hawkeye_wx Posted May 25, 2021 Share Posted May 25, 2021 For much of the last week the Thursday system looked like the first chance of real thunderstorm action this year, possibly severe. That's still true from Nebraska into northern Missouri, but up here I'm now just hoping some decent rain holds together as the storms dive well south. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 In an unusual twist, I see DET was notably warmer than DTW today. DET reached a high of 91*F and DTW only reached a high of 88*F. That said, as far as I can tell, there's still been no official 90*F+ day yet at DTW for this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 Looks like Cedar Rapids is about to get yet another thunderstorm here in a bit. That place can't lose. Waiting on late night Iowa sloppy seconds per usual here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye_wx Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 Some red moved over me on radar, but the storm was pretty tame. There was a bit of lightning and thunder, plus 0.39" of rain. There was a solid breeze as the gust front moved through, but it was fairly calm during the storm. In a quiet year like this, I'll take it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malacka11 Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 It's been raining quite heavily for the last 45 or so minutes here in Aurora, so that's nice FWIW. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartman Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 Maxed out at 88 today and yesterday. It's the highest it's going to get for at least the next few weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestMichigan Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 Waiting for @frostfern to respond, but it finally rained in the GRR area. I am at 1.02" and still some light rain in the area. Not sure there is a drop of water standing anywhere though. It all soaked in pretty quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madwx Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 only a couple hundredths here. need this upcoming soaker to keep holding off the drought Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestMichigan Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 Obviously referring to a statewide event but up until last night this was true - “Chris Vagasky, meteorologist with Vaisala, was able to mine the lightning data for us, and show us exactly when our last widespread thunderstorm day was for Michiganders. It’s been 311 days since all of Michigan had a significant thunderstorm day.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye_wx Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 The RDPS, NAM, and GFS are all now showing the temp struggling to get out of the low to mid 40s Friday across eastern Iowa. Yikes! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted May 26, 2021 Author Share Posted May 26, 2021 11 minutes ago, hawkeye_wx said: The RDPS, NAM, and GFS are all now showing the temp struggling to get out of the low to mid 40s Friday across eastern Iowa. Yikes! The NAM tanks temps pretty good on Friday night as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madwx Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 going to be a not so good 48 hour stretch starting tomorrow morning. two cold rainy days with temps in the 40s and a serious frost potential friday night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaryWarren Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 Love this stuff. Gonna sit by the fireplace and read a book. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian D Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 High of 82 yesterday. Canadian air flowing in today with a high around 60 this afternoon. Normal late May wx, but still a little cooler than avg. Chilly end to May with frost advisories for the next couple a.m.'s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 60 with full sun this time of year is p high quality wx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostfern Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 9 hours ago, WestMichigan said: Waiting for @frostfern to respond, but it finally rained in the GRR area. I am at 1.02" and still some light rain in the area. Not sure there is a drop of water standing anywhere though. It all soaked in pretty quickly. A good 1.2" of rain fell IMBY. Need to check if there is any water in the turtle-pond now. It was just mud yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostfern Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 5 hours ago, WestMichigan said: Obviously referring to a statewide event but up until last night this was true - “Chris Vagasky, meteorologist with Vaisala, was able to mine the lightning data for us, and show us exactly when our last widespread thunderstorm day was for Michiganders. It’s been 311 days since all of Michigan had a significant thunderstorm day.” Don't think last night can be classified as "statewide". Last time I heard thunder was April 10. The downpour last night was loud enough to wake me up, but rain is all I heard. Could have been a rumble or two that I didn't hear, but it certainly wasn't "significant". What limited lighting there was was almost exclusively north and west of GRR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted May 26, 2021 Author Share Posted May 26, 2021 Would be very impressive to see temps like this at peak heating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 1 hour ago, Hoosier said: Would be very impressive to see temps like this at peak heating. The warm weather of this week caused us to miss some record highs by only 2 or 3ﾟ, and now Friday has a shot at the record low max for the day (52). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostfern Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 1 hour ago, Hoosier said: Would be very impressive to see temps like this at peak heating. Weird to see Lake Michigan having a WARM moderating effect at the end of May, during the middle of the afternoon! Good lord! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted May 27, 2021 Author Share Posted May 27, 2021 How far south can it snow? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 10 hours ago, frostfern said: Weird to see Lake Michigan having a WARM moderating effect at the end of May, during the middle of the afternoon! Good lord! best climo 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimB Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 ARX forecast discussion mentions 1947. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormfanaticInd Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 11 hours ago, Hoosier said: How far south can it snow? Unbelievable 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malacka11 Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 Do you guys think it might be worth it to take a jog an hour or two south and see if I can catch any development or nah? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madwx Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 2 minutes ago, Malacka11 said: Do you guys think it might be worth it to take a jog an hour or two south and see if I can catch any development or nah? Drive 4 hours north and catch some snow. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malacka11 Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 4 minutes ago, madwx said: Drive 4 hours north and catch some snow. I could. We decided that we're gonna give it a shot, this might be an epic waste of time but I have nothing better to do today anyway so what the hell. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormfanaticInd Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 Marginal risk got expanded north some Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartman Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 18 hours ago, Hoosier said: Would be very impressive to see temps like this at peak heating. Meanwhile on Saturday and Sunday, according to today's 12z GFS: Around 50 on Saturday: Around 60 on Sunday: If both Friday and Saturday are going to be overcast, may as well be the case for the entire weekend. Chilly Memorial Day weekends can be a sign of a cold summer ahead. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian D Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 18 hours ago, Hoosier said: Would be very impressive to see temps like this at peak heating. Colder than me this time of year when I'm below normal. Rather impressive indeed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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