Page created 24 Apr 2002 by pedro
How's the weather, stu?
SO, today in Chicago started out as a beautiful, sun-shiney day, but now is drizzly, with scattered lightning. But it's all good. April showers, et al.
NOAA is two blocks from my apartment -- but I don't like them, because they never called me back after a phone interview.
The weather in MD today was cold in the morning and then the afternoon was a beautiful sunny 60 and breezy reminiscent of September in northern MN.
Ever notice how unhelpful the weather map at the site you posted is? There are so many different greens in the key- one could be expecting severe weather when all you were gonna get was a frost or vice versa.
It's 50 in the dc area and it's well past midnight working on 2 am, so it looks like tomorrow's going to be a nice one too. No more 95, this is all I ask.
In Belen, NM this weekend it will be sunny and 80 degrees. Tonight, at this very moment but in mountain time, it is 59 degrees.
It's whatever temperature it is, with a 95% chance of Amy's sitting in front of her computer right now.
Another late night...decompressing after a long day that ended in a trip to the emergency room with a hyperventilating girl... But, the weather really is fine. Good sleeping weather. Nice to be able to pull the blankets up to my chin and stick my feet out the bottom and still feel comfortable. Good night, Don Pedro.
Sunny in CHicago the morning I left, to partly cloudy in Oaksterdam when I landed. I showered and crashed, having a cloudy morning breakfast with E at Cafe 817. BART over to San Francisco, where the clouds are gone and the wind is whirling. Hooray for Bay Area microclimates!
It was looking like a pretty crappy morning, but the day has turned out quite nice. No rain. I have no idea what the temperature is. It's warm, but not too warm, and breezy.
kind of warm today. was freezin my bare feet this morning. mom kept leaving the door open when she went outside. then it warmed up a mite. ive been out for a couple smoke breaks now. days not turnin out half bad.
55-65 degrees and partly cloudy is the default forecast for NW Oregon. Amazingly enough, they actually have seasons here, unlike the perpetual hot, warm and less warm that we get in most of California.
It's been rainy and cold and dreary all day today. Not a bad day, but just an in-doorsey kind of day.Look for the big surprise later tonight.
The night sky tonight is quite lovely. Earlier I was fascinated by that striking shade of after-sunset blue that looks almost artificial but is too celestial and too glorious to be fake or to be reproduced anywhere. Teenage-girls wish they could get mini-shirts made in that color, but they can't.
And it's about time too.
its so weird being in a cold, cold, chicago with hardly any snow.
-7 Right now in Mid-Michigan.
Yesterday I had a great swell of pity for all the people who are sleeping outside in this town.
don't you worry snow is coming, but hopefully so is slightly warmer weather, this bitter cold stuff is getting old.
Back in the negative numbers here in Maine.Tonight's low.. around -20. Tomorrow's high around 5. Love it.
it really sucked getting on a plane in Los Angeles, in 75 degree weather, and ascending on Chi-town and hearing the captain say 'its partly cloudy here in Chicago, they had a bit of snow yesterday and the temperature is 8 degrees...' i thought long and hard the whole time i was there abou why i came back here.
It seems it's been cold enough long enough to freeze some part of my septic system. Translation: Turn on water = house smell like crap. I used to like winter.
but not maine cold
Well it was above freezing for 3 days. Now it's back. Cold brought his girlfriend wind over and it seems like they're having some kind of party. The lifts haven't run in 2 days and it sounds like thunder in my office due to the metal roof.This morning's report: 7:00AM -8°F 95MPH
I wish I was making this stuff up. Oh, an we're almost out of firewood. Thank God for oil backup. I actually have a friend with no electricity or running water in her place. She said last week she woke up to below freezing temps almost every day, inside. That means she would wake up in the morning and build a fire and slowly wait for her house to thaw. Good thing she's a strong little girl.
9" of it on my deck!! I'm goin out to play with the Annamonster this afternoon!
To the person who can cover my neighborhood with 9 inches of snow.
i'll match pedro's offer
informer
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What's up man! Hey yo what's up!
Yeah what's goin' on here.
Sick an' tired of five-oh runnin' up on the block here.
You know what I'm sayin'?
Yo Snow, they came around here lookin' for you the other day.
Word? Word! Bust it!
CHORUS
Informer, you no say Daddy me Snow me I'll go blame,
A licky Boom Boom Down.
Detective mon said Daddy me Snow me stab someone down the lane,
A licky Boom Boom Down.
