Comments on: Happy Groundhog Day!

By: Harry (Battle Creek)

Harry (Battle Creek) — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 12:02:02 +0000

Haha the Gordan Food Service model at it again!!

By: Jevon Murphy (Chicago)

Jevon Murphy (Chicago) — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 07:22:40 +0000

Well, if Chicago didn’t receive the 1.1″ we got a few days ago, then we definitely would of broken the 1″ snow drought last night/this morning with the 3-4″ we have on the ground now. Now we need to break the significant snowfall (6″+) drought before the witer is over! We broke the 1″ drought and the substabtial (3-5.9″) drought all within a week of each other, now time for the significant snow drought to be broken!

I do see a couple systems that could have the potential to break that drought, which is a Alberta Clipper system and then maybe an even bigger synoptic system that according to the models right now could have some brief rain changing over to some heavy wet snow. So we shall see and hope…

By: John (Holland)

John (Holland) — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 06:16:07 +0000

I’m driving to Chicago tomorrow afternoon. Should be interesting.

By: John (Holland)

John (Holland) — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 06:15:19 +0000

As cold as it is, a leaf blower would work in a pinch.

By: michael g (SE GR)

michael g (SE GR) — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 05:02:19 +0000

Hey, it’s just the GFS, and we all know how unreliable it is, BUT…..

https://mobile.twitter.com/BigJoeBastardi/status/297725898810085378/photo/1

By: Harry (Battle Creek)

Harry (Battle Creek) — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 04:42:41 +0000

Long term guidance and CPC are predicting warmer than normal for much of the long term.

I wouldn’t be surprised to see near record highs sometime during the month. The powerful east Asia jet core will start to break the ridge in the west, while pulling it east towards us. That will pull the jet stream closer thus most likely throwing us a couple of heavy rain makers during the month.

This would give us bouts of temperatures in the 40s to near 50 and rainy periods followed by cold fronts that wi usher in some colder, more seasonable air until the next low pressure rides along the jet stream.

By: michael g (SE GR)

michael g (SE GR) — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 04:17:02 +0000

FYI, some people keep stating that Wood’s mets have a cold bias in the long range forecasts. Go back to early this week, when the temps for this weekend were forecast in the mid 20′s Saturday up into the mid 30′s by Tuesday. I had 20* here today, and the next three days are now forecast 22*, 22*, and 24*.

I’m sure the sainted Detroit NWS or Fox 17 nailed those numbers though, right?

By: michael g (SE GR)

michael g (SE GR) — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 04:03:18 +0000

Warm up, yes. Short term anyway. Looks like a brief meltdown before we go into a colder than normal pattern for much of the nation by the middle of February.

By: Kevin(Rockford)

Kevin(Rockford) — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 03:16:34 +0000

Doomed….I just sold my snowblower…monday earliest to get another one

By: Steelie

Steelie — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 03:05:02 +0000

Good Day,

They are such a nuiscance! There are a few in my neighborhood, but my garden is fenced in and I plant lots of marigolds and other deterant plants.

Steelie