Crazy Week!

Current Conditions:

Temperature: 29° F
Wind Chill: 20° F
Wind: 10 mph N
Dew Point: 28° F
Precipitation: Snow...almost 3 inches
Pressure: 1003.8 mb

Sorry for the lacking of quality of the posts the past two days. Its been, much like the title suggests, a crazy week which has accumulated into this ridiculous storm that we now find ourselves in. Alas we are in a winter snow storm yet again! As can be seen in image 1 below Wisconsin is covered in snow, sleet and rain. The roads are covered with this sticky, heavy snow and the sidewalks are almost unwalkable.

Image 1: The accuweather image above shows the affects of the winter mix created by the low pressure dome.

Image 2: The image above shows pressure domes, fronts, radar data, and isobar lines. The low pressure system sitting on top of the corners of WI, IA and IL is churning a lot of water vapor into the area.

Image 3: The sounding from above is from Minneapolis, MN. The dew point and temperature meet from the surface all of the way up to 700 mb.

Image 4: The UNISYS image above shows wind direction, wind speed, and cloud cover. Eau Claire is experiencing winds from the north and overcast skies.

I predict that it will snow for the rest of the day because of the weather sounding and the fact that the low pressure dome is situated quite comfortably in the Midwest. The pressure system is sending waves of precipitation over our area. The snow is very wet and sticky which means that it will most likely compact as more falls. The low pressure system should dissipate by tonight or tomorrow. It will most likely stay cold all weekend too. It could be a cold one so remember to weather your parkas!