Informer, you no say Daddy me Snow me I'll go blame,
A licky Boom Boom Down.
Detective mon said Daddy me Snow me stab someone down the lane,
A licky Boom Boom Down.
Police them come an' now they blow down me door,
One him come crawl through, through my window,
So then they put me in the back the car at the station,
From that point on me reach my destination,
When the destination reached, it was the east detention, where them
Whipped down me pants, looked up me bottom, so
CHORUS
Bigger they are they think they have more power,
They're on the phone me say that on (every) hour,
Me for want to use it once an' now me call me lover,
Lover who I'll be callin is the one Tammy,
an' me love her in me heart down to my belly,
Yes me Daddy me Snow me I feel cool an' deadly,
As the one MC Shan an' the one Daddy Snow,
Together we-a love'em as a Tor-Na-Do.
CHORUS
Listen for me, you better listen for me now.
Listen for me, you better listen for me now.
When me rockin' the microphone me rock it steady,
Yes sir, Daddy me Snow me are the article done.
But in the in an' the out of a dance them they say where you come from,
People them say you come from Jamaica,
But me born an' raised in the ghetto that's the one I want you to know,
Pure black people mon that's all I mon know.
Yeah me shoes are tear up an' me toes used to show,
Where me born in on the one Toronto, so
CHORUS
Come with a nice young lady. Intelligent,
Yes she's gentle an' irie.
Everywhere me go, me never left her at all.
Yes, its Daddy Snow me are the roam dance mon.
Roam between a dancin' in a in a nation-a.
You never know say Daddy me Snow me are the Boom Shakata.
Me never lay-a down flat in that one cardboard box.
Yes say me Daddy me Snow me I'll go reachin' at the top, so...
CHORUS
Why would he?
Me sittin' 'round cool with my dibbie dibbie girl,
Police knock my door,
Lick up my pal,
Rough me up an' I can't do a thing
Pick up my line, when my telephone ring.
Take me to the station,
Black up my hands.
Trail me down, 'cuz I'm hangin' with the Snowman,
What I'm gonna do,
I'm backed an' I'm trapped,
Slap me in the face an' took all o' my gap.
They have no clues an' they wanna get warmer,
But Shan won't turn Informer!
CHORUS
ummm... the name of the album? 12 Inches of Snow... which would be 33% more than your measly 9 inches...
I'm really tired, drill was crappy, I'm not getting paid . .But that was possibly the best "I didn't think of that" joke I've seen played on Mr. Pedroson.
J-Dawg, I don't care what your ichythologist says about you, you rock.
i had tried my best to vanquish that from my mind, oh well
I'm scared..
Forecast for Wednesday night: -18 to -2
Thursday: -11 to -6.
That's right, the high for Thursday is supposed to be -6... the high?
Precipitation from a winter storm across the plains will begin across central Illinois Friday morning... and move northeast across all of northern Illinois and northwest Indiana by Friday afternoon. At this time... indications are that the primary form of precipitation will be freezing rain south of Pontiac and Watseka Illinois and Fowler Indiana. Sleet changing to snow Friday night is forecast south of the Illinois and Kankakee rivers... where snow accumulations may become significant Friday night. The potential of significant snow... or more... exists for northern Illinois and extreme northwest Indiana... including the entire Chicago Metro area.A Winter Storm Watch is issued when severe winter weather is possible... but not imminent. At this time... there is a potential for significant snow and/or ice accumulations. Future driving and walking conditions may become hazardous... so it is important to monitor the latest forecasts.
Stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio and other local media for further details or updates.
...Heavy Snow Warning This Afternoon Through Wednesday Morning...For Northern Illinois And Extreme Northwest Indiana...Including The Chicago And Rockford Metro Areas...Generally a widespread area of of snow is expected by late Wednesday morning... with the brunt of the precipitation tonight. A narrow band of is not out of the question... especially for areas north and west of a line from Mendota... to Aurora... to downtown Chicago.
Conditions can deteriorate rapidly in winter weather situations... slow down and allow extra time when traveling. Practice your winter safety rules... keep an extra flashlight... food... and water in your car in case of emergency.
Any travel is strongly discouraged overnight. If you leave the safety of being indoors... you are putting your life at risk.
Stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio and other local media for further details or updates.
You don't want to know. Walking across the parking lot yesterday hurt. I've also never seen skis blow away. Not just fall, but then continue to be tossed by the wind. I heard there were gusts somewhere near triple digits.
