Hoosier Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 00z DVN RAOB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 On 3/17/2015 at 12:44 AM, Hoosier said: Tied the record from 2012. Nice. Hanging in March 2012 territory is very respectable indeed. Pretty pleased with my forecast calls, except Waterloo. Some morning clouds, and a slightly earlier frontal passage made for temps in the lower 80s instead of 87. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 On 3/17/2015 at 12:46 AM, Hoosier said: 00z DVN RAOB DVN.gif Interesting. Moisture in the BL had greater depth than I thought it would. Guess that explains why the dews stayed above 40 in the QCA. Surface flow was bringing up some moisture from Missouri, but due to the drier westerlies above that I figured the moisture would be very shallow. Guess the surface moisture advection was actually fairly decent, relatively speaking. Probably knocked a few degrees off over far eastern IA, where dews refused to dip below 40. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Topped out at 73 here and at ORD. Clouds probably knocked about 5F or so off the potential high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Thanks Cyclone. Pneumonia style front pushing down the lake right now. Mid 40s in downtown Milwaukee and upper 60s here still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 On 3/17/2015 at 12:50 AM, cyclone77 said: Interesting. Moisture in the BL had greater depth than I thought it would. Guess that explains why the dews stayed above 40 in the QCA. Surface flow was bringing up some moisture from Missouri, but due to the drier westerlies above that I figured the moisture would be very shallow. Guess the surface moisture advection was actually fairly decent, relatively speaking. Probably knocked a few degrees off over far eastern IA, where dews refused to dip below 40. 850 mb temp at DVN is 15.0C, good enough for 3rd highest on record in March. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Sioux City has now dropped 36 degrees since mid afternoon, at 54 now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 On 3/17/2015 at 12:55 AM, Hoosier said: 850 mb temp at DVN is 15.0C, good enough for 3rd highest on record in March. Nice. Probably hit 16-18C at some point earlier in the afternoon, but many of those other years probably had warmer temps slip in between soundings as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 On 3/17/2015 at 12:42 AM, Hoosier said: Says the guy who never made a call Temp talk, and non-record at that for us, is pretty for me. Alas, back to reality...and more boringness. Back into hibernation I go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 On 3/17/2015 at 1:05 AM, Chicago WX said: Temp talk, and non-record at that for us, is pretty for me. Alas, back to reality...and more boringness. Back into hibernation I go. Key word there. What else has there been to talk about? The first 70s are always nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Cold front went through about 10 minutes ago - falling through the 50s quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polar Vortex 2014 Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 On 3/17/2015 at 12:18 AM, IWXwx said: SBN even hit 72°, tying the LAF. Weird that both my Davis and my truck thermometer showed 69° around 4:30, but FWA only hit 61°. FWA had a high of 67 today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 LOT issues wind advisory for some of the lakeside counties Quote ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT TUESDAY ALONG THE LAKEFRONT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT TUESDAY. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WILL QUICKLY DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO VERY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH LIKELY ALONG THE LAKE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormtrackertf Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Overcast skies all day really killed it here today. I didn't see a break in the clouds from sun up to sundown.Oh well, the warmup was only for one day anyway and I guess it's better for the vegetation not to get shocked by a 70 degree day before we plummet back into the freezer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chitown Storm Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Noticed some buds popping on some trees and bushes this evening. Bad timing before the plunge. One week ago the lake had over 15" of ice about 10' offshore. It's now down to about 3". Amazing transformation in a very short period of time. 39F now. Feels brutal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Sioux City now down to 45 with a wind chill of 36. 35mph+ wind gusts continuing. That's gotta feel downright awful after tapping a toasty 90 7hrs ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 RAP has dewpoints near 0 in some areas tomorrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 High of 45 here today. Long range looks garbage for warmth in my area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Wayne Nebraska down to 38 with a 28 wind chill. Feels 62 degrees cooler than their 90 9hrs ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Wayne NE now 36 with 26 chill. 64 degree difference in feel now. Chicago area wind chills are now down into the mid 30s with those gusty winds coming off LM. About 40 degrees cooler in how it feels there. Impressive temp swings tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWXwx Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 On 3/17/2015 at 12:18 AM, IWXwx said: SBN even hit 72°, tying the LAF. Weird that both my Davis and my truck thermometer showed 69° around 4:30, but FWA only hit 61°. On 3/17/2015 at 1:52 AM, Polar Vortex 2014 said: FWA had a high of 67 today. Yeah, I just saw that. At 4 PM, they had only hit 61°, then the sun made appearance and combined with strong WAA, they got a 6 degree jump in an hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Definitely a reality check today. Mid 30s with wind chills in the low 20s. It's going to struggle to get to 40 near the lake today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polar Vortex 2014 Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 On 3/17/2015 at 3:26 AM, Hoosier said: RAP has dewpoints near 0 in some areas tomorrow rap.png Mostly in the single digits and low 10s in that region now. Will have to wait to see if afternoon mixing can send them below zero. Mid 40s with below zero dewpoints, plus gusty winds, would spell high fire danger for this evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunder Road Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Big CME today? Kp index is up to 8. I know next to nothing about space weather, but it's pretty darn clear out there now, and should hopefully stay clear for the first few hours of this evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormtrackertf Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Dew point is only 6 here right now even though temps are in the 40's. That's some serious dry air, especially considering dews were in the mid to upper 40's yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Hard time climbing here this afternoon...44F at airport... Never made it out of the 60fs yesterday. Trees are starting to show signs of life here. Just notice this morning. I think this cooler weather should put the brakes on some of that. River here is really opening. I'd guess ice fishing is about done around here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherbo Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Back to more normal March weather. Currently 30 degrees. went for a morning hike, was able to walk on top of the 25-30" snow pack. had a great time. a few pics from my hike. creek opening up behind my house my fruit cellar opening up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 On 3/17/2015 at 5:22 PM, Thunder Road said: Big CME today? Kp index is up to 8. I know next to nothing about space weather, but it's pretty darn clear out there now, and should hopefully stay clear for the first few hours of this evening. Yes, a big one! A severe geomagnetic storm is in progress right now. http://spaceweather.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Clouds in northwest Iowa heading this way could screw our aurora chances here. Daylight saving time FTL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunder Road Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 I think we're going to head out around 10 tonight and see what we can see before cloud cover becomes prohibitive. The SWPC model seems to indicate that that would be futile since the high probs of auroral viewing don't move in until after 06z, but I'm listening to their briefing from 16z now and they seem to just be generally uncertain about everything. Also, despite their model showing the view line only scraping the northern U.S., they mention the potential for auroral viewing as far south as the central U.S., so I'm not sure what the discrepancy is, or if I'm not interpreting the model output correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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