sunshine

The sun was shining brightly today as temps reached 25 for most of the day. Winds were coming from the South west at 1-3 miles making the windchill the same as the temperature outside. Looking at readings from the UWEC metstation it looks like the barometric pressure is on the rise meaning that we should have clear skies tonight, meaning colder temps. Altough it looks like the humidity is also on the rise so I expect some cloud cover later tonight and into tomorrow. This means we will most likely have warmer temps as winds continue to come from the southwest tomorrow. Cloud cover should be somewhere around 50-60% tomorrow, my guess is we will probably see some midlevel cumulus clouds.

clearing it out

My predictions were on the right track for today as clouds began to discipate by early afternoon and it is currently sunny with almost no cloud cover. Temps are hovering around 12 degrees right now due to the lack of cloud cover even though it is sunny. It looks like we should be seeing similar conditions outside through the weekend as a band of high pressure comes through the area. We might see some snow showers later tonight and later in the weekend.

feeling a bit under the weather

Today started off with full stratus cloud cover making the temperature on the ground feel pretty warm. The winds were coming from the North, North west at around 4-5 miles per hour every time I was outside today. After 3 p.m. clouds were thinning out as a high pressure system made its way through Eau Claire. Temps hovered around 31 degrees. Winds should continue to come from the North west into tomorrow as winds come from Canada down across Wisconsin into the low pressure system in Missouri . Predictions for tomorrow chillier temps due to the wind direction, most likely some thick stratus cloud cover again in the morning that should thin out in the afternoon.

Cloudy with a chance of meatballs?

Stepping outside the first thing i noticed was the 100% cloud cover we have outside right now. Those clouds helped to trap warmer air last night and into this morning like I predicted. Temps right now are sitting at 31 degrees, with winds coming from the southeast at 3 mph. Late tonight it looks like we have a chance of getting a few flurries as a low front passes over eau claire. Tomorrow and Friday will most likely be much chillier as a series of low fronts come down from Canada bringing chillier temperatures.

digging out

After a few days of some pretty heavy snow, today was a sign of better days to come, at least the sky looked that way. At around 3 p.m the temps felt pretty warm with the sun shining through about 50% lower and mid level cumulus cloud cover cloud cover. Temperatures reached highs of 27 degrees today with the wind coming from the South. The temperature felt a little colder than it was though with the windchill factor it felt more like 17 degrees. For tomorrow I expect those clouds from today to continue through the night and we should see some pretty cloudy skies for tomorrow. Looking at the pressure systems around the country it looks like we should continue to get our winds from the southeast as a high pressure system moves through to the southwest and north east of us.

Bizzard

Its been a rough day or two with heavy snow coming since Early Saturday morning. That snow didn't really slow down until late today. Snowfall totals from the Eau Claire area read about 10-12 inches over the past two days. Temps were around 20 degrees this afternoon with about 60% cloud cover and winds from the East. Cooler winds will come late tonight and into tomorrow morning from the north As High presssure flows from Canada down into the low pressure system in Tennesee. Predictions for tomorrow: Similar temps as today around 20 degrees with a cold wind chill temp the temperature outside will feel more like 12-16 degrees. Cloudy skies and a chance for a bit of sun to shine through tomorrow,which might raise temperatures up a bit.

Hazy but warm

Feb 17,2011
I was expecting a bit of a sunnier day out, but I was suprised when I stepped outside to still have some warmer temps. Cloud cover was at 100% and around 9 a.m. there was a bit of a mist outside that tapered off after 10. Temperature right now at 1 is 44 degrees with a pretty slow wind from the south. The dewpoint reading from the Eau Claire Metstation is 29.31 in Hg and Falling Rapidly, which leads me to believe we might see some clouds dissapearing a little later in the day, with the possibility of a few showers or flurries later tonight as well. Tommorrow will be a bit chiller as a low pressure system moves in from the rockies. This system will also bring us some heavier winds by mid day.

A view from the bridge this morning