March 14th - www.weather.com - Zip Code 48858.Oh man, I've got you marked. Don't think you can hide - Party Sunny 43 Degrees.
Winter Storm Watch For This Evening Through Monday Morning...The Winter Storm Watch area is north of a line from Streator Illinois to Kankakee Illinois to de motte Indiana. There could be significant accumulation of snow in the watch area by late Monday morning.
Stay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio and other local media for further details or updates.
A Winter Storm Watch is issued when severe winter weather is possible, but not imminent. At the time, there is a potential for significant snow and/or ice accumulations. Future driving and walking conditions may become hazardous, so it is important to monitor the latest forecasts.
sometimes it snows in april
just cause it's cold enough that the snow sticks doesn't mean VP C.B. will have the plant turn the heat back on, it's not like it's my money he's not spending on me...
it was in the eighties today when i got off work and headed home to lay by the pool and write letters.
...bitch...
just kidding. i love you kels.
thank god for never-ending daylight and the now warm spring weather. Of course, we'll probably get 8" of snow tomorrow.
it is very rainy and cold here. fifty five degrees. it's really dark and grey out. i can't see the mountains from my bedroom window because of the heavy clouds.
It is in the 80s by me as well, but will be 50 something in a few days, too bad our pool isn't filled yet...
I'm not sure how but I missed a few posts, I swear they weren't there before! and ended up responding to an old one, but it is in fact 80 here!
I LOVE spring. This is great, and just stepping out in weather like this makes me blissfully blissful and glad to be alive. WHEEEE!But I HATE summer. Much worse than the coldest days of winter, even. The heat makes me literally sick, and I burn after ten minutes in the sun. And this kind of weather means only one thing--Old Man Summer's on his way. And that sucks.
summer = better than winterexcept in winter you can put more clothers on when you're cold. in summer, you can't get nakeder than naked...
you can do like robbie williams does in that video where he peels all his skin off.
worst...
post...
ever...
I agree with cin on this one, winter is much better than summer. But, spring and lovely autumn are really where it's at.
Effective this Wednesday afternoon and evening from 100 PM until 600 PM CDT.Hail to 2 inches in diameter... thunderstorm wind gusts to 80 mph... and dangerous lightning are possible in these areas.
The Severe Thunderstorm Watch area is along and 65 statute miles north and south of a line from 10 miles west southwest of Burlington Iowa to 20 miles east of Fort Wayne Indiana.
I was planning on walking home from work today as the rain has stopped. It's about 4 1/2 miles, and the only exercise I get nowadays.Summer is hoss. July and August are the cruellest months, not April.
Why does it always rain when I've got all my ducks lined up to work on this deck? We're not talking just a little rain either- days and days of rain...
i find this kind of a funny description of weather. its like someone was casting and someone else was like 'no, that's too much.'
Whenever it's rainy, we have problems with the telephone and dsl. Which means, we're having problems right now. Please excuse the inconvenience; we're trying to get it resolved with SBC.
I have the same DSL you do and never have any problems when it rains, and we're like what four little blocks apart? Now if I could stop tripping over the line from the phone jack.We return me to my intensive study of religion in England. All of it.
The problem is in the set of wires that run from our CO (Central Office on Irving Park) to here... I think there's a break in the jacket and possibly the insulation. That wouldn't necessarily affect your line, unless the same thing that happened to ours happened to yours.
just so y'all know.... the forecast for tonight is kinda freaking me out, and i'm one who likes big storms.here's a map of severe weather warnings and watches.
grr i even wasted my lunch trying to find a nice long sleeve jersey so i could take a long ride up on the mason dixon line. stupid rain.
Got an e-mail from fellow workers in Utah. They have 3 inches of fresh snow. No really.
is my favorite kind of weather. nice but not too hot. i was a little cold coming in this morning, but now it's all good. i love fall! (even though i almost got stung by a bee today--it came right at me and sort of bounced off my hand--in the fall they are dying which makes them all psycho so they try harder than ever to sting you. see the "iscream" entree for my VERY fear-fraught relationship with bees).
it's that they are trying harder than ever to try and store up last minute rations for the winter ahead. Bees actually hibernate and most of them make it through the winter, they huddle together in a big ball with the queen at the center and they all very rapidly vibrate their thoraxes to generate warmth and then sleep the winter away. It's an odd sleep because they need to use more energy than most hibernating animals because they are so small and must move to maintain body temperature, but yet they are in a state of sleep because they shut down most of their other body functions, kind of cool.
a bunch of bees huddled together in a big ball sleeping is not an attractive image. anyway, thanks for clearing up my misguided idea. that's what my mom told me when i was little--that they were dying--and i never thought to question it.BigJ, how do you KNOW all this stuff?
if I find something interesting, and it usually has to do with nature information, I lock it away in my brain, and it comes out when asked, but I forget lots of things like dates and things on my to do list. It bothers the wife that I remember random animal facts but forget to take out the trash and stuff.
