Tuesday, May 6th, 2014

Current Conditions:

Temperature: 50° F
Wind Chill: 47° F
Wind: 7 mph E
Dew Point: 38° F
Precipitation: None, currently
Pressure: 1010.7 mb

Yesterday was a beautiful day and ended up being much like I had predicted it to be minus the storms beginning last night, which they didn't. It was in the 60's yesterday with gusting winds in the 20's. The morning began with relatively clear skies which became more overcast as the day/night went on. The winds were out of the west as of last night but as you can see in the current conditions that has changed slightly.

Image 1: The Accuweather image here shows the areas that will be affected by these severe T-storms that are going to move through later today and tonight. The storms are expected to have very high winds and possible hail. Almost all of Wisconsin will be under advisory for this storm.

Image 2: The image above shows fronts, pressure systems, isobar lines and frontal systems. Wisconsin is experiencing overcast skies with some stormy weather across the central part of the state, but it is very spotty. As the low pressure systems further develop and move over WI the storms should really start to pick up.

Image 3: The weather sounding above was taken from Minneapolis, Minnesota. The sounding shows no significant risk for precipitation, however it seems like rain is looming in the horizon. This sounding could have been taken earlier this morning. Watch the LI and KI values throughout the day for instability in the atmosphere.

Image 4: The UNISYS image above shows wind direction, wind speed, and cloud cover. Eau Claire is currently experiencing overcast conditions with slight winds out of the east. These winds are subject to slight change as the T-storms develop and move through.

I predict that the rest of the day will be rainy or near to rain. The sky is giving he surface a yellowish tint right now and in my experience that isn't necessarily a good sign. There will definitely be large T-storms rumbling through as the day unfolds, but the question is when. It seems like the low pressure system to the south of us needs to move northward or something if we are going to get severe weather. I would count on rain today and nasty weather tonight.