September 2018 Observations and Discussion

[Niko]

Temp is currently @ 42F w sun and clouds. Another front expected to pass on by, which will usher in even cooler air by Friday night and Saturday. Lows are expected to be in the 30s here IMBY.

[james1976]

Only mid 50s fri-sat and frost likely fri nite!

[jaster220]

For steering the rain out of here.

 

Haha, then thanks for NOT dropping by Marshall for a beer. Don't need you scaring off my whopping 1/2" of qpf. Stay up there!! 

 

(otherwise, hope your visit to The Mitt was good)

[jaster220]

Only mid 50s fri-sat and frost likely fri nite!

 

Dude, face it, you're gonna be in the icebox this winter..

[Niko]

A very cloudy day today w temps remaining in the low 60s.

[Niko]

Clouds are now starting to break a little...w partial sunshine peaking through. Temps in the upper 50s.

[Tom]

Widespread Frost & Freeze Advisories hoisted across the northern sub this morning.  That is one colorful map.  Haven't seen so many advisories like this since late October from last year. 

[St Paul Storm]

I’ll be camping this weekend over in WI. Low tonight of 27. I guess I picked the wrong weekend to do this. Haha.

[Madtown]

Rain to snow showers in the forecast up in north central Wi!!!

[Niko]

Currently at 55F w a DP of 49F. Great conditions! Skies are partly cloudy.

[Niko]

Just checked my extended 7 day outlook and it looks wet. Temps do moderate a little, but then seemed to cool off a bit also.

 

Btw: tanites low temp is expected to settle into the 30s. Ouch, need I say a bonfire w friends and some crakas and wine aside!!

[Hawkeye]

The temp is only in the mid to upper 40s under the light rain band in Iowa this afternoon.   Brrrrr!  It has mostly been sprinkles here with a temp near 50.

 

DVN is forecasting 36 here tonight, with only patchy frost.  I shouldn't have to worry about my garden.  I may throw a sheet over a couple of the most exposed/tender plants.

[Niko]

Horrific Tsunami hits Indonesia after a deadly earthquake:

 

https://twitter.com/twitter/statuses/1045646911028383746

[Niko]

Currently getting some light rain as the CF gets ready to pass my area. Tanite clearing will take place and the chill rolls on in. Lows will be in the mid to upper 30s. Some spotty, patchy frost is possible, but not widespread.

[jaster220]

Horrific Tsunami hits Indonesia after a deadly earthquake:

 

https://twitter.com/twitter/statuses/1045646911028383746

Bad bad bad! And so sad for those poor folks. Can't even imagine. Fortunately I live in #pure-n-safemichigan

[Tom]

First Flakes of the season being reported earlier today in the Northwoods of MN!

 

https://twitter.com/MikeHamernik/status/1045717028760440832

[jaster220]

Legit autumn evening out there. Light rain and wind. Temps in BC at 46.7 degs! Awesome Friday night lights wx

[Niko]

Currently at 50 w rainshowers. CP is about to pass on by. Temps in the 30s by morning.

[Niko]

Bad bad bad! And so sad for those poor folks. Can't even imagine. Fortunately I live in #pure-n-safemichigan

Yup...in the video, you will see those cars near the beach that have no idea whats coming. They got washed away.

[Madtown]

cold out there!!! Go Crew!!!

[Tom]

Rise and Shine!  It's the coldest morning of the season for many of us on here.  Plenty of mid/upper 20's showing up across the Upper MW/GL's region and likely will end the growing season for many up north.  Some spots in MN may see some more snow flakes later today if the disturbance tracking across the north holds together.  Gotta give the long range CFS some brownie points as it gave us a clue weeks ago this would be possible.

[Tom]

Indoor temp of 62F, results in flipping on the furnace for the first time this season on 9/29. As the sun rises, I can see frost on the rooftops in my neighborhood. Gonna head out and take a morning walk and soak it up!

[Niko]

Gorgeous, sunny, crisp, cold morning as temps bottomed out in the upper 30s.

