April 29, 2013

Current Conditions
Mostly Cloudy
Temperature: 72 degrees F
Dew Point: 53 degrees F
Wind Speed: 10 MPH
Wind Direction: South
Humidity: 52%

This morning began to look like we were going to be seeing rain all day long with overcast dark stratus clouds, but that cleared up in the mid afternoon.  Currently there is scattered cloud cover.  We are seeing some vertical development in the cumulus clouds though which means we will probably receive precipitation overnight and into tomorrow.  The 500 mb map shows a leveling off in the upper atmosphere that shows a leveling off which means that if we do receive some inclement weather and lower temperatures it should be short lived.  The area of low pressure over the Rockies should bring us some rain or even a little snow mix by later this week.

April 24, 2013

Current Conditions
Cloudy
Temperature: 46 degrees F
Dew Point: 27 degrees F
Wind Speed: 7 MPH
Wind Direction: West
Humidity: 47%

Temperatures are beginning to rise and we should see actual spring weather within the next couple of days.  Most of today was clear skies with temperatures reaching into the low 50's.  Currently we have seen more cumulus clouds roll into the skies with a great deal of verticle development.  This should mean that we will be seeing some rain showers overnight and possibly into tomorrow morning.  Currently we are seeing one cold front with areas of low pressure head through the Eau Claire area, but behind that is a very large pocket of high pressure that should bring some good weather in the next couple days.  We are also currently seeing the jet stream finally level out allowing maritime tropical air to move towards us and hopefully finally raise temperatures to a normal level. 

April 23, 2013

Current Conditions

Mostly Cloudy

Temperature: 42 degrees F

Dew Point: 22 degrees F

Wind Speed: 11 MPH

Wind Direction: North

Humidity: 43%

It was overcast for most of the day with stratus clouds.  Currently there is scattered cumulus humilis clouds that should predict little precipitation within the next 24 hours.  The cold front seems to have passed leaving areas of high pressure to our west.  The trough in the jet stream continues to rise farther north, which hopefully means we will be seeing spring weather by the weekend.  There is a possibility of precipitation again in the next couple days as an area of low and high pressure come together and head in our direction.  For the rest of the night and most of tomorrow though conditions will be relatively the same with broken cumulus clouds, mild temperatures, and possibly even a little more sunlight tomorrow morning and afternoon.

  

April 19, 2013

Current Conditions
Cloudy
Temperature: 32 degrees F
Dew Point: 22 degrees F
Wind Speed: 17 MPH
Wind Direction: NNW
Humidity: 65%


Today was a strange day in weather happenings.  It seemed like conditions were changing every couple minutes.  It would snow for a few minutes and then the sun would come out for a few minutes.  That process repeated throughout the day.  The sky is filled with scattered stratus clouds that hide the sun and then let it shine every so often.  Wind speeds were very high today reaching gusts of over 30 MPH.  Currently it is well below the average temperature this year, hovering right around freezing.  For tonight there may be a few more scattered snow flurries, but it could also stay dry with temperatures dipping down into the teens.  Tomorrow we should see sun for the most part with temperatures not that much warmer.  The jet stream simply seems to be getting worse so we might be looking at chilly temperatures for the next week.

April 16, 2013

Current Conditions
Fair
Temperature: 42 degrees F
Dew Point: 26 degrees F
Wind Speed: 3 MPH
Wind Direction: North
Humidity: 53%

For most of the day today the skies were completely overcast, but it did clear up this afternoon.  The sun finally came out again.  Blue skies mixed with some cumulus clouds currently are the conditions.  The wind has shifted a little bit since this morning from west to north.  That will continue throughout the night and tomorrow winds should be coming out of the east which should mean that clouds and rain will move in sometime in the afternoon.  The jet stream trough is currently right in our direction, so until that changes sunny warm weather will be delayed.  Instead we should see cloudy and rainy conditions for the next couple days.  Hopefully spring comes sooner rather than later.

April 15, 2013

Current Conditions
Cloudy
Temperature: 38 degrees F
Dew Point: 27 degrees F
Wind Speed: 12 MPH
Wind Direction: West
Humidity: 65%

Today was the first completely dry day in quite a while and the sun even popped out for a little bit this morning and evening.  Most of the day although was overcast with temperatures still well below normal for this time of year.  Believe it or not we may still get one more snow storm before we finally hit spring.  There is a huge pocket of low pressure stretching from north Texas all the way to Nevada that will most likely head in our direction in the next few days.  Directly west of us there is a line of precipitation hitting parts of southeastern Wisconsin and Michigan.  Tomorrow should actually be a nice day with temperatures in the high 40s and mostly sunny skies.  That won't last long though if this snow storm developing over the Rockies heads in our direction.

April 10, 2013

Current Conditions
Cloudy
Temperature: 39 degrees F
Dew Point: 26 degrees F
Wind Speed: 6 MPH
Wind Direction: ENE
Humidity: 60%

Waking up this morning and seeing snow on the ground again definitely wasn't what I wanted to see.  Winter storm Walda has finally moved in and it appears that the snow hasn't ended yet.  A snow storm is forming again over the Dakotas and will probably reach us again by later tonight.  There is also a major storm forming over Missouri right now that will bring severe thunderstorms to much of the lower Midwest and Southeast regions.  Another storm is also going to be hitting the Northeast with thunderstorms and a possibility of snow in the farther north regions.  Tomorrow should be about the same as today with a couple inches of snow accumulation and overcast skies.  Hopefully this is the last snow storm of this long winter season.