Munster, IN

11:01 PM CST on February 09, 2012 (GMT -0600)
Elev: 620 ft
Lon: 87.5° W
Lat: 41.6° N
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Active Advisory: Lake Effect Snow Watch (US Severe Weather) Active Notice: Public Information Statement
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Weather Summary
Kari Kiefer
Weather Underground midday recap for Thursday, February 09, 2012.

Areas of active weather developed over the West on Thursday, while Texas saw a mix of snow, freezing rain, and rain. A trough of low pressure moved off the Southern Rockies and into the Southern Plains. This allowed for snow showers to end over New Mexico and moved into northern Texas and Oklahoma. Snowfall accumulation in northern New Mexico ranged from 1 to 3 inches, while the panhandle of Texas saw an inch of snow and ice accumulation up to a tenth of an inch. Winter weather advisories have been issued for parts of the Southern Plains as this system created dangerous road and travel conditions. To the south, onshore flow from the Gulf of Mexico pushed moist air into eastern Texas. This kicked up scattered showers and thunderstorms from northeastern Mexico and through southeastern Texas. These storms have not yet turned severe.

In the West, a low pressure system in the Gulf of Alaska continued pushing a warm front into the Pacific Northwest. Temperatures increased as this system moved onshore, which increased snow levels across the Washington Cascades. Precipitation remained as rain showers in most areas. Rainfall totals ranged around 1 inch, with heaviest rainfall totals up to 1.12 inches in Chehalis, Washington.

Back East, a ridge of high pressure covered the Mississippi River Valley and Eastern US. This pushed cool and dry air in from Canada and created sunny skies with brisk conditions. High temperatures ranged in the 30s across the Great Lakes region, while the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states reached into the upper 40s.
Weather Underground midday recap for Thursday, February 09, 2012.

Areas of active weather developed over the West on Thursday, while Texas saw a mix of snow, freezing rain, and rain. A trough of low pressure moved off the Southern Rockies and into the Southern Plains. This allowed for snow showers to end over New Mexico and moved into northern Texas and Oklahoma. Snowfall accumulation in northern New Mexico ranged from 1 to 3 inches, while the panhandle of Texas saw an inch of snow and ice accumulation up to a tenth of an inch. Winter weather advisories have been issued for parts of the Southern Plains as this system created dangerous road and travel conditions. To the south, onshore flow from the Gulf of Mexico pushed moist air into eastern Texas. This kicked up scattered showers and thunderstorms from northeastern Mexico and through southeastern Texas. These storms have not yet turned severe.

In the West, a low pressure system in the Gulf of Alaska continued pushing a warm front into the Pacific Northwest. Temperatures increased as this system moved onshore, which increased snow levels across the Washington Cascades. Precipitation remained as rain showers in most areas. Rainfall totals ranged around 1 inch, with heaviest rainfall totals up to 1.12 inches in Chehalis, Washington.