[Hawkeye]

Not even close to any frost here this morning.  The temp only fell to 38 or 39.

[Thunder98]

Check out this webcam in the Extreme NE part of the MN Arrowhead area. Is that snow or thick frost?

 

[CentralNebWeather]

43 degrees with heavy drizzle. Has that winter feeling on September 29. Indoor house temp at 60. Going to wait on the furnace. Dressing in layers for now. What a change

[Niko]

The sky outside is so blue and the air is so dry. It feels great! Dews are in the upper 40s and temp at 52F. Still have not turned on the furnace. Will wait till at least October. I hear 70s are returning next week.

[Niko]

@ Jaster

Did ya get any frost this morning? What was your low temp? Mine hit the upper 30s (37F). No frost!

[westMJim]

Indoor temp of 62F, results in flipping on the furnace for the first time this season on 9/29. As the sun rises, I can see frost on the rooftops in my neighborhood. Gonna head out and take a morning walk and soak it up!

I also turned the furnace on this morning. It was also 62 in my house the out side temperature this morning here at my house was 38° at this time with sunny skies it is 58°

[westMJim]

Todays official low of 40° at GRR was the coldest temperature at the air port since a low of 30° on April 30^th 2018.  The low here at my house was an even colder 38° With mostly sunny skies here at my house the current temperature is 58.  The mean for this September at Grand Rapids is now down to 67.4° and will go down more in the last two days.

[james1976]

Few snowflakes falling here in Somerset, WI just east of the TC. Wow. Thick first earlier.

Wow! Congrats on seeing flakes......September 29th?!

[james1976]

We hit mid 30s but i didnt see any frost. When i woke up it was 42 and overcast. Currently thick, low stratus and only 49. I love it. Gonna burn some sticks! A lot of trees are starting to get quite colorful.

[OKwx2k4]

(I moved this comment to this thread) Check out this webcam in the Extreme NE part of the MN Arrowhead area. Is that snow or thick frost?

 

webcamwx.PNG

Wow!

[OKwx2k4]

Few snowflakes falling here in Somerset, WI just east of the TC. Wow. Thick first earlier.

That's awesome!!

[jaster220]

@ Jaster

Did ya get any frost this morning? What was your low temp? Mine hit the upper 30s (37F). No frost!

Had 40F. Used my furnace to de-chill the place. More to test that it's working than due to cold house temp.

 

Beautiful day and perfect outside project wx which I've been taking advantage of. Been waiting for these kind of days!

[Niko]

Had 40F. Used my furnace to de-chill the place. More to test that it's working than due to cold house temp.

 

Beautiful day and perfect outside project wx which I've been taking advantage of. Been waiting for these kind of days!

That's a smart idea buddy.

 

Yes indeed....great day for any outdoor activity/projects/you name it!

[Niko]

A few of my neighbors in my Sub are already decorating for Halloween. I saw people climbing on latters today and putting up all sorts of stuff. I bet it will look creepy at night!

[St Paul Storm]

That's awesome!!

Crazy! Everyone at the campground said at the same time “Is it snowing?” Yep, it sure is.

[Minny_Weather]

Never got to 50 today at my place. I love this pattern, too bad it's a short one. We warm up slightly tomorrow, then 90 isn't out of the picture as we enter October. I managed to stay away from the furnace today by lighting a couple fires. 48.2*F.

[Tom]

On this Football Sunday, I found an interesting way to use the weather maps and portray some football lingo.  In the 500mb animation below, take a look at the trough just south of the Aleutian Islands back on Sept 27th.  This is likely the beginning of the "new" LRC pattern which is evolving as we speak.  The Split Flow across NW NAMER is influencing the movement of the energy from the Aleutian Low, which results in a "hand off" underneath the NE PAC/AK ridge, which allows this energy to migrate slowly into Cali and the SW. 

 

We'll see what Gary Lezak says, but I think this may be the 2nd system of the '18-'19 LRC pattern.  Rosa may in fact be system #1, but I've learned that the opening first few days of October are still somewhat influenced by the "old" pattern.  I'm very intrigued by this evolving pattern.