Winter 2025-26 Medium/Long Range Discussion

[A-L-E-K]

cad life

[Powerball]

4 minutes ago, A-L-E-K said:

cad life

That was a disgusting run.

[Powerball]

19 minutes ago, A-L-E-K said:

euro says powerball better have a generator

Just awful...

[A-L-E-K]

30 minutes ago, Powerball said:

Just awful...

hours of heavy zr with temps in the upper 20s, muerto

[A-L-E-K]

asplundh

[WestMichigan]

GRR is buying what the Euro is selling.

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At GRR for example, over 50% of the ECE members
show -20 or colder and nearly 20% of the members show -24 or colder,
which would tie the coldest reading ever recorded at Grand Rapids.
Plenty could change between now and then but given the rarity and
strength of the signal it is important to mention, and temperatures
this cold can cause some significant issues to cold water pipes.

 

[DocATL]

Carolina crusher.

[Chicago Storm]

the more i look at things, the more winter i see in the extended.

[Baum]

1 hour ago, Chicago Storm said:

the more i look at things, the more winter i see in the extended.

Yup. 

[DocATL]

the more i look at things, the more winter i see in the extended.

Temperature wise for darn sure.

[Baum]

1 hour ago, DocATL said:

Temperature wise for darn sure.

You might get another inch of fluff tomorrow night. Typical mid January vibes.

[DocATL]

You might get another inch of fluff tomorrow night. Typical mid January vibes.

That’s how we mentally survived last winter. Maybe this one as well.

[Malacka11]

24 minutes ago, DocATL said:

That’s how we mentally survived last winter. Maybe this one as well.

Ngl I don't remember very many snow nights even of the dab variety from last year

[DocATL]

Ngl I don't remember very many snow nights even of the dab variety from last year

I mean we had some forgettable dusters.

[TheNiño]

3 minutes ago, Malacka11 said:

Ngl I don't remember very many snow nights even of the dab variety from last year

It’s not just your memory. Last winter ORD saw 11.9 in for the entire 2024-2025 winter season which was a record low. Last winter was brutal. I got lucky up here in SE WI but it was extremely localized, as in basically Racine and Kenosha counties were the only winners in the region. Most of NE IL saw a pitiful amount of snow it was downright depressing. I lost count of how many times the models showed something fun brewing only for it to completely collapse or massively shift 48hrs out. At least we had a fun early start to this one but my greed is hoping we can manage another banger soon in the next few weeks. But even still this has been miles better than last year already. Last winter was so painful.

[Radtechwxman]

Euro keeps inching this north. 0z euro brings accumulating snow well north into north central IL. Several inches. Not sure I buy it with strength of high nearby and fetch of cold dry ne flow

[A-L-E-K]

11 hours ago, Chicago Storm said:

the more i look at things, the more winter i see in the extended.

[A-L-E-K]

On 1/9/2026 at 10:21 AM, A-L-E-K said:

nothing worse than an east coast pattern when you're stuck with lake effect vaporware 

2 real

[Baum]

9 hours ago, DocATL said:

That’s how we mentally survived last winter. Maybe this one as well.

The Thanksgiving event and subsequent early season arctic outbreak and clipper train put last season to bed early.