weatherbo Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 clear, calm and 4 degrees. better throw a few more logs on before bed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Sounds like you are right...south Chicago was apparently quite screwed. MDW reported 0.6" in November. Its a coop obs but from what I understand he is a local historian so Im sure his reports are very accurate.Yea, he's legit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveNay Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Sounds like you are right...south Chicago was apparently quite screwed. MDW reported 0.6" in November. Its a coop obs but from what I understand he is a local historian so Im sure his reports are very accurate. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-08-09/news/ct-met-weather-watcher-frank-20110809_1_national-weather-service-chicago-weather-weather-page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Outdoor skating is pretty neat. Taken at a local park on February 15th Wow, you have two nets. That is awesome! I want to play there. I need to find a place around here with nets as we use garbage cans for them. We used to have several nets when they had the winter festival in a park in the city, but no longer do that. However, they did just open up a huge ice rink downtown right by the water. Here are some pictures. (They even have curling, which is awesome!) I'll tell you one thing though. These guys are getting mighty lonely. =( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimillman Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Any talk about this "lake-effect" event that LOT was mentioning? I have 2-4 in the P&C for tomorrow with this hazardous weather outlook: LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOULD BEGIN LATE TONIGHT ALONG THE ILLINOIS LAKEMICHIGAN SHORE...POSSIBLY IN TIME FOR THE EARLY MORNING CHICAGOMETRO AREA RUSH HOURS..DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.LAKE EFFECT SNOW SHOULD GRADUALLY FOCUS MORE TO THE EAST THROUGHMONDAY AND INTO TUESDAY MORNING. THE NORTHEASTERN ILLINOISLAKEFRONT COULD SEE SOME ACCUMULATING SNOW MONDAY INTO MONDAYEVENING WHILE THE NORTHWESTERN INDIANA LAKE FRONT WILL HAVE THEGREATEST POTENTIAL FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW FROM MONDAY AFTERNOONTHROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. SOME ACCUMULATION ISPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY CLOSER TO THE LAKE FRONT.EARLY INDICATORS SUGGEST UP TO 1 TO 3 INCHES FOR THE NORTHEASTERNILLINOIS COASTAL AREA AND 2 TO 4 INCHES FOR THE NORTHWESTERNINDIANA COASTAL AREA. LOCATIONS FARTHER INLAND THROUGH THE CHICAGOMETRO AREA SHOULD LITTLE OR NO ACCUMULATION. But looked at all the hi-res models and don't see anything that would indicate this type of thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Any talk about this "lake-effect" event that LOT was mentioning? I have 2-4 in the P&C for tomorrow with this hazardous weather outlook: But looked at all the hi-res models and don't see anything that would indicate this type of thing. I'm not seeing it either. Parameters are very marginal...probably good enough to get some snow going but I'd be pretty surprised if those accumulations pan out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chitown Storm Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Currently 2° going up to a high of 8° today, with wind chills of -20° tonight. Snowpack doing work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Spitting a few tiny salt flakes at the moment. Other than the 2 minute burst of flurries on Dec 17th these are the only flakes we've seen since Nov 24th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherbo Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 -4 last night, currently 6. nothing warmer than 19 for a high the next 8 days. think blowing snow is going to be an issue for this area tue night/wed. not a lot of snow coming but looks real promising after the New Year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Any talk about this "lake-effect" event that LOT was mentioning? I have 2-4 in the P&C for tomorrow with this hazardous weather outlook: But looked at all the hi-res models and don't see anything that would indicate this type of thing. yeah, i have no idea what that was about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Spitting a few flakes now with completely clear skies. Bizarre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchaumburgStormer Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Is chicago still shut out for the month? If so, let's pass on any lake effect... I feel like I said this a lot a few years ago, but, if it isn't going to snow we may as well get some records. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye_wx Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 I was sure I was going to have a snow-free December, but this morning's flurries turned into a surprise 0.6". I'm a bit disappointed we couldn't beat December 2011's 0.1". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Is chicago still shut out for the month? If so, let's pass on any lake effect... I feel like I said this a lot a few years ago, but, if it isn't going to snow we may as well get some records. Still shut-out, and LE chances are nil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Spitting a few flakes now with completely clear skies. Bizarre. Visuals... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chitown Storm Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Wind chill advisory for tonight. Chills now forecasted down to -30. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 not looking forward to the cold snap at least it will be brief Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilbertfly Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Flakes flying around....for the 20th time or so this season...although i have collected more dust on my shovels than snow on my driveway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherbo Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 pretty interesting... looks like we'll add another to the total, as it's currently 0 degrees. 2014 will go down as one of the coldest years on record in Upper Michigan. Several locations recorded the most sub-zero days for a calendar year. This is a stark contrast to 2012, one of the warmest years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Detroit should end December with just a trace of snow. This will make it the 2nd least snowy December on record. Interestingly, depite a December that was COMPLETELY barren of any snow on the ground at any time....when you look at the season total, the 4.0" ranks as only the 17th least snowy start to a snow season thru Dec 31st (tie with 1899-00). When you look at the fact that we have had 7 days of 1"+ snowcover (all in Nov), this ties with 4 other years to rank as the 32nd least amount since 1906. Its insane to think that we have seen white ground this season more than about a third of previous winters. Its been one funky, upside down start to the 2014-15 winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Just noticed that none of the ASOS sites in the DVN cwa have any measurable snow for December. Not even the mighty Dubuque! That alone is amazing. Cedar Rapids doesn't report snow amounts officially anymore for some reason, otherwise they would have had some measurable to report today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chitown Storm Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Already 0F imby. A sub-zero high tomorrow looking more and more likely. Any snow piles that partially melted from Saturday are now glacierized for the foreseeable future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 pretty interesting... looks like we'll add another to the total, as it's currently 0 degrees. 2014 will go down as one of the coldest years on record in Upper Michigan. Several locations recorded the most sub-zero days for a calendar year. This is a stark contrast to 2012, one of the warmest years. 10896855_978390888857469_8424796996745233858_n.png I would never leave my house with that cold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 A mostly sunny day here today with a high of 28°. Looks to be official - only a Trace for snow this month. Been a strange month especially considering how November was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Down to 0F ....lack of snow stopped the temp from plummeting. Went jogging last night and the wind felt like razor blades on my face. Today should stay in the single digits. Should have our first subzero reading tonite. Should turn warmer then...weekend doesn't look too bad for temps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chitown Storm Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Down to -8 last night, up to a balmy -3 right now. Might not break above zero today. Looks like several chances of snow by the weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Down to 6 here. Only 9 at the moment, which is pretty impressive given bare ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Nice wintry appeal here today with temps in the low 20's and occasional flakes floating about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 Nice wintry appeal here today with temps in the low 20's and occasional flakes floating about. best event of December? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 This seems more like a typical December satellite image. Just missing a lot of snowcover... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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