Hoosier Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 But what will Hoosier do without you? But I think that's a net increase in snow for you, so it has my blessing. I might be leaving too. Funny as I think we both came to LAF around the same time and could both be leaving around the same time. Either way, I'm gonna be separated from my LAF brother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherbo Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 I might be leaving too. Funny as I think we both came to LAF around the same time and could both be leaving around the same time. Either way, I'm gonna be separated from my LAF brother. Dang! This will be the end of an era. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWXwx Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 I might be leaving too. Funny as I think we both came to LAF around the same time and could both be leaving around the same time. Either way, I'm gonna be separated from my LAF brother. Wow. Do you know where you may be locating? Dang! This will be the end of an era. You've got that right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonger Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 Yeah crocuses are almost a mid to late winter flower, even here in the north There are still snow piles in parking lots but other than that its just brown grass, salt-stained roads, and the usual debris from a long winter. All of the gravel and garbage that you dont notice when snow is being plowed unfortunately dont melt with the snow lol We need a good washing rain badly. I'll be happy when the grass starts greening up, it looks pretty bad right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 There was just enough "OOMPH!!!" with the front to produce some sprinkles just a little while ago and dampen everything up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 Wow. Do you know where you may be locating? Northwest IN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 Northwest IN Nice. You'll be able to get a regular fixing of LES there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 Nice. You'll be able to get a regular fixing of LES there... That'll depend on where I end up. Certainly will get it more than LAF though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 Wednesday could be really windy especially in the Lakes if the models are right. Solid wind advisory if not areas of warning criteria if the latest runs pan out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 This is totally random, but I was checking how much snow is left in the UP, and it seems a little weird to me that Marquettes official weather is in Negaunee. It seems like is way more extreme than even if White Lake was for Detroit. The official snow depth at MQT? 17". Wunderground webcams from Marquette residential areas? Bare ground with some piles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 There was just enough "OOMPH!!!" with the front to produce some sprinkles just a little while ago and dampen everything up. Didnt see any sprinkles or anything, but not sure if you noticed, the ground has been "damp" all day without any rain or fog. Im sure it has to do with the frost depth starting to melt and rise to the surface, giving the illusion of dampness. Or perhaps it still has something to do with recent snowmelt. Even if it did sprinkle here, it would just be a T, so DTW has now had 18 consecutive days and counting with no measurable precip. This is the 3rd longest stretch on record for March. If we include all-time longest stretches without measurable precip, its only a tie for 24th longest right now. DTW has not had measurable non-frozen precipitation since light rain (which did mix with a little snow) produced 0.03" on Jan 18th! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 I might be leaving too. Funny as I think we both came to LAF around the same time and could both be leaving around the same time. Either way, I'm gonna be separated from my LAF brother. Aww, shoot. But I think we got everything we could out of LAF weather excitement. Snow, tornadoes, heat waves, drought, floods, etc. Weather is gonna suck here for awhile most likely. Alas, it'll be like the WWBB days in the future...me in IKK, you in NW IN. Just like when we started/met in this silly hobby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natester Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 Possibly offtopic, but I saw on the 12z GFS of a nasty snowstorm for much of the midwest on Sunday April 5. Of course, I doubt it'll verify but if it's consistent, it'll be winter's last hurrah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherbo Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 Was F'n cold and windy today. High around here was 22 but went the north shore of the Huron's to do some hiking since I heard right along the coast the snow was not really deep. Spent about 3 hours hiking and taking pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWXwx Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 ^ Beautiful pictures, Bo. Northwest IN At least your "Hoosier" name will still fit. I still call you Hoosierwxdude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormtrackertf Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 Yeah crocuses are almost a mid to late winter flower, even here in the north There are still snow piles in parking lots but other than that its just brown grass, salt-stained roads, and the usual debris from a long winter. All of the gravel and garbage that you dont notice when snow is being plowed unfortunately dont melt with the snow lol There's still a couple piles across the street from me in the shade