King James Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 I’m done with this winter season. A complete waste. Most notable event here since June 2018 was that wind/snow squall in November. Knocked down my fence. Other than that just ice and rain and garden variety thunder showers 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchaumburgStormer Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 What a complete waste of a sweet setup. I may end up with 4-6”, but pales to what could have been. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoboy645 Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 I ain't complaning about this snow... The cold on the other hand. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hlcater Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 From 5 degrees to 35 and rain back down to 5 degrees, all in 36 hours. Can't rightly believe it. Whatever, I'll go into this arctic intrusion with a literal glacier on the ground. That's fine. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveNay Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 Everyone is so focused on the potential record cold, there's no February thread yet! Several runs of the GFS have shown considerably warmer next month. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chambana Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 Something seems off to me about that Pontiac, Illinois sensor. Last night they hit -24 while everyone surrounding them were much warmer by 10-15 degrees. I’ve also noticed in the summer Pontiac is constantly recording 80-82 dews while the rest of the area is recording 74-77. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zinski1990 Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 2 hours ago, hlcater said: From 5 degrees to 35 and rain back down to 5 degrees, all in 36 hours. Can't rightly believe it. Whatever, I'll go into this arctic intrusion with a literal glacier on the ground. That's fine. Same here sucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowstormcanuck Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 On 1/25/2019 at 4:29 PM, mississaugasnow said: Looks like rain for most of the GTA and WNY now, most likely taking away the last bit of the snow pack followed by -10F and bare ground. Im offically throwing the towel. Im done with winter 2018-2019. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveNay Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 Holy Heat Wave Batman! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 8 minutes ago, DaveNay said: Holy Heat Wave Batman! Ice jams could become a huge issue for a wide area if a quick warm up like what some of the models have shown were to occur. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zinski1990 Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 6 hours ago, snowstormcanuck said: lol same here man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King James Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 Ice jams could become a huge issue for a wide area if a quick warm up like what some of the models have shown were to occur. Kankakee River a mile away from me has a flood warning currently for an ice jam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sokolow Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 ALEK still MIA? havent seen jonger around either :/ if anyone still crosses paths with either tell sokolow says hi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 16 minutes ago, sokolow said: ALEK still MIA? havent seen jonger around either :/ if anyone still crosses paths with either tell sokolow says hi Jonger's been around some, but ALEK is still lurking in the shadows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hlcater Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 Has there ever been an occurrence of 2 SSWs in the same winter season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoboy645 Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 6 minutes ago, hlcater said: Has there ever been an occurrence of 2 SSWs in the same winter season? I don't think so. Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hlcater Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 Just now, Geoboy645 said: I don't think so. Why? Why not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoboy645 Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 Just now, hlcater said: Why not. True. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheeselandSkies Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 Because it would **** our spring? AGAIN? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mississaugasnow Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 On 1/27/2019 at 6:41 AM, snowstormcanuck said: lol slightly premature i'll admit. Hoping to get 10cm here on hamilton mountain with the system today/tonight. This week will most likely be the most winter week of the year. Winter storm warnings down to deep south and severe cold in the north. However, that warm up in February is starting to peak my interest. Some local meteorologists are starting to discuss 50F and above starting next week. I'm not sold on that type of warmth yet, but February last year had a few days in the 60s and in 2017 February had an extended period of warmth of 50s-70s across the midwest and great lakes. I still expect a few more snow events and cold weather, but I think next week might be the breaking of winters back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchaumburgStormer Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 What a waste of a solid setup. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 28 minutes ago, SchaumburgStormer said: What a waste of a solid setup. Ahhh, remember that Euro run from 4-5 days ago? Didn't quite get to what that was forecasting lol. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Just to balance out the extreme cold talk. Here's a heat index forecast from this past June. Amazing the contrast in weather conditions we can see during the course of a year. 117 heat index forecast to -60 wind chill potential. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 4 minutes ago, cyclone77 said: Just to balance out the extreme cold talk. Here's a heat index forecast from this past June. Amazing the contrast in weather conditions we can see during the course of a year. 117 heat index forecast to -60 wind chill potential. Literally had this same thought a little while ago. 80 degree dews back then to what's on the way. Almost like being on a different planet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 9 minutes ago, Hoosier said: Literally had this same thought a little while ago. 80 degree dews back then to what's on the way. Almost like being on a different planet. Sure is lol. In the heart of summer we have some of the more tropical conditions that you'll find on the planet. It's simply amazing that we can transform into a vicious arctic wasteland like this. The other areas around the planet that get the extreme tropical conditions don't even come close to seeing the kind of cold/dry arctic air masses like what we see. Made this image comparison earlier. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nwohweather Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Literally had this same thought a little while ago. 80 degree dews back then to what's on the way. Almost like being on a different planet.It’s why settling this country is such an impressive feat by the colonists. The American Midwest has to be one of the most versatile climates in the world, the fact in my city of Toledo alone you can get 22 90° days and an average of 40” of snow with temps getting as low as -15° is insanity 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveNay Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 5 minutes ago, nwohweather said: It’s why settling this country is such an impressive feat by the colonists. The American Midwest has to be one of the most versatile climates in the world, the fact in my city of Toledo alone you can get 22 90° days and an average of 40” of snow with temps getting as low as -15° is insanity The only reason the Dakotas, Montana, and the central Canadian provinces are settled is because of the insane agricultural quality of the region. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 7 hours ago, cyclone77 said: Sure is lol. In the heart of summer we have some of the more tropical conditions that you'll find on the planet. It's simply amazing that we can transform into a vicious arctic wasteland like this. The other areas around the planet that get the extreme tropical conditions don't even come close to seeing the kind of cold/dry arctic air masses like what we see. Made this image comparison earlier. That is absolutely amazing. It really is true that the Midwest has some of the most extreme seasons probably in the world. Obviously this is a more extreme example, but even in the most non extreme year (for example say we had a mild Winter and a cool summer), when you actually look at the extremes of the hottest part of the year and the coldest part of the year, it's something that most places do not see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Doctor Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 12 hours ago, cyclone77 said: Sure is lol. In the heart of summer we have some of the more tropical conditions that you'll find on the planet. It's simply amazing that we can transform into a vicious arctic wasteland like this. The other areas around the planet that get the extreme tropical conditions don't even come close to seeing the kind of cold/dry arctic air masses like what we see. Made this image comparison earlier. Might be cool to make a map of (Record HI - Record WC). Especially if there is enough data to plot it worldwide. The results could be interesting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluoronium Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 To add to the extreme climate discussion, North Dakota recorded a low of -60ºF and a high of 121ºF less than 5 months from each other in 1936. https://www.weather.gov/bis/climate_EXT As for my complaints, I am concerned that this bitter cold snap is going to kill half of my fruit trees. I live in USDA plant hardiness zone 5b which means an average annual minimum temperature of -10ºF to -15ºF. We have gotten below that the past 3 out of five years here. Recent updates to the map have most areas warmer than what they were in the past, but if polar vortex visits are going to become more common here, lots of places in the midwest will need to be dropped a zone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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