hawkeye_wx Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 37 minutes ago, madwx said: lets do this I'm a gardener. Let's not do this. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitchener poster Posted May 3, 2020 Share Posted May 3, 2020 I checked the temp anomalies on the GFS for the May 14-15 time period. My heart sank. This relative cold air beginning tomorrow is expected to linger until its finally pushed out by (you guessed it) another North Pole shot. I used to live in Tennessee where March was a genuine Spring month. Now I have to wait until Memorial Day. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Perry Posted May 3, 2020 Share Posted May 3, 2020 Well I see May is a dumpster fire. Warmer than normal winter followed by a cooler than normal 4th (5th)? Lost count - winter. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWXwx Posted May 4, 2020 Author Share Posted May 4, 2020 Part of IND's discussion. Appropriate for today. THESE ARE NOT THE TEMPERATURES WE ARE LOOKING FOR... MODELS SHOW THAT THERE WILL BE PREDOMINATELY BE A NW FLOW ALOFT WHICH WILL LEAD TO TEMPS WELL BELOW NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. LOW TEMPS LOOK TO GET DOWN INTO THE 30S THIS WEEKEND, WITH FRIDAY LIKELY THE COLDEST WITHIN THE FORECAST PERIOD. MAY THE WARMTH BE WITH YOU. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheeselandSkies Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 Seems the preponderance of early Mays of late have been below average... About the only one I can recall that wasn't is 2018, which coming on the heels of that abominable April flipped right to summer. I had higher hopes for a warmer/stormier spring in this neck of the woods with all the talk of a coming La Nina and warmer than average Gulf. Now we get the spring eastern trough locked in on top of a pandemic and, apparently, "murder hornets." I'm afraid to ask, "what else ya got, 2020?" That said, the 50s/30s forecast for this coming week aren't really that different from what we've been experiencing. Thursday (my Friday with my Sunday-Thursday schedule) should be OK with sun and near 60. I do want to hear thunder, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoboy645 Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 2 hours ago, CheeselandSkies said: Seems the preponderance of early Mays of late have been below average... About the only one I can recall that wasn't is 2018, which coming on the heels of that abominable April flipped right to summer. I had higher hopes for a warmer/stormier spring in this neck of the woods with all the talk of a coming La Nina and warmer than average Gulf. Now we get the spring eastern trough locked in on top of a pandemic and, apparently, "murder hornets." I'm afraid to ask, "what else ya got, 2020?" That said, the 50s/30s forecast for this coming week aren't really that different from what we've been experiencing. Thursday (my Friday with my Sunday-Thursday schedule) should be OK with sun and near 60. I do want to hear thunder, though. That is one nice thing about being farther west. When there are troughs like this that are aimed to the east, we can escape the cold a little bit more than say Michigan or Ohio. Those sentences sound like straight out of January. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 3 hours ago, CheeselandSkies said: Seems the preponderance of early Mays of late have been below average... About the only one I can recall that wasn't is 2018, which coming on the heels of that abominable April flipped right to summer. I had higher hopes for a warmer/stormier spring in this neck of the woods with all the talk of a coming La Nina and warmer than average Gulf. Now we get the spring eastern trough locked in on top of a pandemic and, apparently, "murder hornets." I'm afraid to ask, "what else ya got, 2020?" That said, the 50s/30s forecast for this coming week aren't really that different from what we've been experiencing. Thursday (my Friday with my Sunday-Thursday schedule) should be OK with sun and near 60. I do want to hear thunder, though. Yellowstone? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartman Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 1 minute ago, cyclone77 said: Yellowstone? Or 1992 all over again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 4 hours ago, cyclone77 said: Yellowstone? Murder hornets not scary enough? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 6 minutes ago, Stebo said: Murder hornets not scary enough? Volcanic ash laden murder hornets carrying coronavirus? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 52 minutes ago, Hoosier said: Volcanic ash laden murder hornets carrying coronavirus? I have often said if you see me running and nothing is chasing me, it is due to an aggressive hornet/wasp. Not allergic just not a fan at all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowtie` Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 2 hours ago, Stebo said: I have often said if you see me running and nothing is chasing me, it is due to an aggressive hornet/wasp. Not allergic just not a fan at all. How do you tell the difference between and aggressive and a timid hornet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 2 hours ago, bowtie` said: How do you tell the difference between and aggressive and a timid hornet? The trick is they are all aggressive evil bastards. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowstorms Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 32 minutes ago, Stebo said: The trick is they are all aggressive evil bastards. Just like those pesky wasps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 Just now, Snowstorms said: Just like those pesky wasps. Yellow Jackets and Labor Day weekend, name a more miserable combo 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowstorms Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 6 minutes ago, Stebo said: Yellow Jackets and Labor Day weekend, name a more miserable combo Now that you mention it, a friend of mine got stung by a yellow jacket on his head on that exact weekend last year near his cottage. Was not a pretty sight. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheeselandSkies Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 Bald-faced Hornet Leaving Nest by Andy, on Flickr 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 4 hours ago, CheeselandSkies said: Bald-faced Hornet Leaving Nest by Andy, on Flickr Those bad boys are mean as hell. If you're gonna shoot their nest with a bee-bee gun, make sure you have a clean escape route, and fast transportation away from the area. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheeselandSkies Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 That's why I prefer to shoot it with a 250mm lens! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitchener poster Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 Piss poor winter. Heaviest single snow storm total was 15cm. So about 6 inches. Have not hit 70F since Oct 7. I see areas with higher latitudes in the NE get 70s. I see Calgary get their damn chinook 70s. Nothing. Now I see another couple of snow systems pass me well to the south. Leaving me with cold windy air with near record wind chills. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheeselandSkies Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 4 minutes ago, Kitchener poster said: Piss poor winter. Heaviest single snow storm total was 15cm. So about 6 inches. Have not hit 70F since Oct 7. I see areas with higher latitudes in the NE get 70s. I see Calgary get their damn chinook 70s. Nothing. Now I see another couple of snow systems pass me well to the south. Leaving me with cold windy air with near record wind chills. Ouch. I guess I haven't had it quite that bad, then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchaumburgStormer Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 12 hours ago, Kitchener poster said: Piss poor winter. Heaviest single snow storm total was 15cm. So about 6 inches. Have not hit 70F since Oct 7. I see areas with higher latitudes in the NE get 70s. I see Calgary get their damn chinook 70s. Nothing. Now I see another couple of snow systems pass me well to the south. Leaving me with cold windy air with near record wind chills. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowtie` Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 I guess there is no sense in me complaining when there is a freeze warning as far south as Tennessee. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitchener poster Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 Monday and Tuesday next week were supposed to be 71 degrees. Now it’s dropped to highs of 59 and 60. WTF. Weather models never waiver when it sees record cold a month from now. But an actual above average day a week in advance.......nope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitchener poster Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 I’ll take it another step. This is complete BS how long I’ve waited for a 70 degree day. I think it will end up being around 220 straight days below 70. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NTXYankee Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 11 minutes ago, Kitchener poster said: Monday and Tuesday next week were supposed to be 71 degrees. Now it’s dropped to highs of 59 and 60. WTF. Weather models never waiver when it sees record cold a month from now. But an actual above average day a week in advance.......nope. Yeah we dropped in Ohio too of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mississaugasnow Posted May 14, 2020 Share Posted May 14, 2020 On 5/13/2020 at 6:41 PM, Kitchener poster said: I’ll take it another step. This is complete BS how long I’ve waited for a 70 degree day. I think it will end up being around 220 straight days below 70. Haha at this point its pretty laughable. I also see a lot on wx twitter trying to stay the course with a very hot summer. Not saying it wont happen but its kind of funny when the hype train was forecasting mid-upper 20s next week and heat indexs into the 30s. Now its average with rain. At this point I wont even say were out of the woods for a rare late May/June frost. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitchener poster Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 Maybe it’s due to being on lockdown for so long. But I ordered a simple rain gauge and it’s the most exciting thing. It’s collecting rain as I type. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baum Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 ^ it's the small things. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madwx Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 Look at how paltry tornado watches have been across the northern half of the area the past year (or couple years) 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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