The Weather Thread

[TJ13]

Currently at Mankato, Mn

It is 7°F (-14°C) with a W.C of 7°F under Overcast skies.
Winds are Calm with gusts are out of the ENE at 6 MPH
Humidity is at 66%
Dew Point is -3°F
Visibility is at 10 Miles
Barometer is at 30.16"
No Rain fell over the Past 24 hours
Light snow with No accumulations.

Today: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 13. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4. Wind chill values between -5 and zero. West southwest wind between 5 and 7 mph.

Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 21. Wind chill values between -7 and 3. West wind 6 to 11 mph becoming east southeast.

Hazardous Weather Outlook:Snow is expected to begin Wednesday afternoon over west central Minnesota and then spread across the rest of the outlook area Wednesday night into Thursday. A wide area could receive at least 1 to 4 inches of snow. Early indications suggest that around 6 inches of snow could fall from west central Minnesota into west central Wisconsin. Low pressure is expected to form over the northern rockies and move southeast through the Dakotas.

 

[kikie]

Currently at Mankato, Mn

It is 7°F (-14°C) with a W.C of 7°F under Overcast skies.
Winds are Calm with gusts are out of the ENE at 6 MPH
Humidity is at 66%
Dew Point is -3°F
Visibility is at 10 Miles
Barometer is at 30.16"
No Rain fell over the Past 24 hours
Light snow with No accumulations.

This sounds a lot like a weather report for pilots!

 

[Boundary Layer]

I wish I had a camera to show people what's going out outside my window here. It's snowing so much, and blowing around the parking lot and off rooftops (by the way building are arranged here it creates a bit of a venturi effect) that I can't see the ground from my 4th story window.

Winnipeg -16°C, Snow

Relative Humidity: 84%
Sunrise: 7:45am
Humidex: NA
Sunset: 5:41pm
WindChill:-28°C
Wind Direction: S
Dew Point: -18°C
Wind Speed: 31 kmh
Visibility : 4.8 km - - - - (HAH! ya right)
Gust: NA
Pressure : 101.5 kPa

 

[Solid Lifters]

Speaking of which... here's my current weather...

http://www.cableairport.com/live_weather.shtml

 

[TJ13]

This sounds a lot like a weather report for pilots!

Well it's from an Airport so its pretty much for pilots.

 

[TJ13]

Just a list of all Active WWA (Watches/Warnings/Advisories) in Minnesota.

The National Weather Service in Grand Forks has issued a:
Winter Storm Watch For the Following Counties:
Clay
West Becker
East Becker
Wilkin
Grant
Wadena
West Otter Tail
East Otter Tail

Is in effect from Wednesday Morning through late Wednesday Night.

 

[kikie]

Well it's from an Airport so its pretty much for pilots.

Didn't know that. I'm not from the USA!

It was just an educated guess.

 

[Philly]

The National Weather Service in Grand Forks has issued a:
Winter Storm Watch For the Following Counties:

I don't understand those. It seems like we spend more time under a winter storm watch than not. I can understand a blizzard, but do we really need to tell people to watch out because of the snow showers we get every day?

They should really just put out "Alright guys. Nothing is forcasted. you can chill" warnings for the few days the roads are just wet.

 

[TJ13]

I don't understand those. It seems like we spend more time under a winter storm watch than not. I can understand a blizzard, but do we really need to tell people to watch out because of the snow showers we get every day?

They should really just put out "Alright guys. Nothing is forcasted. you can chill" warnings for the few days the roads are just wet.

I know how that is. It has been a lot better here with not so many watches and/or warnings. Just the Occasional Advisory.

 

[RedTransAm]

31 degrees and freezing rain, fun fun. I just went out to get something out of my car and slipped and fell on my butt. The car door was frozen shut too . Guess it'll wait until tomorrow moring. It didn't even look icy at first glance, just wet. There's about a 1/2 covering of ice on everything. I can't remember the last time there was a for real ice storm around here.

 

[Philly]

It snowed a bunch today. That was pretty cool. I'll probably get woken up by a snowblower at 6 AM tomorrow again.

Didn't know that. I'm not from the USA!

It was just an educated guess.

Are airports not for pilots over there .

