The Weather!

Current Conditions:

Temperature: 43º F
Wind Chill: 39º F
Wind: 7 mph SW
Dew Point: 38º F
Precipitation: None
Pressure: 1007.4 mb

The past few days have been a hectic roller coast ride. The temperatures have been increasing slightly each day and now it has reached into the 40's. The rain has also finally stopped, so hopefully with westerly winds we can experience a warm up which will really bring out the green in the grass. The skies were mostly overcast throughout the past few days with a few breaks in the sky. The sun finally cut through the clouds last night due to shearing of the clouds in the upper atmosphere.

Image 1: The accuweather image above shows a massive source of heat that is rising out of the equator and up into and over Texas. This sustained heat may lead to drought in the region that Accuweather analysts have been predicting for a while.

Image 2: The image above shows the pressure systems, fronts, isobar lines, and radar over the U.S. There is currently a low pressure system situated above Minnesota which is keeping the Midwest in overcast skies. There are also some high pressure systems over the Rockies that could make their way into our region over the new few days. They would bring warmer air and clearer skies.

Image 3: The image above shows the weather sounding from Minneapolis, Minnesota. The dew point and temperature are nearly touching at 850 mb, but mostly are apart. There shouldn't be any rain today. 

Image 4: The UNISYS image above shows wind direction, wind speed, and cloud cover. The winds are currently out of the west to south west. The skies are also overcast.

I predict that it will be a much better weekend than the rest of the week has been. Temperatures should be in the 40's to 50's throughout the weekend with cloud cover moving out as the high pressure systems move in. There should be any rain either due to the lacking of a low pressure system and occlusion that could stay in the area. Winds should also continue to be out of the west.