Chicago Storm Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 RMNP should be cool since you are doing it early in the season, not sure how their winter was but there should still be some snow aroundThat's what I'm hoping for, as it'll make for some nice shots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 Light fog right along the lake. Looks like a repeat tonight with the fog. @ DLL - I passed through the Big Horns in late August a long time ago and it was threatening to snow at that time of year (mid 30s with rain and sleet)! You get up to Glacier or the Canadian Rockies - the highest peaks have seen snow every month of the year before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 Drive to the top of Mt Evans outside Denver..the road goes above 14,000 feet...my car had no power by the time we got up there... It was 80Fs in Denver in mid 40Fs up there . Snow was in spots. That was back in 01 or 02 when the fires were burning down half the state...you could see the smoke. Every morning there would be a coating on the car. I loved Colorado and plan on going back. It may have changed now, but everyone out there seemed so "fit" ...old dudes biking up mountain roads...runners...i guess in that climate (dry/sunny/warm) its easy to get out ..especially in the mountains where its cooler. Hot here...sunshine the past hour and temps have rocketed...humid too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormtrackertf Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 Watch out...i was in the Big Horn Mtns (east of Yellowstone) in June and we ended up in a snowstorm (before i read weather maps/afds)...this was the same day of the tornado outbreak in South Dakota....June 24, 2003 i think... It was weird...when we left that morning we had snow...by late that afternoon it was 80F and humid (as we crossed he MO River in South Dakota). We drove around 2000 miles in a couple days...ugh...not sure i could pull that off now. Now that sounds like an awesome experience. Snow in June, not something I'd ever expect to see under normal circumstances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormtrackertf Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 Ended up with 1.5" of rain here yesterday, with most of it (~ 1") falling after midnight Get any thunder over there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hm8 Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 Get any thunder over there? Never heard any Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted May 6, 2015 Author Share Posted May 6, 2015 Sunday/Monday coule be fun, as far as severe weather potential... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebo Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 Sunday/Monday coule be fun, as far as severe weather potential... I like Monday locally so far. Sunday could be sneaky depending where the cold front stalls out Saturday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 81 at LAF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilbertfly Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 80 down in the brook....lake breeze on the move Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McDude Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 It warmed up super fast, but now is cooling even faster. Living by the Lake is annoying this time of year. Glad I'm not downtown though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 beautiful day here lakeside Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCNYILWX Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 At 210 pm MDW was up to 80 deg while Northerly Island was 51 deg, 29 deg difference in 8.86 miles as the crow flies. MDW has since cooled to 72 deg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 one of the cool things about days with a strong lake breeze is that our local temp will rise right after dark as the winds slack off and marine airmass loses grip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 I had 77F in the van about an hour ago... might have sneaked in an 80F. Losing the sunshine now to high thin clouds...rain over Iowa moving north. Dew point up to 60F which i think is the first time this year. There are areas like Leadville, CO where its 30Fs even in July.. That would be nuts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted May 6, 2015 Author Share Posted May 6, 2015 I like Monday locally so far. Sunday could be sneaky depending where the cold front stalls out Saturday. The key will be the low track. We need to front to stay overhead or north of us through the weekend for the low to go NW of us... If the low goes through OH/IN or track overhead, then forget it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 Mid 50s in Racine with filtered sunshine. Wisps of fog have been rolling off the lake for the last couple hours. Impressive temperature spread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimChgo9 Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 My son sent me this, from the 12z GFS, hour 348. Fantasy land to be sure, but I thought I would post it. It's a 992mb low. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 84 today with plenty of haze and fair weather cu. Some weak convection was trying to make it in, but has started crapping the bed the last hour or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormtrackertf Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 Today was a sneaky beautiful day. Started out looking like clouds would win out, but they've been minimal all afternoon outside of some hazy high stuff. 72 at Metro, a little cooler here closer to the water but we still topped 70. Next 3 days should be in the 80's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormtrackertf Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 Sunday/Monday coule be fun, as far as severe weather potential...I would settle for a nice fat thunderstorm or two, but bring it on I say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daddylonglegs Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Where I am just a quick downpour and some thunder, but just east of here it looks like they got hammered with a strong cell moving north 82F today...very nice afternoon...definite summer feel to it. Cool down after Sat looks pretty likely...oh well...its still May. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Woke up to 0.81" in the ol' rain gauge, 24 hour total. Every drop of it was welcome. Looks like DTW picked up well over an inch, whereas City Airport only had 0.61". Looking forward to some near record highs on Friday. Wow we got way more here. The 1.08" of melted-down snow from Feb 1-2 has finally be dethroned by an actual rain event. Picked up 1.59" imby. This is nearly an inch more than the next highest rain event of 2015! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoosier Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Made it to 83 at LAF. 86 at IND. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geos Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 58° for a high at UGN today. Fog rolled back in quickly after 8pm - although it's not too dense atm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWXwx Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 86° in my point today and we could actually squeeze out an 88°. Mid July weather Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chitown Storm Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Forecasted rain amounts have been a major bust here. Precip dries up before it moves in. Unless we get some redevelopment this afternoon, I may not end up with more than 0.05" when forecast was for 0.5"-0.75" this week. Drought lives on, and possibly worsens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 top shelf 75 degree day on tap, best climo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted May 7, 2015 Author Share Posted May 7, 2015 top shelf 75 degree day on tap, best climo Indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherbo Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 warm windy and humid today. high to top out above 80. Things greening up and trees beginning to bud some. A raw north flow off Superior Saturday through Tuesday with highs only in the 40's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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