 

[Kylehnat]

It's supposed to get near 60 this weekend...a veritable heat wave! . At the very least, it's a reminder that spring is on its way .

 

[Philly]

At the very least, it's a reminder that spring is on its way .

Thanks for bringing that up. Soon I'll be in an inescapable and intolerable heat.

 

[Rykon Zero]

Thanks for bringing that up. Soon I'll be in an inescapable and intolerable heat.

60 Degrees is blisteringly hot for me.

 

[kikie]

Are airports not for pilots over there .

I meant that I didn't know that was an airport because I'm not from the US! Get it?

For all I know, it's just a little village.

 

[TJ13]

Sorry for the Long Post.

Current conditions for Mankato,Mn

It is 7.0°F (W.C of 7.0°F) under Overcast skies
Winds are Calm with gusts around 7 MPH from the West
Barometer is at 29.95" and falling
Dew Point is at 2°F
Humidity is at 72%
Visibility is 10.0 Miles.

So Far Today
High: 7°F Low: 2°F
Rain: 0.00" Rain Rate: 0.00"/h
Gusts: 7mph W

Today: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 22. West southwest wind at 10 mph becoming southeast.

Tonight: Snow likely. Cloudy, with a low around 14. South southeast wind 8 to 14 mph becoming east northeast. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Thursday: Snow likely with areas of blowing snow, mainly before noon. Cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 4 by 5pm. Wind chill values between -6 and -16. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 9 to 12 mph increasing to between 18 and 21 mph. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Current WWA (Watches/Warnings/Advisories for the State:
Snow Advisory For the Following:
North Itasca
Central St. Louis
Southern Lake/North Shore
North Cass
South Itasca
South Cass
Crow Wing
Northern Aitkin
South Aitkin
Carlton/South St. Louis
Pine
Traverse
Douglas
Todd
Morrison
Big Stone
Stevens
Pope
Stearns
Swift
Kandyohi
Benton
Sherburne
Isanti
Chisago
Mille Lacs
Kanabec
Meeker
Wright
Hennepin
Anoka
Ramsey
Washington
Carver
Scott
Dakota
Rice
Goodhue
Steele

From 3 PM to 3 AM for the Bold/Underline Counties. 6 PM to 6AM for the bold Counties. 6 PM to 6 PM Thursday for the others. Local Time.

A Winter Weather Advisory For the following Counties:
West Polk
West Marshall
Pennington
Red Lake
East Polk
North Clearwater
South Beltrami
Mahnomen
South Clearwater
Hubbard

From 3 PM to 6 AM Thursday. Local Time.

A Winter Storm Watch For the Following Counties:
Wabasha
Dodge
Olmsted
Winona
Mower
Fillmore
Houston

Until Late Thursday Night

A Winter Storm Warning For the Following Counties:
Norman
Clay
West Becker
East Becker
Wilkin
West Otter Tail
East Otter Tail
Wadena
Grant

From 3 PM this afternoon to 6 AM Thursday Local Time.

 

[Joey D]

We got about 6 inches of fine, powdery snow last night. I loved how the weather stations were saying we were only going to get a maximum of 3 inches. Guess they were wrong but I'm honestly not surprised. I guess we have another storm coming tomorrow night. I'm getting pretty sick of all this damn snow.

 

[TB]

A Winter Storm Warning Means Significant Amounts Of Snow... Sleet... and Ice Are Expected Or Occurring. North Winds Will Increase To 15 To 25 Mph Tonight Causing Areas Of Reduced Visibilities In Blowing Snow And Dangerous Wind Chills Of 25 Below To 35 Below. This Will Make Travel Very Hazardous Or Impossible.

We're supposed to get 5-7" of snow within the next 24 hours or so. Sounds like tons of fun for me to shovel snowblow in the morning.

 

[Philly]

We're supposed to get 5-7" of snow within the next 24 hours or so. Sounds like tons of fun for me to shovel snowblow in the morning.

And still the only snow removal I've ever had to do was breaking up that inch-think sheet of ice that decided for form on the driveway after it snowed last year .

I'm wondering Why Every Word In That Paragraph Was Capitalized.

It's snowing here. Big, lazy flakes like home. We have a pretty good amount on the ground now. I also biffed it for the first time this year crossing the street. I guess that was a slippery spot because I saw somebody else do the same as I was leaving German.

