fast. Looks like the Peoria area doesn't have much left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hm8 Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 Care to elaborate on this one? Big and bright. If it can be sunny why can't it be moony? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidwestChaser Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 I wonder if we'll hit 50 today. already mid 40s at my wx station. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 35F already up on the bluff...should make 45F pretty easily today. Should see snow disappear very very quickly now. That skidmark across Illinois will be gone so fast... going to be great planting conditions..if warm weather every shows up...i bet farmers are running in circles right now...because you have snow in spots, you've got deep frost in other areas, you've got rain in the forecast, you still will have very muddy conditions to contend with... be at least late April to early May before planting gets underway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier 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. Yeah, Chad mentioned analog data or something like that supporting those temps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidwestChaser Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 Just cracked 50 here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 Yeah, Chad mentioned analog data or something like that supporting those temps. He needs new analogs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 Up to 44°, feels really nice out. Skilling thinks 60° is possible Saturday! Edit: And there goes the lake breeze spoiling the fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherbo Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 so nice out! 39 and full sun! feels and looks like spring. getting my boat ready (ICE IS ONLY 14" THICK) SNOW IS MELTING SO SLOWLY! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 Peaked at 45°, now hovering around 42-43° with an east wind. You got a lot of melting yet WeatherBo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indystorm Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 Up to 50 here. Feels warmer than that in the bright sunshine we haven't had of late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 He needs new analogs. lol. Weekend does look fairly mild (think we have a shot to tag 60) but back to cold after that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye_wx Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 Just hit 50 in Cedar Rapids for the first time since late January. We should get at least two more 50s, perhaps three, before the next cold blast. The snow from the big storm is nearly gone already, just a bit left in central Illinois where the foot+ fell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 lol. Weekend does look fairly mild (think we have a shot to tag 60) but back to cold after that. No doubt, looks like a nice weekend of tap. But that guy has a serious medium/long range warm bias. Must be he doesn't look at any model guidance or teleconnections...instead basing it off half assed terrible analogs. I'm pretty sure the guy called for a warm second half of March, back in early March. Oops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 52 here right now, which is the high for the day, and also warmest of March. Only a few traces left where some of the highest piles of snow were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 Managed 46F, but the clouds ruined the party... ton of melt today...really going fast now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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