michsnowfreak Posted Sunday at 06:41 PM Share Posted Sunday at 06:41 PM 13 hours ago, Chicago Storm said: Friday's dust storm was quite an experience... Never thought I'd ever report a DS at ORD. Peak conditions... ORD: DS 1/2SM G50MPH MDW: +DS 1/4SM G60MPH Info... •The dust storm warning for Cook County was only the second ever issued for the county. •It was the first ever dust storm warning issued for downtown Chicago. •Per Frank Wachowski, the last dust storm of this severity in the metro area was way back on May 10th, 1934. What conditions caused the dust storm? I didn't hear about it til after the fact. We had nothing here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchaumburgStormer Posted Sunday at 08:43 PM Share Posted Sunday at 08:43 PM 2 hours ago, michsnowfreak said: What conditions caused the dust storm? I didn't hear about it til after the fact. We had nothing here. Outflow from the downstate severe storms lofted the dry dirt/dust 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian D Posted Sunday at 11:01 PM Share Posted Sunday at 11:01 PM A couple chilly mornings on tap. Freeze warnings out for NE MN n N WI. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted yesterday at 02:27 AM Share Posted yesterday at 02:27 AM 7 hours ago, michsnowfreak said: What conditions caused the dust storm? I didn't hear about it til after the fact. We had nothing here. 5 hours ago, SchaumburgStormer said: Outflow from the downstate severe storms lofted the dry dirt/dust Also, add in that the area it had originated from had missed out on activity with the event on the previous day. With the resurging dry/drought conditions lately, it just happened to be a perfect situation that the severe t'storm activity had collapse in that exact area. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackstraw Posted yesterday at 03:39 AM Share Posted yesterday at 03:39 AM I'd like to place an order for this upcoming week to finish out the month please 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartman Posted yesterday at 05:48 AM Author Share Posted yesterday at 05:48 AM 2 hours ago, Jackstraw said: I'd like to place an order for this upcoming week to finish out the month please Probably picking the wrong time for that in the Elwood area. Monday Partly sunny, with a high near 70. East wind 6 to 8 mph. Monday Night Isolated showers before 8pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. East wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Tuesday Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. High near 62. East southeast wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible. Tuesday Night Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 55. East wind 8 to 11 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. Wednesday A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. West wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Wednesday Night Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Northwest wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Thursday A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 59. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Thursday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. West northwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Friday Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Northwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Friday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Saturday Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Saturday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Sunday A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartman Posted yesterday at 05:58 AM Author Share Posted yesterday at 05:58 AM On 5/17/2025 at 9:40 AM, cyclone77 said: Yeah it feels like we flipped the calendar back a few pages to be sure. +1 Currently have a departure of +1.2 for this month so far, as of May 18th, but the upcoming cooler than normal stretch this week into next week would make May the coldest month of Spring 2025 by the time the month is over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian D Posted yesterday at 01:29 PM Share Posted yesterday at 01:29 PM Stiff E winds for today, and tomorrow 20-30+. Not good. Could cause flare ups of the fires that are still burning. Downright chilly day on tap with highs in the 40's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madwx Posted yesterday at 01:40 PM Share Posted yesterday at 01:40 PM very chilly out there this morning. 40 degrees with gusty NE winds. models have been ramping up the rain event here Tuesday. definitely will get 1" and a good chance at 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malacka11 Posted yesterday at 02:28 PM Share Posted yesterday at 02:28 PM This cooldown is bullshit. 2 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted yesterday at 02:33 PM Share Posted yesterday at 02:33 PM NAM selling a good soak for the whole metro, would be good timing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted yesterday at 02:57 PM Share Posted yesterday at 02:57 PM Loving the autumn-like weather this coming week! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baum Posted yesterday at 04:17 PM Share Posted yesterday at 04:17 PM 1 hour ago, michsnowfreak said: Loving the autumn-like weather this coming week! next winter's cold is already being wasted. 5 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye_wx Posted yesterday at 05:14 PM Share Posted yesterday at 05:14 PM It is kinda looking like my area is going to make it to June with no real severe weather. