BuffaloWeather Posted February 23 Whenever I get that first taste of sun and 40 degrees I start to crave the spring. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
A-L-E-K Posted February 23 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 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
UMB WX Posted February 23 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. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
michsnowfreak Posted February 23 urban winter before the clouds gave way to torching sun. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BuffaloWeather Posted February 23 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 10 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stebo Posted February 23 47 for a high here, felt great. Lets move on to spring now. 8 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cyclone77 Posted February 23 MLI topped out at 47 today. Knocked off a few more inches of snow pack, now down to about 14". Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chicago Storm Posted February 24 ORD and RFD snow depth went from 14” at 6am to 11” at 6pm.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cary67 Posted February 24 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. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RCNYILWX Posted February 24 ORD and RFD snow depth went from 14” at 6am to 11” at 6pm..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. Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mississaugasnow Posted February 24 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) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OrdIowPitMsp Posted February 24 Right around freezing with light snow this morning. Coating on the roads creating very slippery conditions here. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
michsnowfreak Posted February 24 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. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frog Town Posted February 24 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. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BuffaloWeather Posted February 24 53 and sunny here today. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Angrysummons Posted February 24 Snow is fading out. The birds are chirping. Spring is near. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sciascia Posted February 24 Top: February 16, 2021 Bottom: February 24th, 2021 40 degree days do work. 9 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chicago Storm Posted February 25 Snow depth is down to 7” at ORD. That’s a 7” loss in the past 2 days.. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IWXwx Posted February 25 We lost 5" today alone, from 7" to 2" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hawkeye_wx Posted February 25 I'm guessing I've lost about 4" of the 18" in the backyard. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TugHillMatt Posted February 25 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. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hoosier Posted February 25 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. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
michsnowfreak Posted February 25 Seeing blue ice at the mackinac bridge was pretty sweet 8 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chambana Posted February 25 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. 2 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OrdIowPitMsp Posted February 25 Low of 24 and another day of slowly melting pack. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IWXwx Posted February 25 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. 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jonger Posted February 26 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. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cyclone77 Posted February 26 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. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
