beavis1729 Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 that's not so much UHI as it is roads, cars, trees etc that are snow free because of plowing and other civilized activities. Open corn fields show snow much better than forrests as well (see northwoods wisconsin). Right...same idea though. I just have a pet peeve of humans "messing up" snow...but that's the price you pay for 10,000,000+ people in a metro area. I'll drop it though...don't want to go too far OT here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 Don't mind these cold clear days. My house warms up and the furnace doesn' t run... its a win win... going outside sucks. Hit 9F here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpartyOn Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 Don't mind these cold clear days. My house warms up and the furnace doesn' t run... its a win win... going outside sucks. Hit 9F here. You can finally feel some real warmth from the sun. Not much longer to go and it will be our enemy for snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 Hit -8 here this morning, and only made it back to 8 above. Looks like -8 again tonight, and maybe -10 tomorrow night. Still have about 15" or so on the ground. Haven't melted any, but it's slowly compacting, down from the 18"+. Really looks nice next week. If we're not going to get any fresh snow I'm all for melting this all off. The snow has been piled so high around here that it's kind of dangerous while driving. You have to pull way out onto the roadways to see around the corner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 GFS continuing to show a big warm up around D9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 How low do we go tonight at LAF? IND has -2º in the forecast for here...sitting at 10º currently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlehurricane Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 11° F at MSN for a high after a low of 3° F right after sunrise. It didn't make it above around 5° F on top of the met building, too much CAA prevented much of a thermal boundary layer from forming. Down to 7° F about 45 minutes after sunset at MSN (6 pm CDT), so that's last daylight. We have deep snow and clear skies, but pressure gradient winds will screw us over from getting extremely cold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtlehurricane Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 4° F and winds down to 3 mph as of 7 pm, we might de-couple afterall I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmaxweather Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Could of had our coldest night of the season either tonight or tomorrow night but without a snow pack that is not going to happen. We got screwed to our west with snow and to our east. If you look at a snow map you can see the area between I 70 and the River over to Columbus as the donut hole...Looks like I am ready for the warm up.. Hoping for some nice 50's next week and I would love to pull off a snow event or two before the season closes out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpartyOn Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Anyone else thinking that in 2 weeks a very strong GLC type system is possible. The battle zone has been drawn according to the GFS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Quickly dropped to -2 earlier this eve, but it's back up to zero now as clouds have rolled in. Don't think we'll see our predicted -7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpartyOn Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Quickly dropped to -2 earlier this eve, but it's back up to zero now as clouds have rolled in. Don't think we'll see our predicted -7. Whats your record low for tonight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Anyone else thinking that in 2 weeks a very strong GLC type system is possible. The battle zone has been drawn according to the GFS. Oh yeah I think there's a good chance. Long range GFS shows some indication of an active SW flow type pattern. Looks like some seasonally warm air will flood much of the country. It's still early enough that there will still be some major arctic air to tap into. There's certainly potential for something down the road, but it probably won't be for another 10-15 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnweather Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Anyone else thinking that in 2 weeks a very strong GLC type system is possible. The battle zone has been drawn according to the GFS. IDK, there could be something but whether it is weak or strong has yet to be determined. All the models seem to show a west coast trough but it is a long ways out so things can change. The GFS has hinted at this for a while now so maybe it is onto something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Whats your record low for tonight? Not sure about tonight, but today's record low for Moline is -20. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 South wind up here.... keeping temps right around 0F...even with the clear skies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Monday, February 7th: Hi: 32F Lo: 16F Overall Sky Conditions: Cloudy. Max Wind Gust: 14MPH Rainfall: 0.05" Snowfall: 0.7" Tuesday, February 8th: Hi: 22F Lo: 3F Overall Sky Conditions: Cloudy. Max Wind Gust: 18MPH Rainfall: Trace Snowfall: Trace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 So bright this morning it hurt the eyes. Snapped this pic as I left for work, the snow/sun combo so bright it made my phone camera give an almost fake glow to the snow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Overcast and 6F. Imagine if it was clear...supposed to go below zero tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 I got -7F... south winds gone again, pressure down and now west winds have taken over... clear skies... Got to have close to 20 nites now below 0F. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 La Crosse HIGH TEMPERATURES ON SATURDAY WILL REACH INTO THE MID 30S. MODELS GENERATING LIGHT PRECIPITATION ACROSS NORTHERN WISCONSIN SATURDAY AS A SHORT WAVE TROUGH MOVES ACROSS EXTREME NORTHERN WISCONSIN. THIS FEATURE WILL BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW TO NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO WARM EVEN FURTHER ON SUNDAY WITH HIGHS CLIMBING INTO THE UPPER 30S...WITH A FEW LOCATIONS POSSIBLY REACHING THE LOW 40S. Going to be a good weekend. Ice fisherman will be out in droves with this type of weather. Probably wash the car again if it hits 40f on Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Was going to start a new thread, but i'll just say this here... I think subzero temps are done for here... Once we get into March they become a lot less likely. I really am not seeing anything that suggests cold through the rest of Feb. If anything, the latest GFS is a torch. A place like Omaha is going to see 60F temps in the next week...we should be pushing 40F... Lots of melting to the south will allow warmer air north. Tonite could be the last cold night of the year...GFS thinks -20F...probably possible with snow/calm winds/clear skies/cold 850s.. I'm not sure what March is looking like at this point, but I could be way off...although with increasing sun angle/longer days, snow can be wiped out very quickly. Last year the WHOLE state of Wisconsin was snow free by March 15th. edit to add: I don't think winter is done... just the cold... probably better for you snow lovers that this crap is going away. We really haven't had much snow since December... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted February 9, 2011 Author Share Posted February 9, 2011 Pattern looks active next week and beyond but we're being progged on the warm side of these systems right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pondo1000 Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Pattern looks active next week and beyond but we're being progged on the warm side of these systems right now. Yep, may be able to break out the shorts. I'd be curious to see what the Euro shows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmaxweather Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Yep, may be able to break out the shorts. I'd be curious to see what the Euro shows. Yeap the GFS is hinting at 60+ mid to late week! I'll take it over this cold and dry and no snow.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 Omaha on the GFS is showing what should be 60F's...that should push east... You guys on the south edge of the glacier are going to be sitting pretty... I'm getting some dripping off the roof and its 4F... Sun doing its job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmaxweather Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 EURO is trying to heat things up Sunday... Upper 40's to possibly near 50..... Come on warm up!! Were cheering for you! Enough of the $hit snows and cold! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye_wx Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 12z Euro is even warmer than the GFS. GFS has about +10C @ 850 Wednesday while the Euro has at least +12C for the entire state of Iowa by Thursday morning. It's just a matter of how much of that warming can make it to the surface around here. We need all the snow cover to our southwest to get melted asap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 12z ECMWF has 60F+ 2M temps up to the QC for next Thursday with 50F+ DP's up to the IL/WI border and S. Michigan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted February 9, 2011 Share Posted February 9, 2011 12z ECMWF has 60F+ 2M temps up to the QC for next Thursday with 50F+ DP's up to the IL/WI border and S. Michigan. fog machine getting ready Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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