michsnowfreak

Most areas in the 20s today...DTW low was 33°. With all the concrete at an airport it's to be expected, but it really tanks JUST outside the airport property. Low was 24° in Ann Arbor. Went on a Fall hike yesterday. One of those days you want to bottle up...the perfect Autumn day. Fall is so amazing and so short. Already passing peak here. Some areas of great color left but also lots of areas of totally bare. Saw a guy painting natures masterpiece.

Nice to know others share my thoughts!

A mild November is one thing, but I sure don't see historic warmth.

Im just telling it like it is. Whether its 2011-12 or 2013-14, the same November attitudes prevail. I personally think this will be a typical up and down nina winter, in the end averaging slightly warmer than normal, with snowfall near to above normal. Again, thats all in the end. Wild swings, fun times and frustrating ones.

It goes without saying that the 2nd half of December is better than the 1st half, climo-wise, just about anywhere. But I will say that every year is different. Last year we had snowy trick or treating and a bare Christmas lol. We have had years where the first half of December is a winter wonderland then no snow for Christmas. And, more recently, we have had years where December sucks overall but snowy weather arrives just in time for Christmas (2020, 2022).

That is a good point.

With November a week away, I say this lightheartedly but in the 22 years ive been on weather forums, it has never changed. Since November is kind of the doorstep to winter, its arguably the most annoying weather weenie month of the year. Why? November is cold/snowy? Bad sign for winter. November is mild/warm/sunny? Bad sign for winter. November is dry? Bad sign heading into winter. November is wet? Using up these storms tracks now, bad sign for winter. Etc etc.

Actually I wouldnt call December a dumpster fire. Your area looks 0.5-1C warmer than avg on the CFS for December.

This is is a great idea! We all are guilty of getting wrapped up in certain past winters (both good and bad) when in reality even if everything aligned the same, the sensible weather result would vary.

Another fantastic Autumn day. Colors still peak but leaves dropping fast

It does. I just meant November really has nothing to do with the harshness (or lack thereof) of winter. Many of our recent mild winters began with cold/snowy Novembers.

November is a crapshoot any given year though.

I'm the same way! They did that last year here with sewer lines, cutting down some big trees then replacing them with new small trees when the project was done. I HATE when they cut down old trees! Fortunately still lots of tree lined streets here. But the ones with less trees are simply missing something imo. It's not the same.

There's something magical about that late day Autumn light hitting the trees. Just love it!

Indeed. Its nothing but xmacis data, reasons why old data that goes against his agenda is wrong, reasons why an outrageously mild or low snow year is the new normal even if it only happened once, and on and on and on. If one city doesnt fit his narrative about a certain subject, then onto another city. He will make a post and quote/reply to himself 3-4 times on that same post. He said It wasnt representative of southeast MI in 2022-23 when Detroit got 37.1" because they got "lucky" bc Toledo, OH only had 14.3" (measurments are taken well SW of Toledo, btw). I pointed out that Ann Arbor, the DTX NWS, and Flint all had 7"+ more than DTW, and are closer than Toledo, so he just moved onto the next thing. Last year, when I made a note of how it was the first year since 1915 that Detroit didnt exceed 90F, he said that it was not a big deal (again, this is the guy who will spam a thread to note that Middleofnowhere, IA has set a record for most days over 68F). And dozens of other similar examples. I see he posts in every subforum too. I do have him on ignore (and I know for a fact many others do too), but depending on my mood sometimes I read to see what the lastest story is

Aww thanks. I have an android, they take great pics (I'm the family outcast with phones, everyone else loves iphones lol).

He's completely one dimensional and is obsessed with using xmacis to run and twist numbers for any city anywhere in every subforum, like an annoying political ad. Sometimes you have to step away from threaded numbers and use common sense. The Great Lakes and their influences on weather aren't going anywhere. And wetter winters (a well known attribute of cc) are a help, not a hindrance, for snowfall in cold climates. The 2010s was the snowiest decade on record for Detroit, New York City, Boston, and many others. We are only halfway thru the 2020s. It's incredible how short sighted some are.

Fortunately I have no plans to move to Ohio

Much to your disliking, most of New England will not be experiencing any drastic snowfall reductions either.

I've already seen some very mild winters have near or even above avg snowfall and when winters over the general public remarks how it was an easy winter (and it was). But when measurable snow chances encompass half the year, the possibilities are endless. And we still can get those more harsh winters where it's a true hard winter but the final snow total isn't eye popping. It's why I really like that severity index (can't think of the name off the top of my head). And yes there's no doubt that one of these years a snow bomb for the ages will bury the east. It's like a powder keg...as the winters continue to gold higher moisture, watch out when everything aligns.

Same here. Not worried about snowfall averages at all in the Great Lakes. More worried about retention.

The color is pretty much peak here. It's gorgeous. Should be a great week of leaf peeping.

I don't think that is that big of a difference at all for one 10 day run to the next. It's the same general idea, just less cold. We have seen far worse swings in other forecast models over similar periods of time.

Meaning 21 of 32 times it did not? This coming Halloween looks way different than last year which was windy, cold, and snowy. We are actually overdue for a mild Halloween.

Every year they make a big deal out of the best conditions for the best color, and while some years are more brilliant (or longer) than others, I've never seen a color show disappoint. Simply does not happen in the upper midwest/Great Lakes/northeast with our variety of trees/colors.