Chicago Storm Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 About a week ago I went coldest temp of -28 for ORD during this period. I think I'm going to stick with that for the temp for tonight. Additionally, I think across Northern Illinois the coldest location will end up being ARR, at -37. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 10 minutes ago, Chicago Storm said: Still -15 ORD. Likely won't fall much anymore, so we're going to have a nice starting point for tonight. Only need 13F from current temp for the record. I want to see -20 there by 9 or 10 pm to feel like there's a good chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 2 minutes ago, Hoosier said: I want to see -20 there by 9 or 10 pm to feel like there's a good chance. Yea, there's a few check points I have in mind to break the record or hit -30. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 11 minutes ago, CheeselandSkies said: I'm feeling something I've not felt in five years (1/2014)...there's a definite chill to the air in my apartment as, after doing well at the outset, my electric heating unit is now struggling to keep up with the cold permeating the walls of the building. I'm glad I kept my long johns on, and I'll be breaking out an extra blanket tonight. Thank goodness this cold blast, as intense as it is, won't last for weeks on end like that one did. My power bills were astronomical that winter. I find it amusing that the CPC hazards outlook has us in much below normal temps for 2/1-2/2, when this deep freeze will actually be breaking. http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predictions/threats/threats.php Link must have updated because I don't see anything there about temps for 2/1-2/2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beavis1729 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 5 minutes ago, Chicago Storm said: Yea, there's a few check points I have in mind to break the record or hit -30. 20z RAP shows -21 at 9 pm and -25 at midnight, then bottoming at -32 at 7 am. On paper, it seems like ORD has a good shot at the record. Assuming -14 at 4 pm, it needs to drop one degree per hour over the following 15 hours in order to hit -29. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 LOT going as cold as -42 just east of RPJ for tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knightking2018 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 1 hour ago, beavis1729 said: Probably a couple reasons why ORD is colder than MLI: west winds covering less of a snow field before arriving at MLI, and H85 temps are a bit warmer at MLI. Did you hit a wind chill of -50F? We bottomed out at -3F with a wind chill of -24F. I went outside and walked a mile in it and it made my face numb. It didn't sting but those winds were stiff. In fact when I was walking on my deck it felt like it was going to collapse. It was cold but pretty balmy compared to what a lot of you had last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Hi all! Killing the records here.. KBTL For today. 1-30-19 Coldest high temp is 8 set in 1951. Record low is -13 in 1951 For tomorrow. 1-31-19 Coldest high temp is 10 set in 1900. Record low is -10 set in 1899 _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Battle Creek 5NW. For today. 1-30-19 Coldest high temp is 12 set in 1977. Record low is -2 in 1977 For tomorrow. 1-31-19 Coldest high temp is 8 set in 1971. Record low is -7 set in 1996 ______________________________________________________________________________________________ So far today the high is -1 and the low is -12 at KBTL.. Coldest wind chill has been -40. Wont know about the other station Battle Creek 5nw till after midnight. Currently -12 at KBTL.. Brrrr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoboy645 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Topped at -11 here. Tonight's going to be a case of temperature limbo. How low can you go! I'm thinking here -30 or so while over towards the Wisconsin valley possibly down to -40 in the coldest spots ( *cough Lone Rock). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Curious to see what it gets down to here. Typically radiate better than ORD but they have about twice the snowcover and will have a little head start. Factoring those things together along with similar positioning relative to the surface high would suggest a similar outcome. Really hoping for a -30 somehow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Up to -14 ORD as of last OBS, which will likely be the high for daytime hours...though the actual high will be the midnight temp of -10. The first checkpoint I want to see for -30 is -15 by 6PM OBS...which realistically shouldn't be hard given where things are right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Max for today was 1 a few mins after midnight, low is current temp of -8 which is with a 23kt29g wind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 After making it to -11 we've begun to drop off. Back to -13. Point has been lowered a degree to -31. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 I'm kind of rooting for Sterling to be the coldest site tonight, as it's just a little up the river. Everything seems to be lining up about perfectly, as the ridge will be nearly overhead so to speak around daybreak. Simulated satellite forecasts show clouds moving in around that time, so it may be cutting it close. MLI may have cloud issues before sunrise, but it's possible they stay clear till dawn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 High here was -12 at both midnight and during the day. Have since fallen back to -14 now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrdIowPitMsp Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Temps starting to creep down here currently at -15F, high of -14F today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonger Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 52 minutes ago, Harry said: Hi all! Killing the records here.. KBTL For today. 1-30-19 Coldest high temp is 8 set in 1951. Record low is -13 in 1951 For tomorrow. 1-31-19 Coldest high temp is 10 set in 1900. Record low is -10 set in 1899 _____________________________________________________________________________________________ Battle Creek 5NW. For today. 1-30-19 Coldest high temp is 12 set in 1977. Record low is -2 in 1977 For tomorrow. 1-31-19 Coldest high temp is 8 set in 1971. Record low is -7 set in 1996 ______________________________________________________________________________________________ So far today the high is -1 and the low is -12 at KBTL.. Coldest wind chill has been -40. Wont know about the other station Battle Creek 5nw till after midnight. Currently -12 at KBTL.. Brrrr The lake really ruins low temps.... but that LES makes up for it. I'm in Baldwin right now at a pizza joint.... about to gear up for the 75 mile ride to the truck on my sled. I'm sick in the head. Only -2F here. -12 at my house right now in Howell. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoalCityWxMan Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 You won’t see a map like this for quite some time at 4:55pm in Chicago.. 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vespasian70 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 No mail today in many locations because of the cold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 ORD back down to -15. SQI -11 to -14 last hour. Let the fun begin... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 23 minutes ago, vespasian70 said: No mail today in many locations because of the cold. Just received word that we’re a no go tomorrow too. Friday is gonna suck, but at least I won’t get frostbite in 5 minutes. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 3 minutes ago, Chicago WX said: Just received word that we’re a no go tomorrow too. Friday is gonna suck, but at least I won’t get frostbite in 5 minutes. 2 consecutive days without mail due to weather. Wow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackstraw Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 First time I've seen this this late in the winter. Just saw 2 huge flocks of about 200 cranes each flying south at about 3k feet. A new species Procrastenarious Craneous lol? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beavis1729 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 RAP is actually trending a bit colder. 22z RAP shows low temps of -37 at RFD and -33 at ORD. Actual modeled temps on the RAP may be overdone, but I think the trends are important. To Stebo’s post above, the NWS point forecast for some locations in northern MN (near INL) is down to -51. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 11 minutes ago, Hoosier said: 2 consecutive days without mail due to weather. Wow. Part of the problem is they can’t get the mail to the offices from the distribution plants. And of course they care about our safety. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWXwx Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 7 minutes ago, Jackstraw said: First time I've seen this this late in the winter. Just saw 2 huge flocks of about 200 cranes each flying south at about 3k feet. A new species Procrastenarious Craneous lol? The wife and I saw a couple of flocks of robins last Saturday, including a dead one on the road. I have never seen robins here in January in my 61 years. I don't know what to make of it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorpion Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Went out with no sleeves for about 2 minutes, wind chill about -35, it’s so cold it feels hot. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madwx Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 One record down at Madison: Record low max of -10 today, breaking the old record of -1. Next up is the record min tomorrow of -22 which should be easily breakable. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chambana Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Broke the low max with a high of -3 old record was 4 set back in 2004. We also broke the record low of -13 set back in 1936 with a low of -17. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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