Back East, a ridge of high pressure covered the Mississippi River Valley and Eastern US. This pushed cool and dry air in from Canada and created sunny skies with brisk conditions. High temperatures ranged in the 30s across the Great Lakes region, while the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states reached into the upper 40s.
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Munster Weather at a Glance
Updated 11:01 PM CST
Elevation
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Overcast
Overcast
Temperature
31.4 °F
Feels Like 31 °F
Wind(mph)
1.0
Sunrise / Set
6:53 AM
5:15 PM
Moon
Waning Gibbous
Tonight
Clear 27 °F
Clear
Tomorrow
Snow Showers 31 °F
Snow Showers
70% chance of precipitation
Tomorrow Night
Snow Showers 18 °F
Snow Showers
90% chance of precipitation
Saturday
Snow Showers 25 | 13 °F
Snow Showers
60% chance of precipitation
Sunday
Clear 27 | 18 °F
Clear
Monday
Chance of Snow 31 | 27 °F
Chance of Snow
30% chance of precipitation
Tomorrow is forecast to be Cooler than today.
Conditions
Pressure
30.06 in
Visibility
10.0 miles
Clouds
Overcast 3500 ft
Moisture
Humidity
77%
Rainfall
0.02 in
Snow Depth
Not available.
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Temperature
Windchill
31 °F
Dew Point
25 °F
Wind
Speed / Dir
1.0 mph from SSW
Wind Gust
7.0 mph
Health
UV
0 out of 16
Pollen
.10 out of 12
Pollen Forecast
Ozone
Good
PM2.5
Moderate
Flu Activity
Sporadic
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Regional Forecast for Lake
Overnight
nt_cloudy Mostly cloudy. Temperatures nearly steady around 30. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
Friday
chancesnow Mostly cloudy with accumulating lake effect snow in the afternoon...otherwise a chance of snow showers. Blustery. Highs in the lower 30s. West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to 30 mph at times until late afternoon shifting to the north 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 30 mph late in the afternoon. Chance of snow from 40 percent south to 90 percent near the lake.
Friday Night
nt_chancesnow Cloudy with accumulating lake effect snow north and a 50 percent chance of snow showers south. Blustery. Lows 15 to 19. North winds 15 to 25 mph in the evening with gusts up to 30 mph...decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight.
Saturday
chancesnow Accumulating lake effect snow north with snow showers likely south in the morning...becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 20s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to 30 mph. Chance of snow from 60 percent south to near 100 percent north.
Saturday Night
nt_sunny Mostly clear. Lows 11 to 15. West winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the evening.
Sunday
sunny Sunny. Highs in the upper 20s.
Sunday Night
nt_sunny Mostly clear. Lows 15 to 19.
Monday
snow Partly sunny in the morning then becoming cloudy. A 30 percent chance of light snow. Highs in the lower 30s.
Monday Night
nt_snow Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of light snow. Lows in the upper 20s.
Tuesday
chancesnow Cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow showers. Highs in the mid 30s.
Tuesday Night and Wednesday
nt_cloudy Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs around 40.
Wednesday Night
nt_snow Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of light rain or snow. Lows in the lower 30s.
Thursday
snow Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain or snow. Highs in the lower 40s.
Source: NWS at 9:18 PM CST on February 9, 2012
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Lake effect snow watch in effect from Friday afternoon through Saturday afternoon...
Forecast
View Calendar 7-Day Weather Forecast for 46321
Friday, 10
Snow Showers
31 | 18 °F
Snow Showers
Chance of
Precipitation
70%
Saturday, 11
Snow Showers
25 | 13 °F
Snow Showers
Chance of
Precipitation
60%
Sunday, 12
Clear
27 | 18 °F
Clear
Chance of
Precipitation
0%
Monday, 13
Chance of Snow
31 | 27 °F
Chance of Snow
Chance of
Precipitation
30%
Tuesday, 14
Chance of Snow
36 | 29 °F
Chance of Snow
Chance of
Precipitation
20%
Wednesday, 15
Partly Cloudy
40 | 31 °F
Partly Cloudy
Chance of
Precipitation
10%
Thursday, 16
Chance of Snow
40 | NA
Chance of Snow
Chance of
Precipitation
50%
Source: NWS at 9:18 PM CST on February 9, 2012
Regional Forecast for Lake
Overnight
nt_cloudy Mostly cloudy. Temperatures nearly steady around 30. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
Friday
chancesnow Mostly cloudy with accumulating lake effect snow in the afternoon...otherwise a chance of snow showers. Blustery. Highs in the lower 30s. West winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to 30 mph at times until late afternoon shifting to the north 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 30 mph late in the afternoon. Chance of snow from 40 percent south to 90 percent near the lake.