And that made me think of my favorite Washington weather moment. When I was a junior in high school, I was living in Virginia right outside of DC. And one night in Jan or Feb it started sleeting like crazy. Now, any city with any idea how to repond to winter weather would have had crews out on the roads all night throwind slat and sand and whatnot, but Washington did not. They had run out of all their winter salt/sand, and so they just let it be. It the morning there was solid ice over all roads, sidewalks, lawns, etc. On average it was 3 inches thick, but got up to six inches in some spots. The city actually shut down for three days because no one could get anywhere. I remember slipping around the driveway with my mom, breaking the ice with shovels and scooping it off. The road we lived on wasn't cleared for a week. No school. We walked to the grocery store for basic need supplies and spent the rest of the time trying not to fall down when letting the dog in & out (on one of those stupid twist down leashes that got wrapped around all the bushes- big mistake) and just sitting under blankets and drinking cocoa... The storm wasn't bad, but the fact that the city couldn't handle it, well...
The snowstorm this year - 13" of snow, at LEAST a week before things were normal! I was like, you wusses. Jay and I drove out the day after the snow to check on friends, get food, etc. I'm used to the snow.
when Chicago gets a foot of snow it is shut down for 2-3 days max, But people always overreact to it, and always will.
Two years ago we got 22 inches of snow one night. Nice thick heavy stuff. It took me an hour to dig out and about 45 ming to do the 20 min drive to work. Granted I work at a ski resort, but I still can't remebmer seeing so many happy people... well maybe in Utah when we woke up to about a 30-40 inch storm and couldn't find our car parked out front. We actually spent 30 min digging out someone else's car before we realized it was the wrong one. Once we got to the mountain... wow, perma-grin everywhere.
these clouds are beautiful! I wish I had my camera here.
SNOW! SNOW! SNOW!
First persistent snow of the season, and I've already slipped and fell. Down the back stairs of a bus, no less.Maybe I need shoes with better treads.
snow can go jump in a lake. i don't like it. or the bitter cold.
Yeah, it's starting to get chilly at night here...like, down to 65. Makes it comfortable to jump in the hot tub in the evenings.
Where's my snow? Damn you DC, get colder than 50s.
yesterday three separate rain squalls hit ann arbor.the first one hit just after midnight with a spectacular amount of lightning, and it had tornados with it. i had to call my grandmother at midnight to make sure she knew that there was one headed toward her town, and then an hour later call kate to let her know that one had been spotted about a mile from her apartment. then it was just rain. i was at my parents' house ten miles from ann arbor.
yesterday morning was clear and warm. i left work early and drove by kate's apartment to make sure it was intact. just after i left her place, this cloud passed overhead at about 50 mph. the colors in that photo are accurate, and in the panoramic view, that photo would include the perfect blue sky just over the photographer's right shoulder. the squall line looked like a special effect in a movie. i was stopped along the side of a rural road with about a half dozen other vehicles while half-inch hail and hundreds of gallons of water pummelled the passenger side of my car in a 50 mph wind that gusted to 60. i couldn't see my windshield wipers. the city got half an inch of rain in ten minutes.
the third squall passed through at 10 pm. it left another inch of rain. there was a lot of lightning but the winds weren't as strong.
there's only one time i've ever been more afraid of the weather, and that was at age 10 when i was standing under a tornado in an open field.
every time i work, there seems to be a tornado or a thunderstorm.the people in the hometown community where i work mostly do not have basements. but the cafe (where i work) in the middle of the community does have one, and people are welcome to come there for shelter. so they often do.
however, last night i worked by myself (which gets real boring) and from 6pm til about 8 i had one customer amidst all the rain, etc. which was nice, but boring.
Statement as of 5:59 PM CST on November 30, 2006... Winter Storm Warning remains in effect from midnight tonight to 12 PM CST Friday...
Snowfall totals of are expected across a large part of north central and northeast Illinois by noon Friday.