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spartman Posted yesterday at 06:21 PM Author Share Posted yesterday at 06:21 PM 3 hours ago, Malacka11 said: This cooldown is bullshit. GFS says it's gonna be rather chilly come Friday morning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted 23 hours ago Share Posted 23 hours ago 17 hours ago, Chicago Storm said: Also, add in that the area it had originated from had missed out on activity with the event on the previous day. With the resurging dry/drought conditions lately, it just happened to be a perfect situation that the severe t'storm activity had collapse in that exact area. Detroit Free Press Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerball Posted 22 hours ago Share Posted 22 hours ago 3 hours ago, Spartman said: GFS says it's gonna be rather chilly come Friday morning That sucks. My condolences... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted 22 hours ago Share Posted 22 hours ago Well timed soaker tonight/tomorrow and then kind of lame again for the next 10+ days. Hopefully June brings some real action. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackstraw Posted 21 hours ago Share Posted 21 hours ago 16 hours ago, Spartman said: Probably picking the wrong time for that in the Elwood area. Monday Partly sunny, with a high near 70. East wind 6 to 8 mph. Monday Night Isolated showers before 8pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. East wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Tuesday Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 2pm. High near 62. East southeast wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible. Tuesday Night Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 55. East wind 8 to 11 mph becoming south after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. Wednesday A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. West wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Wednesday Night Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Northwest wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Thursday A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 59. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Thursday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. West northwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Friday Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Northwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Friday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Saturday Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Saturday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Sunday A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. I said me who lives here not you. Personally I'll take 2 days of potential rain along with 60'-70-/40's-50's for 7-10 days over a damn sauna. And they are backing off of the Wed rain as they always do this far out with E/SE oriented precip . Precip from that direction is usually very light for this area. I should know, I live here 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrdIowPitMsp Posted 17 hours ago Share Posted 17 hours ago Chilly morning but warmed up nicely to 59 this afternoon. Glorious rain has moved in this evening. Wet day working ahead of me tomorrow. I’ll take it, we need the moisture. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted 9 hours ago Share Posted 9 hours ago Nice plant soaker 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cary67 Posted 6 hours ago Share Posted 6 hours ago Much needed rain. The wind this Spring has been relentless. Gusting 30-40mph now. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye_wx Posted 6 hours ago Share Posted 6 hours ago It rained here all night... mostly light to moderate, but with a few downpours mixed in. My total is up to 2.30". 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mogget Posted 6 hours ago Share Posted 6 hours ago Just now at 1” of rain in Green County, WI. A very nice storm in terms of rain production but my flowering crab apple snapped at its base. Bummer. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrdIowPitMsp Posted 5 hours ago Share Posted 5 hours ago 43 and moderate rain. Picked up about an inch overnight. At least another inch today. Loving the moisture. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian D Posted 5 hours ago Share Posted 5 hours ago 17 minutes ago, OrdIowPitMsp said: 43 and moderate rain. Picked up about an inch overnight. At least another inch today. Loving the moisture. HP n cold, dry air on stiff E/NE wind (wind adv)shunting the moisture S & W. DLH might catch the edge of it around sunset. Too bad, as fires are still going. Need more RN this way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago quality power soak from this lil line Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrdIowPitMsp Posted 22 minutes ago Share Posted 22 minutes ago Found out today my coworkers family cabin burned down due the fires up north. They can’t even clean up until the insurance adjuster comes out which isn’t for another week. Ironically he showed me a picture of unscathed plastic chairs surrounded the fire pit. Nearing 2” storm total precipitation in Minneapolis. Perfect long duration event. Wish it would spread further north. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted 5 minutes ago Share Posted 5 minutes ago Gray skies, sweater weather and fall feels in late may. No complaints here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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