Torchageddon Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 1 hour ago, Chambana said: Actually the cool down next Friday/Saturday just brings us back to seasonal, slightly above average, so these numbers won't be going down at all. I noticed that on my 7-day too, its funny. Dodging real winter. Its an easy choice for me as well to want a front-loaded winter. Usually around November I'm itching to see some blowing snow of some-sort. March has been a waste so much it boggles my mind how anyone can not love Morch 2012. I never get anything interesting winter-wise in that month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted February 19, 2017 Author Share Posted February 19, 2017 Seeing buds/flowers opening on some trees. Not all of them though... I guess some of them know better haha Here's the part of the LOT afd regarding Wednesday Attention then turns to the temperatures Tuesday and Wednesday as we look to enter a sunny pattern with west to southwest winds once again. Due to the nature of the cold front tomorrow night being a Pacific front, the cool air behind it is quite weak. If indeed we can clear out quickly Tuesday morning, temperatures should rebound to near if not record highs given 925mb temperatures 10C-11C. Of greater note is Wednesday, which with a weak low to the north, could focus an enhanced warm corridor directly over the area with a favorable southwest wind. Synoptically and looking at local climatology, it points to potential to near or exceed all time February highs (lower-mid 70s in the CWA). Looking back at a couple other late winter/early spring record to near-record warm stretches like we are in, the last or second to last day can be the highest. So that further supports going a ways above guidance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWXwx Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 No third-day-in-a-row record high for FWA. Only hit 64 today (record 67 1930). Early stratus/fog bit us in the butt. However, SBN tied their's (65). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted February 19, 2017 Author Share Posted February 19, 2017 69 is the official high at ORD. Did briefly touch 70 on a couple of those 5 minute obs. http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/zoa/getobext.php?sid=KORD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye_wx Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 Cedar Rapids officially hit 70 intra-hour this afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hlcater Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 Down goes the all-time February record high at Moline according to DVN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 Nice February lake breeze clearly defined earlier... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted February 20, 2017 Author Share Posted February 20, 2017 Clouds may hold back the potential some but if not, somebody around St Louis/downstate IL might get close to 80 tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 66F today with blazing sun, couldnt resist this pic when I went to Best Buy lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted February 20, 2017 Author Share Posted February 20, 2017 9 hours ago, cyclone77 said: Yeah tomorrow's system has sped up compared to what we were seeing all week. Originally it was going to be the warmest day of the spell along the MS valley area. Euro implies it may be hard pressed to break much above 60 tomorrow from here on west. Gonna be a tougher call for you guys, but you have a decent shot at 70. I'm wondering if the rains we get tomorrow temper the warmth a bit for Tue/Wed. DVN believes Wed could be the warmest day out of this whole stretch, but if we get 0.50"+ like some of the models are showing we may not have such ideal conditions for extreme temps. EDIT: Another new record at MLI. Up to 71 now. Now 4 degrees ahead of Fri. Hell, let's go for 80! lol HRRR/RAP are pretty bullish tomorrow. If they're close to right, MLI might bag another 70. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted February 20, 2017 Author Share Posted February 20, 2017 This is ridiculous for this time of night... out west. 62 in KC is 17 degrees above their average high Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 1 minute ago, Hoosier said: This is ridiculous for this time of night... out west. 62 in KC is 17 degrees above their average high Sioux City was 58 an hour ago, which is 21 over their average high, it is closer to the record for the date than the average high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted February 20, 2017 Author Share Posted February 20, 2017 Just went up to 63 in KC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osubrett2 Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 "Only" maxed out at 57 here at CMH due to fog and clouds not burning off until after 2pm yesterday. Under a Dense Fog Advisory currently until 10am, might be a repeat today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 10 hours ago, Hoosier said: HRRR/RAP are pretty bullish tomorrow. If they're close to right, MLI might bag another 70. Latest HRRR has them back up to 72. Lots of clouds around though, so we'll see. HRRR even breaks out a few patches of 80s along the MS in west-central IL lol. Heavy overcast/dense fog and 49 here right now. Seems sort of strange to see fog after several days of very dry conditions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 6 hours ago, Hoosier said: Just went up to 63 in KC. I ran into the the QC last evening around 8pm or so, and there was a pretty stark difference in temps compared to out here. Vehicle said it was 54 when I left here, and warmed to 62 on the west side of Moline (Best Buy lol). Cooled back to 52 by the time I got back home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartman Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 3 hours ago, osubrett2 said: "Only" maxed out at 57 here at CMH due to fog and clouds not burning off until after 2pm yesterday. Under a Dense Fog Advisory currently until 10am, might be a repeat today. If not worse. The advisory was extended to 11am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ConvectiveIA Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 Had thunder and lightning overnight in DSM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osubrett2 Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 10 minutes ago, Spartman said: If not worse. The advisory was extended to 11am. Yes I agree. Stuck in the mid 40s and the fog is serious today. Yesterday it was just a low deck, today it's some of the densest fog I've seen in quite a while. Still less than a .25 mile visibility at 11am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 Crocuses are already blooming across northern Ohio. That's just insane for February 20! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 Thick cloud cover quickly approaching the MS river. MLI's gonna have to get going if they're gonna make a 4th 70+ today. Only 60 as of 11am. We're actually ahead of yesterday at this point. Up to 62 now with quite a few patches of mid-level cloudiness. HRRR looks to be way overdoing temps along the MS river. Has MLI at 76, which isn't going to happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 Up to 65 at ORD, which ties the record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted February 20, 2017 Author Share Posted February 20, 2017 25 minutes ago, Chicago Storm said: Up to 65 at ORD, which ties the record. Wednesday is a lock to break. Tomorrow is going to be tougher but still possible (67) and the warm start helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted February 20, 2017 Author Share Posted February 20, 2017 Tuesday's record min of 47 for ORD is also going to come into play. I don't think there will be much problem staying above that during the early morning, so it will depend on how quick of a drop occurs Tuesday evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 MLI has also tied a record, at 65. Back to 64 now. It's too bad these clouds couldn't have held off another hour or so. Would have had a good shot at 6 days of consecutive 70+ readings, which would have been extremely impressive. Of course this stretch of temps will still go down as extremely impressive, but the sub 70 break in that streak will hurt a little stat wise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madwx Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 Madison up to 58 at noon, breaking the old record for today. That's a record high on three straight days now. Pretty impressive to be breaking records with overcast skies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted February 20, 2017 Author Share Posted February 20, 2017 36 minutes ago, cyclone77 said: MLI has also tied a record, at 65. Back to 64 now. It's too bad these clouds couldn't have held off another hour or so. Would have had a good shot at 6 days of consecutive 70+ readings, which would have been extremely impressive. Of course this stretch of temps will still go down as extremely impressive, but the sub 70 break in that streak will hurt a little stat wise. MLI is up to 68 on the most recent 5 min ob, with a string of 66 before that. Can't remember how it works as far as averaging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted February 20, 2017 Share Posted February 20, 2017 Up to 65 at ORD, which ties the record.67 now, and record broken.Question is will it hit 70 with the high clouds moving through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted February 20, 2017 Author Share Posted February 20, 2017 STL closing in on 80. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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