Today's Conditions
Temperature: 16 degrees Fahrenheit
Windchill: 14 degrees Fahrenheit
Dew point: 4 degrees Fahrenheit
Wind: 14mph NW
Cloud cover: Overcast
Pressure: 1028.8 mb
After a much needed vacation, the weather blog has returned just in time for the changing of the seasons. A few days ago the planet experienced the spring equinox, meaning that for about a day's time, the planet's poles weren't tilted and the duration of the daylight was the same at all points on the earth's surface. This means that until the summer solstice, the northern hemisphere will be tilting closer to the sun each day, theoretically raising temperatures from here on out.
Bringing things back a bit more locally, temperatures remain dismal in Wisconsin. A high pressure system to our south along with a low pressure system up north have combined their efforts to give northern Wisconsin a good amount of westerly winds. Precipitation is present in the Twin Cities and should be arriving in no time due to the wind, but it shouldn't last long either. Tomorrow we can expect clearer skies with similar temperatures.
Today's Haiku
Back from vacation
But it's still really cold here
Why did I come back
Temperature: 21 degrees FahrenheitWindchill: 11 degrees Fahrenheit
Dew point: 9 degrees FahrenheitWind: 9mph NCloud cover: OvercastPressure: 1019.8 mb
After a very warm beginning of the week, temperatures have cooled down to the typical winter levels. Much of the snow melt from the last few warm days has completely frozen causing roads and sidewalks to be layered with black ice or very thick ice. A high pressure system north of us is causing moderate winds from the north and northeast, but otherwise weather conditions are very stable and unexciting in northern Wisconsin. On the other hand, a large storm with moderate rainfall is completely covering the northeastern states as it reaches the Atlantic. A warm front to the northwest should hopefully raise temperatures for tomorrow before we receive some more high pressure later on.
Today's Haiku
It got cold again,
Much colder than yesterday.
Not this crap again
Today's ConditionsTemperature: 50 degrees Fahrenheit
Windchill: 47 degrees Fahrenheit
Dew point: 33 degrees Fahrenheit
Wind: 8mph WCloud cover: Scattered CloudsPressure: 1002.7 mb
Today temperatures have reached the warmest of the year! The sky is for the most part clear besides a few stray cirrus clouds in the upper atmosphere. Winds blew gently from the west and created perfect conditions for flying a kite out in the snow. Some precipitation is migrating east from Minnesota, causing for a plausible chance of rain tomorrow. Cloud cover should help trap in some heat tomorrow, but it is safe to say that temperatures will be a little colder than those of today.
Today's Haiku
Fifty degrees, yay!
Everything melted and made
An enormous mess
Today's ConditionsTemperature: 31 degrees Fahrenheit
Dew point: 24 degrees FahrenheitWind: 5mph S
Cloud cover: OvercastPressure: 1010.6 mb
As of 10:30 AM, no snowfall has been recorded. Weather forecasts claim that there is still a 40% chance of snowfall by the end of the day. The sky is blanketed by a layer of stratus clouds moving slowly from the south which typically yields heavy rainfall in the near future. Temperatures are still barely freezing which will cause any precipitation to fall as snow or sleet. The surface map displays a cold front directly on top of Eau Claire carrying low pressure, which would cause a change in wind direction from the south to the northwest. Temperatures are expected to drop with a chance of precipitation.
Today's Haiku
It may snow today
But it also may not snow
Look at that cold front
Today's ConditionsTemperature: 23 degrees Fahrenheit
Dew point: 14 degrees Fahrenheit
Wind: 14mph SCloud cover: OvercastPressure: 1023.2 mb
Since the cloud cover moved in over Eau Claire today, temperatures rose in comparison to yesterday as predicted by yesterday's blog entry. Winds are moderately paced and traveling from from the south, which means there must be a high pressure system to our east causing the winds to spiral out in a clockwise direction and reach us. Stratus cloud cover moving from the south tells us that precipitation is likely in the near future, and observing the surface map helps confirm that prediction. There is a large warm front carrying low pressure heading directly for the midwest with plenty of scattered showers behind it.
Today's Haiku
High pressure system
Causing winds to blow from south
Snowfall is likely
Today's Conditions
Temperature: 19 degrees Fahrenheit
Dew point: 6 degrees Fahrenheit
Wind: 13mph NE
Cloud cover: Scattered clouds
Pressure: 1033.2 mb
While it didn't snow as I predicted, it did warm up considerably today. The skies are clear and the sun is heating up the surface to near 20 degrees Fahrenheit. Upper air soundings are reporting extremely stable conditions, and a stationary front is present out west and wrapping across Missouri. There is no precipitation headed towards Eau Claire for the near future, besides some systems over the Pacific Northwest. Tomorrow we can expect similar conditions with a possibility of some cloud cover from the stationary front out west, which will result in warmer temperatures.
Today's Haiku
Warm and sunny day
Expect the same tomorrow
But with clouds instead
Today's ConditionsTemperature: 11 degrees Fahrenheit
Dew point: 5 degrees Fahrenheit
Wind: NoneCloud cover: Overcast Pressure: 1024.5 mb
My prediction held true, it was a cold weekend with a decent amount of snowfall coming from the Northwest. It snowed briefly this morning due to some leftover precipitation from the large storm that is now over Michigan. A large warm front carrying low pressure is approaching from the West, which is causing a precipitation system to move our way beforehand. This system could possibly push north and avoid the Eau Claire area, but with our luck we should expect some more precipitation tonight. A high SI value from the upper air soundings tells us that we shouldn't expect any severe weather anytime soon. Taking a look at the rest of the country, the South is continuously being bombarded with freezing rain, causing massive transportation problems and power outages.
I'm not particularly happy about it, but Eau Claire has just broken the previous record for the coldest winter in history. This means that the average temperature is lower than ever recorded in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Hopefully it won't last all year.
Today's Haiku
Congratulations
Coldest winter ever in
Eau Claire, Wisconsin
