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NEVERENDING ♾️ The NEVERENDING Weather Thread

jsk1983 said:
Apparently its 47 here in Chicago and 60 in Aurora.
I always wonder if people fail to realize how much cooler it is by the lake sometimes and regret their beach trip as soon as they get out of the car.
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We visited Kenosha, WI two weeks ago (Saturday) and thought hey it's going to be 80F today...t-shirts and shorts it is.

Silly us. Temp in downtown Kenosha (with a NE wind over the Lake) was about 55F.

Egg on my face since I spent my first 20 years living, effectively, right on the shores of Lake Huron. :daydream:
 
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mendelman said:
We visited Kenosha, WI two weeks ago (Saturday) and thought hey it's going to be 80F today...t-shirts and shorts it is.

Silly us. Temp in downtown Kenosha (with a NE wind over the Lake) was about 55F.

Egg on my face since I spent my first 20 years living, effectively, right on the shore of Lake Huron. :daydream:
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Save the Kenosha trip for July when its 90, though by then the difference never seems as drastic...
But, other than the weather, how was your trip?
 
jsk1983 said:
Save the Kenosha trip for July when its 90, though by then the difference never seems as drastic...
But, other than the weather, how was your trip?
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We thought Kenosha has alot of potential.

It seems like they could change their trajectory provided they can overcome certain outside negative perceptions. But I don't really know the local politics. They may be stuck in a 20th industrial economic development mindset, when they likely need to pivot to Chicagoland retiree haven and/or Lake oriented tourism/living.
 
mendelman said:
We thought Kenosha has alot of potential.

It seems like they could change their trajectory provided they can overcome certain outside negative perceptions. But I don't really know the local politics. They may be stuck in a 20th industrial economic development mindset, when they likely need to pivot to Chicagoland retiree haven and/or Lake oriented tourism/living.
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Did you go to the Brat Stop?
 
Maister said:
Did you go to the Brat Stop?
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Nope. But had our second visit to Mars Cheese Castle in a week.

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jsk1983 said:
I actually hadn't been there in years since I discovered Woodman's down the road. I like the cheese castle but have realized everything is rather marked up there. Apparently a few years ago they added to the castle, and I hadn't even realized it.
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My understanding is that the 'original' building burned down and the current super fancy one is new.

We'll have to try Woodmans.
 
mendelman said:
My understanding is that the 'original' building burned down and the current super fancy one is new.

We'll have to try Woodmans.
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I'm under the impression the old one had to be knocked down when 94 was widened.

Supposedly that Woodman's is the largest grocery store in the country. It's pretty no frills, though they carry quite a wide selection of items, lots of local Wisconsin products...
 
jsk1983 said:
Apparently its 47 here in Chicago and 60 in Aurora.
I always wonder if people fail to realize how much cooler it is by the lake sometimes and regret their beach trip as soon as they get out of the car.
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Last summer I decided to go run in the Grosse Pointe communities outside of Detroit on a few mornings. Lake Shore Road there follows along Lake St. Clair and it was easily 10º running along Lake Shore than it was running along Kercheval, which is maybe a half mile (and a few blocks) in from the water. After my first trip out there to go running, I learned to start on Kerchaval or in one of the neighborhoods and save the stretch along the lake for the end of the run when I'd warmed up a bit and so had the temperatures.
 
WSU MUP Student said:
Last summer I decided to go run in the Grosse Pointe communities outside of Detroit on a few mornings. Lake Shore Road there follows along Lake St. Clair and it was easily 10º running along Lake Shore than it was running along Kercheval, which is maybe a half mile (and a few blocks) in from the water. After my first trip out there to go running, I learned to start on Kerchaval or in one of the neighborhoods and save the stretch along the lake for the end of the run when I'd warmed up a bit and so had the temperatures.
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The flip side is it's usually warmer next to the Great Lakes during fall. They're essentially a heat sink. Takes some time to heat water up but it retains the heat for some time after even as the ambient air temperatures are lower.
 
fringe said:
One of my cats would pul up floor registers and go exploring the duct work, luckily all hard pipe.
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He would enter lengths of six inch duct that he could not turn around in, and would go to the register at the end and cry for rescue. I had to go around and tape registers to the floor to prevent his entry.
 
