fluoronium Posted Monday at 02:35 PM Share Posted Monday at 02:35 PM It's pretty surprising how a couple weeks ago this month was looking to be cold, and now we're in full blown torch mode. February sure has been one of extremes in recent years. Either it's our snowiest month, or we cook. The system on Thursday has my attention. If this trends well it may be my first chase of the year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted Monday at 03:33 PM Share Posted Monday at 03:33 PM With the snowmelt indices hazy sir yesterday saw a very orange sunset. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outflow Posted Monday at 04:41 PM Share Posted Monday at 04:41 PM Never seen air quality alerts for melting snow before, this a new thing? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbnwx85 Posted Monday at 06:38 PM Share Posted Monday at 06:38 PM 48 currently feels like 58. Rare to get this warmth with full sun this time of year. Drinking it up. Got a nice walk in this morning before work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted Monday at 07:37 PM Share Posted Monday at 07:37 PM 2 hours ago, outflow said: Never seen air quality alerts for melting snow before, this a new thing? They issued because snow thats been on the ground all winter traps pollutants like road salt/exhaust/etc and its melting without aid of any wind and instead a temperature inversion, so those pollutants are hanging in the air instead of mixed out from the wind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted Monday at 08:53 PM Share Posted Monday at 08:53 PM Blowing out the record high for today at ORD, which was a low hanging one at 58° (The only sub-60° record high beyond Feb 10th). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian D Posted Monday at 09:16 PM Share Posted Monday at 09:16 PM With the incoming stm, the forecast for stiff E/ENE winds is going to blow a large mass of ice right into the W shore of the Lake. By Thurs into Friday, that will probably open up the waters where the ice currently sits. If that happens, with an ENE/NE wind, a long fetch of marine air over the ice, with lower pressures, could produce some good LES. Models are all over the place for that scenario, tho. Will be interesting to watch. I've seen 1-2' of LES hit under the right scenario. Last time was over DLH in 2022 I believe. More specifically over Park Point into the SW burbs of DLH below the hill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian D Posted Monday at 09:31 PM Share Posted Monday at 09:31 PM 34 minutes ago, Brian D said: With the incoming stm, the forecast for stiff E/ENE winds is going to blow a large mass of ice right into the W shore of the Lake. By Thurs into Friday, that will probably open up the waters where the ice currently sits. If that happens, with an ENE/NE wind, a long fetch of marine air over the ice, with lower pressures, could produce some good LES. Models are all over the place for that scenario, tho. Will be interesting to watch. What is hard to see, is the clear, thin ice nearer the W shore. All that ice will break up, and pile. The ice you see is older, med thick ice that will plow into the W areas. Here's todays ice maps using the thickness colors, with egg codes. BTW, that ice in S L Michigan shouldn't be around much longer under warm conditions, with only 20% along the SW shore. May take a little longer with the other ice along the S/SE areas at 90%, and a little thicker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye_wx Posted Monday at 09:44 PM Share Posted Monday at 09:44 PM We have hit 70º in Cedar Rapids. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted Monday at 10:39 PM Share Posted Monday at 10:39 PM Torching hard, very nice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted Monday at 10:50 PM Share Posted Monday at 10:50 PM First 70 of the year at MLI, and a new record high. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted yesterday at 12:48 AM Share Posted yesterday at 12:48 AM ORD had a high temp of 65° on today, which broke the record high max temp for the date of 58° (1921). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocATL Posted yesterday at 01:47 AM Share Posted yesterday at 01:47 AM I dunno…that Feb total of 0.9” for ORD looks pretty safe to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted yesterday at 12:59 PM Share Posted yesterday at 12:59 PM Fire season has arrived. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbnwx85 Posted yesterday at 03:24 PM Share Posted yesterday at 03:24 PM South Bend missed its daily record high of 60 by one degree on Monday. 59’d. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian D Posted yesterday at 03:37 PM Share Posted yesterday at 03:37 PM Blizzard warning for the N Shore. BOOM! Hope this pans. Winds already up to 25 this morning under fairly clear skies (some cirrus). 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted yesterday at 04:51 PM Share Posted yesterday at 04:51 PM Snowdepth down to a T. Have had 62 days this season with 1"+ snowcover including 22 days with 6"+. Avg snowcover days for an entire season is 49. The snowmelt induced haze looked very eerie this morning. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian D Posted 19 hours ago Share Posted 19 hours ago Weekly ice updated today. Also added accumulated ice for the season so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian D Posted 19 hours ago Share Posted 19 hours ago Winds up to 35+ now. Will be a while before any precip makes it over the Lake. A band is forming across N WI atm, so we shall see how things fair. Colder, drier air will have to be overcome which is typical with this set up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted 18 hours ago Share Posted 18 hours ago Fire weather watch, what a drag 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian D Posted 16 hours ago Share Posted 16 hours ago Lost power for about half an hr. Tree over a line. Have oil lamps (old Aladdin style passed down from my gma), and a gas stove for heat if need be. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malacka11 Posted 11 hours ago Share Posted 11 hours ago 4 hours ago, Brian D said: Lost power for about half an hr. Tree over a line. Have oil lamps (old Aladdin style passed down from my gma), and a gas stove for heat if need be. Pretty nice returns over you atm no? How's it hanging? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malacka11 Posted 11 hours ago Share Posted 11 hours ago Who else hear the thundah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torchageddon Posted 11 hours ago Share Posted 11 hours ago 1-1.5 cm/.5-.75" of ice forecast here, come on Not to mention the unholy winds during mid-day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted 6 hours ago Share Posted 6 hours ago 5 hours ago, Malacka11 said: Who else hear the thundah Salt washer 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted 4 hours ago Share Posted 4 hours ago Picked up 0.00" overnight. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrdIowPitMsp Posted 4 hours ago Share Posted 4 hours ago 0.25” of rain overnight. HRRR is selling a few inches of snow here this afternoon. Going to be a nowcast type of day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago 35 minutes ago, cyclone77 said: Picked up 0.00" overnight. windshield had dirt all over it just like that last time wildfire particulate rain out the air, not sure if that was the case again here but naso keen on this becoming a new thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian D Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago 7 hours ago, Malacka11 said: Pretty nice returns over you atm no? How's it hanging? Blizzard for sure. 7.6" of wet, compacted, drifted snow imby so far. Winds 20-35 G up to 45 mph. Thundersnow last night with a band that went through. Vis 1-2 blocks. Conditions have been this way since around 11:30 pm last night. Early reports show 5-12" in the area, and we have to get through the day yet. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago Brian D, this is your moment 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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