Friday, April 25, 2014

Current Conditions:

Temperature: 38° F
Wind Chill: 34° F
Wind: 5 mph S
Dew Point: 38° F
Precipitation: None, light fog
Pressure: 1006.8 mb

This morning's conditions are far better than yesterdays. It is slightly foggy this morning, but most of it has moved away. It seems like the sky is trying to brighten and shear the clouds. According to the current conditions above it would seem that there should be rain right now since the temperature and dew point are the same, but alas it is dry outside. It is a bit colder right now than it was earlier in the week, but it should warm up in the afternoon hours.

Image 1: This Accuweather image shows a massive section of eastern states along the coast that are/will be pelted by the thunderstorms that are rumbling through the states. According to the image there are strong winds, "white out" conditions due to the rain, and sleet/hail.

Image 2: The image above shows pressure systems, fronts, radar data, and isobar lines. There is currently a low pressure system over northern Wisconsin which explains the southerly winds since low pressure systems spins winds counterclockwise.

Image 3: The weather sounding above was taken in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It shows the dew point and temperature converging around 850 mb, then quite an inversion in the dew point after that.

Image 4: The UNISYS image above shows wind speed, wind direction, and cloud cover. Eau Claire is currently experiencing overcast skies with very low winds. The winds that we do have are coming out of the south due to the low pressure system sitting at the top of the state.

I predict that the new few days will shape up a bit with temperatures in the 50's. There is another cold front developing and making its way east again, so that may bring more rain with it. This cold front is looking much like its predecessor in that it also has low pressure systems riding along with it and there is an occluded front sitting at its helm. Sunday or Monday should be when we receive rain from the frontal unit. In the mean time expect decent weather that is a bit chillier than last weekend.