snowstormcanuck Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 Picked up enough snow this morning to coat the icepack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
on_wx Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 Picked up enough snow this morning to coat the icepack. Yep. Looks fantastic out there today with snow covered ice surfaces especially on trees. Took this picture yesterday afternoon after light lake effect snow accumulated on what ice remained after several hours of 2c temps on Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickysixes Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 SUN!!! 12Z GFS says, "u need more firewood" though:) Local rag says this is the most snow on this date since 1996.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye_wx Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 CR airport hit -18F this morning. Most places in Iowa that just got the snow were in the -15F to -22F range. Here in the city most of the stations were in the -10F to -12F range. The high school I went to is up on a hill and it was -9F while the high school by the river was -16F. I wish I had a good weather station in my yard so I knew the exact temp, but I do live in a lower area so I probably hit -12F. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 Cyclone- I just use a cheap Farm/Fleet La Crosse wx station and it seems to be almost dead on with the airport that is just north of me. I hung it on a cherry tree that is shaded all day a few feet off the ground. Mine read a low of -11.6F and the airport shows -12F,,, Still only in the single digits... nice day out with sunshine and almost no wind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 Cyclone- I just use a cheap Farm/Fleet La Crosse wx station and it seems to be almost dead on with the airport that is just north of me. I hung it on a cherry tree that is shaded all day a few feet off the ground. Mine read a low of -11.6F and the airport shows -12F,,, Still only in the single digits... nice day out with sunshine and almost no wind. Yeah many of those cheaper stations are actually pretty accurate at night, as long as they're not 3" off the ground, up on a rooftop, mounted on a building etc. As long as it's out in the open around 6' above the ground it should be very accurate. During the daytime though is where most people run into issues with accuracy. Even in shaded areas reflected light/radiation can still impact temps. A good thermometer shield, such as some of them sold on ambientwx fix that problem. An aspirated temp sensor is even better, but I found that the unaspirated sensors are usually pretty close, unless the wind is dead calm on a hot day. Even then the temp may only be a few degrees too hot. Torching here at 5 above. Clouds starting to thicken up as the clipper creeps towards the area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 BTW, I have this shield for an older, cheaper thermometer sensor. The cheap weather station (Accurite something) actually records very similar temp readings when compared to the Davis. http://www.ambientweather.com/amwesrpatean.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 Torching at 15° here. Still no clouds. On the tree issue. Around here not a lot of trees have needed to be cut due to disease. Some did have to be cut in the immediate area and to the east a couple summers ago when microbursts/thunderstorm activity made a mess of everything. Mostly around here there is several different kinds of Oaks, Maples, Conifers, Aspen, Willow, many different small trees/shrubs. I have lost some Paper Birch in the last 4 years, which I think is more due to old age than anything. I know the Asian Longhorn beetle, and emerald green ash borer were more of an issue in older neighborhood to the south that contained a lot of hardwood trees. There is hardwood trees around here, but they're spaced out with softwoods in between. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAFF Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 Cold, brown and depressing to a week ago ..... Perhaps am inch of Christmas cheer tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrisale Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 Also picked up about 0.5" of snow last night, looks great on the ice coated trees. Got some great shots today of the ice in full sun, looked gorgeous. Maybe I'm greedy but a part of me is happy that there's a lasting ice coating, it's really a sight. Still about 1/3" of ice on trees imby, drove up to Vaughn and there's still over an inch of ice in places. Hopefully it doesn't get windy any time soon. Car thermo read 13F, a rough reality for the ten's of thousands in the GTA without power tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 Yeah many of those cheaper stations are actually pretty accurate at night, as long as they're not 3" off the ground, up on a rooftop, mounted on a building etc. As long as it's out in the open around 6' above the ground it should be very accurate. During the daytime though is where most people run into issues with accuracy. Even in shaded areas reflected light/radiation can still impact temps. A good thermometer shield, such as some of them sold on ambientwx fix that problem. An aspirated temp sensor is even better, but I found that the unaspirated sensors are usually pretty close, unless the wind is dead calm on a hot day. Even then the temp may only be a few degrees too hot. Torching