Snow is expected to develop around midnight tonight. A mixture of sleet and freezing rain is possible at the onset of the precipitation mainly east of I-57... including Watseka... Kankakee... the southeast suburbs of Chicago... and Northwest Indiana. Precipitation will become all snow by morning. Snow will be heaviest during the morning rush hour from about 300 am through 900 am. Snowfall rates of 2 inches per hour are likely at the height of the storm and lightning and thunder are possible.
The highest snowfall amounts of are expected in a corridor from Ottawa to Elgin. are expected from Polo to Rockford and also east of I-55 from Gibson City to Kankakee to Gary. Further east from Watseka to Valparaiso snowfall totals will be .
Northeast winds will become north and increase to 20 to 30 mph by Friday morning. Winds will turn more northwesterly by Friday afternoon and gust as high as 40 mph. This will cause considerable blowing and drifting of snow with near blizzard conditions. This will create hazardous travel conditions... especially in open rural areas.
This is a dangerous storm. Avoid travel late tonight and especially during morning rush hour Friday.
1. how did you get that to blink?
2. that's a lot of snow. [suckers. heh.]
Ah, the most excellent tag... loved and loathed across the Internet. You do it just the way you'd think you'd do it...
it doesn't work on my browser. no biggie.i hate snow. i just stepped out on the porch for a smoke and my first thought was 'i can't wait to get to Tucson.'
"i just stepped out on the porch for a smoke..." I thought you quit?
Meanwhile I'm at work watching the snow pile up on our glass roof, it's very pretty.
i did. then i started again. im a loser.
KEEP TRYING, WAGS! i've been a career quitter, so I still don't even say I quit, though I've been a non-smoker since all souls day [nov. 2]. it sucks at times, as we know, and then it doesn't other times. I'm looking forward to running again soon [need some new shoes and a little more lung healing time]. and I may be slightly addicted to the patch. but, its better than smoking, I guess. i was slightly ashamed that so many of my beloved friends quit smoking, and would only smoke around me. not a good thing to be known for. that's how my weather is. hope you're all well.
very helpful.
over patches.
Winter Storm Warning now in effect from midnight CST /1 am EST/ tonight to midnight CST /1 am EST/ Tuesday night...Snow will overspread northern Illinois and Northwest Indiana late this evening and overnight... beginning south of Interstate 80 by midnight... then spreading northward to the Wisconsin line by around 3 am. The snow will become heavy at times late tonight into Tuesday. Total storm accumulations of are possible by late Tuesday afternoon south of a Pontiac... to Watseka... to Rensselaer line... with storm total accumulations of further to the north across the Interstate 80 corridor. Northeast winds will increase to 20 to 30 mph late tonight and continue into Tuesday... with gusts to 40 mph possible. The combination of the snow and strong winds will produce considerable blowing and drifting snow... with blizzard conditions developing in some areas. Travel conditions are expected to deteriorate late tonight.
A Winter Storm Warning means significant amounts of snow... sleet... and ice are expected or occurring. Strong winds are also possible. This will make travel very hazardous or impossible.
The next statement on this developing storm will be issued around 10 PM this evening.
it's hard for me to get excited about less than 6 inches of new snow.
i pretty much hate snow. so i'm really glad that there's none here.i suppose hate is wrong. i've just had very few occasions where i've enjoyed it, and plenty where it's been my worst enemy. so i guess i'm jaded.
My dog loves it, my baby will love it when she's old enough, I like to walk in it if prepared, I like to ski in it on the rare occasions that I do, but I do NOT like to drive in it, which is most often what happens.
another wimpy snow in DC today. Theyt should just truck some in from oswego.
there was enough to turn a 30 minute drive to school into an 1:15 minute ordeal. I don't know what's wrong with people this year...they still haven't remembered how to drive in the snow.
one of my coworkers got in a little late this morning. the problem was he walked out the door to leave and there was a car stuck on his lawn.
72 and sunny!
when i went across the street to get the mail today i wished i could get in my car and drive the four miles to the beach instead of going back to the office. damn, it's nice here.see you tonight, pedro?
Cold rain/snow depending on elevation. 30" of snow where I used to live in Maine. Makes me miss the place a lot.
i had postponed our trip to sugarloaf until now. that mountain would be awesome with 3 feet of pow
SNOW!
I'm jealous. Aleyeska has gotten over 110 inches this month.
been nice here in tucson. little chilly today, but that's like late september in chicago.
it's actually accumulating!
:)
It's been snowing in Big Sky for three days straight. I miss the sun.
