Monday, May 5th, 2014

Current Conditions:

Temperature: 52º F
Wind Chill: 49º F
Wind: 10 mph SE
Dew Point: 34º F
Precipitation: None
Pressure: 1015.7 mb

It was an incredible day! The temperature was in the 60's this afternoon. It was slightly breezy all day, but mostly sunny with few clouds in the sky. The clouds that were in the sky were mainly cirrus. The weather from last was terrible, so it was refreshing to finally have some warm weather. Winds picked up as the night went on.

Image 1: The Accuweather image above shows the expected T-storm region that will occur on Wednesday. Most of the Midwest will be engulfed in the storms and it will actually be the first big T-storm for us this summer.

Image 2: The image above shows radar data, isobar lines, pressure systems, and fronts. The Midwest isn't experiencing much right now, but will see T-storms in the next few days. Image 1 says that the storms will hit Wednesday.

Image 3: The sounding above was taken from Minneapolis, Minnesota. There is a huge inversion in the atmosphere which is very odd. I'm not really sure what could be causing that at this time of the year, so I'm guessing that its an error.

Image 4: The UNISYS image above shows wind direction, wind speed and cloud cover. Eau Claire is experiencing clear skies with winds out of the south east around 10 mph. The winds will start to shift and go crazy as the string of low pressure systems from the west get closer.

I predict that tomorrow will be partially cloudy in the early afternoon and becoming increasingly cloudier with nimbus clouds into the night. Rain should start later in the night and thunderstorms should ensue during the day. A good sounding will should the instability in the air before the storms start so keep an eye on the blog for that. The temperature should be near 60º tomorrow and dipping down into the 40's as the rain begins. Expect windy conditions with massive gusts of air. Dress for a wind day tomorrow!