hanging on. Lots of them in the big parking lots, seems like the final foot of those piles always takes the longest to go away because of how compacted it is. We need a good washing rain badly. I'll be happy when the grass starts greening up, it looks pretty bad right now. Yeah, the grass is really ugly everywhere. Brown and matted. The roads are disgusting too, salt, sand and gravel everywhere. There was just enough "OOMPH!!!" with the front to produce some sprinkles just a little while ago and dampen everything up. Yep, I got about 15 minutes of "heavy mist" that was enough to turn the wipers on in the car around 2PM. Quickly moved on though. Was F'n cold and windy today. High around here was 22 but went the north shore of the Huron's to do some hiking since I heard right along the coast the snow was not really deep. Spent about 3 hours hiking and taking pics. IMG_1552.JPG IMG_1551.JPG Wow, those pictures are really beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWXwx Posted March 21, 2015 Share Posted March 21, 2015 Wednesday could be really windy especially in the Lakes if the models are right. Solid wind advisory if not areas of warning criteria if the latest runs pan out. This morning's GFS ensemble mean wasn't too exciting, but the 18z op looks ominous wind-wise across lower MI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherbo Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 thx guys! It was really a beautiful day to take pics... grilling some fresh perch tonight but it's awfully cold. already down to 15, and maybe some lake snow late tonight into the morning. life is good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 Overall a chilly day today here. NE winds blew in most of the day and held temps around 40°. 46° for a high mid morning. Already 31° and dropping. Picture of Lake Michigan today on the WI side. Water had the two tone look today. Love the picture with the cliffs and lake Bo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 This morning's GFS ensemble mean wasn't too exciting, but the 18z op looks ominous wind-wise across lower MI. Yeah there's roughly 55-65 kts at the top of the mixed layer. With dry slot moving in and resulting in sun, that would be interesting. Let's see if it holds on upcoming runs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormtrackertf Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 Temperature is dropping like a rock. 40 at DTW, but only 33.4 at my place with the wind blowing off of Lake St. Clair and the river. Perhaps that will keep things more moderate tonight and not upper teens-low 20's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted March 22, 2015 Author Share Posted March 22, 2015 6z GFS got a little kooky around 96-108. I'm guessing sfc temps are pretty toasty though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye_wx Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 It has been nice the last couple days, 60 Friday and 56 Saturday, a perfect temp for getting some raking done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 As far as the wind threat on Wednesday, check this out. This is an impressive forecast sounding for DTW at 21z with the inversion located at 850 mb and winds of 60 kts at that level, with 50 kt winds all the way down to 950 mb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 Not quite as bullish on the wind potential around here but could envision gusts around 45 mph at this point. Problem is that the core of stronger winds aloft tends to pull away during the daylight hours when the best mixing occurs, but there's a window there from mid-late morning when daytime mixing commences. If this system were to slow down then it could make things more interesting locally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indystorm Posted March 22, 2015 Share Posted March 22, 2015 Aww, shoot. But I think we got everything we could out of LAF weather excitement. Snow, tornadoes, heat waves, drought, floods, etc. Weather is gonna suck here for awhile most likely. Alas, it'll be like the WWBB days in the future...me in IKK, you in NW IN. Just like when we started/met in this silly hobby. You guys have been great as moderator and poster on this forum. Looking forward to you keeping up the good work. And I am ready for Wed. t storms in my forecast, albeit just a possibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 Few March randoms for Detroit on another boring weather day... Since 1906 (when I have snow depth records), only 9 Marches had more 1"+ snowcover days than 2015 (13 days). Since records began, the March with the LEAST amount of days with measurable precip is 1910 with 4 days. So far in 2015, just 2 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 Almost seems hard to believe this time last week we were on our way to almost 80 degrees. Looks like winter again out there with snow/sleet on the ground, and 28 degrees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAFF Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 Some great pics as of late... Love the contrast of the ice blue lake and wind worn ice pack in the cove. The two tone Lake Michigan reminds me of around here where the outflow of rivers after a rain will create the same effect on the shoreline of Erie. Boring meltdown weather seems to be taking a back seat to winter wonderland stuff. As for here brown grass, patchy shade glaciers and frost in the air sums up our day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 Temperature hasn't budged yet with the snow still falling. Only 28° approaching noon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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