While the weather event is fairly rare for NH, the conversation between the driver and the person on the phone is quintessential NH. :)


 
We have enough pollen on everything here to make me think I've moved back to NC. Everything on my patio and front porch is covered in a greenish-yellow haze thicker than I've ever seen it here. I went for a walk around the block last night and when I was done, my shoes were all yellow, and I had never left the pavement.

There are enough of those little fluffy poplar and cottonwood seeds floating around EVERYWHERE that most of the roofs in our neighborhood looked like they were covered with a fresh layer of snow this morning. I cannot even drive around with the top off of my Jeep lately without them covering all the surfaces in there too.
 
What are these storms? In desert we start wearing shorts for those warm 113 days this weekend. Is time to work on tan.
 
WSU MUP Student said:
We have enough pollen on everything here to make me think I've moved back to NC. Everything on my patio and front porch is covered in a greenish-yellow haze thicker than I've ever seen it here. I went for a walk around the block last night and when I was done, my shoes were all yellow, and I had never left the pavement.

There are enough of those little fluffy poplar and cottonwood seeds floating around EVERYWHERE that most of the roofs in our neighborhood looked like they were covered with a fresh layer of snow this morning. I cannot even drive around with the top off of my Jeep lately without them covering all the surfaces in there too.
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We are way past pollen season here. However we have heat watches for tomorrow an Tuesday. For Tuesday, the heat index might hit 115.
 
We're supposed to be close to 100º in the Detroit area Wednesday... but we'll be on Mackinaw Island where high temps are supposed to be in the low 60s.

So far, the weather really has been pretty pleasant here this spring and after the spike in temps in the middle of the week, it looks like we'll be back to the pleasant temps through the rest of the long range forecast.
 
WSU MUP Student said:
We're supposed to be close to 100º in the Detroit area Wednesday... but we'll be on Mackinaw Island where high temps are supposed to be in the low 60s.

So far, the weather really has been pretty pleasant here this spring and after the spike in temps in the middle of the week, it looks like we'll be back to the pleasant temps through the rest of the long range forecast.
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Yeah, basically the 3 or 4 day weird hot spell we had a couple weeks ago hung around just long enough to make all my spinach bolt. That's okay, I guess. I replanted most of the spinach area with green beans this past weekend.
 
It was a pleasant weekend at the Jersey Shore, mid 70s and some passing showers on Sunday. More of the same this week-my yard is super appreciative. It will be hot and humid soon enough so I'm enjoying this part now. Our beach officially opens for swimming this coming weekend.
 
This just in - special weather alert:

HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 100 T0 105 EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING...

Hot temperatures will combine with relatively high humidity levels to produce heat index values of 100 to 105 between 100 PM and 700 PM today across the Piedmont and foothills of the Carolinas and northeast Georgia. If spending time outdoors, try to limit strenuous activities and wear loose-fitting, light-colored clothing. If working outdoors is necessary, stay hydrated, and take breaks in the shade as often as possible.

Young children and pets should never be left unattended in vehicles under any circumstances. This is especially true during warm or hot weather when car interiors can reach lethal temperatures in a matter of minutes.
 
EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...
  • WHAT...Heat index values 105 to 115 this afternoon and Tuesday, and up to 105 degrees Wednesday afternoon.
  • WHERE...Portions of southwest Indiana, western Kentucky and southeast Missouri.
  • WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 8 PM CDT Wednesday.
  • ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Overnight lows will only fall into the mid 70s to around 80, providing little relief.
 
JNA said:
EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...
  • WHAT...Heat index values 105 to 115 this afternoon and Tuesday, and up to 105 degrees Wednesday afternoon.
  • WHERE...Portions of southwest Indiana, western Kentucky and southeast Missouri.
  • WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 8 PM CDT Wednesday.
  • ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Overnight lows will only fall into the mid 70s to around 80, providing little relief.
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We're under excessive heat warnings. Also known as, "meh. it's summer" About all we get is a reminder not to leave kids or pets in the car. Also, don't walk the dog. It burns their feet if they don't have dog shoes. We don't freak out like Seattle last year and cry about our siding melting. It's just what happens.

