A-L-E-K Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2013/05/03/chicago-man-launches-crusade-to-demote-tom-skilling-from-meteorologist-to-weather-guesser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 This weather stinks no matter which way you look at it. 44° with RN- right now. Low 39° this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2013/05/03/chicago-man-launches-crusade-to-demote-tom-skilling-from-meteorologist-to-weather-guesser Just someone who has too much time on there hands! lol I don't see any other local tv forecasters that are better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Marusak Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 Just someone who has too much time on there hands! lol I don't see any other forecasters that are better! i look at this spring as one that I think most mets weren't thinking "total bust, snow in may". we knew it was going to be cooler. just not 15" in RST and over 3 tenths ice in WI in may. But I'm sure Mr Skilling is doing ok. After all, any met who doesn't run into a bum pattern once in a blue moon is lieing worse than a politician in the last days of an election campaign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchaumburgStormer Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 Just someone who has too much time on there hands! lol I don't see any other forecasters that are better! If you look down in the comments section, there is a link to a pretty good NYTimes read about forecasting uncertainty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisconsinwx Posted May 3, 2013 Author Share Posted May 3, 2013 Not... I don't live in the tropics like you and Saukville..he was really rubbing it in last night...saying how warm it has been over on that side of the state..even had the stats for April showing MKE was warmer then LSE... Must be nice. Eh, it hasn't been that much better, a lot of 30s and 40s and rain for us too; at least we had some thunderstorms, as you have had as well, that makes the otherwise yucky spring weather this year worth it imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 36F and heavy rain....radar shows its going to be awhile before the rains let up...yum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 Just some pesky light showers here today. 44° during mid afternoon in early May - nasty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowMeHunter Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 Not... I don't live in the tropics like you and Saukville..he was really rubbing it in last night...saying how warm it has been over on that side of the state..even had the stats for April showing MKE was warmer then LSE... Must be nice. Warm on this side of the state He's lost it. la Crosse had 16 days in April with highs 50+ = same as Milwaukee. La Crosse had 6 days of 40 or below = same as Milwaukee La Crosse had 5 days above 70 in April... Milwaukee 2 Both cities avg high for April was 51 Your April/May/June like every year will have many more nice days than here because of no lake breeze. La Crosse avg high temp for May 3rd = 66 Tropics of Milwaukee avg high temp on May 3rd = 60 La Crosse = La Torch of the state in spring and summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostfern Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 Just some pesky light showers here today. 44° during mid afternoon in early May - nasty. Holy crap. It's 80 degrees here. lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 Holy crap. It's 80 degrees here. lol. Wow. If the low wasn't to the southwest of here it would probably be warm here as well. Glad the forecast is looking drier for the weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 Holy crap. It's 80 degrees here. lol. How leaf out are you? Like the maple trees..do they have leaves? Bow- I'm pretty sure he is looking at his house weather station...the thing probably sits in a black box in the sun Whatever the case, if you want warmth, anywhere in Wisconsin is not a good choice...just got to deal with it...this is just really be rough after last spring being so much like summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowMeHunter Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 How leaf out are you? Like the maple trees..do they have leaves? Bow- I'm pretty sure he is looking at his house weather station...the thing probably sits in a black box in the sun Whatever the case, if you want warmth, anywhere in Wisconsin is not a good choice...just got to deal with it...this is just really be rough after last spring being so much like summer. May 2nd last yr it was 83 for both of us. Hell just a couple days ago we had back to back 80's here lol. Wisconsin for ya in spring. Like ya said though, just have to deal with it and it's not like this 40's and rain weather is that uncommon for early may, its not even that uncommon (well except for your 30's today lol) in to late may. What's nice about these turd days in May is they are normally short lived and replaced with at least 50's and 60's quick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 It was 80 on the last obs for Grand Rapids, but only 60 at MKG. Frostfern will cool off pretty soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostfern Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 How leaf out are you? Like the maple trees..do they have leaves? Bow- I'm pretty sure he is looking at his house weather station...the thing probably sits in a black box in the sun Whatever the case, if you want warmth, anywhere in Wisconsin is not a good choice...just got to deal with it...this is just really be rough after last spring being so much like