Spring 2026 Short Range Discussion

[A-L-E-K]

the team at klot crushing it as usual

 

 

[A-L-E-K]

miss south stink but better than anticipated 

[A-L-E-K]

 

 

[michaelmantis]

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

What are the timing thoughts on this near ORD? I've seen 3-9 PM in AFDs and the scenario below has this around the 3 PM time. 

 

Have a 4 PM flight out of ORD and looking like I should try to move it closer to Noon if I can. 

 

Has the forecast of the front passage changed recently?

 

 

 

 

 

[A-L-E-K]

suspect action will be south/east of ord but airports are a cluster fuck right now for many reasons, good luck!

[nwohweather]

Shocked how quiet it’s been for the Northern IN and OH folks concerning tomorrow. It looks like a pretty solid threat overall at this time

[A-L-E-K]

seasonal slowdown as all the winter guys go into hibernation 

 

[nwohweather]

seasonal slowdown as all the winter guys go into hibernation 
 

Should spin you guys right out of it lol! One of the wilder forecasted temp swings here as well, projected high of 74° with a low of 34° and snow

[HillsdaleMIWeather]

Enhanced risk introduced

[KeenerWx]

March def shaped up to be most exciting month since Nov, locally. Ready for boomtown tomorrow. 

[Harry Perry]

2 hours ago, nwohweather said:

Shocked how quiet it’s been for the Northern IN and OH folks concerning tomorrow. It looks like a pretty solid threat overall at this time

Looks good I-80/I-57 south and east. Just more horseshit up this way followed by a few more days of winter so haven’t given it much of a look. 

[IWXwx]

11 hours ago, nwohweather said:

Shocked how quiet it’s been for the Northern IN and OH folks concerning tomorrow. It looks like a pretty solid threat overall at this time

I'm just biding my time right now. I will be in Ft. Wayne until 6-ish for my maintenance chemo. Will be keeping a close eye on radar so maybe I can get out of Dodge before the storms get here for a back yard chase, but will try to stay out from under any stones. Will have the wife with me who hates to chase, but she will be recruited if need be. lol

[OrdIowPitMsp]

Saw my first flash of lightning of 2026 driving into work this morning. Storm missed me to the north. 

[Brian D]

2 hours ago, OrdIowPitMsp said:

Saw my first flash of lightning of 2026 driving into work this morning. Storm missed me to the north. 

Saw my first flash of the year in the Feb 18 blizzard.  

Thundersnow is very cool!

[OrdIowPitMsp]

2 hours ago, Brian D said:

Saw my first flash of the year in the Feb 18 blizzard.  

Thundersnow is very cool!

Was lucky enough to catch several flashes during the April 2018 blizzard. 

[cyclone77]

Hopefully the prefrontal precip shown on some of the models for Tue morning pans out, as it looks like the late day convection will be another miss southeast.  Luckily a nice wet system looks to be on the way for Thursday.

[frostfern]

On 3/26/2026 at 10:28 AM, Brian D said:

Saw my first flash of the year in the Feb 18 blizzard.  

Thundersnow is very cool!

Cool.  I don’t recall any thundersnow this year around here.  There was an ordinary rainy thunderstorm during the early January thaw here (don’t remember the date).  That was the first here.  March 6 and 10 were probably the most lightning strikes I have ever seen that early.  The March 10 hail storm was better than anything in June or July the last few years.  That sucker was strobing.

[Harry Perry]

Tomorrow night/Tuesday could be thread-worthy if the stars align.  

[frostfern]

3 minutes ago, Harry Perry said:

Tomorrow night/Tuesday could be thread-worthy if the stars align.  

Timing issues for this side of the state.  Tuesday afternoon could be ripe for large hail in the south central part of the state if a fresh EML advects in before the cold front.  Tornado threat is contingent on local boundaries as usual.  It’s foolish to completely rule out naders this time of year.  Then again, it could be a complete miss south if there’s a lot of daytime crapvection outflow.