Chitown Storm Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 Snowing in Lisle at the moment. Great to see flakes in October. Current temp is 37° Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 Made it down to 25 here last night...several degrees below forecast which is a big deal when you're talking about these kinds of temps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuanis Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 Confirming flake-age in Oakbrook Terrace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowstorms Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 I really don't think we have much of a chance for any flakes sadly. Mixed precip at best possible for areas outskirts north of the GTA, though. Freeze is possible, but I'm hesitant. Overnight lows have really struggled to hit forecasts, and if they do, it has been for a very short-lived period... we would need temps at or below freezing for at least a few hours. Overnight lows have on some days been getting lower than expected. Having negative dewpoints is good as it can aide in dropping SFC temps when precip falls. At best a mix is possible between now and Friday and possibly again next week around Halloween but yeah the ground is still warm. We need SFC temps to hit freezing to cool it down. I do see a warming and I have been saying that around Nov 2-5 as the AO and NAO rise. Its going to be a battle between the pacific and Atlantic and we may see a cutter or two mixed in depending how the MJO behaves. Canada looks to stay cold which should build the snow cover and depth up north (good for winter). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afterimage Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 Anyone glanced at the euro etc....and a potential Halloween storm...looks interesting, maybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 ORD only made it up to 42 today...1F off the record high min (42 - 1913). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 Coldest min and max of the season so far here. 25/36. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 LOT: End of Growing SeasonWITH THE WIDESPREAD HARD FREEZE (TEMPERATURES COLDER THAN 29)ACROSS ALL OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS AND NORTHWESTERN INDIANA THISMORNING...THIS HAS ESSENTIALLY ENDED THE GROWING SEASON.THEREFORE...WE WILL STOP ISSUING FROST AND FREEZE WARNINGS FOR THEFALL SEASON. THESE PRODUCTS WILL RESUME AGAIN IN THE SPRING OF 2014. No brainer really! 43° for a high today. Probably have to wait a week or more before another shot at snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 Had some sleet in a convective shower on Saturday, so i guess technically thats the first winter precip of the year. A cold, crisp Fall day today...perfect! First official freeze at DTW (31F), they were actually on the colder side of lows in SE MI today, which surprised me. Got down to 34F in Wyandotte. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted October 22, 2013 Share Posted October 22, 2013 Monthly departure has been slashed to +0.48° as of today. Tomorrow's weather should bring it under normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonger Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Had some sleet in a convective shower on Saturday, so i guess technically thats the first winter precip of the year. A cold, crisp Fall day today...perfect! First official freeze at DTW (31F), they were actually on the colder side of lows in SE MI today, which surprised me. Got down to 34F in Wyandotte. The cold was curling around the low and the direction of the winds were giving areas to the south a better shot at unmoderated cold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Gonna go with 1.0" of snow for the day here. Pretty sure we had more, but since I wasn't here to measure before it started to melt I'm just gonna go with an even inch. DVN just came in with a 2.5" total. Where I work in Joslin (just northeast of QC) had around 2". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Gonna go with 1.0" of snow for the day here. Pretty sure we had more, but since I wasn't here to measure before it started to melt I'm just gonna go with an even inch. DVN just came in with a 2.5" total. Where I work in Joslin (just northeast of QC) had around 2". Haha, how long did you have to wait to get an inch the last two years!? Already frosty here, 33°. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Haha, how long did you have to wait to get an inch the last two years!? Already frosty here, 33°. Had 0.3" last year on Nov 11, but didn't break the 1" threshold till Dec 20 at 3.2". Temps have been steady at 35 since mid-afternoon. Clouds holding fast. Most of the snow has melted, even in the grass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Couple pics from McHenry County of just the scene's out there. Lot of corn to be harvested yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrisale Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Very odd weather out today. Woke up to a low of 37F, dreary morning, lots of cloud and some light showers. Currently 46F, mix of sun and cloud. Some surprisingly tall clouds causing isolated little mirco showers around. As I was driving to get lunch, I was in full sun yet raindrops were falling on my window. Then received about 10 seconds of ice pellets (at 46F in full sun!). First winter precip of the year! Nice to cross that one off the list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWXwx Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Currently 38° and lake effect rain showers here. Blech!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Down to 29° this morning. Blustery today. Local news saying a few flurries are possible tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonger Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Hit 30f this morning, first freeze. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestCoaster Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Very odd weather out today. Woke up to a low of 37F, dreary morning, lots of cloud and some light showers. Currently 46F, mix of sun and cloud. Some surprisingly tall clouds causing isolated little mirco showers around. As I was driving to get lunch, I was in full sun yet raindrops were falling on my window. Then received about 10 seconds of ice pellets (at 46F in full sun!). First winter precip of the year! Nice to cross that one off the list. Yes, bizarre micro showers today on and off. Quite sunny yet you feel water on your head randomly! Hit a low of 42 downtown last night; coldest low of the season thus far. A freeze seems unlikely at this point. This is going to be a very late year for toronto's first frost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Instability showers starting to pop west of MSN. Might contain snow or graupel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherbo Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 9 days and counting with precip and at least several more days to go. snow went to a mix around 11 and has stayed that way. should see a steadier snow later tonight. wouldn't be too surprised if a WWA is issued. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toronto4 Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Yes, bizarre micro showers today on and off. Quite sunny yet you feel water on your head randomly! Hit a low of 42 downtown last night; coldest low of the season thus far. A freeze seems unlikely at this point. This is going to be a very late year for toronto's first frost Those showers were briefly mixed in with ice pellets/sleet/grapuel in downtown Toronto around 1 this afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestCoaster Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Those showers were briefly mixed in with ice pellets/sleet/grapuel in downtown Toronto around 1 this afternoon. Cool! I was up in North York unfortunately where it was just cold rain showers. I've been meaning to ask you, Toronto4, what was your total snowfall amounts for 2011-12 season DT? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchaumburgStormer Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Got a quick punch of graupel in Oswego Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Quick burst of -SN here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toronto4 Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Cool! I was up in North York unfortunately where it was just cold rain showers. I've been meaning to ask you, Toronto4, what was your total snowfall amounts for 2011-12 season DT? 34.1 cm, but there is some missing data at the official downtown Toronto station from late Dec. 2011 to early 2012. Snow fell on Dec. 27th and Dec. 29th, so data from those two dates are missing for now. Hopefully down the road it will be filled in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 I saw a little bit of graupel on the way to Gurnee. About 39° Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisconsinwx Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 A few flurries in the air when I walked to the bus stop just now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewers Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 Getting some flurries here in MKE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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