summer. The red maples have very small reddish tinted leaves. The Norway maples and smaller ornamental trees have decent sized green leaves. The oaks have buds and very small yellowish flowers up high. The wind is really picking up out of the SE today. Dewpoint dropped into the 40s which is why the temperature managed to shoot up to 80 degrees all the sudden this afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostfern Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 It was 80 on the last obs for Grand Rapids, but only 60 at MKG. Frostfern will cool off pretty soon! I don't know. The SE wind is so strong the lake breeze isn't penetrating at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binovc Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 Like Frostfern says it is 80F and the leaves are out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowMeHunter Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 It was 80 on the last obs for Grand Rapids, but only 60 at MKG. Frostfern will cool off pretty soon! doubt it much.. not with easterly winds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 I don't know. The SE wind is so strong the lake breeze isn't penetrating at all. The wind field is like this right now, so if the SE wind can stay stronger then the west wind, then you'll be in luck. The front must be hung up across the lake. Looks like tomorrow the winds go SE or E here with 60s, which will be improvement over today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 Pouring right now. Up to almost 1.40" inches. Just what the farmers needed just as the fields were finally starting to dry out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewers Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 Kind of weird seeing a north-south baroclinic zone like this. At least that warm front will push back west for tomorrow so we don't have to deal with these 40's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hm8 Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 Allergies going bananas today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilbertfly Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 Nothing like some 'ol fashioned cells rolling in from the southeast...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostfern Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 The warm front is moving west. Northeast Illinois and Southeast WI are dealing with a temperature inversion, aka fake cold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostfern Posted May 3, 2013 Share Posted May 3, 2013 Here's a time-lapse I made of towering cumulus clouds from the past two afternoons. Also uploaded a time-lapse of the storms from Tuesday morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 ^ Nice time lapses. I myself have become addicted to doing time lapses the last year or two. Had some very heavy downpours a few hrs back. Bumped us up to 1.68" for the day. Looks like the rain may be done for the night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 Nice time lapses Frostfern! Definitely a summery looking sky there today. Low lake clouds have pushed out finally here. About to get hit by a thundershower moving in off the lake. High only 48° today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisconsinwx Posted May 4, 2013 Author Share Posted May 4, 2013 Looks like a top notch stretch of seasonal may weather on the docket. Consistent 60s due to being on the pleasant side of the upper level low and a cooling lake breeze keeping Milwaukee and Chicago a Tad cooler than inland areas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 I have to admit, I am jealous of the snow to our west. Its one hell of a crazy, RARE setup, and I am trying to figure out which is more INSANE....the narrow band of 12"+ snow in MN/WI....the fact that light amounts of measurable snow fell as far south as SW MO...or the fact that a few May snowflakes were observered in places like Tulsa, OK where seasonal snowfall this winter was only 3.7" (with not a single morning of 1"+ snowdepth). Now..the fact that most of those places are also enduring 30s and heavy rain in May...that does NOT make me envious. Still, I do feel a little left out here basking in full sun and daytime highs well into the 70s . In fact, during the heat of the day it was hot getting in the car. The good thing that comes out of this? Snow sticking DURING THE DAY...IN MAY...AS FAR SOUTH AS SOUTHERN MISSOURI...TWO DAYS AFTER IT WAS IN THE 80s....the kabosh WILL be layed down next year when a mid-February snowthreat the day after temps hit 40F draws the moans of "it wont stick much til nightfall" Trees have absolutely blossomed the past few days. A week ago I don't think you could find a tiny leave on a single tree (just buds), and like the snap of a finger the trees (and allergies) are starting to go bonkers. Took these pics today. I also did a comparison shot from last year. The 2011 greenup was a few weeks late, the 2012 greenup was a ridiculous 4 weeks early, and the 2013 was certainly on pace through late April to be much later than 2011 but the very warm temps this May have caused a rapid acceleration, so we are probably on pace with 2011. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted May 4, 2013 Share Posted May 4, 2013 Gorgeous Magnolia trees Snowfreak! Luckily no allergies issues for me yet. I think the regular rains are keeping the pollen in check. The thundershower that moved off the lake had a bit of punch to it. Heavy rain for about 10 minutes along with some gusty winds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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