weatherbo Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 I'm banking on the UP having good snow until the last weekend of the month, I hope.Have you ever sledded up around cross village? I was up there today and amazing conditions still... very deep snow and remote for the area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonger Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 Have you ever sledded up around cross village? I was up there today and amazing conditions still... very deep snow and remote for the area. Oh I know the conditions are good, I was up in Cadillac 3 days ago... But the chances of having powder south of the bridge near April 1st is unlikely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 Izzi posted the below video discussing lake ice coverage and the following spring/summer temps and lake breeze activity... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted March 9, 2014 Author Share Posted March 9, 2014 Nice video presentation^. So June has the highest chance at potent lake breeze activity. Hit 28° here during the day, but was 32° at midnight. Quite a few pools of water standing around this afternoon. Just over 5 hours before we spring forward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonger Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Izzi posted the below video discussing lake ice coverage and the following spring/summer temps and lake breeze activity... Michigan shorelines will be more effected, the normal wind direction coming from the SW or West will delay leaf growth in Muskegon, Holland, Grand Haven and areas up and down the coast. Its pretty apparent how much more of an effect water temps have in Michigan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 People thought it was spring today. I saw some dude in leather chaps at Menards which would lead me to believe he was on a chopper (?). Some punks were skateboarding down my street this afternoon. Ice fishermen were out in hordes on the river, lake... It was a nice day, but the wind was chilly..tomorrow should get an A and Monday the coveted A+ on my weather scale This looks good...avg today is 40/22F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted March 9, 2014 Author Share Posted March 9, 2014 Ramsey calling for 42-47° tomorrow and 52-57° on Monday. Very windy tomorrow with gusts approaching 40 mph! View of the Great Lakes today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Me thinks we'll here of stranded ice fishermen stuck on ice any day now! Mid 50fs??? I haven't been above 50F since mid November! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Expect to see the snow completely gone here by mid-week. Outside of the giant piles of course. 40s and 50s in the point everyday, with a few nights staying above freezing. Point for Mon has 53, but wouldn't be surprised to make it into the low 60s. The ultra lame winter of 13/14 looks to go out with a wimper here, much like the rest of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted March 9, 2014 Author Share Posted March 9, 2014 Me thinks we'll here of stranded ice fishermen stuck on ice any day now! Mid 50fs??? I haven't been above 50F since mid November! Yeah they better not set foot on the shore ice on Lake Michigan tomorrow or they might find themselves drifting towards MI later! Kinda chilly out there now, but should be the last night under 15° for awhile. Mid 30s tomorrow night for lows! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherbo Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Michigan shorelines will be more effected, the normal wind direction coming from the SW or West will delay leaf growth in Muskegon, Holland, Grand Haven and areas up and down the coast. Its pretty apparent how much more of an effect water temps have in Michigan. hit -4 during the night. back up to 7 now. even during an average Spring, the leaf out time differences between the coast and just inland are drastic. last year I was nearly 20% and the coast 5 miles west was barely budded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 18z GFS is ridiculously snowy in the extended. Already have about 7" down at YYZ for the month. Wouldn't surprise me if this is one of those rare seasons where March ends up being the snowiest month. jinxed myself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted March 9, 2014 Author Share Posted March 9, 2014 Hit 14° this morning, but now up to 29° with filtered sun. Wind starting to pick up late this morning. Only a forecasted low of 41° tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Started at 19 early this morning. Now just reaching the freezing mark. Should reach the mid 40s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 I think we have a shot at surpassing 60 here tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Monday and Tuesday should be good "let the funk out days" here. Potential for solid local yokel entertainment though...as they ready their lawn mowers and garden supplies on Tuesday night only to wake up Wednesday morning to snow OTG and parachutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Monday and Tuesday should be good "let the funk out days" here. Potential for solid local yokel entertainment though...as they ready their lawn mowers and garden supplies on Tuesday night only to wake up Wednesday morning to snow OTG and parachutes. Was trying to remember the last time we had temps in the 50s/60s and then a quick turnaround with accumulating snow (especially something significant). Might make for an interesting research project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Was trying to remember the last time we had temps in the 50s/60s and then a quick turnaround with accumulating snow (especially something significant). Might make for an interesting research project. Off hand I don't recall, but I don't think it's super rare or anything. Of course the amount of snow would be the question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWXwx Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Was trying to remember the last time we had temps in the 50s/60s and then a quick turnaround with accumulating snow (especially something significant). Might make for an interesting research project. Let us know. It wasn't a quick turnaround or significant, but I can't forget having a trace of snow on April 10th after Morch 2012. