Cary67 Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 Normally don't put the snowblower away till 1st week of April. Thinking of retiring it early. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrdIowPitMsp Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 Very dry on the long range in MN. This is going to be an early and odd spring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nwohweather Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 Finally, getting ready for the season that’s actually fun, severe weather 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwalsh1 Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 For what its worth, out in the far west suburbs of Chicago Im seeing some buds pushing and saw daffodils starting to emerge two days ago. Very strange. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SolidIcewx Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 Bugs already out in force. Seen flys, gnats, box elder bugs, and even had a tick crawl on my pant leg at work today. Poplars, aspens, and maples showing signs of budding. Even looks like the tulip poplar is as well to an extent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocATL Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 For what its worth, out in the far west suburbs of Chicago Im seeing some buds pushing and saw daffodils starting to emerge two days ago. Very strange.Not so strange with how warm it’s been. It’s happened before and will again.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo6899 Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 On 2/19/2024 at 1:42 PM, Stebo said: No one cares and you whine way too much about it. Furthermore I explained why it doesn't happen here and why it does for Chicago. You either don't care to read for comprehension or you are just being a troll who needs attention. No one cares about big dogs? We're all weather weenies and care about snow otherwise we wouldn't be on here. I didn't realize chicago was aided that much by the lake with GHD1. Regardless you'll come up with an excuse for why it happens everywhere else, EC, Missouri, Minneapolis, upper midwest. We'll agree to disagree and move on because there's so much going on weather wise we don't want to clutter up this thread. Reached 60 here today with plenty of sun. Looks to be flirting with 50's and 60's most of next week too with only one day in the 30's. I guess this is the next best thing if we aren't gonna get snow with nothing close to accumulating snow on any part of the models. Obviously long ways to go but if we were gonna go a March without a legit snow, this looks like the best chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mississaugasnow Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 3 hours ago, Stevo6899 said: No one cares about big dogs? We're all weather weenies and care about snow otherwise we wouldn't be on here. I didn't realize chicago was aided that much by the lake with GHD1. Regardless you'll come up with an excuse for why it happens everywhere else, EC, Missouri, Minneapolis, upper midwest. We'll agree to disagree and move on because there's so much going on weather wise we don't want to clutter up this thread. Reached 60 here today with plenty of sun. Looks to be flirting with 50's and 60's most of next week too with only one day in the 30's. I guess this is the next best thing if we aren't gonna get snow with nothing close to accumulating snow on any part of the models. Obviously long ways to go but if we were gonna go a March without a legit snow, this looks like the best chance. The older I get the less I actually care about snow lol. I'll gladly take a massive heat wave with 95-105 for days on end followed by severe storms. Toronto also doesnt really get big dogs so I don't grade my winters based on if we saw a 24" storm. Big storms that get hype here are generally 8-12" so thats considered a big dog to me. The 16-24" are historical storms so in a completely different league and not one I expect to see often. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo6899 Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 9 hours ago, mississaugasnow said: The older I get the less I actually care about snow lol. I'll gladly take a massive heat wave with 95-105 for days on end followed by severe storms. Toronto also doesnt really get big dogs so I don't grade my winters based on if we saw a 24" storm. Big storms that get hype here are generally 8-12" so thats considered a big dog to me. The 16-24" are historical storms so in a completely different league and not one I expect to see often. I agree and I am losing interest in snow as i close in on 40, thus why I just want that big one at this point. I love the heat and always enjoy a heat wave. When I was young and didn't own a home, I really enjoyed severe weather and welcomed it. Nowadays not so much. I'd venture to guess we see more severe threats than snow threats in the coming weeks in and around the lakes and lower midwest. Days like yesterday are great for those with aches and pains. It's amazing how great the warmer weather makes you feel mentally and physically. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HillsdaleMIWeather Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 Day 6 and 7 slight risks introduced 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightning Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 16 hours ago, SolidIcewx said: Bugs already out in force. Seen flys, gnats, box elder bugs, and even had a tick crawl on my pant leg at work today. Poplars, aspens, and maples showing signs of budding. Even looks like the tulip poplar is as well to an extent Interesting. Outside of a stray box elder (which I see all winter long regardless of temps), there are no bugs out in my area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King James Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 49 minutes ago, HillsdaleMIWeather said: Day 6 and 7 slight risks introduced Nice! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 Models are showing a 50 degree drop in high temps over much of Iowa between Tue-Wed next week. Around Des Moines they go from a high in mid 70s Tue, to a high in the mid 20s on Wed, with teens still holding on at midday. That would/will be a brutal slap in the face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocATL Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 Models are showing a 50 degree drop in high temps over much of Iowa between Tue-Wed next week. Around Des Moines they go from a high in mid 70s Tue, to a high in the mid 20s on Wed, with teens still holding on at midday. That would/will be a brutal slap in the face. Atmospheric napalm. Some angry storms.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted February 22 Author Share Posted February 22 Been reading much much more than I post and thankful to many folks here like for sharing their knowledge. It seems the pacific does have a major bearing on our winter and the PDO has significant long term effects (albeit with debate). Please correct me if I’m wrong (but preferably with a little less snark )The PDO does have an effect. However, one single factor does not dictate the outcome as a whole, multiple factors do. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 This falls under the LONG long range, but it will be interesting to monitor the La Nina thread in the general weather forum. If and when the nina develops how strong it gets, if it is modoki, how active hurricane season is, etc. 2024-25 >>>>>>> 2023-24 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SolidIcewx Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 14 hours ago, Lightning said: Interesting. Outside of a stray box elder (which I see all winter long regardless of temps), there are no bugs out in my area. Down by the state line right now for work is where I seen some activity. Granted it’s deep in the woods a bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocATL Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 DT from WeatherRisk is not bullish on a mid March pattern change with the MJO going into the neutral circle during colder phases. Putrid patterns persist.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocATL Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 https://x.com/wxpatel/status/1762171470476714453?s=46&t=vaNz3X96rQKSXMNwtdXFsA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baum Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 On 2/22/2024 at 10:16 PM, DocATL said: DT from WeatherRisk is not bullish on a mid March pattern change with the MJO going into the neutral circle during colder phases. Putrid patterns persist. . give him a day or so. 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchaumburgStormer Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 Cold air seems to be nuked. Source region is meh. After finishing Forch 1.0, could we have Morch 2.0? 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 On 1/23/2024 at 6:18 AM, A-L-E-K said: cold source regions getting obliterated, it's over for us yup 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted February 28 Author Share Posted February 28 it's been over. if OHweather or myself are not posting tl:dr posts about the long range, there's nothing to see for you winter loving people. 3 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 When does the Spring medium/long range thread open? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madwx Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 40 minutes ago, Stebo said: When does the Spring medium/long range thread open? Be the change you want to see in the world 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chambana Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 If we get any beneficial rains in the coming weeks I am very curious to see just how fast things green up. We had a two week winter, and without that we likely had the most mild winter on record. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 it's probably for the best to swing more seasonal, cool and damp before any non hardy/fruiting trees get any ideas 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chambana Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 8 hours ago, A-L-E-K said: it's probably for the best to swing more seasonal, cool and damp before any non hardy/fruiting trees get any ideas hardyfruitguy 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CheeselandSkies Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 2 hours ago, Chambana said: hardyfruitguy Don't give him any ideas. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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