here at 5 above. Clouds starting to thicken up as the clipper creeps towards the area. Agree...mine was reading high this afternoon... need to figure out a shield... SNowing good here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 Hit 8°, but heading up now. 11°. Solid 7" of snow on the ground now. Sunset tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilbertfly Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 Torching at 15° here. Still no clouds. On the tree issue. Around here not a lot of trees have needed to be cut due to disease. Some did have to be cut in the immediate area and to the east a couple summers ago when microbursts/thunderstorm activity made a mess of everything. Mostly around here there is several different kinds of Oaks, Maples, Conifers, Aspen, Willow, many different small trees/shrubs. I have lost some Paper Birch in the last 4 years, which I think is more due to old age than anything. I know the Asian Longhorn beetle, and emerald green ash borer were more of an issue in older neighborhood to the south that contained a lot of hardwood trees. There is hardwood trees around here, but they're spaced out with softwoods in between. yeah....the spacing is very useful as it gives some time for the ash predators to fight back a bit and feed....Paper birch was always my fav since I was a kid...and nice sunset pic!!! 17 degrees and the winds have kicked up a bit the last 30 minutes....although I was inside for a decent chunk of the afternoon/evening Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 Woohoo! Snowing like crazy this evening... probably racked up 2 or 3 inches already. Crazy for xmas eve.. . some Tom and Jerrys to smooth things out... niiice merry xmas everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 Snowing a little bit tonight with snow on the ground, so it is definitely a white Christmas here - unlike the last two. Merry Christmas Everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 The clipper really crapped the bed tonight, but really wasn't expecting much anyway. Definitely feel fortunate to have a nice 6" snow pack on the ground for xmas morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 Cyclone- For awhile it was nuts up here...like a real snow storm. I'll have to shovel in the morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrisale Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 Chilly to the bone out there. Second coldest night of the season? Possibly tied for coldest. Merry Xmas friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 Cyclone- For awhile it was nuts up here...like a real snow storm. I'll have to shovel in the morning. Nice. Gotta love snow on Christmas eve. IIRC we had a big snowstorm on xmas eve in either 96 or 97 that dropped about 8" of cement in 9hrs. Ripped heavy snow from late afternoon through mid-eve. EDIT: Here's a loop. Guess it was '97 http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/current/mcview.phtml?prod=lotrad&java=script&mode=archive&frames=100&interval=5&year=1997&month=12&day=24&hour=10&minute=40 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 Nice. Gotta love snow on Christmas eve. IIRC we had a big snowstorm on xmas eve in either 96 or 97 that dropped about 8" of cement in 9hrs. Ripped heavy snow from late afternoon through mid-eve. EDIT: Here's a loop. Guess it was '97 http://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/current/mcview.phtml?prod=lotrad&java=script&mode=archive&frames=100&interval=5&year=1997&month=12&day=24&hour=10&minute=40 I remember that one well! There was a lot of virga in the beginning - I think like 3 hours worth. Dropped 5 or 6" here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hm8 Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 Down to 3 at KPTK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 I remember that one well! There was a lot of virga in the beginning - I think like 3 hours worth. Dropped 5 or 6" here. That's a good amount too for Christmas eve. I remember doing some last minute shopping that morning, and stopping at Wendy's for lunch. While at Wendy's it started sleeting like hell, and by the time we all left the sleet was starting to mix in with big fatties. Wasn't long before it was ripping. Merry Christmas everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 Down to 3 at KPTK -18 at Alpena. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherbo Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 A beautiful snowy Christmas morning! 6" expected thru tonight MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE Even Alek! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London snowsquall Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 A beautiful white landscape outside this morning. Merry Christmas everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 Merry Christmas fellow wx weenies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 Merry Christmas everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmc76 Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 merry x-mas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchaumburgStormer Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 Merry Christmas all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilbertfly Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 Merry Christmas! cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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