Our overnights are usually in the 80's. Most of the time mid to upper. We're talking midnight to 3 am temps So no relief at night. Night time temp is more like 90s.
 
JNA said:
EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT WEDNESDAY...
  • WHAT...Heat index values 105 to 115 this afternoon and Tuesday, and up to 105 degrees Wednesday afternoon.
  • WHERE...Portions of southwest Indiana, western Kentucky and southeast Missouri.
  • WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 8 PM CDT Wednesday.
  • ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Overnight lows will only fall into the mid 70s to around 80, providing little relief.
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We have the exact same forecast for tomorrow.
 
Bubba said:
Mid/upper 90s in the ATL this week, with humidity, of course. This ain't a dry heat.

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Same in Chicago, or at least some of the week. By summer the difference in temp between here and the south isn't as drastic as it can be earlier in the year.
 
83.3'F at 6:30 am in mid-Ohio River Valley. Didn't check, but that might be a record high overnight low temperature.
 
Today's projected high is 100. It just rained this morning @ 7:00 am.

The humidity and heat index today will be stupid high. :grimace:
 
Gedunker said:
83.3'F at 6:30 am in mid-Ohio River Valley. Didn't check, but that might be a record high overnight low temperature.
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That's what the meteorologists seem to downplay. They talk the talk about record highs, but little attention is paid to oppressive overnight lows, which seem to be occurring at an exponential rate. This is worse, because there is absolutely no relief from the heat, day or night.

20 years ago it could still get hot, but often cool down enough in the evening to open up the windows and turn off that A/C. But now, with temps above 80 well past midnight (in northern climates no less) ever more common, it seems the A/C is cranking 24 hours a day with no relief in sight.

In Toledo, the average low temperature at the height of summer (mid July) is now about 64.5. That may seem cool but it really isn't. What typically happens is that it stays well above 70F for most of the evening, dips down for just a couple or hours just before dawn (much too late in the night to open up those windows) and then the heat cranks up right at sunrise. And whereas you may get just a couple of hours in the 60s, you get relentless highs of 90s more than half the day. Yet the day will still be credited for getting down to 64F, even though no one is awake to benefit for that anemic window of time. In reality, the average overnight low is really closer to 70F and often stays much hotter than that way past midnight. Often weeks or even an entire month will may go by without seeing the 50s at all, whereas 30 years ago, 50s were still common for overnight lows in July even on days where highs were 90.

That 64.5 average is also deceptive because it is based on 1990-2020 normals. The 1990s were a much cooler era than now. When the figures are revised in 2030, your going to see that number shoot up because the cool '90s will drop off and the oppressive '20s will be added. And who knows what horrors lie ahead in terms of temps in a decade we are only two years into.

Last June, the average overnight low in Toledo was 70F, which was at least 8F above normal and perhaps one of the hottest June's on record in terms of overnight lows.
 
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We had our first 100 degree days over the weekend and then it cooled down to (only) the high 90s. Once you get that 100 degree shock out of the way, 90s don't feel nearly so bad. And also.... the overnight lows are in the 70s so it doesn't have that constant bite. Mid next week the lows will be in the 80s and it will probably stay that way until September.
 
We had a storm pass through around 5-6 a.m. If the thunder didn't awaken us, the dog certainly made sure we were aware of this fact.
 
Maister said:
We had a storm pass through around 5-6 a.m. If the thunder didn't awaken us, the dog certainly made sure we were aware of this fact.
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We had a GSD we adopted after she had been abandoned in a massive pole barn building (think ~75,000 SF). We think that's where she got her extremely exaggerated fear of thunderstorms. Poor thing would just be terrified.
 
I think we officially hit summer in two weeks when the temps stay above 110 all week. It's 112 today, but we get a cooling trend down to 105. July and August is when you get bake cookies in your car kind of heat.
 
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