Spring 2015 thread (Northern Hemisphere) (snow, hot, warm, average)

[Cambium]

Nice to see.

National Weather Service Watch Warning Advisory Summary

...SPRING SNOW OVER THE MOUNTAINS TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...

.AN UNUSUALLY COLD SPRING STORM WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT THE COASTAL
RANGE AND SHASTA COUNTY MOUNTAINS TONIGHT...AND THE SIERRA NEVADA TOWARDS TUESDAY MORNING. THIS STORM WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA OVERNIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY.

MOTORISTS IN THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 3500 FEET SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR
HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS INCLUDING SNOW COVERED
SLIPPERY ROADS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY.


1145 AM PDT MON APR 6 2015

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TUESDAY TO
MIDNIGHT PDT TUESDAY NIGHT ABOVE 3500 FEET...

* IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS TRAVEL LIKELY OVER THE MOUNTAINS WITH CHAIN
CONTROLS AND TRAVEL DELAYS...ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE DAY
TUESDAY.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 7 TO 15 INCHES. LOCALLY UP TO 2 FEET OVER
HIGHER PEAKS.

* ELEVATION: ABOVE 3500 FEET.

* TIMING: MOUNTAIN SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT...

BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CHESTER...QUINCY...LASSEN NATIONAL PARK...

BLUE CANYON...DONNER PASS...ECHO SUMMIT...CARSON PASS...

INTERSTATE 80...HIGHWAYS 50 AND 88.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH OVER HIGHER TERRAIN

[chicagogeorge]

High temps were 62F/17C at ORD and 64F/18C at MDW today. My suburb hit 63F/17C. Northerly Island along downtown Chicago's lakefront 60F/16C


Quiet 2015 severe weather springs to life | Chicago Weather Center: Skilling's Forecast and Chicago Severe Weather Alerts

[chicagogeorge]

Eyes on Thursday around here....

[Wildcat15]

Lol business as usual

[Cambium]

Coast here hasn't hit 60°F yet. Normal 1st hit is March 8th! It's April 7th now. 1 month late. WOW!

Only 7 other years in last 66 yrs failed to hit 60 to April 6th.

If they go to April 15th only 2 other years failed to hit 60

[Infamous92]

^It hit 63F here yesterday, today feels disgusting in comparison.

[alex985]

Originally Posted by G8RCAT

Lol business as usual

Is Lexington located at a higher elevation than areas to its west like Louisville for example? Could be a reason T-storms fizzle out before hitting LEX...



There's a big difference between the forecats for NWS and TWC, NWS shows highs 83-86 F for the next 7 days while TWC shows 87-91 F for the next 10 days.....maybe they use different models? I do think NWS is too conservative down here when it comes to highs....just yesterday they predicted 82 F and it ended up being 88 F. I think they exaggerate the effect of the "sea breeze" down here.

[Mr Bruce]

Forecasts generally are a +/- 5F (educated) guess, even for the next 24 hours. Some days the cloud cover doesn't clear as expected so temps stay down, or a cold front doesn't move as fast as the model says, or doesn't sag into an area they thought it would.

I wish there was a magic computer that could tell me how much rain between now and Saturday, but all there are are guesses. One of my weather apps says 0.5 inches of rain between now and then. The NWS says 2".

One example I use too often; the NWA predicted 5" of rain during evening into overnight. It never came, not even a trace. 5" of rain is a lot.

[Cambium]

Originally Posted by Infamous92

^It hit 63F here yesterday, today feels disgusting in comparison.

Islip hasn't hit 60 yet either. Wow. 12 times is the normal in April, still plenty of time! Cold Waters are hurting BDR and ISP. Nantucket hasn't either. Groton, CT (southeast end) no 60F.

Here's the max temp update for the year so far.

Man, NJ experienced 70s, I haven't even been in the 60s for more than 3 hours yet. LOL

[Wildcat15]

Originally Posted by alex985

Is Lexington located at a higher elevation than areas to its west like Louisville for example? Could be a reason T-storms fizzle out before hitting LEX...

Yeah Louisville's about 500 ft lower. Of course there's a smaller difference when we're talking about neighboring towns.

Lot of activity setting up right now. Even a tornado warning in southern Indiana.