Friday Night
nt_chancesnow Cloudy with accumulating lake effect snow north and a 50 percent chance of snow showers south. Blustery. Lows 15 to 19. North winds 15 to 25 mph in the evening with gusts up to 30 mph...decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight.
Hourly Forecast 6AM 12 Noon 6PM 12 Midnight
Temp. | Dew Point 27 | 25 31 | 22 27 | 16 20 | 11
Wind 9 mph SW 8 mph NW 16 mph North 12 mph North
Humidity 88% 71% 65% 67%
Chance of Precip. 10% 80% 80% 100%
Cloud Cover 46% 95% 98% 100%
Conditions Chance of Snow Chance of Snow Snow Showers Snow Showers
Sunrise & Sunset
6:53 AM
5:15 PM
Source: NWS at 9:18 PM CST on February 9, 2012
Regional Forecast for Lake
Saturday
chancesnow Accumulating lake effect snow north with snow showers likely south in the morning...becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 20s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to 30 mph. Chance of snow from 60 percent south to near 100 percent north.
Saturday Night
nt_sunny Mostly clear. Lows 11 to 15. West winds 10 to 15 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the evening.
Hourly Forecast 6AM 12 Noon 6PM 12 Midnight
Temp. | Dew Point 18 | 9 22 | 7 20 | 5 18 | 4
Wind 13 mph NNW 12 mph NW 12 mph WNW 12 mph WNW
Humidity 70% 52% 51% 56%
Chance of Precip. 100% 60% 60% 0%
Cloud Cover 82% 50% 32% 21%
Conditions Snow Showers Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy Clear
Sunrise & Sunset
6:52 AM
5:16 PM
Source: NWS at 9:18 PM CST on February 9, 2012
Regional Forecast for Lake
Sunday
sunny Sunny. Highs in the upper 20s.
Sunday Night
nt_sunny Mostly clear. Lows 15 to 19.
Hourly Forecast 6AM 12 Noon 6PM 12 Midnight
Temp. | Dew Point 14 | 5 25 | 7 22 | 9 18 | 9
Wind 12 mph West 11 mph West 8 mph West 6 mph West
Humidity 66% 43% 54% 64%
Chance of Precip. 0% 0% 0% 0%
Cloud Cover 16% 13% 5% 11%
Conditions Clear Clear Clear Clear
Sunrise & Sunset
6:51 AM
5:18 PM
Source: NWS at 9:18 PM CST on February 9, 2012
Regional Forecast for Lake
Monday
snow Partly sunny in the morning then becoming cloudy. A 30 percent chance of light snow. Highs in the lower 30s.
Monday Night
nt_snow Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of light snow. Lows in the upper 20s.
Hourly Forecast 6AM 12 Noon 6PM 12 Midnight
Temp. | Dew Point 18 | 11 29 | 16 29 | 20 27 | 23
Wind 6 mph SW 9 mph SSW 9 mph South 9 mph SSW
Humidity 70% 60% 71% 85%
Chance of Precip. 0% 30% 30% 50%
Cloud Cover 50% 88% 97% 100%
Conditions Chance of Snow Chance of Snow Chance of Snow Chance of Snow
Sunrise & Sunset
6:49 AM
5:19 PM
Source: NWS at 9:18 PM CST on February 9, 2012
Regional Forecast for Lake
Tuesday
chancesnow Cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow showers. Highs in the mid 30s.
Tuesday Night and Wednesday
nt_cloudy Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs around 40.
Hourly Forecast 6AM 12 Noon 6PM 12 Midnight
Temp. | Dew Point 27 | 25 34 | 27 34 | 27 29 | 27
Wind 6 mph SW 7 mph SW 6 mph WSW 6 mph WSW
Humidity 88% 72% 78% 91%
Chance of Precip. 50% 20% 20% 10%
Cloud Cover 100% 97% 85% 58%
Conditions Chance of Snow Chance of Snow Mostly Cloudy Partly Cloudy
Sunrise & Sunset
6:48 AM
5:20 PM
Source: NWS at 9:18 PM CST on February 9, 2012
Regional Forecast for Lake
Tuesday Night and Wednesday
nt_cloudy Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 20s. Highs around 40.
Wednesday Night
nt_snow Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of light rain or snow. Lows in the lower 30s.
Hourly Forecast 6AM 12 Noon 6PM 12 Midnight
Temp. | Dew Point 29 | 27 38 | 31 36 | 31 32 | 31
Wind 4 mph SSW 4 mph SSW 2 mph SSE 5 mph South
Humidity 92% 75% 82% 92%
Chance of Precip. 10% 10% 10% 30%
Cloud Cover 69% 57% 69% 79%
Conditions Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy Chance of Snow Chance of Snow
Sunrise & Sunset
6:48 AM
5:20 PM
Source: NWS at 9:18 PM CST on February 9, 2012
Regional Forecast for Lake
Thursday
snow Cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain or snow. Highs in the lower 40s.
Hourly Forecast 6AM 12 Noon 6PM 12 Midnight
Temp. | Dew Point 31 | 29 38 | 34 36 | 31 32 | 31
Wind 4 mph South 5 mph SSW 2 mph SSE 5 mph South
Humidity 95% 85% 82% 92%
Chance of Precip. 30% 50% 10% 30%
Cloud Cover 89% 91% 69% 79%
Conditions Chance of Snow Chance of Snow Chance of Snow Chance of Snow
Sunrise & Sunset
6:48 AM
5:20 PM
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History & Almanac
February 10, 2012 Max Temp Min Temp
Normal (KMDW) 34 °F 20 °F
Record (KMDW) 57 °F (1999) 1 °F (2011)
Yesterday 36 °F 25 °F
Yesterday's Heating Degree Days: 34
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Air Quality
