Changing Seasons

Current Conditions:

Temperature: 19° F
Wind Chill: None
Wind: 3 MPH N
Dew Point: 1° F
Precipitation: None
Pressure: 1020.2 mb

Today was colder than it has been over the past week, but was still relatively nice once the sun came out. It seems like it is becoming more and more like Spring as the temperatures continue to rise. Another site for sore eyes that appeared today was the remnants of grass from beneath the melted snow. The forecast for the rest of the week and moving into the weekend shows temperatures in the 30's and 40's. In image 1 below it is noticeable that the east coast will not be as lucky since they are currently covered in snow and bone chilling temperatures. They should begin to warm up as well though over the weekend as the warm front reaches their borders. The warm front can be observed in image 2 below.

Image 1: The accuweather image above shows the craziness that is occurring over the east coast tonight. The northern portion of the east coast is getting bombarded by snow while the southern states are receiving windy and cold airs.

Image 2: The UNISYS image provided above shows pressure domes, fronts, isobar lines and radar data. There is currently a warm front that is headed in the Wisconsin (eastern) direction. The skies are also relatively clear right now. The east coast is being buffeted by crazy storms.

Image 3: This image shows a weather sounding taken at Minneapolis, Minnesota. The yellow line represents the projected air parcel for the time. The indexes on the right side of the screen show weather conditions. 

Image 4: This image shows the current cloud cover, wind speed and wind direction. Wisconsin is experiencing almost no wind and very clear skies. The current conditions in Eau Claire show only 3 MPH winds which makes sense with the lack of a wind indicator.

I predict that tomorrow will much warmer as the warm front pushes its way over the Midwest. The sounding in image 3 above indicates that there shouldn't be any precipitation tonight since the dew point is not very near the actual temperature. The weekend should also stay relatively warm seeing as though there aren't any looming features on image 2 above to make me guess otherwise. I wouldn't be shocked to see a new pressure dome development and change the weather over the next few days. Tomorrow may be beautiful so get your shorts and t-shirts ready!