weatherbo Posted Friday at 05:28 PM Share Posted Friday at 05:28 PM 1 hour ago, roardog said: It’s interesting how much longer a wooded or forested area can hold onto snowpack. Around here it’s all farm fields so any amount of wind combined with above freezing air will obliterate snow cover while the same conditions in the northern part of the state with all the trees will hold onto snow cover. Yes, but there is a big difference between snow cover and snowpack. The 8-12" snowpack here still holds a 4" water content that is resistant to melt. The southern sub rarely gets a pack, it's just cover, so the snow is prone to melt regardless of forest or field. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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roardog Posted Friday at 08:05 PM Share Posted Friday at 08:05 PM 2 hours ago, weatherbo said: Yes, but there is a big difference between snow cover and snowpack. The 8-12" snowpack here still holds a 4" water content that is resistant to melt. The southern sub rarely gets a pack, it's just cover, so the snow is prone to melt regardless of forest or field. One of the unusual aspects of this area is that the more urban areas actually develop and keep a snowpack longer because the buildings and houses stop the wind both from blowing it away and the wind from melting it during warmer periods. Of course the ditches will often be the one spot that has deep snow all winter. The snow lasted in the ditches this year until April. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrdIowPitMsp Posted Friday at 09:55 PM Share Posted Friday at 09:55 PM Picture perfect April weather after the precipitation fail here yesterday. Low 60s and a deep blue sky. MTD Precip MSP: 1.96” YTD Precip MSP: 5.40” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted Friday at 11:28 PM Share Posted Friday at 11:28 PM 6 hours ago, roardog said: It’s interesting how much longer a wooded or forested area can hold onto snowpack. Around here it’s all farm fields so any amount of wind combined with above freezing air will obliterate snow cover while the same conditions in the northern part of the state with all the trees will hold onto snow cover. Snowpack is definitely not created equal depending on area. The exact same amount in different areas and the same conditions will do different things. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian D Posted Sunday at 02:41 PM Author Share Posted Sunday at 02:41 PM 0.22" of rain from overnight showers. Plenty more to come in the next 48 hrs. Damp with temps in the 40's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheClimateChanger Posted Sunday at 03:58 PM Share Posted Sunday at 03:58 PM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted Sunday at 04:03 PM Share Posted Sunday at 04:03 PM 3 minutes ago, TheClimateChanger said: Be sure to check back in with us in late May after we have our below average May. 3 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted Sunday at 05:37 PM Share Posted Sunday at 05:37 PM Sad but true 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Perry Posted Sunday at 05:39 PM Share Posted Sunday at 05:39 PM 1 hour ago, cyclone77 said: Be sure to check back in with us in late May after we have our below average May. Yeah not liking the look of May locally. Looks more like late March for much of the month. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackstraw Posted Sunday at 10:40 PM Share Posted Sunday at 10:40 PM 6 hours ago, cyclone77 said: Be sure to check back in with us in late May after we have our below average May. I'll take it. With the race at Indy coming a bit early this year a cool to chilly May makes for crazy fast cars! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted Sunday at 11:08 PM Share Posted Sunday at 11:08 PM 7 hours ago, cyclone77 said: Be sure to check back in with us in late May after we have our below average May. Not a chance. It will be the same crickets as during the cold winter. Unless the west continues to bake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michsnowfreak Posted Sunday at 11:10 PM Share Posted Sunday at 11:10 PM On 4/24/2026 at 1:28 PM, weatherbo said: Yes, but there is a big difference between snow cover and snowpack. The 8-12" snowpack here still holds a 4" water content that is resistant to melt. The southern sub rarely gets a pack, it's just cover, so the snow is prone to melt regardless of forest or field. We fairly frequently get snowpack with 1-2" water content but rarely more than that. The most water content i can recall was 2014 with about 4-5" water content by late Feb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted Monday at 03:37 AM Share Posted Monday at 03:37 AM Hopefully we can get a decent rainfall tomorrow morning with the crapvection, as the afternoon stuff looks like a non-event for this area. Been a nice and rainy past month or so, but sort of a drier stretch coming up for the next few weeks. Still have ground to make up for that abysmal Aug-Feb stretch of dry weather. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian D Posted Monday at 02:44 PM Author Share Posted Monday at 02:44 PM Rainy, chilly morning with temps in the upper 30's. Flood watch out for NE MN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted Monday at 02:59 PM Share Posted Monday at 02:59 PM lush and green Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeye Posted Monday at 03:07 PM Share Posted Monday at 03:07 PM Not sure why, but this sure hasn't felt like a historically warm month here in Ohio. It seems like the cooler than normal days have stood out more than the warmer than normal days. Maybe it's just my old a** getting less and less cold tolerant 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mob1 Posted Monday at 03:43 PM Share Posted Monday at 03:43 PM I wonder if the threat moves even further south based on where the current precipitation and outflow boundary is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye_wx Posted Monday at 04:43 PM Share Posted Monday at 04:43 PM I picked up 0.48" from the solid rain shield this morning. My April total is 7.19". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted Monday at 05:10 PM Share Posted Monday at 05:10 PM Nice morning soaking with 0.73". Brings April up to 7.46". Maybe some bonus showers later but main show likely over. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackstraw Posted Monday at 05:20 PM Share Posted Monday at 05:20 PM 8 minutes ago, cyclone77 said: Nice morning soaking with 0.73". Brings April up to 7.46". Maybe some bonus showers later but main show likely over. Your morning soaker is about my monthly total locally. Still under an inch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted Monday at 09:10 PM Share Posted Monday at 09:10 PM Moss posting 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrdIowPitMsp Posted Monday at 09:19 PM Share Posted Monday at 09:19 PM Steady stratiform rain all day. We needed a good deep soak, could use more but this is a great start. Got soaked at work and didn’t mind one bit. Now my grass might start to grow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclone77 Posted Monday at 10:35 PM Share Posted Monday at 10:35 PM Impressive wake low winds today. Didn't realize it was that bad whilst at work. Several large limbs and partial tree sections down here in town. Unfortunately the house blocked the wind from hitting the weather station directly. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian D Posted 12 hours ago Author Share Posted 12 hours ago 1.75" of rain yesterday. What a soaker. Grass is greening up. Some warmer temps, and the trees will bud out. 6.38" for the month from the CoCoRahs site just NE of town. Very wet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted 4 hours ago Share Posted 4 hours ago 23 hours ago, cyclone77 said: Impressive wake low winds today. Didn't realize it was that bad whilst at work. Several large limbs and partial tree sections down here in town. Unfortunately the house blocked the wind from hitting the weather station directly. Peak wind gust of 67MPH at ARR yesterday afternoon with the wake low, just down the road from home. Had isolated to scattered branches down around town. ORD had a peak wind gust of 54MPH. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackstraw Posted 3 hours ago Share Posted 3 hours ago Put 1.7 in the bucket with that one so that puts me over 2in locally. At least thats something. That and the incoming cold snap ought to trigger the Morels that haven't flushed yet to do so and the areas that have, to do it again, hopefully. Double flushes of mushrooms DO happen so if your favorite spot popped early because of the wet and the cold/heat/cold/heat cycles over the last month check them again over the next couple of weeks. Cold snaps shock them into fruiting. I've had 2 spots double flush this year. Been the best year in while for me, I'm over 400 bagged. Hell found 50 in my front yard 2 weeks ago and it hasn't flushed since Covid. They are finicky lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrdIowPitMsp Posted 1 hour ago Share Posted 1 hour ago 1.14” of precipitation here yesterday. Would have liked more but this was a welcome rainfall. Temps look average to slightly below average over the next week locally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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