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Phil Novak, a Junior electrical engineering major, tries to catch snow on his tongue outside of the Holmes Student Center Monday afternoon. "I thought it was going to be a bad day, but I'm trying to make the best of it," said Novak.
Winter weather in April not unusual, meteorologist says
It’s beginning to look a lot like winter ... again.
Monday was cold and snowy, despite the temperatures in the 70s last week.
NIU meteorologist Gilbert Sebenste NIU meteorologist said he was not surprised by this abnormal weather.
“We normally get snow in late April and early May in the DeKalb area, so this isn’t unusual at all,” Sebenste said.
He also said if anything, the weather has been unusually warm lately.
“In the last three or four years, the weather has been warm in April, which isn’t typical,” Sebenste said.
Unlike Sebenste, some students were shocked by the change in weather.
Ryan Braun, senior economics major, couldn’t believe what he saw.
“This is unreal,” Braun said. “I was just wearing shorts last week and am now back to my warm clothes.”
Christina Munguia, senior chemistry major, agrees with Braun.
“This is crazy, since it’s almost May and we’re getting snow and have to deal with the cold,” she said.
Sebenste said one problem people may have due to the freezing temperatures is damage to their plants.
“Any uncovered plants could be caused damage from the cold weather,” he said.
Munguia said that this could be a problem for her.
“I was just doing gardening a few weeks ago and now I have to worry about the freezing temperatures,” she said.
Another drastic change in weather is expected later this week, possibly causing tornadoes.
“The weather is going to be in the 70s Thursday with big storms expected,” Sebenste said. “And under the conditions, there’s a chance tornadoes could be experienced.”
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