Welcome to the Tundra!

Current Conditons:

Temperature: 13ºF
Wind Chill: Feels like -2ºF
Wind: 13MPH
Humidity: 72%
Precipitation: 5%

As I woke up this morning I did what any sane man does during winter, I looked toward the sky hoping for sun. Alas, today is overcast. There is a breeze coming up from the SW which is gusting the current snow across our arctic wasteland. The temperature is in the low teens, but is also on the rise.

Temperature update as of 9:15 AM central time. Eau Claire appears to be in the sub-20's and looking at the current temperature that appears to be true.

 

 On a more technical note, The Weather Channel's hourly forecast suggests that Eau Claire will be getting a light snow in the later afternoon hours. Precipitation will increase to around 80%, but fall back down in the early hours of Saturday morning. The projected high for the day is 32º with a low of 5º.

Wind speed updated as of 9:05 AM central time.

Another interesting way to observe wind in our area.

I predict that tomorrow will once again be cold, cloudy and windy. A good indicator that my predictions could be correct comes from the jet streams actions. As you can see below, the jet stream is currently coming from the North and driving cold air across much of the midwest. Check up again tomorrow to see if I was right!

The website Intellicast provided the jet stream image above. The Jet stream is dipping down from the north covering the midwest in cold air.