Geos Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Cyclone - you found some awesome color as well! Wish I would have had a little more sunshine on Sunday for pictures. High of only 49° today with clouds up until about 5pm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Friday Partly sunny, with a high near 62. Friday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Saturday Sunny, with a high near 67. Saturday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Sunday Sunny, with a high near 69. Sunday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Monday A slight chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. I'm jelly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilbertfly Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 71 in the P&C for Monday....toasty.... I have a pear and a cherry tree in the backyard already...love the colors I get from them in the spring and fall. However, I'm p sure the village wouldn't let me put a fruit tree in the parkway up against the street. We have a row of sumacs out at the farm and they beam brilliant red every fall...they are actually my fav fall tree out at the farm. I'm thinking of going with some sort of big leafed maple...I will have to keep diggin' around. Thanks for the ideas though! Speaking of my pear tree....I noticed something this year. The only fruit that came from it this year was on the very tippy top. I think that happened because of that freeze we had at some point in May. I think temps got down to bud killing temps relatively close to sunrise...and with our home facing east (and the pear tree in the backyard and blocked from the sunrise via our home except for the top), the early sun was able to warm up those buds that were peaking over our roof line and keep them from dying off. That's my theory at least....but found it interesting. thanks for taking the time to post the fall pics guys...much appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 71 in the P&C for Monday....toasty.... I have a pear and a cherry tree in the backyard already...love the colors I get from them in the spring and fall. However, I'm p sure the village wouldn't let me put a fruit tree in the parkway up against the street. We have a row of sumacs out at the farm and they beam brilliant red every fall...they are actually my fav fall tree out at the farm. I'm thinking of going with some sort of big leafed maple...I will have to keep diggin' around. Thanks for the ideas though! Speaking of my pear tree....I noticed something this year. The only fruit that came from it this year was on the very tippy top. I think that happened because of that freeze we had at some point in May. I think temps got down to bud killing temps relatively close to sunrise...and with our home facing east (and the pear tree in the backyard and blocked from the sunrise via our home except for the top), the early sun was able to warm up those buds that were peaking over our roof line and keep them from dying off. That's my theory at least....but found it interesting. thanks for taking the time to post the fall pics guys...much appreciated A Red Sunset Maple may be a good choice for you. They turn a brilliant red, and sometimes some orange as well in the Fall. In the Spring the buds open up to sort of a red flower before the seeds set on. Only bad thing about the tree is they put out a lot of seeds, but they're smaller than the bigger "whirlybirds" from the soft Maples. They grow pretty quickly, which is something I'd assume you'd want since it's a replacement tree. I'd stay away from the super fast growing soft Maples, like the Silver Maple. They put out a crap load of seeds and are easily damaged by marginally severe wind gusts. Other hard Maples, like the Norway, Crimson King, Sugar, etc are very nice, but they grow VERY slowly. Especially the Norway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 My parents have a Red Sunset Maple in their front yard. It does put out some beautiful colors in the Fall. Seeds are a bit of a PITA in the Spring as cyclone said, but they get overwhelmed by the big ass old other Maple in their yard that puts out the whirly birds. Those things I tell ya... LAF 41˚ at midnight. Seem to be overachieving, though my whack thermometer is at 43˚ right now...so maybe not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Down to 34. Point has 32, but looks like we'll beat that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago WX Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Frosty here this morning. 33˚ the intra-hour low at LAF, but the temperature move from 5:54am to 6:54am to 7:54am looks a little strange... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 In the last 24 hours, the solid overcast has allowed our temps to hover between 45 and 48 degrees, no more, no less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 A frosty morning here with area temps between 31-35°. Few clouds streaming in off the lake, otherwise mostly sunny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emmett Brown Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Bottomed out at 27F here in Oconomowoc this morning before sunrise. Thick frost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 New coldest temp of the season here this morning at 30. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Frosty here this morning. 33˚ the intra-hour low at LAF, but the temperature move from 5:54am to 6:54am to 7:54am looks a little strange... oct 22 laf.png Indeed. The only thing I can figure is that the wind switched from N to NE and thus was blowing in from the built up areas of WLAF and LAF, but is that enough to cause a 3 degree rise? The dewpoint also jumped though. Strange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Good frost this morning...flowers still holding on though. -------------------------------------probably normal for late Oct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWXwx Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Good frost this morning...flowers still holding on though. ------------------------------------- probably normal for late Oct Shoot, I was hoping we could torch, or a least stay warm until after Halloween. After that, bring on the ice box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Good frost this morning...flowers still holding on though. ------------------------------------- probably normal for late Oct Looks fairly normal. GFS even had some snow shower activity on the back side of a low on Halloween Day for both of us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 Went to the park after 5pm today. The late-day light of Autumn (say an hour before sunset) during peak color makes the colors look unreal. I just LOVE Fall! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Great pics Snow Freak! The oranges in that second to last picture are great! --- Already frosty here tonight. If winds stay calm, could hit 30°. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWXwx Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Down to 31° with freezing fog here, causing school delays. Coldest temp here this fall, may actually slow down grass growth. Clouds look to roll in before sunset, which could impede eclipse viewing. Otherwise, the 7 day point = Best Climo™ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewers Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Airport fell to 33, still no official freeze yet. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisconsinwx Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Airport fell to 33, still no official freeze yet. Sent from my iPhone Almost there, close enough I guess, at least to get rid of those pesky allergies. GFS Ensembles are showing a couple of semi interesting solutions by the time we get to Halloween. Long shot probably, but would be nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Heavy frost this morning at home. Really had to scrape the car windows. 30 or 31° for a low. I haven't had any allergy issues since the first frost back on October 3rd or 4th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisconsinwx Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Heavy frost this morning at home. Really had to scrape the car windows. 30 or 31° for a low. I haven't had any allergy issues since the first frost back on October 3rd or 4th. You live in the radiational cooling capital of the region and a good distance away from the UHI of Chicago, so not surprised about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 You live in the radiational cooling capital of the region and a good distance away from the UHI of Chicago, so not surprised about that. Kind of quirky given the proximity to Lake Michigan. I will say I did notice frost well into the city of Racine this morning. Might have been 33° for a low at 2m, but on the ground and some surfaces it probably dropped to what I had for a low this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indystorm Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Having been to Devil's Lake State Park in WI in August it was real nice to see the photos of the autumn color at that location. I plan to go to Branson and the Ozarks the week of Oct. 26 and hope to see some Ozark color, though I know they have a lot of varieties of oaks. Had first frost on the grass at my place ne of Indpls. this morning. "When the Frost is On the Punkin" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Still waiting on a freeze here. It's been close a couple times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 34 this morning. Lots of harvesting going on right now outside of town. Hard to drive anywhere and not have to pass a combine, or some other farm equipment on the highway. Went down to Johnson-Sauk Trail State Park down by Kewanee yesterday and shot these pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowlover2 Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 12z GFS/Euro agree on a deep trough for Halloween into November. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Halloween shaping up to be chilly if that holds. Also perhaps the first flakes for some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 Great pics Snow Freak! The oranges in that second to last picture are great! --- Already frosty here tonight. If winds stay calm, could hit 30°. Thanks. The light an hour before sunset creates an unreal scene to the fall foliage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherbo Posted October 23, 2014 Share Posted October 23, 2014 34 this morning. Lots of harvesting going on right now outside of town. Hard to drive anywhere and not have to pass a combine, or some other farm equipment on the highway. Went down to Johnson-Sauk Trail State Park down by Kewanee yesterday and shot these pics. you have a great eye! Some of the best pics all season... gorgeous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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