hawkeye_wx Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 We've reached 70 on seven of the last eight days, so we've been in full-on spring already. Now, we get to go right into summer. The forecast has 80+ on five of the next seven days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonger Posted May 12, 2017 Author Share Posted May 12, 2017 April 1st through April 12th was 49.1F according to my PWS. May 1st through May 12th was 49.2F according to my PWS. Not often do you see that during transition months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWXwx Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 Nice forecast but zzzzzzzz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 1 hour ago, IWXwx said: Nice forecast but zzzzzzzz Should be in this mean western/central trough, eastern ridge pattern for a while so hopefully some storm threats come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 Yeah later next week could get a bit stormy. Nice day today. 74 with full sun. Mosquitoes were quite thick the last few nights. They sure suck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 Warmest day of the year so far today at 84. Also the 1st 80+ day of May, and the 1st 80+ day since way back on April 15th. Spectacular day with full sun, nice breeze, and low humidity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madwx Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 Just got up to 80 here in Madison. First one of the year here. Beautiful outside. About to crank up the grill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye_wx Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 It's a pretty nice low 80s with 40s dews today. Monday/Tuesday we are expecting mid to upper 80s with 60s dews, so it's going to feel a bit uncomfortable for the first time this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 Overachieved a bit temp-wise today, with a high of 73*F. Had nearly full sunshine for the first half of the day, then a broken CU / AC field was the rule for the rest of the day. Actually had a quick-hitting t'storm move through parts of the city (a couple miles SW of here) within the 3-4pm time frame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 Was looking at some of the records for ORD next week and they are in the 90s. May 1962 actually had a very impressive 6 day streak of temps in the 90s (not to be outdone by a 9 day streak in May 1977). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indystorm Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 20 hours ago, cyclone77 said: Yeah later next week could get a bit stormy. Nice day today. 74 with full sun. Mosquitoes were quite thick the last few nights. They sure suck. Hiked at a park along the White River today. Lovely weather after all the rain we've had. No mosquitoes troubling me here yet. Plan to watch the fireworks in the plains on Tuesday and Thursday via this board and then see if we can cook up something for the Midwest at the end of this coming week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 3 hours ago, Powerball said: Overachieved a bit temp-wise today, with a high of 73*F. Had nearly full sunshine for the first half of the day, then a broken CU / AC field was the rule for the rest of the day. Actually had a quick-hitting t'storm move through parts of the city (a couple miles SW of here) within the 3-4pm time frame. No thunder where I was at in Warren bit it was raining pretty hard for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye_wx Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 It's going to be a warm one, today. It's already in the mid 70s at 10am. The dewpoint jumped ten degrees overnight. Our chance of a ridge-riding storm has improved for Monday evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 Yeah it looks like mid 80s the next few days. Guidance is showing a potent backdoor front hitting here about midnight tonight, and then retreating/mixing back north in time for another toasty day tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherbo Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 http://www.crh.noaa.gov/images/mqt/Dead_River_Flood_10th_Anniversary.pdf 14th annv of the big dead river flood up here. The flood originated at the silver lake basin where a breach of a fuse plug unleashed 8-9 billion gallons of water towards Marquette. The basin area is pretty much my back yard now. Would have loved to have lived here then to witness. I didn't even remember it happening back then... maybe vaguely. Awesome link! Chilly here so far today. Only 42 nearing noon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UMB WX Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 Refreshing 50's today after yesterdays 70's heat. Happy Mothers Day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 15 hours ago, Stebo said: No thunder where I was at in Warren bit it was raining pretty hard for a while. There were a few lighting strikes on the tracker from a tiny cell that tracked from about Ferndale down to GPP. But that was about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 Models continue to trend stronger with the lead wave this upcoming week. If things trend any stronger, the wave of warmth (at least in terms of temps warmer than normal) may briefly come to an end after Thursday for areas north of I-80. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowstorms Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 Been a while but seeing the warmth coming this week is going to be a relief, haha. As of yesterday, YYZ so far for the month is running well below normal; (avgs in bracket) High: 53.9F (65.8F) Low: 40.6F (45.3F) Mean: 47.3F (55.6F) Rainfall: 2.57" (2.91") - near normal By next weekend I think we'll be within 3-5 degrees of normal highs/lows. Going to California/Nevada in a week for two weeks. Has anyone here ever been there? Any travel tips or sights aside from what its known for? