Brian D Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 With prelim data in, we see Feb on the colder side again this year. With the extremely mild Dec, coupled with a colder Jan & Feb, winter has ended up avg for the season. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherbo Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 Made it to 33 today with full sun conditions and strong sw winds. First time above freezing at my place since Christmas eve. Dews stayed low so no appreciative melting. Back into the freezer for several days. Not liking the quiet pattern, makes me itch for spring more than I normally would if it were active. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostfern Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 Sick of winter honestly. I'm hoping for some warm days after next weekend. I'm hearing some spring bird songs today. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostfern Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 On 3/6/2022 at 9:21 AM, WestMichigan said: Wind seems to be the theme lately. We have had several very windy systems in February and now March. I recorded a 63 MPH gust overnight with only 0.07” of rain. The wind was kind of unexpected since most of the lighting and even precip was fading fast as the gust front approached. I could hear the roar and see the power flashes in the distance as it approached and had to scramble out of bed to bring loose things inside and unplug electronics. I think it was at least 60 mph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted March 9, 2022 Share Posted March 9, 2022 21 hours ago, Brian D said: With prelim data in, we see Feb on the colder side again this year. With the extremely mild Dec, coupled with a colder Jan & Feb, winter has ended up avg for the season. Is there a website where you get these graphs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian D Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 2 hours ago, michsnowfreak said: Is there a website where you get these graphs? Made them myself. Data of various datasets avg together. Took me some time to create them in Excel. https://psl.noaa.gov/data/atmoswrit/timeseries/index.html 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrdIowPitMsp Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 Cold day by March 9th standards. High of 19, with a stiff NW breeze and full sun. The heat island will probably keep us above zero tonight but outlying areas will drop below. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrdIowPitMsp Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 Morning low of 8. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chambana Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 Winters last gasp this weekend? Next week looks mild and dry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherbo Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 -1 this morning, should see a high in the mid teens. Cold temps for the next few days with on/off very light clipper and lake snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWXwx Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 1 hour ago, Chambana said: Winters last gasp this weekend? Next week looks mild and dry. Yeah the gfs depicts a zonal flow pretty much after this weekend through the end of its run. Fairly seasonable and dry, or to put it more succinctly, zzzzzzzzzz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuanis Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 6 minutes ago, IWXwx said: Fairly sesonable and dry ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWXwx Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 10 minutes ago, tuanis said: ??? Yeah, you're right. That was kind of a southern part of the forum/IMBY post. EDIT: I just quickly checked the ensemble means when I made the post. However, I also take a deterministic GFS total precip map through 384 with many grains of salt. If they were accurate, I would have been buried in snow from late January through February this winter. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuanis Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 6 minutes ago, IWXwx said: That was kind of a southern part of the forum/IMBY post. The wetter/active pattern signal is pretty clear. Where that heavier corridor ends up over the coming couple weeks is anyone's guess at this point. Won't take much to put it over YBY. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWXwx Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 Wet? CPC says mmmaybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian D Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 Looks like -10's to -20's away from the Lake this morning. Very cold March morning. Looks like Sat a.m. is going to be the same, and then more spring like weather on tap. Had enough bitter weather this past winter season, time to move forward now. A nice blizzard would be nice tho. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrdIowPitMsp Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 Got down to 6 here this morning. Looks like a good chance of falling below zero in the city tomorrow and then the spring warmup begins. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian D Posted March 11, 2022 Share Posted March 11, 2022 Single digit lows this morning, and the wind has picked up out of the W up to 40 mph. Chilly day because of that. On sunny days, like today, the snow pack reflecting the sunshine keeps things on the brighter side. And with the longer days, and higher sun angle now, all that light really helps the mood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 Even with temps well below freezing most of the snow melted today. Looks very quiet for the next 10 days or so. Time to go on daffodil watch with the warmer temps on the way. They should start knifing through the top soil in the next 10 days. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWXwx Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 2 hours ago, cyclone77 said: Even with temps well below freezing most of the snow melted today. Looks very quiet for the next 10 days or so. Time to go on daffodil watch with the warmer temps on the way. They should start knifing through the top soil in the next 10 days. The same thing happened with the snow here. Also, I just noticed today that some of my tulips leaves are poking up. They should really take off this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrdIowPitMsp Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 Low of -2 this morning. Should be our last jaunt below zero this season. Outside the metro temps fell into the -10s, pretty cold for March 12th. 3” of crusty snow hanging on. While total snow amounts have been pedestrian here, It’s been a great winter for snow cover. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian D Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 -10's to -20's away from the Lake again this morning. - single digits along the shore. Very cold start to the day. Near record to possibly some records fell this morning. March low records are rather variable from -10's to -30's for the area. Now spring weather can kick in with some nicer temps. There will still be chilly weather here at times, but the deep negatives should be over. - single digits are still on the table, tho, away from the lake the next couple weeks. By early April, even those become record territory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torchageddon Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 For once I'm getting a locked-in LES band that is bringing whiteouts for the entire afternoon thus far. Among the most intense winter wx so late I've seen. Its the exact opposite of a decade ago when I had a severe thunderstorm and 70F temps, today the temp is falling midday to 15F feeling like -4F and heaviest snows of the winter . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWXwx Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 Some cellular LES made it clear down here this morning. We even had a some substantially reduced visibilities at times. Pretty cool. A nice way to finish winter. Now looking forward to 50's and 60's all week. Bring it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 Wind chills near zero all day. Few flurries, patches of snow from yesterday. Definitely feels like deep Winter in mid March. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye_wx Posted March 12, 2022 Share Posted March 12, 2022 Today is the final cold day. This morning's Euro has nothing but 50s and 60s across Iowa for the next ten days. Sayonara, winter! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowtie` Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 8 hours ago, Brian D said: -10's to -20's away from the Lake again this morning. - single digits along the shore. Very cold start to the day. Near record to possibly some records fell this morning. March low records are rather variable from -10's to -30's for the area. Now spring weather can kick in with some nicer temps. There will still be chilly weather here at times, but the deep negatives should be over. - single digits are still on the table, tho, away from the lake the next couple weeks. By early April, even those become record territory. I thought the low teens here (13 at KIND and 11 at my non-accurate thermometer) was cold but when I looked at the Duluth Canal Cam and saw they were - 8 I felt a little bit better. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheeselandSkies Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 5 hours ago, hawkeye_wx said: Today is the final cold day. This morning's Euro has nothing but 50s and 60s across Iowa for the next ten days. Sayonara, winter! Maybe just me, but I'd call the day the EF4 hits the "Sayonara, winter" day... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 Quite a day for a weather enthusiast. Started the day at 14° with wind chills below zero. Then the south wind brought a mini driving fluffy snowstorm complete with drifting and very slick roads. Then once the snow stopped, temps, then up to 23, began a rapid rise, forecast into the mid 40s by late afternoon. Today's 1.4" puts me at 42.3" on the season. DTW also had 1.4", putting then at 42.2". Highest amounts today were around 2" in the southern suburbs. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian D Posted March 13, 2022 Share Posted March 13, 2022 Had about an inch of snow last night. And my furnace crapped out on me too. Waiting on heating guy to come and fix. The old gal got a good workout this winter. Now needs some TLC. At least it waited until the bitter weather was done. Using my gas stove for heat now, which is the reason for having a gas stove. That, and easier to cook with, too. Temps in the low-mid 30's today, with 15-20 for tomorrow morning. Then on to some 40/30 weather this week with some light mix thrown in there. That'll feel nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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