Polar Vortex
White lightning by Thanksgiving?
After record warmth for October 2017, the deck is getting reshuffled in November. After getting the first wintry blast of the season under our belt, we can look forward to more action during the week leading up to Thanksgiving Day. Our present arctic air mass will moderate over the next several days before the next […]
Winds of Change! Update 12/23/15
As of December 22, Indian Lake Dam has totaled just 4.4 inches for the present snow season. This is simply mind-blowing when the average October thru December snowfall for Indian Lake is nearly 3 feet! To be sure, any hint of a “pattern change” by the GFS models has been latched onto by the social […]
Weekend flakes! Update 10/13/15
Hey, hey! It’s time to get excited about a bit of snow for the weekend. This is not going to be some early season freak storm, but any snow this time of year moves the needle. I alluded to this “event” last weekend on ilsnow Facebook and it’s had good ensemble support for a while now. […]
Long Range Weather Outlook 2/10/14
The cold as of late hasn’t been anywhere close to extreme, but it has been persistent. The last real semblance of a thaw for ilsnow land ended on January 15th. We have a few opportunities for snow over the upcoming week, then we’ve got some trouble on the horizon. Let’s take a look at them: […]
February Winter Fireworks? Update 2/1/14
2/2/14 Update: Indian Lake ended up with 4 inches of dense snow last night. This should help tremendously! 🙂 January 2014 was the ultimate Jekyll & Hyde month. Take a look at how the temperature bounced up and down like lottery ping pong balls at the Indian Lake Dam: Take a look at the impressive […]
