Jonger Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 An interesting observation regarding the state of the trees in the region. Flew from DTW to MDW Sat and MDW back to DTW Mon, and the aerial view is all bare. If you look at webcams (which do not usually have a crisp resolution) it is like magic, around, say, Columbus you see a sea of green deciduous trees (which Im sure arent full leaf but again, very noticeable on webcams) and once you hit Cleveland/Toledo on north its all bare (again, trees have buds, but on a webcam they appear bare as winter). There appears to be a magic line somewhere running through northern IL/IN/OH/etc. That's the demarcation line that setup during the extreme warmth that happened a few weeks ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Yup...the trees are just sitting there...i was out in the yard yesterday and you can tell..the first 70F and they are all going to just blow... Lots of green showing on the buds, just waiting for the warmth... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 trees in my buildings courtyard have been green for a week plus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Sioux Falls...at 1pm...full sun...30F ...Avg in the low 60Fs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 trees in my buildings courtyard have been green for a week plus I have a bunch of potted trees that are all leafed out...some have flowers (peaches)... I cheated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Only the Willow trees and a few shrubs show any signs of green. End of the week things will definitely start changing. Skilling showing between mid 60s and mid 70s Saturday - Tuesday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 I'd love a stretch of sunshine ...say 2 weeks... we deserve it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 trees in my buildings courtyard have been green for a week plus I did notice one stretch of trees when I was in Chicago (I dont know what kind they are) that had green buds to make the trees look green, whereas I havent noticed any of that here. If Im being nitpicky Id say Chicago was several days ahead of us simply by the size/quantity of noticeable buds on the trees (also grass on side of road looked longer), but trust me when I say, the landscape had a very bare look from the sky in both Chicago and Detroit. Wasn't in town long, and I wasnt exactly on a tree-peeping tour , just using general observations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 12z Euro looks solid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Zone forecast for LAF. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS...POSSIBLYMIXED WITH SNOW SHOWERS UNTIL MIDDAY...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY IN THEAFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hm8 Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 KYIP cranking out a 73 reading. Even 70 at most other station. Over achiever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundersnow12 Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Sunday looking like a textbook golfing day. Chasing vacation starts May 10th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Up to 0.30" for today. So far no heavy rain today. Definitely some runoff happening though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beavis1729 Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Nice cold front in Amarillo TX. Yesterday at 7 PM, it was 86F. 7 hours later (2AM today), it was 33F and snowing. It eventually dropped to 29F (a new record low), and it has only warmed up to 34F under peak heating. Crazy for late April. The high for today (at midnight) will end up being 35F, which is 39 degrees below normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Zone forecast for LAF. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SNOW SHOWERS UNTIL MIDDAY...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT. If it happens, might be the last time it snows until next winter. Hopefully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Miserable day. Only 38 now with ice water coming down. Picked up 0.41" of rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 If it happens, might be the last time it snows until next winter. Hopefully. Probably a good bet. I wouldn't hate a May 1989 repeat though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherbo Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 After a high of 58 about 4.5 hours ago, it's moderate snow and 34 now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Cold here all day..but dry. Think we may have climbed to 40F... Sun is out now for the 1st time today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Kind of looks like there might be some wet flakes mixing in with the rain but can't tell for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 KYIP cranking out a 73 reading. Even 70 at most other station. Over achiever. I expected about 70F today...as for YIP...get ready because you will see them 3-6F higher than everywhere else in SE MI pretty much every day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hm8 Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 I expected about 70F today...as for YIP...get ready because you will see them 3-6F higher than everywhere else in SE MI pretty much every day. its awesome because UofM is closest to KYIP and KARB, so I'll always be close to the hottest station in the summer and coldest in the winter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherbo Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Everything is white but the road. Surprised its sticking so well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Everything is white but the road. Surprised its sticking so well Neverending winter lives on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewers Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 As of 6pm MKE has had 0.41" of rain. This brings the monthly total to 7.30". We need only 0.02" to make this the wettest April on record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 its awesome because UofM is closest to KYIP and KARB, so I'll always be close to the hottest station in the summer and coldest in the winter so true! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Sunset from last night, power lines and trees as contrast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherbo Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Sunset from last night, power lines and trees as contrast Amazing!!! So October! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestMichigan Posted April 23, 2013 Share Posted April 23, 2013 Just broke 10" of precip for the month with this afternoon's rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 As of 6pm MKE has had 0.41" of rain. This brings the monthly total to 7.30". We need only 0.02" to make this the wettest April on record. Wow...you are almost 2 inches above me and i thought we had a lot of rain! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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