July 2025 General Discussion

[TheClimateChanger]

Checking in on the lake temperatures. Very favorable swimming conditions, with the exception of Superior. Lake Erie looks like its cooking this year.

[TheClimateChanger]

New daily record high for July 14 in the GLSEA database. Prior record for today's date is shown in red trace (2005). The coldest for today's date is highlighted in green (2001).

[sbnwx85]

1 hour ago, TheClimateChanger said:

Checking in on the lake temperatures. Very favorable swimming conditions, with the exception of Superior. Lake Erie looks like its cooking this year.

Bring on the lake-effect.

[Danny8]

21 hours ago, A-L-E-K said:

been another comfortable summer here, bring it

It has been quite humid and uncomfortable in my option. But I’m a couple miles off the lake. Have only had a couple days I could have the windows open since June 20th

[Chinook]

You can see forest fire smoke both days

Yesterday, 23:36z

 

tonight:

 

 

morning (11:17z)

[A-L-E-K]

2 hours ago, Danny8 said:

It has been quite humid and uncomfortable in my option. But I’m a couple miles off the lake. Have only had a couple days I could have the windows open since June 20th

Couple miles makes a huge difference 

[A-L-E-K]

5 hours ago, sbnwx85 said:

Bring on the lake-effect.

80 or bust

[cyclone77]

Adapting to the higher dews.  Low 70s all day and didn't really feel that bad, even with zero wind.

[OrdIowPitMsp]

Picked up 0.44” in about 10min with the squall line that just came through. Great post storm rainbow too. 

[A-L-E-K]

1 hour ago, cyclone77 said:

Adapting to the higher dews.  Low 70s all day and didn't really feel that bad, even with zero wind.

Yeah need mid or upper 70s to really hit these days

Also

1 hour ago, A-L-E-K said:

80 or bust

 

[A-L-E-K]

Lil boundary convergence cell in nw burbs

[Chicago Storm]

Peaked at 91° at ORD and 92° at MDW today.

...2025 90°+ Day Tally...
17 - ORD
17 - DPA
16 - MDW
16 - ARR
16 - PWK
14 - RFD
14 - LOT
9 - UGN

[Spartman]

With the prolonged stretch happening right now, if only this was Winter and the map were to be a snowfall map..... 

[A-L-E-K]

miss south^

[hawkeye_wx]

Today's event turned into nothing.  A disturbance is moving across Iowa, but the timing is poor.  We got a brief light shower this morning and that should be all we get.  The weekend is the next chance.

[OrdIowPitMsp]

Morning rain, over an inch since yesterday, the garden will be happy. Temperatures are going to be 25-30 degrees cooler over a 24hr period here this afternoon. 

[Brian D]

1.92" at the TH co-op. CoCoRahs in town showing 2.85" n 2.55", so within a mile of each other some decent differences. ENE low level flow really helped with the lifting along the ridge, then it spread out around my area. Kept it raining really well. Really needed this, as we have been falling behind in precip. 

Rain returned this morning. Been steady with temps cast to be around 60. Could see another inch. Very cool, wet day. Feels like Fall. 

[Brian D]

21 hours ago, TheClimateChanger said:

Checking in on the lake temperatures. Very favorable swimming conditions, with the exception of Superior. Lake Erie looks like its cooking this year.

Duluth's Park Point gets really warm in July. Sandy beaches with shallow water. The rest of the lake will induce hypothermia. LOL