Ajdos Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 got a pretty good dusting of snow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue60007 Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 -5F at my place, still dropping. Probably will drop another degree or two as the sun comes up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchaumburgStormer Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 A+ morning from a beauty standpoint. Everything with an amazing coating of hoar frost. One of my favorite weather events. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 We had snow off and on after 10pm and 5 now at DTW. KDTW 140626Z 35003KT 2 1/2SM -SN BR OVC008 M15/M17 A3045 RMK AO2 TWR VIS 4 P0000 $ Pretty impressive considering the radar is completely blank. We bottomed out around 3F at 11pm as the temp oscillated overnight between 4F and 8F. Instead of plummeting below zero under clear skies as expected, light snow fell all night and woke up to 0.4" of air fluff on the board here & DTW. In fact, DTW has reported light snow for 9 hours straight now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadgerStateWX Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Tough to top a hoar frost morning.. She's a beaut one to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilbertfly Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 A+ morning from a beauty standpoint. Everything with an amazing coating of hoar frost. One of my favorite weather events. Yeah....one of the better ones in recent history....at least for mby....just incredible looking outside Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 The snow is glistening like a million diamonds thanks to the unexpected overnight light snow. Gorgeous. You Illinois posters should take some hoar frost pics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 January 2015 average temperature and snowfall statistics (thru 1/13) Mean average temperature/departure ••• total snowfall/departure Akron/Canton OH (CAK) 20.7˚ -5.5˚ ••• 9.3" +4.2" Alpena MI (APN) 12.3˚ -7.5˚ ••• 8.5" -0.6" Chicago IL (ORD) 14.0˚ -10.0˚ ••• 10.8" +6.5" Cincinnati OH (CVG) 25.5˚ -5.5˚ ••• 0.7" -1.7" Cleveland OH (CLE) 20.8˚ -7.3˚ ••• 10.0" +2.4" Columbus OH (CMH) 22.4˚ -7.2˚ ••• 4.5" +0.8" Dayton OH (DAY) 21.8˚ -5.7˚ ••• 3.8" +0.6" Des Moines IA (DSM) 13.9˚ -8.6˚ ••• 6.5" +3.1" Detroit MI (DTW) 17.2˚ -8.6˚ ••• 9.0" +3.7" Dubuque IA (DBQ) 9.3˚ -9.7˚ ••• 4.8" +0.6" Flint MI (FNT) 16.7˚ -6.0˚ ••• 8.3" +2.8" Fort Wayne IN (FWA) 16.1˚ -9.0˚ ••• 9.5" +5.4" Grand Rapids MI (GRR) 15.9˚ -8.7˚ ••• 20.2" +11.0" Green Bay WI (GRB) 8.8˚ -8.0˚ ••• 6.1" +0.9" Houghton Lake MI (HTL) 10.5˚ -8.2˚ ••• 8.7" +1.7" Indianapolis IN (IND) 19.3˚ -8.7˚ ••• 2.3" -1.2" La Crosse WI (LSE) 8.9˚ -8.4˚ ••• 5.7" +1.8" Lansing MI (LAN) 15.2˚ -8.6˚ ••• 7.7" +1.8" Madison WI (MSN) 10.3˚ -8.4˚ ••• 6.5" +1.2" Marquette MI (MQT) 4.1˚ -10.1˚ ••• 14.6" -3.5" Milwaukee WI (MKE) 13.5˚ -8.8˚ ••• 10.6" +4.3" Minneapolis MN (MSP) 6.0˚ -9.5˚ ••• 4.1" -1.1" Moline IL (MLI) 12.5˚ -10.2˚ ••• 11.4" +7.4" Muskegon MI (MKG) 18.7˚ -7.4˚ ••• 29.6" +17.9" Peoria IL (PIA) 17.0˚ -8.0˚ ••• 8.9" +6.0" Rockford IL (RFD) 12.1˚ -9.3˚ ••• 7.1" +2.7" St. Louis MO (STL) 26.5˚ -5.5˚ ••• 0.3" -2.1" Sault Ste Marie MI (ANJ) 8.2˚ -7.7˚ ••• 17.0" +3.3" South Bend IN (SBN) 16.0˚ -8.7˚ ••• 20.4" +12.1" Springfield IL (SPI) 19.5˚ -7.2˚ ••• 3.1" +0.4" Toledo OH (TOL) 16.2˚ -9.5˚ ••• 10.0" +5.5" Wausau WI (AUW) 3.2˚ -11.3˚ ••• 6.0" +0.4" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Dropped to -6˚ here at my place this morning. LAF hit -6˚ too on the hourlies. Also had some pixie dust this morning around 8:30-9:00am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadgerStateWX Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Few pics from out back but as alluded to pictures especially from point and shooter newbs just don't do hoar ones any justice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Wish I would have had time to take pictures this morning, because the vegetation was beautiful looking with all the hoar frost on it. The trees that were grouped by themselves seem to have the most frost on them. -4° for a low really early this morning. Temp bounced up towards sunrise to above 0°. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 American models seem to be having some issues with the magnitude of the warmup on Saturday, especially when looking at the raw output. Whether's it the snowcover or something else, who knows. Here are the 12z GFS and NAM forecast soundings for LAF valid 21z Saturday. With decent low level S/SW flow, no precip and possibly some sun, the strength of this inversion seems questionable. MEX has 45 here on Saturday, which seems closer to what will actually happen imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 I think there's a good chance of LAF hitting at least 50˚ on Saturday. Classic recipe for an overachiever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 I think there's a good chance of LAF hitting at least 50˚ on Saturday. Classic recipe for an overachiever. I wouldn't go that high but I can't say I'd be shocked. I think it'd be a lock without snow on the ground. Edit: we are talking about LAF, not KTIM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chitown Storm Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 23F now, but it feels so much warmer. 