Winter Man

Virga, most likely.

Garbage

RGEM: Hold my beer. GFS: No.

I took this guy seriously when I was like 13 years old.

Every winter there sucks. I'm telling you, worst winter climate in North America.

Agreed, someone should reach out to Levi...

Well it seems like this one can go either way for the LOT crew. Hopefully the thermodynamics work in our favor. It's certainty cold as hell out today.

Time for spring.

Almost 10 years into this hobby and I am immune from all pain after getting burned time and time again.

It's undeniable that the GFS won this storm. It has been showing the southern solution for days.

Have had flurries consistently the past two hours, along with a brief shot of heavier snow when the axis of a LE band passed through. About a tenth of an inch down.

4.4" call looking money.

36 and rain.

Final call 4.4" of snow IMBY.

I just graduated from UIUC in December - I've been in Champaign the past four winters except during the holidays when I would stay with my folks in the Chicago suburbs. I've had terrible luck, constantly being at the wrong place at the wrong time.

https://www.weather.gov/lot/21Nov2015snowfall This was the last time I was in a 6"+ storm. I was royally screwed in November 2018 when I left for Champaign one day before that storm since classes were starting. I've seen warning-level accums miss to the north, south, east, and west. In general though winters at 40 degrees north in the Midwest just !@$%#ing suck. IMO, it's the worst climate in all of North America. 30s-40s and rain for four months of the year but you still get blasted with Arctic air and maybe a 1-3" clipper if you're lucky before it melts away a few days later. I start work in a few weeks so I bet winter will blow its load as soon as I start commuting.

I'm ready for disappointment.

Rip city in Champaign, roads are already pretty bad.

Still some uncertainty, especially with the position of the deformation band Monday night into Tuesday.

Pretty darn good for this latitude.

I graduate from UIUC in a little over a week and I need that Champaign special on the 0z GFS. Lock it in!

Never thought I'd say this, but I'm glad it's 34 and rain at CMI.

Light snow in Champaign. Should be on the edge of the heavier accums.

Getting absolutely crushed here in Champaign.