Jonger Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 Went hiking the hills behind my house. this is a shot at the top, looking east towards the Jordan Valley. worked up a sweat even. I'd carve that up, just saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 DLL- yeah I kayak. Haven't been on many rivers, but it's a blast! --- Another round of snow for the LAF boys it looks like! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 I hope they get snow...they deserve it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 Geos- I'm guessing people kayak out on L Michigan? I doubt this one is big enough (13ft) for that... I'll probably do the La Crosse River or maybe the Black River sometime in the next 6 weeks... You can start the La Crosse River in Sparta or a lot closer is West Salem and that river empties out right at Riverside Park here in LaCrosse. The Black starts out in Black River Falls and that is a long paddle...that one empties in just north of L Onalaska. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 Geos- I'm guessing people kayak out on L Michigan? I doubt this one is big enough (13ft) for that... I'll probably do the La Crosse River or maybe the Black River sometime in the next 6 weeks... You can start the La Crosse River in Sparta or a lot closer is West Salem and that river empties out right at Riverside Park here in LaCrosse. The Black starts out in Black River Falls and that is a long paddle...that one empties in just north of L Onalaska. Yeah some people do. Experienced kayakers with a big enough boat will tackle Lake Michigan near the shore. You wouldn't catch me out on Lake Michigan in a kayak though - waves are too unpredictable. I've Kayaked the Wisconsin River near Sauk City, some rivers and lakes near Land O' Lakes, and some local rivers. Those backwaters of the Mississippi by French Island looked Kayaker friendly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 So much for mid 30s forecasted tonight, already 28° at UGN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 wow... our low is suppose to be 37F...i think south winds will hold us up. Hit 50F today...first time since Dec 3rd...what a stretch...amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 DLL - that's 115 days below 50°! Amazing. Edit: Sounds like record territory to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonger Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 DLL - that's 115 days below 50°! Record? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWXwx Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 29° at 5:30, but it is supposed to hit 57° today. Time to head out and see if the walleye are doing their thing and check out the bald eagles. Everyone enjoy the spring day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 It could be a record...nws hasn't mentioned anything... good rain north of here this morning... that should all dump into the Mississippi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 Looks like light rains for the most part this weekend. SE winds are cutting off the water this morning. Temperature level is being held in the mid to upper 40s. Low 24°. Edit: Looks like too many clouds for maximum heating potential today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWXwx Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 29° at 5:30, but it is supposed to hit 57° today. Time to head out and see if the walleye are doing their thing and check out the bald eagles. Everyone enjoy the spring day! Froze my butt of this morning! No walleye, but after it started warming up the crappie did too. kept ten 10-12 inchers. Fresh fish for Easter dinner! lol 56 here now, point-n-click calling for 57, but the clouds are rolling in, so may not see any more temp increase. Radar's looking anemic back in IL. Looks like a high probability/low QPF event tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye_wx Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 Today's long-expected rain event is a dud, possibly nothing more than a trace. We did manage 50 again even with the clouds and sprinkles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 S wind locked in about an hour ago. Temp up to 57. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 Heavy rain here... areas to the north have see almost an inch... Wash away all the salt and sand! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 Was at a friends house last night who lives right by DTW airport. Had to take a pic of the sunset, complete with a plane taking off lol. It was a gorgeous sunset. DTX finally got upgraded to Dual Polarization this week. It was months after most of the rest of the country got upgraded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 Hit 58 here. Grass is showing a few hints of green for the first time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostfern Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 Last patches of natural snow are shrinking fast today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 Nice little broken line of storms forming out over southern Iowa. Some tops up near 30kft. Nice to see some convection again over the corn belt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 MKX did a nice write up on last March vs. this March. http://www.crh.noaa.gov/news/display_cmsstory.php?wfo=mkx&storyid=93339&source=0 Topped at 58°, not bad at all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 Wow...after rain earlier today, Minneapolis has popped back to 55F with NW winds. http://w1.weather.gov/data/obhistory/KMSP.html Rain about done here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 Made it up to 59 here and at ORD today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonger Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 Looks like LAN is still going to post a -1 or -2 for today, thanks to a anomalous low. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted March 30, 2013 Share Posted March 30, 2013 DTX finally got upgraded to Dual Polarization this week. It was months after most of the rest of the country got upgraded. Now it's just getting some significant weather to test it out with, which may not happen for at least another month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 Starting to see a couple showers in the area now. Still mild at about 53°. Basically just piles of snow with a few remnant snow areas left where it drifted in the shade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlehurricane Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 High of 52 earlier and now down to 44, winds haven't shifted yet but surface obs indicate the cold front is just to the northwest. 70.3" (5.8') of snow far this year, definitely content with that. Doesn't look like we'll get much more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 Fog this evening..thick in areas... Lost most the snow...basically down to the ice piles... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 Already up to 47 with full sun. Low clouds and dense fog burned off pretty quickly a few hours ago. Point only has us hitting 52, but we may do better than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 Sunny at 48° right now. First (and only) overnight low above the 30s this month at 40°. Nevermind, lol, 39° for a low. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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