35 on Saturday is gonna feel like a heatwave. Picked up about 0.5" of snow last night. Might not see any more for over a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 I wouldn't go that high but I can't say I'd be shocked. I think it'd be a lock without snow on the ground. Edit: we are talking about LAF, not KTIM. LAF. Friday should start melting some snow with sunshine and temps around freezing, so I don't think it'll be a big factor. MEX has some real toasty temps just to our south, and I think that'll translate into our area. Just seems we always go higher than progged on days like Saturday. We shall see. And as much as it's been a pretty good start to January for us, with snow - cold - snow cover...some road surfaces need a thaw here, like my parking lot. It's a disaster right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 LAF. Friday should start melting some snow with sunshine and temps around freezing, so I don't think it'll be a big factor. MEX has some real toasty temps just to our south, and I think that'll translate into our area. Just seems we always go higher than progged on days like Saturday. We shall see. Good point about Friday. Could start losing some but it shouldn't take a big hit until Saturday. Saturday looks to come up short on the classic snow eating trifecta (windy, warm, high dewpoints) as it looks like dews may only peak in the low to mid 30s here so it'll be interesting to see how much survives. But even after Saturday, we may be dealing with some days with highs above freezing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Good point about Friday. Could start losing some but it shouldn't take a big hit until Saturday. Saturday looks to come up short on the classic snow eating trifecta (windy, warm, high dewpoints) as it looks like dews may only peak in the low to mid 30s here so it'll be interesting to see how much survives. But even after Saturday, we may be dealing with some days with highs above freezing. I think we'll be pretty much snow free by the end of the weekend. Good period of sun and warm enough temps should do the trick. Hopefully we'll start replenishing next week... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue60007 Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 LAF. Friday should start melting some snow with sunshine and temps around freezing, so I don't think it'll be a big factor. MEX has some real toasty temps just to our south, and I think that'll translate into our area. Just seems we always go higher than progged on days like Saturday. We shall see. And as much as it's been a pretty good start to January for us, with snow - cold - snow cover...some road surfaces need a thaw here, like my parking lot. It's a disaster right now. Sure gonna miss being able to skate across campus to class. Looking forward to some warmer temps this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Few pics from out back but as alluded to pictures especially from point and shooter newbs just don't do hoar ones any justice. nice! Fluff topped winter landscape this morning glistened like a million diamonds. No matter how hard I try, this is the type of stuff that a pic can never do justice. This winter may have lacked much excitement thus far, but it certainly hasnt lacked photographic opportunities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 -6 here this morning. Huge recovery to make it all the way up to 27 this afternoon. Point has near freezing tomorrow and Friday, with 40 Sat, and mid 30s Sun. 6" snow pack will take a hit, but should still hold through that. It's gonna look like crap though by Monday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Great pic's Badger and Snow Freak! If I knew it was going to be foggy last night I would have gotten up earlier and taken pics of the hoar frost as well. High of 19°... so far today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wxman1952 Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 It was -6 this morning at our Airport. MBS in Saginaw County. But 16 miles away and Midland's airport it was -16. About 35 miles to the south at Flint, they tied a record for -19. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 30F outside with sun and it feels like 60F... There will be people with shorts on over the next few days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinook Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 The Midwest has been just a smidge below normal this week. From Jan. 7 to Jan. 13 (or Jan 8 to 14 for the 2nd chart) the temperature departures were -9F to -16F throughout all of the Midwest except Kansas. My dad informed me that Toledo OH has been 10.3F below normal for this month. In January 2014, Toledo was 9.5F below normal (for the full 31 days.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonger Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 More greens, blues and purples the better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Really torched today. Made it to 36°. Snow compacted down an inch to two inches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Really torched today. Made it to 36°. Snow compacted down an inch to two inches. 37 here. Lost a little bit of snow, but not much. Snow doesn't look fresh and sparkly anymore though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 I wasn't expecting snow tonight, but just started lightly snowing here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmc76 Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Fresh 0.1" tonight. Nice little burst apparently. I think we have seen snow like 10 days in a row now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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