slow poke Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 Does anyone know to what degree the lakes are running below normal.? Lots of mid 40 water temps in N Lake MI. Near shore waters the past 2 Septembers here have been 68-70 ish. Currently 52 We were in West Grand Traverse Bay Sat and the water temp I saw in there was between 54-57 degrees. 57 was up close to shore. I did read the other day that lake Superior was still in the upper 30's for water temp in spots! A good write up here about it. www.uppermichiganssource.com/weather/blog_post.aspx?id=1067553 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherbo Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 We were in West Grand Traverse Bay Sat and the water temp I saw in there was between 54-57 degrees. 57 was up close to shore. I did read the other day that lake Superior was still in the upper 30's for water temp in spots! A good write up here about it. www.uppermichiganssource.com/weather/blog_post.aspx?id=1067553Thanks for the article....I was using APX point and click to get water temps.... Not sure the accuracy, but it has a large section of N L MI in the mid 40's still. The temps you experienced doesn't seem to be too far off the seasonal norm. The lake wasn't swimmable really this time last year either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 Does anyone know to what degree the lakes are running below normal.? Lots of mid 40 water temps in N Lake MI. Near shore waters the past 2 Septembers here have been 68-70 ish. Currently 52 Pretty normal way down here. It's around 75 degrees on the beach I swim at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 Lake Erie is so shallow that its temperatures are mostly dependent on the weather of the preceding few weeks. Lake Erie was actually running the warmest it's been for the past five years last week for the first of July. The past few cool days have brought it down quite a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 Went back and looked up sub 70 degree July days at LAF...here's what I have going back to 1971. Missing data starts to become a problem before then. Clouds/precip were a factor on all of these days, so if that is any indication of what happened prior to 1971, it's awfully difficult to get a sunny July day with highs below 70 here. Perhaps the most impressive day out of these was July 13, 1990 when temps hovered just below 60 for the entire afternoon. July 2, 2013: 69July 4, 2009: 69July 1, 2009: 68July 21, 1996: 68July 7, 1992: 69July 13, 1990: 66July 28, 1971: 68 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 Waterspout on lake erie this morning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 Lake Erie is so shallow that its temperatures are mostly dependent on the weather of the preceding few weeks. Lake Erie was actually running the warmest it's been for the past five years last week for the first of July. The past few cool days have brought it down quite a bit. I know that is why I love it. It is shallow enough to be warm enough quickly to swim from Mid May to Mid/late September. But also deep enough to produce Lake effect snow until early/mid February. The best of both worlds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 Another page written up on the cold lake temperatures. Through MKX http://www.crh.noaa.gov/news/display_cmsstory.php?wfo=mkx&storyid=103325&source=0 I saw somewhere yesterday that the beach temperature at Waukegan Harbor dipped to 46°! Now that's nuts for July. --- Sitting around 69-70° near the lake here in Racine. Been perfectly clear since 9am or so. Had a few scud clouds blow in for a brief time earlier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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daddylonglegs Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 Dew point has creeped up almost 10F this afternoon from early this morning. Temp up to 83F. Almost had a look of rain here earlier, but nothing came of it and we have sun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 High 71° today. Wouldn't be surprised if it only made the upper 60s mid next week, especially if the wind is blowing off the lake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jonger Posted July 10, 2014 Share Posted July 10, 2014 Lake Erie is so shallow that its temperatures are mostly dependent on the weather of the preceding few weeks. Lake Erie was actually running the warmest it's been for the past five years last week for the first of July. The past few cool days have brought it down quite a bit. Its essentially a river..... The shallowness of the "river" allows whatever weather pattern that is in place to determine water temps almost immediately. I wouldn't be surprised if the temp on that lake could drop or go up 15F in a single day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowtie` Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 I really like the visual sat image of the lakes A-L-E-K. The Lake Michigan cloud death ray is impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 0z NAM gives this area 2-3" rain Saturday morning into early afternoon with impressive recovery behind it and makes NW IL really interesting severe wx wise by Saturday evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 GFS showing a heavy corridor of rain too through N IL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nwburbschaser Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 0z NAM gives this area 2-3" rain Saturday morning into early afternoon with impressive recovery behind it and makes NW IL really interesting severe wx wise by Saturday evening. The NAM runs throughout today slowly moved that area of interest northward. It will be interesting to see what kind of recovery actually occurs during the day Saturday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 To potentially chase on Saturday or go to Exxxotica. That is the question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 Its essentially a river..... The shallowness of the "river" allows whatever weather pattern that is in place to determine water temps almost immediately. I wouldn't be surprised if the temp on that lake could drop or go up 15F in a single day. It's drastic but not that drastic...1-2 degrees on any given day depending on the season. I've seen it go down 3-4 degrees in a day after a significant lake effect snow event before in December. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisconsinwx Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 Another cool, comfortable day. In fact, it felt downright cold for Bastille Days (the booth I was working at was in the shade and with blustery winds off the lake and air temps in the upper 60s, it felt like the 50s). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 looks like a thundery weekend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chitown Storm Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 The only July I can ever recall where I didn't even hesitate to put down grass seed. Usually the heat and lack of rain would prevent it from growing. Not this year. 70s during the day and 50s at night? Just crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisconsinwx Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 The only July I can ever recall where I didn't even hesitate to put down grass seed. Usually the heat and lack of rain would prevent it from growing. Not this year. 70s during the day and 50s at night? Just crazy. The only semi-recent July that will likely rival this one may well be 2000. Average high around these parts was barely over 75F, more than 5F below average. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 12z NAM painting another 1"+ across the heart of chicagoland this weekend...amounts seem reasonable but I'd shift the favored heavy rain corridor a little south Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWXwx Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 12z NAM painting another 1"+ across the heart of chicagoland this weekend...amounts seem reasonable but I'd shift the favored heavy rain corridor a little south You are usually a wagons south guy. But I'd tend to agree with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 Can't get much better than this for weather the last few days. Crystal clear skies both yesterday morning and this morning. - Well except for a few minor cirrus clouds this morning it was 100% sunshine. Hopefully those foggy mornings and evenings are done with now. High 70s in Racine currently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisconsinwx Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 12z NAM painting another 1"+ across the heart of chicagoland this weekend...amounts seem reasonable but I'd shift the favored heavy rain corridor a little south NAM is already on the south edge of guidance, I think N Illinois will be in the heart of the two (or perhaps three) day MCS train. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 NAM is already on the south edge of guidance, I think N Illinois will be in the heart of the two (or perhaps three) day MCS train. the pros agree with me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 the pros agree with me That graphic is tampered by what is supposed to form tonight though, which is why just south of Chicago has the highest QPF. This graphic is solely for Saturday: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 LOT with heavy rain wording all over the point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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