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCNYILWX Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Was trying to remember the last time we had temps in the 50s/60s and then a quick turnaround with accumulating snow (especially something significant). Might make for an interesting research project.For here in the Chicago area, ORD hit 52 on 1/10/12 and 54 on 1/11/12 and then had a 4.9" snowstorm on the 12th into the 13th. Many locations in Chicagoland had 6"+ with a max of 8.2" in northeast IL (Lincolnwood IL and 7" in northwest IN (Crown Point).http://www.crh.noaa.gov/news/display_cmsstory.php?wfo=lot&storyid=77632&source=2 According to the snowfall analysis map, LAF had 3-4" in that storm, with significant amounts also back to the QCA and CID, southern WI and western lower MI. RFD had a record high of 57 on 1/11 then 4.5" on 1/12, with 4.8" total for the event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Off hand I don't recall, but I don't think it's super rare or anything. Of course the amount of snow would be the question. How about October 1989...85 degrees on the 14th (and 79 on the 16th) and over 6" of snow on the 19th-20th followed by a return to 70s a few days later. The timing is a bit more spread out in that case but the temp changes more impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 How about October 1989...85 degrees on the 14th (and 79 on the 16th) and over 6" of snow on the 19th-20th followed by a return to 70s a few days later. The timing is a bit more spread out in that case but the temp changes more impressive. Yeah, that's a good one. I'll have to dig into it a little when I get home later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 For here in the Chicago area, ORD hit 52 on 1/10/12 and 54 on 1/11/12 and then had a 4.9" snowstorm on the 12th into the 13th. Many locations in Chicagoland had 6"+ with a max of 8.2" in northeast IL (Lincolnwood IL and 7" in northwest IN (Crown Point). http://www.crh.noaa.gov/news/display_cmsstory.php?wfo=lot&storyid=77632&source=2 According to the snowfall analysis map, LAF had 3-4" in that storm, with significant amounts also back to the QCA and CID, southern WI and western lower MI. Thanks for the info. Interestingly we didn't even make it to 50 here before that storm. Edit: well we did on the 10th but not 11th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCNYILWX Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Thanks for the info. Interestingly we didn't even make it to 50 here before that storm.You're welcome. That is interesting considering Rockford set a new record high of 57 on 1/11. I remember the day before well, it was basically a spring day. A lot of the warm days in mid winter have advection driven warmth, that one had light winds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted March 9, 2014 Author Share Posted March 9, 2014 Up to freezing now, with wind gusts moving towards 20 mph. Day 92 of snow cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Impressive amount of melt today. A week from now (given we don't have a huge additional amt of snow) we may have little snowpack remaining (given the current temp forecast). 42F with a mix of sun and clouds this afternoon. Winds have been pretty strong out of the south. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Temps actually underachieved a bit here. Was expecting mid 40s, only made 41. The 3-4" of glacier left is gonna take a lot longer to melt than a normal 3-4" cover. Extremely dense arctic crust. Was thinking last night we may have a shot at the low 60s tomorrow, but I'm doubting that line of thinking now. Temps in far western Iowa along the MO River are in the low 70s this afternoon. That's gotta feel great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye_wx Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 It is ok today, 43 at the CR airport, but I was expecting a bit better. I hope we can hit DVN's upped high of mid 50s Monday. It is currently 71 in Sioux City. It warms up so fast out in western Iowa this time of year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted March 9, 2014 Author Share Posted March 9, 2014 37° currently. WAA still on the increase as the warm front is lagging a bit. Supposed to reach 45° by 1am according to LOT's grid projection. The above freezing dewpoints and wind will really do the snow cover in. If you look around the clouds, you can make out large chunks of ice broken up on Lake Michigan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Long range GFS is pretty brutal. Those snowcover records, if it's right, are going to be obliterated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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