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chambana Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 Warmest temp of the season so far, CMI reporting 85 degrees, and my weather station is reporting 86. Really a text book Mother's Day weekend. Cooking the wife a steak dinner tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ConfusedKitten Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 42 minutes ago, Snowstorms said: Going to California/Nevada in a week for two weeks. Has anyone here ever been there? Any travel tips or sights aside from what its known for? Thanks! I haven't been to California so I can't comment, but I did go to Nevada once. Don't spend too long in Vegas proper, unless you really like gambling. The buffets are great and the strip is worth seeing, but a single afternoon+evening is enough to see everything. Red Rock Canyon is much more interesting, I believe the trail I hiked there was Calico Tanks, it was a fun, relatively easy hike with cool rock formations and an amazing view of the city at the end. The Hoover Dam is worth seeing too IMO, and Mt. Charleston is supposed to be nice but I didn't go there. If you can make it out to the Grand Canyon, it's obviously a must-see. I've seen plenty of breathtaking natural scenery, but nothing quite compares to seeing the sun set over the Grand Canyon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 Decent temperature gradient in this area. Went out for Mother's Day lunch and it was noticeably warmer there compared to when I got back home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 Lake-enhanced front blew through here about an hour ago. Temp has dropped back to 60 after tagging 83 earlier today. There were some elevated showers trying to sprinkle on us around sunset. Most of the precip evaporated before reaching the ground however. A perfect end to a fantastic Mother's Day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LansingWeather Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 Just got back from the Huron Mountains for a weekend of dirtbiking. Wow it was quite cold up there still, hardly any buds or anything. Rode up to Big Bay from Marquette, cold but very gorgeous. Weatherbo how close was I to your location? I need to make it up during the winter. Looks like phenomenal weather up there next week or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 35 minutes ago, cyclone77 said: Lake-enhanced front blew through here about an hour ago. Temp has dropped back to 60 after tagging 83 earlier today. There were some elevated showers trying to sprinkle on us around sunset. Most of the precip evaporated before reaching the ground however. A perfect end to a fantastic Mother's Day. Is this edited? I need to learn how to take pictures like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherbo Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 10 hours ago, LansingWeather said: Just got back from the Huron Mountains for a weekend of dirtbiking. Wow it was quite cold up there still, hardly any buds or anything. Rode up to Big Bay from Marquette, cold but very gorgeous. Weatherbo how close was I to your location? I need to make it up during the winter. Looks like phenomenal weather up there next week or so. I live 10 miles south of big bay near the silver lake basin/dead river/mulligan trail area. Glad you enjoyed your trip!! High terrain areas near the lake as of yesterday, not showing much in the way of trees buds. Cool as well with a high of 53 Sunday, but quickly fell into the 40's after 5pm. Unsettled and some rain this week. Pretty dry with some small brush fires the past few days scattered about in southern Marquette County. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchaumburgStormer Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 Lake breeze moved in yesterday while I was playing golf. Went from 84 and nearly calm to 75 and breezy in about 15 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 10 hours ago, BuffaloWeather said: Is this edited? I need to learn how to take pictures like this. Yeah I use Adobe Lightroom 6. Shoot in raw which allows full control over the editing process. Makes for large file sizes (close to 40mb with my D810) but it's worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowstorms Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 21 hours ago, ConfusedKitten said: I haven't been to California so I can't comment, but I did go to Nevada once. Don't spend too long in Vegas proper, unless you really like gambling. The buffets are great and the strip is worth seeing, but a single afternoon+evening is enough to see everything. Red Rock Canyon is much more interesting, I believe the trail I hiked there was Calico Tanks, it was a fun, relatively easy hike with cool rock formations and an amazing view of the city at the end. The Hoover Dam is worth seeing too IMO, and Mt. Charleston is supposed to be nice but I didn't go there. If you can make it out to the Grand Canyon, it's obviously a must-see. I've seen plenty of breathtaking natural scenery, but nothing quite compares to seeing the sun set over the Grand Canyon. Okay, I see what your saying. Vegas outside of the main strip area, there isn't much to see. Yeah, I think based on what your saying 2-3 days should be suffice for Vegas. I heard about the Red Rock Canyon, sort of like a miniature Grand Canyon, no? If I have time, I will for sure go to Grand Canyon, how far is it from Vegas though? Hoover Dam, I never heard of that but thanks for the heads up, I will for sure check that out. I think in the desert areas away from Vegas, you have a relatively good view of the Milky way as its away from any city lights, right? Thanks for all the great suggestions. I will definitely try to go to most of them for sure. I'm not a huge gambler, but I do like sight-seeing and hiking, etc. It'll be hot though. But I think dry heat is more bearable than what we experience here in Southern Ontario, haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UMB WX Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 low 60's and blue sky perfection yet again today Looking forward to a few warm days to accelerate the leaf out and produce full shade on house. Furnace back on Friday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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