daddylonglegs Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 Sitting around 56F this afternoon... Not overall a bad day here, just too cold. It didn't rain at all, so that is plus. Winds weren't that strong. Some sun here and there, but mostly clouds. Tonite looks interesting with temps dropping off to the mid/low 30Fs... might need to cover some plants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 There was an American Redstart (bird) in the backyard today... have also seen Tennessee Warblers in my plum trees (they steal nectar).. Lots of tropicals around... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 Fun stuff: THE BIG QUESTION IS WHETHEROR NOT CLOUDS WILL CLEAR TONIGHT TO ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO PLUMMETINTO THE LOWER 30S. THERE IS CONSIDERABLE CLOUD COVER IN PLACEACROSS THE FORECAST AREA THIS AFTERNOON WITH EVEN MORE CLOUDSADVANCING SOUTH FROM NORTHERN MINNESOTA AND NORTHWEST WISCONSIN.THE CLOUDS APPEAR CELLULAR IN NATURE AND MANY OF THESE CLOUDS MAYDISSIPATE LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING WITH THE LOSS OFDAYTIME HEATING. IF WE SEE SOME CLEARING TONIGHT A FROST ADVISORYMAY BE NEEDED OVER PORTIONS OF WESTERN INTO NORTH CENTRALWISCONSIN WHERE AREAS OF FROST WOULD BE POSSIBLE. HAVE DECIDED TOISSUE A SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR THIS POTENTIAL. WILL HAVETO MONITOR CLOUD TRENDS VERY CLOSELY EARLY THIS EVENING. CYCLONICFLOW WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE REGION ON FRIDAY RESULTING IN MORESCATTERED SHOWERS AND CONSIDERABLE CLOUD COVER ON FRIDAY. PLAN ONHIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER 50S. I'd bet a newborn baby that we go clear later this evening...already seeing breaks in the clouds here. 240 Euro has a huge omega block over western Canada... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisconsinwx Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 comma heads and extratropical lows are about the only time Yeah I was just thinking about those tropical system remnants, though they even tend to miss us to the south and east. I much prefer convection to warm rains anyway, so I'll take the trade off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 Clouds and a wind off the lake should be the saving grace to keep temperature up tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherbo Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 rain/snow mix a bit ago but just mist now... 34 heat cranked up again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowtie` Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 FYI, it is not snowing in Indiana at this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmc76 Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Marquette,MI 32 and Snow looks like an inch so far... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Picked up 0.35" of rain so far today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisconsinwx Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Down to 36F despite an east wind. Since it is so light (around 5mph) it is not inhibiting the temp drop so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowlover2 Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 39 degrees now and in the middle of may. Just doesn't seem right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherdavewi Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Nice night at the NWS office up here in Gaylord tonight. Been snowing off and on since about 7pm, but with some lake streamers giving a boost the past few hours. Ground is nice and white. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 suicide weather Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PGM Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Nice night at the NWS office up here in Gaylord tonight. Been snowing off and on since about 7pm, but with some lake streamers giving a boost the past few hours. Ground is nice and white. Snow in mid may in michigan.. not the upper peninsula. That's it I am moving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherbo Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Windy and cold...Snow on my car this morning and on the roof. What ya gonna do? Still not issuing frost/freeze products yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 April May Fools? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Doctor Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 It's snowing in Woodstock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 I thought Konrad on WGN was kidding when he said it was snowing in IL! I guess not.Bottomed at 35° early this morning. All the precip is missing the local area so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 April May Fools? Screen Shot 2014-05-16 at 7.17.25 AM.png It's snowing in Woodstock Man after this winter if I woke up and saw that I'd probably want to jump off my house. I know it isn't in Chicago but I wonder if there has ever been an instance where it has snowed after reaching 90 degrees in Chicago in spring. If it has there probably aren't too many instances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Man after this winter if I woke up and saw that I'd probably want to jump off my house. I know it isn't in Chicago but I wonder if there has ever been an instance where it has snowed after reaching 90 degrees in Chicago in spring. If it has there probably aren't too many instances. Yep, it's happened before. April 22, 1980 hit 91º at ORD April 24, 1980 had a T of snow (44º/32º max/min) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 LOT on the ball this morning. Their write up about the snow: http://www.crh.noaa.gov/news/display_cmsstory.php?wfo=lot&storyid=102284&source=0 Here is a look at the anomalous weather system. On the weather balloon launches across North America on Thursday evening, the -30°C observed at 500mb (~18,000 ft) at NWS Davenport, IA was the third coldest in all of North America (outside of two in far northern Canada). This speaks to just how deep the cold was in the atmosphere, and enough so to briefly support a wet snow mixing in.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Yep, it's happened before. April 22, 1980 hit 91º at ORD April 24, 1980 had a T of snow (44º/32º max/min) Horrible change in under 48 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 38 with light rain here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 LOT on the ball this morning. Their write up about the snow: http://www.crh.noaa.gov/news/display_cmsstory.php?wfo=lot&storyid=102284&source=0 Damn pretty close to Rockford too, could break their record if the colder air can inch back west a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAFF Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 No snow here but there is a layer of ice on the hot tub cover this morning.... Dreadful start to the official kick off of summer here in the north. May 24 parties and events will be wild after all this rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Lol NAM nailed it. Looking at CC on dual pol, rain/snow line is just north of me with heavier precip moving in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 gotta admit, at this point, i'm pulling for some snow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherbo Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 2" reported near here Camp General this morning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 and flakes in the loop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 RFD on the board. METAR KRFD 161254Z 09004KT 3SM -SN BR BKN006 OVC018 02/00 A3007 RMK AO2 RAE15SNB06 SLP186 P0008 T00170000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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