Malacka11 Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 Went out for a run today today from Wheaton towards Chicago; on the way out we passed a flooded parking lot with a single car in it, whose owner was frantically trying to figure out what to do, given that his car was standing in about a yard of water. on the way back, only the car remained, but by then only the top eight inches or so of it were visible. it was a smaller sedan but still, I've never seen anything like it. Must suck for the owner. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 80s with dews pushing 70 by the weekend. It's about time. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madwx Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 We've got easterly winds throughout the depth of the troposphere. Not something you see every day. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madwx Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 Just now, cyclone77 said: 80s with dews pushing 70 by the weekend. It's about time. It depends on how the shortwaves eject from the western trough but should have a few chances at thunderstorms starting Friday as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janetjanet998 Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 cloudy and damp with light rain the next two days will prevent any real soil moisture recovery ..then only a few days of true drying out before the possible weekend rains and wetter pattern 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartman Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 25 minutes ago, janetjanet998 said: cloudy and damp with light rain the next two days will prevent any real soil moisture recovery ..then only a few days of true drying out before the possible weekend rains and wetter pattern Even in the long range, looks like the second half of this May is going to be a washout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted May 18, 2020 Author Share Posted May 18, 2020 Only about 0.05 away from the May precip record at ORD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye_wx Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 Models last week had today in the low 70s. Instead, we have mid 50s and drizzle. The GFS keeps us in the 60s all week because of the cool pool aloft. The avg high is in the low to mid 70s now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 Only about 0.05 away from the May precip record at ORD. 8.20” of rain at ORD this month now.As you said, only a bit behind 2019 (8.25”) and 2018 (8.21”).. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted May 18, 2020 Author Share Posted May 18, 2020 4 minutes ago, Chicago Storm said: 8.20” of rain at ORD this month now. As you said, only a bit behind 2019 (8.25”) and 2018 (8.21”). . Just amazing that they are going to break the record 3 years in a row. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janetjanet998 Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 some heavy rainfall rates over North Central IL between PNT, Lasalle and PIA .5 up to 1 inch per hour on the small cells out of LOT There seem to be a spoke of storms along the south side that may turn NE into the hard hit areas already convection increasing over hard hit Livingston county low is just NW of PNT....with an almost deformation zone on the west side 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 Got underneath a shower over in Bettendorf earlier that looked light on radar and it just poured down. Still a lot of moisture in the air today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardypalmguy Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 Summer cancel. 50s rain/fog for the forseeable future. Any models showing 70s, will be beaten back like a Trump supporter. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherbo Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 Went looking for brook trout yesterday and all I got was this stupid sunset. Glad all the rain and weather passed south but wow the north wind has been stout! 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 48 minutes ago, weatherbo said: Went looking for brook trout yesterday and all I got was this stupid sunset. Glad all the rain and weather passed south but wow the north wind has been stout! All the snow melted up there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherbo Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 19 minutes ago, Stebo said: All the snow melted up there? patches here and there still Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 2 minutes ago, weatherbo said: patches here and there still Never ending winter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogueWaves Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 10 hours ago, madwx said: We've got easterly winds throughout the depth of the troposphere. Not something you see every day. My would be mega bliz for the ages wasted out of season. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrdIowPitMsp Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 Late last week it was looking muggy with upper 80s to 90 around here for the holiday weekend. Now it appears low 70s and showers. I'll take it, my wife is having ACL surgery on Thursday so crummy weather is fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye_wx Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 Last week, models were showing 80º here by today. Instead, we are hoping to exceed the low 60s. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 classic us 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janetjanet998 Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 with .22 so far today as of 15z ORD just broke the record rainfall for May 8.41 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted May 19, 2020 Author Share Posted May 19, 2020 Chicago broke the May precip record, with almost 2 weeks left in the month. 8.41" and counting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWXwx Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 6 hours ago, Hoosier said: Chicago broke the May precip record, with almost 2 weeks left in the month. 8.41" and counting. On 5/17/2020 at 4:50 PM, A-L-E-K said: our basement laundry area is taking on water worse than i can remember in a decade or so in this building Might as well go for double digits and Alek won't have any clean clothes to wear until June. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 Only 59 for a high here today due to the persistent heavy overcast/drizzle. DVN only made it to 58. We're less than 2 weeks from June. What is this, the UP? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beavis1729 Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 2 hours ago, cyclone77 said: Only 59 for a high here today due to the persistent heavy overcast/drizzle. DVN only made it to 58. We're less than 2 weeks from June. What is this, the UP? At ORD, the normal high for today is still only 71, and at MKE it’s only 66. Highs at MKE yesterday and today were only 54 and 53, respectively. I know you’re further west...but the great lakes influence doesn’t really go away here until early June, at which point average highs at ORD are more in line with areas in the Midwest away from the lakes. Just last year, ORD had the following high temps in May: 53 on May 11th 52 on May 12th 57 on May 20th 54 on May 21st And in May 2018, even with the hot end of the month, ORD had highs of 52, 50, 55 on May 11th, 12th, and 20th respectively. The point is that May days can be quite chilly around here, compared to what many “expect”. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 On vacation in St. Pete Beach from Sun-Sun (17-24th)...Had a tornado warning early yesterday morning, as a line of storms moved through with 60mph+ winds. Ended up with a nice sunset, as lingering cirrus finally exited during the evening.. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitchener poster Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 From 44 to 58 F in only 3 hours. One of the fastest rises of the spring. I’m betting the over on the 65 F daytime high. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madwx Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 Full sun here this morning after days of cloud cover. Gonna be a beautiful day, even as clouds fill back in the afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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