February 2021 General Discussion

[BuffaloWeather]

Whenever I get that first taste of sun and 40 degrees I start to crave the spring. 

[A-L-E-K]

southern margins getting nuked and ice pack (lol) heading east towards michigan

 

https://weather.cod.edu/satrad/?parms=local-N_Illinois-truecolor-48-1-100-1&checked=map&colorbar=undefined

[UMB WX]

The Lab wanted nothing to do with walking through the snowpack's softened  consistency this early afternoon compared to this AM's powder below.  He says bring on Chicago's Storms 60's and 70's next week and nuke this sheet.

[madwx]

[michsnowfreak]

urban winter before the clouds gave way to torching sun. 

[BuffaloWeather]

I finally made it, I'm on the weather channel! 

https://weather.com/storms/winter/video/how-a-small-ice-free-path-in-lake-erie-buried-parts-of-ny-in-snow

[Jim Martin]

 

[Stebo]

47 for a high here, felt great. Lets move on to spring now.

[cyclone77]

MLI topped out at 47 today.  Knocked off a few more inches of snow pack, now down to about 14".

[Chicago Storm]

ORD and RFD snow depth went from 14” at 6am to 11” at 6pm.


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[Cary67]

4 hours ago, Stebo said:

47 for a high here, felt great. Lets move on to spring now.

3rd week of April most years. True sustained warmth and actual green grass with plants starting to grow. March is usually a grinder month cousin to November.

[RCNYILWX]

ORD and RFD snow depth went from 14” at 6am to 11” at 6pm.


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So today marks the last day of the impressive 12"+ snow depth streak at both sites. Tomorrow will probably be the last for 10"+ unless the depth is already down under 10" at 12z tomorrow, or there's less melting than expected tomorrow.

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[mississaugasnow]

27 minutes ago, Cary67 said:

3rd week of April most years. True sustained warmth and actual green grass with plants starting to grow. March is usually a grinder month cousin to November.

Yep, early March is like late November. Generally winter with snow, snowstorms and even highs below 32F are still common. Late March and early November are also similar in the sense that you need a perfect pattern to get  widespread snowstorm and temperatures are generally in the 40s and 50s (In the eastern Great Lakes) 

[OrdIowPitMsp]

Right around freezing with light snow this morning. Coating on the roads creating very slippery conditions here. 

[michsnowfreak]

Sun, wind gusts as high as 39mph, and 47° yesterday (first 40 since Jan 21) pulverized the snow. Avg depth about 6" currently but to use a cyclone word, it looks "mangy" and the huge snowbanks are getting dirty. Headed to northern lower this morning for 3 days. 

[Frog Town]

15 hours ago, mississaugasnow said:

Yep, early March is like late November. Generally winter with snow, snowstorms and even highs below 32F are still common. Late March and early November are also similar in the sense that you need a perfect pattern to get  widespread snowstorm and temperatures are generally in the 40s and 50s (In the eastern Great Lakes) 

I guess the only thing i'd argue is totally different antecedent conditions both on the surface and in the atmosphere, but your point is taken.  

[BuffaloWeather]

53 and sunny here today. 

[Angrysummons]

Snow is fading out. The birds are chirping. Spring is near.

[Sciascia]

Top: February 16, 2021

Bottom: February 24th, 2021

40 degree days do work.

[Chicago Storm]

Snow depth is down to 7” at ORD.

That’s a 7” loss in the past 2 days.


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[IWXwx]

We lost 5" today alone, from 7" to 2"

[hawkeye_wx]

I'm guessing I've lost about 4" of the 18" in the backyard.

[TugHillMatt]

3 hours ago, Sciascia said:

Top: February 16, 2021

Bottom: February 24th, 2021

40 degree days do work.

Wow. These are fantastic comparison shots! I definitely prefer the top one.  

[Hoosier]

Lots of puddles and some typical flood prone streets have standing water.  Hard to think about what it would have been like with a warm rainer on top of this. 

[michsnowfreak]

Seeing blue ice at the mackinac bridge was pretty sweet

[Chambana]

Last weeks 8-10” snowstorm is almost a distant memory, never seen a 10” snowpack get nuked this quick in my life, even the massive parking lot piles are dissipating quickly. 
 

Long days, green grass, grilling and severe season, give me all of it. 

[OrdIowPitMsp]

Low of 24 and another day of slowly melting pack.

[IWXwx]

4 hours ago, Chambana said:

Last weeks 8-10” snowstorm is almost a distant memory, never seen a 10” snowpack get nuked this quick in my life, even the massive parking lot piles are dissipating quickly. 
 

Long days, green grass, grilling and severe season, give me all of it. 

I went from 7" yesterday morning to 3" this morning. I can't remember losing that much in 24 hours without a warm rain being involved.

[Jonger]

19 hours ago, michsnowfreak said:

Seeing blue ice at the mackinac bridge was pretty sweet

Surprised you went up there... I think there was more snow in Howell than Mackinaw City.

 

[cyclone77]

Still 11" here after days of melting.  There's lots of melting on the edges of the yard, but the majority of the snowpack is melting much slower.