Indystorm Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 Looks like a scattered line of convection forming along I-57 in Illinois on some sort of trough with some svr storms back in Missouri this Sunday evening. Too little too late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IMADreamer Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 Really nice severe warned storm here. I stayed with it until it got too dark to photograph. Now it's putting on a nice light show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torchageddon Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 A classic cloud-filtered sunshine day, with temps under-performing but not as much as Sat. The breeze was up and it wasn't bright out. What was suppose to be an incredible weekend to kick off true spring turned out to be a dud. Now both Monday and Tuesday have been trashed - a fitting winter getaway could only end when April ends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted April 8, 2019 Author Share Posted April 8, 2019 Since today will be the first 70 at ORD and RFD... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 MLI making a run at the first 80 degree day today. Been as warm as 79 on the 5 minute obs, which is probably 78. Thursday is going to be interesting, as there's a good chance we get stuck in the cold 40s with east flow north of the front, or end up near 70 with a tor threat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheeselandSkies Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 Absolute winner of a day today. Wednesday's chill and snow is going to suck, but it'll be more bearable since the snow and cold won't have been unrelenting well into the back half of April like last year. In 2018 I don't think we even had a decent stretch of 50+ degree days until the last 10 days of April, and then we pretty much flipped right to summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye_wx Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 The euro is still teasing a snow event somewhere around here Sunday as the next low cuts northeastward. Other models are less aggressive/farther southeast. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackstraw Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 Don't see a colorful map like this often in April. Have to admit been a nice couple days out around here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye_wx Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 12z Euro - Sunday storm The 00z run had Cedar Rapids in the middle of the band, so it has shifted back southeast somewhat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted April 10, 2019 Author Share Posted April 10, 2019 1 hour ago, hawkeye_wx said: 12z Euro - Sunday storm The 00z run had Cedar Rapids in the middle of the band, so it has shifted back southeast somewhat. Looks like it could be a decent snowmaker for somebody, especially by mid April standards. I think in a way, the current system is going to help the cause with this one. A reservoir of sub 0C 850 mb temps will be left behind, so there will be less work to do from a dynamic cooling perspective. Really it's just the lowest levels that will have to cool, and it looks like that will happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 The Sunday system is about as thread-the-needle as it gets regarding snow potential. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MNstorms Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 70F Monday, 65F yesterday. 30F and snow today. I've seen the opposite but in my lifetime this has never happened here. Amazing April is. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted April 11, 2019 Author Share Posted April 11, 2019 Got a shot at having the warmest day of the year so far tomorrow. Some guidance is spitting out upper 70s... would be quite a swing from what it's going to be in the morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted April 11, 2019 Author Share Posted April 11, 2019 Did I really just post the 84 hr NAM for snow in mid April? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ams30721us Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 2 minutes ago, Hoosier said: Did I really just post the 84 hr NAM for snow in mid April? Only cause we still have a shot at breaking the all-time snowiest season ever, I will approve of this long range NAM post! Ha! At least the Euro is not the complete lonely outlier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 Very nasty out there at 38 degrees, and east winds gusting over 40mph. Should make it to near 70 later on though, with dews well into the 50s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King James Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 Forecast has me getting up to 77 today. Chilly start to the morning. Spring is fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye_wx Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 The euro/gfs are still sticking to their respective camps Sunday... euro nw and colder, gfs se and warmer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 Snowed here from 10pm to 2am but didnt stick. Had another snow burst this morning. North of Detroit a narrow band of 1-2" accumulated. This makes 77 days since Oct 20 that it had snowed. Nobody does nuisance snow or mood flakes like the Great Lakes lol. Ironically, more days saw flakes this season (77 days, 31.9") than last season (73 days, 62.5"). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye_wx Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 12z NAM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ams30721us Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 Yep, either the GFS is going to score a big coup or the NAM/EURO camp is going to nail a very decent wet snow event somewhere in eastern Iowa, or Illinois. Yikes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoboy645 Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 Uhh I'm good with not having 7 inches of snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UMB WX Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 Because 3/4 of an inch of cold rain is so much better than snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye_wx Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 12z GFS still sticking with a farther southeast track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye_wx Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 FV3 is also holding steady, but more robust with the snow band through Chicago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye_wx Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 Canadian has drifted back southeast the last couple runs, looks solid for Chicago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted April 11, 2019 Author Share Posted April 11, 2019 Maybe a bit early to be talking amounts but I think it's looking good for band of several inches in the heaviest band. The question is whether the several is 3-5" or more like 6+. Raw 2m temps on multiple models are showing temps of 32-34 even during primetime warming on Sunday afternoon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ams30721us Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 1 hour ago, Hoosier said: Maybe a bit early to be talking amounts but I think it's looking good for band of several inches in the heaviest band. The question is whether the several is 3-5" or more like 6+. Raw 2m temps on multiple models are showing temps of 32-34 even during primetime warming on Sunday afternoon. Well we still have 72 hours or so to see if these thermals hold, and where exactly that defo band looks to setup. 12Z Euro, fairly similar to its 00z counterpart from my quick glance. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ams30721us Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 Pretty impressive that the Euro has been consistent the past few days with showing 2m temps in the low to mid 30s under whereever that band sets up the during the afternoon heating on Sunday. Then, Spring break just southeast. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted April 11, 2019 Author Share Posted April 11, 2019 Have yet to get into the really warm air. High will probably occur later than usual, maybe 5-6 pm as the warm front will be through here by then in addition to still having some lingering diurnal heating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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