madwx Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 spotty showers here so far this morning. Stayed all liquid so far but snow or sleet may mix in for a time later before precip moves out this evening. Much appreciated sunny skies and warm up starting Friday. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madwx Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 had sprinkles or light rain on and off this morning. Just transitioned over to straight sleet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 I know it's a different region, but in addition to the already rare high risk area for today, the SPC has issued a 45% tornado risk area for W. Central AL Apparently, the SPC has only issued this 5 other times in its history. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madwx Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 after a mixed bag earlier it's been steady rain this afternoon, will actually pick up a few tenths before it's all over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWXwx Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 Wind Advisory in effect from 8 AM-11 PM Eastern for Northern Indiana. Pretty long advisory. Gonna be great, gusts to 50, upper 30's, and driving rain. yee haw 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 Finished with 0.50" for the day. Still some drizzle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cary67 Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 Rain and 33F. Pure March 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye_wx Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 This system looked pretty good for days, but it was suppressed south and ended up a dud for much of Iowa. I only received some very light rain that totaled about 0.10". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 Ice pellets where I am just west of ORD right now.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chambana Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 Absolutely miserable conditions.. 42 degree wind driven sheets of rain at 50-55mph 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chambana Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 KCMI reported a 66mph wind gust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 Picked up a few hundreds of an inch of rain this morning, the 1st measurable precip since February 28th. This is the 1st measurable rain falling on completely bare ground since mid December, that is how little liquid precip weve had this Winter. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 On a scale from 1 to 10, today is a 0. F*ck this weather. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted March 18, 2021 Author Share Posted March 18, 2021 Not a whole lot of snow reports on the northern side right now. One exception is around Quincy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 So I guess Para gfs is still not the main gfs as it was supposed to be Mar 17th? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purduewx80 Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 14 minutes ago, michsnowfreak said: So I guess Para gfs is still not the main gfs as it was supposed to be Mar 17th? Postponed to an as-yet-determined date by the severe weather this week. https://www.noaa.gov/media-release/noaa-to-announce-major-upgrades-to-us-weather-model 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostfern Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 41 minutes ago, Chicago WX said: On a scale from 1 to 10, today is a 0. F*ck this weather. This is the most weenie-unfavorable pattern ever. Tired of the constant chilly east wind and northern fringe clouds. I like rain and I like full sun. Hate this stuck-in-between crap. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaryWarren Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 59 minutes ago, Chicago WX said: On a scale from 1 to 10, today is a 0. F*ck this weather. Best climo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 So I guess Para gfs is still not the main gfs as it was supposed to be Mar 17th? Postponed to an as-yet-determined date by the severe weather this week. https://www.noaa.gov/media-release/noaa-to-announce-major-upgrades-to-us-weather-modelIt has been re-scheduled for March 22nd.. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheeselandSkies Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 5 hours ago, frostfern said: This is the most weenie-unfavorable pattern ever. Tired of the constant chilly east wind and northern fringe clouds. I like rain and I like full sun. Hate this stuck-in-between crap. Fortunately it looks to break for the weekend, at least here in southern Wisconsin. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorePunch Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 Its getting dry around these parts. Yesterday’s forecasted “soaker” never materialized for at least my locality. The drought conditions in the SW looks modestly concerning. Leaching NE slowly and it makes me wonder if we have a very warm and dry late spring. Verdict is still out on that. Its been a beautiful March so far and the green up has commenced. Looking forward to the warm up scheduled for this weekend and beyond. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madwx Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 very low moisture throughout the depth of the atmosphere the next two days so expect almost wall to wall sun for the next 48 hours. Also its only 26 at 8 am but as the inversion breaks in the next couple hours expect some crazy temp jumps 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 The clear skies and dry atmosphere are really causing impressive diurnal swings in temps quite unusual for this region without aid of a strong front. forecast today 65. Even at the heat island..... Detroit: Mar 20 high/low 54/22 Mar 21 high/low ??/27 Better radiating spot...Ann Arbor Mar 20 high/low 56/15 Mar 21 high/low ??/19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torchageddon Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 Best weekend weather-wise so far with 100% sun and 54F yesterday; already at that point late this morning. High of 61F which will be the second highest temp this year. The next 4 days with highs around 64F and mainly sunny (something we hold precious here near the lakes in early Spring) will probably be the best period since 9 years ago . Waterloo is nearly at 19C on Weds and Thurs so the first March 20C reading since 2012? I drew some weak comparison to March 2007 and reaching 20C around the same date would be an additional similarity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitchener poster Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 4 hours ago, Torchageddon said: Best weekend weather-wise so far with 100% sun and 54F yesterday; already at that point late this morning. High of 61F which will be the second highest temp this year. The next 4 days with highs around 64F and mainly sunny (something we hold precious here near the lakes in early Spring) will probably be the best period since 9 years ago . Waterloo is nearly at 19C on Weds and Thurs so the first March 20C reading since 2012? I drew some weak comparison to March 2007 and reaching 20C around the same date would be an additional similarity. Yeah. 61 degrees in Kitchener right now. Crystal clear skies. Can even see the moon during the day rather easily. I don’t remember having a day like this in March of 2020. Also there is a huge difference in temperature between my front yard and back yard. My backyard is still mostly in the shade until about Mid April and the ground is still frozen close to the house. The front yard is a torch. Some of my grass is starting to green up just a wee bit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 Overachieved a bit today and made it to 66. Looking forward to the potential for some low-topped convection late Tuesday. This morning's Euro dropped the surface low down to 977mb for the late week system. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 8 hours ago, michsnowfreak said: The clear skies and dry atmosphere are really causing impressive diurnal swings in temps quite unusual for this region without aid of a strong front. forecast today 65. Even at the heat island..... Detroit: Mar 20 high/low 54/22 Mar 21 high/low ??/27 Better radiating spot...Ann Arbor Mar 20 high/low 56/15 Mar 21 high/low ??/19 Diurnal swings last 2 days Detroit: Mar 20 high/low 54/22 Mar 21 high/low 63/27 Better radiating spot...Ann Arbor Mar 20 high/low 56/15 Mar 21 high/low 65/19 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 GFS upgrade occurred as expected this morning.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mississaugasnow Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 Im getting a bit concerned for Forest Fire season in Ontario. There is almost no snow cover in the province (the least since March 2012) Even if we go back into a colder wetter pattern there is no way to build up the snowpack back to winter levels. Normally it takes most of April for the snow cover to melt. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitchener poster Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 44 minutes ago, mississaugasnow said: Im getting a bit concerned for Forest Fire season in Ontario. There is almost no snow cover in the province (the least since March 2012) Even if we go back into a colder wetter pattern there is no way to build up the snowpack back to winter levels. Normally it takes most of April for the snow cover to melt. Do you know of a good snow cover map for Ontario? I’ve been looking for a snow cover and current snow depth map. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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