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Yesterday Good
PM10
Yesterday Good
OZONE
Current Moderate
PM2.5
Current Good
OZONE
Thursday Moderate
PM2.5
Friday Good
PM2.5
Saturday Good
PM2.5
Sunday Good
PM2.5
Monday Moderate
PM2.5
Coastal Water Temperatures
Place Temperature
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Marine Forecast
Astronomy
Feb. 09, 2012 Rise Set
Actual Time 6:53 AM CST 5:15 PM CST
Civil Twilight 6:24 AM CST 5:44 PM CST
Nautical Twilight 5:51 AM CST 6:17 PM CST
Astronomical Twilight 5:19 AM CST 6:49 PM CST
Moon 7:46 PM CST (2/9) 7:27 AM CST (2/9)
Length Of Visible Light 11h 19m
Length of Day
10h 21m
Tomorrow will be 2m 29s longer.
Waning Gibbous, 93% of the Moon is Illuminated
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Waning Gibbous
Feb 14
Last Quarter
Feb 21
New
Feb 29
First Quarter
Mar 8
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State Highs State Lows
37 °F
Evansville
35 °F
Lafayette
35 °F
Elkhart
35 °F
Huntingburg
35 °F
Gary
19 °F
Knox
19 °F
South Bend
19 °F
Valparaiso
21 °F
Goshen
21 °F
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Snow Depth
Station Depth Elevation
No new snow has been reported.
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West bank of Hart Ditch, Munster, IN 31.4 °F 31 °F 25 °F 77% SSW  at  1.0 mph 0.00 in / hr 604 ft 11:01 PM CST Rapid Fire
Woodmar Too, Hammond, IN 31.6 °F 27 °F 24 °F 72% SW  at  5.0 mph - / hr 618 ft 10:58 PM CST Normal
Woodmar, Hammond, IN 31.8 °F 32 °F 24 °F 71% SW  at  1.0 mph 0.00 in / hr 615 ft 11:01 PM CST Rapid Fire  
Briar Crossing Park, Dyer, IN 31.5 °F 25 °F 24 °F 74% SSW  at  7.0 mph 0.00 in / hr 640 ft 11:00 PM CST Normal  
HADS CHICAGO HEIGHTS IL, Chicago Heights, IL - - - - North  at  - 0.00 in / hr 633 ft 10:00 PM CST MADIS
Brookwood Point, Glenwood, IL 30.4 °F 25 °F 21 °F 68% SSW  at  5.0 mph 0.00 in / hr 620 ft 11:01 PM CST Rapid Fire  
JobLink in Indiana Harbor, East Chicago, IN 32.2 °F 32 °F 23 °F 69% West  at  3.0 mph 0.00 in / hr 601 ft 11:01 PM CST Rapid Fire
HADS ILLINOIS RIVER LOCK & DAM AT OBRIEN, Chicago, IL 32 °F 27 °F - - SSW  at  5 mph 0.00 in / hr 574 ft 10:00 PM CST MADIS
HADS TAFT RAIN NEAR MERRILLVILLE IN, Gary, IN - - - - North  at  - 0.00 in / hr 625 ft 10:30 PM CST MADIS
INDOT MP 1 - West Point, Whiting, IN 32 °F 26 °F 21 °F 63% SW  at  6 mph 0.00 in / hr 587 ft 10:30 PM CST MADIS
HADS CRETE IL, Steger, IL - - - - North  at  - 0.00 in / hr 689 ft 10:00 PM CST MADIS
MesoWest Balmoral , Crete, IL 25 °F 25 °F - - North  at  - 0.00 in / hr 759 ft 9:15 PM CST MADIS
Southeast Merrillville, Merrillville, IN 31.5 °F 32 °F 23 °F 71% WSW  at  1.0 mph 0.00 in / hr 711 ft 11:01 PM CST Normal
Cedar Lake N. Shore, Cedar Lake, IN 32.0 °F 26 °F 26 °F 78% WSW  at  6.0 mph 0.00 in / hr 665 ft 11:01 PM CST Rapid Fire  
NOS_NWLON Calumet Harbor, IL, Chicago, IL 32 °F 32 °F - - North  at  - 0.00 in / hr 588 ft 10:24 PM CST MADIS
HADS HOBART RAIN IN, Hobart, IN - - - - North  at  - 0.00 in / hr 615 ft 10:30 PM CST MADIS
Merrillville, Merrillville, IN 33.6 °F 34 °F 22 °F 61% SW  at  2.5 mph 0.00 in / hr 754 ft 11:01 PM CST Rapid Fire  
BarringtonRidge, Hobart, IN 30.7 °F 31 °F 18 °F 59% SSW  at  0.0 mph 0.00 in / hr 654 ft 11:01 PM CST Rapid Fire  
Stillwater, Crown Point, IN 30.0 °F 30 °F 24 °F 77% SSW  at  3.0 mph 0.00 in / hr 714 ft 11:01 PM CST Rapid Fire  
151st & Central Ave., Oak Forest, IL 31.3 °F 23 °F 21 °F 66% SW  at  9.3 mph 0.00 in / hr 645 ft 11:01 PM CST Rapid Fire  
Cedar Lake S. Shore, Cedar Lake, IN 32.0 °F 32 °F -58 °F - SSE  at  1.0 mph 0.00 in / hr 695 ft 7:43 PM CST Normal  
137th and Cicero Av., Crestwood, IL 32.1 °F 27 °F 21 °F 64% WSW  at  5.0 mph 0.00 in / hr 623 ft 10:20 PM CST Rapid Fire
West Point Meadows, Tinley Park, IL 32.1 °F 23 °F 25 °F 75% SSW  at  11.5 mph 0.00 in / hr 658 ft 11:01 PM CST Rapid Fire
Lake Dombey, Portage, IN 29.5 °F 30 °F 21 °F 70% SW  at  0.0 mph 0.00 in / hr 630 ft 11:01 PM CST Rapid Fire
Schuffert Organic Farms, Beecher, IL 30.4 °F 23 °F 25 °F 81% SW  at  8.0 mph 0.00 in / hr 745 ft 11:00 PM CST Rapid Fire  
Pryor Woods, Portage, IN 31.1 °F 28 °F 24 °F 73% South  at  3.5 mph 0.00 in / hr 630 ft 11:01 PM CST Rapid Fire  
Wheeler High School, Valparaiso, IN 31.1 °F 23 °F 25 °F 82% SSW  at  9.9 mph 0.00 in / hr 706 ft 10:59 PM CST Rapid Fire  
Lake Lorin, Orland Hills, IL 31.4 °F 31 °F 24 °F 75% WSW  at  0.0 mph 0.00 in / hr 701 ft 11:00 PM CST Normal  
Timbersprings, Lowell, IN 27.6 °F 28 °F 20 °F 72% SW  at  3.0 mph 0.00 in / hr 720 ft 8:04 PM CST Normal  
Krusemark Sub., Frankfort, IL 31.0 °F 24 °F 25 °F 78% SW  at  8.0 mph 0.00 in / hr 770 ft 11:01 PM CST Rapid Fire
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Lake Effect Snow Watch
Mobile & Email Alerts Statement as of 9:09 PM CST on February 09, 2012