 

[TB]

I'm wondering Why Every Word In That Paragraph Was Capitalized.

I was thinking the same thing but wasn't motivated enough to actually do anything about it.

 

[YSSMAN]

We got about 6 inches of fine, powdery snow last night. I loved how the weather stations were saying we were only going to get a maximum of 3 inches. Guess they were wrong but I'm honestly not surprised. I guess we have another storm coming tomorrow night. I'm getting pretty sick of all this damn snow.

It took my Mom about triple her usual time to come home last night, so yeah, this hasn't been fun. The roads still look a mess, and its really sunny, and I can't see outside (I've been stuck indoors since Monday at 5:30). I wanna go look at my possible Jetta today, but I don't feel like dealing with the roads, so I haven't decided yet.

The good news is, as I recall, warmer weather is coming. It seems like by the end of next week we should be scratching at the 40s, which means Spring is nearly here. We'll probably get one more storm in March, and then we're done.

 

[TJ13]

I'm wondering Why Every Word In That Paragraph Was Capitalized.

Well at lease its better than the National Weather Service's

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.

 

[Philly]

It took my Mom about triple her usual time to come home last night, so yeah, this hasn't been fun. The roads still look a mess, and its really sunny, and I can't see outside (I've been stuck indoors since Monday at 5:30). I wanna go look at my possible Jetta today, but I don't feel like dealing with the roads, so I haven't decided yet.

I heard a lot of stories from people trying to get home last night from Winter break. The roads definitely aren't looking too incredibly clear. I would imagine the highways are looking pretty good by now.

The good news is, as I recall, warmer weather is coming. It seems like by the end of next week we should be scratching at the 40s, which means Spring is nearly here. We'll probably get one more storm in March, and then we're done.

Is spring going to be coming that early? I'll miss you, 25 degree snowy weather. At least I won't be here for summer.

Well at lease its better than the National Weather Service's

The all-caps is just plain annoying, but it is something you see from time to time. I don't get the AccuWeather thing just because every word has one capital. Maybe it's just a really strange style.

 

[Kylehnat]

Absolutely gorgeous day! Sunny and 50-ish. Some afternoon thunderstorms are even popping up here and there...yup, spring is coming .

 

[Thiele]

It was about 30c today, not too bad for cricket.

 

[kikie]

2°C, grey, cold but no wind.

 

[TJ13]

Mankato Automatic Weather Observing / Reporting
Lat: 44.23 Lon: -93.92 Elev: 1020
Last Update on Feb 14, 6:35 am CST

Overcast
18°F
(-8°C)

Humidity: 79 %
Wind Speed: N 17 MPH
Barometer: 29.84"
Dewpoint: 12°F (-11°C)
Wind Chill: 3°F (-16°C)
Visibility: 5.00 mi.
Rain: 0.00"
Rain Rate: 0.00"/hr
Snow: .03"
Snowfall rate: 0.0"/hr

Today: Areas of blowing snow and a chance of snow before 3pm, then areas of blowing snow after 3pm. Cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 4 by 5pm. Wind chill values between -7 and -17. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 9 to 12 mph increasing to between 18 and 21 mph. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around -10. Wind chill values between -18 and -25. Northwest wind between 9 and 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Friday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 4. Wind chill values between -15 and -25. Northwest wind between 4 and 7 mph becoming calm.

Hazardous Weather Outlook WIND CHILLS DURING FRIDAY MORNING WILL BE NEAR 25 BELOW ZERO
ACROSS MUCH OF THE OUTLOOK AREA.

 

[Philly]

Absolutely gorgeous day! Sunny and 50-ish. Some afternoon thunderstorms are even popping up here and there...yup, spring is coming .

WHAT‽ It's not May yet. What's going on over there?

It's really nice here. Cloudy, 30 degrees with snow on the ground.

 

[nd 4 holden spd]

It's an Australian QLD summer where I am. There are 3 kinds of days, one is storming, another is super muggy (to the point that your face becomes a waterfall of your own sweat) and the other is blisteringly hot (which we haven't had much of this time around thankfully, but when it is stay in the sun for 15mins and you'll probably be sunburt)

 

[Thiele]

It's warmed up again the last few days to about 30c, really nice weather.