{"id":58312,"date":"2018-04-18T09:56:27","date_gmt":"2018-04-18T14:56:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/?p=58312"},"modified":"2018-04-18T09:56:27","modified_gmt":"2018-04-18T14:56:27","slug":"winters-not-done-with-us-yet-says-uwm-meteorologist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/winters-not-done-with-us-yet-says-uwm-meteorologist\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter&#8217;s not done with us yet, says UWM meteorologist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re surprised by the recent blast of wintry weather in Wisconsin, you\u2019re not alone. Even weather-industry professionals like UW-Milwaukee\u2019s Clark Evans, associate professor of atmospheric sciences, were surprised by the torrent of hail and snow that Mother Nature dumped on the state over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGreen Bay had one of its biggest snowstorms on record for any month,\u201d Evans said, \u201cand has crushed old records for the most snow in the entire month of April.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The hail was especially unusual.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_58313\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-58313\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-58313\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2018\/04\/snow300x200-20180123_IMC_EH_0056-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Students walk through the snow on the UWM campus.\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-58313\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A late-spring blast of winter weather hit UWM over the weekend, and another is on the way, says Clark Evans, associate professor of atmospheric sciences. (UWM Photo\/Elora Hennessey)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not uncommon to see snow or hail in the Great Lakes in April, but it is uncommon to see both of them within one weather system,\u201d Evans said. \u201cUsually it\u2019s too warm for snow when it\u2019s favorable for hail or too cold for hail when it\u2019s favorable for snow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And <a href=\"http:\/\/innovativeweather.com\/forecast-mke.php\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">more wintry weather is expected<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will be slow to warm this week in advance of another messy storm on Wednesday that could bring rain, snow and\/or freezing rain to Milwaukee,\u201d Evans said from Florida, where he is attending the 33<sup>rd<\/sup>Conference on Hurricanes and Tropical Meteorology. \u201cA slow warmup is in store after that, tempered by the snow on the ground. That needs to be melted in order for things to really warm up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A major element of that can explain much of Wisconsin\u2019s wilder springtime weather and slow warming patterns: Lake Michigan. \u201cThe lake has a huge impact on the weather in Milwaukee and much of Eastern Wisconsin,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Water warms slower than land or air. The larger the body of water, the longer the warmup. For UWM\u2019s neighborhood lake, it may take until June for water temperatures to reach a comfortable temperature.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, whenever the winds are light or are off the lake, the lake-cooled air will move inland and cool us down,\u201d Evans said. \u201cIt can impact up to 100 or so miles inland, but the largest effects are felt within 5-10 miles of shore, which includes UWM.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Evans believes that most of the spring 2018 snowfall will be behind us after Wednesday, but he urges caution when it comes to hosting outdoor graduation parties and planting flowers, fruits and vegetables.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI certainly wouldn\u2019t advise any planting until around the typical Mother\u2019s Day transition to true spring.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re surprised by the recent blast of wintry weather in Wisconsin, you\u2019re not alone. 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