... Lake effect snow watch remains in effect from Friday afternoon
through Saturday afternoon...

* timing... lake effect snow is expected to develop Friday
afternoon and continue through Friday night and Saturday morning
before shifting east of the watch area by mid afternoon
Saturday. North to northeast winds will initially focus the most
numerous snow showers along the Illinois shore Friday
afternoon... with the focus then expected to shift more into lake
and Porter counties in Northwest Indiana overnight Friday night.
Winds will eventually back to the northwest on Saturday...
allowing the bands of lake effect snow to move east of Porter
County in the early afternoon. The period of heaviest lake
effect snow and fastest accumulation will occur from late Friday
afternoon into the predawn hours of Saturday.

* Snow accumulations... while lake effect snow can be highly
localized... current forecasts are for total accumulations from 3
to 5 inches in far northeast Cook County... 4 to 7 inches across
downtown Chicago and the south suburbs... with 5 to 8 inches from
the far southeast side of Chicago east across central and
Northern Lake and Porter counties of Northwest Indiana. Isolated
higher amounts are possible if the heaviest snow bands can
become stationary for an extended period of time.

* Other impacts... slippery snow covered roads... intense snowfall
leading to rapid snow accumulation and severely reduced
visibility... blowing and drifting snow... and single digit wind
chills.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A lake effect snow watch means there is a potential for a large
amount of snow in only a few hours. Visibilities and depth of
snow can vary greatly... impacting travel significantly. Continue
to monitor the latest forecasts.




Public Information Statement
Mobile & Email Alerts Statement as of 7:00 PM CST on February 9, 2012

Snowfall and snow depth reports.
Data provided by National Weather Service Chicago area and Rockford
area snowfall team.

                12 hr snowfall 12 hr snowfall total
location ending 6pm ending 6am snow
                today today depth at 6pm
Illinois

Beach Park / 0.0 /
Beecher / 0.0 /
Downers Grove / 0.0 /
La Grange 0.0 / 0.0 / 0
Melrose Park 0.0 / 0.0 / 0
Peotone 0.0 / 0.0 / 0
Plainfield 4sw 0.0 / 0.0 / 0
Richton Park / 0.0 /
Schaumburg / 0.0 /
WillowBrook / 0.0 /

Northwest Indiana

Schererville / 0.0 /


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