Illinois weather

[deere755]

There is an old saying in Illinois that if you don't like the weather just wait because it will change tomorrow. That was the almost the case today only it changed all day long. This morning temps were in the mid to upper 40's not bad for January 29th, sun even came out for a while. Light jacket weather. Then it clouded over and rained in buckets for a little while with a few claps of thunder and lightening. About an hour or so so later temps start dropping fast and rain turns to sleet, which turns to freezing rain, which turns to snow with high winds, and in some places near zero visability. Just to the south of me they were talking severe thunder storms with a tornado watch in effect followed by freezing rain and colder temps. Thursday we are to get 4 to 6 inches of snow and by Monday rain and temps in the 40's. Sounds like good cold and flu weather.

I love Illinois we get to enjoy all types of weather.

 

[schmism]

STL hear.... high of 71 at noon... by 3 it was down to 30

current temp....14

 

[Egon]

A weather report from western Canada.

New Location - - - - - - - - Athabasca Banff Calgary Canmore Cold Lake Coronation Crowsnest Drumheller Edmonton Int. Edson Fort McMurray Grande Cache Grande Prairie High Level Hinton Jasper Lac La Biche Lacombe Lethbridge Lloydminster Medicine Hat Peace River Red Deer Rocky Mnt. Hse Slave Lake Wainwright Westlock Wetaskiwin Whitecourt Currently in Edmonton City CentreWednesday, January 30, 2008 5:39:00 AM EST

Temp : -28.6ｰC
CloudyWind: SE at 13 km/h
Wind Gusts: N/A
Windchill: -39.0ｰ C
Dew Point: -33.9ｰ C
Humidex: N/A
Relative Humidity: 60.0%
Visibility: 11.3 km

Tonight

Chance of light snow
Low : -31ｰC | POP : 30%Thursday

Chance of light snow
High : -25ｰC | Low : -31ｰC | POP : 40%Thursday Night

Chance of flurries
Low : -27ｰCFriday

Chance of flurries
High : -26ｰC | Low : -27ｰC | POP : 60%Saturday

Chance of flurries
High : -23ｰC | Low : -28ｰC | POP : 60%Sunday

Chance of flurries
High : -19ｰC | Low : -26ｰC | POP : 30%
Crisp mornings to wake one up. I do not live in that area any more.

 

[Bill Barrett]

Strong quake rocks Indonesia's Maluku, tsunami alert sounded.
Winter storm chaos grips China.
Near-Earth Asteroid 2007 TU24 to Pass Close to Earth on Jan. 29 - Should be Observable with Modest Sized Telescopes
U.S. downplays threat from falling satellite

Armageddon I tell ya! LOL

 

[RobS]

Drove home from Detroit last night, it was 47/48 the whole way and rained a good bit. This morning it's 2 on the same vehicle's thermometer. All the roads are covered in ice, then snow on top. Vehicle doors are all frozen shut if left outside (had to drop some stuff back at my truck which spent the night out at work). Schools all closed and I just heard that I-94 is closed in Michigan from Indiana line to Marshall. But hey, back into the 40s by this weekend!

 

[ericstac]

That old saying is true for Texas too...

Yesterday got up to 78, this morning, 37.

It is freezing down here.

 

[charlz]

Same saying growing up in Montana... except its 'wait 5 minutes'

 

[Wesdor]

I've heard the same saying, but I DID like the weather on Tuesday morning. We had nearly 50 when I went to work and 2 last evening.

Maybe the saying should be changed to say, "If you like the weather in Illinois don't get used to it, because it will change in the next few hours."

I'm with you - that was quite a change.

 

[ToadHill]

It was 55 last night and in single digits by mid afternoon.

 

[dsb5610]

Sunday I was pulling my grandson around on the sled behind the ATV in 6-8" of snow. This morning the yard is almost bare but the wind chill was -35. I am ready for spring.

dsb