Day 85

Temperature: 76 °F,  feels like 75 °F

Humidity: 99%

Dew Point: 76 °F

Wind: 5.8 mph S
Pressure: 29.60 in
Visibility: 10 miles
Cover: Scattered clouds, 4700, 7000, 8000 ft
Observation: 5:30 PM
Moon: Waning Crescent 0% visible

Source: http://wxug.us/19tg2

Today it has been warm and humid thanks to the strong southerly winds. There have been scattered thunderstorms passing by. One storm cell has passed over the area already at around 2pm which had very strong winds and heavy rain but I did not see any hail. The storm lasted about 20 minutes and afterwards we had a couple hours of sunshine and high humidity. Now the cloud cover has returned as another cell is is headed northwest towards us. This storm may only bring a light rain if the line continues to weaken as it moves. Tomorrow will be overcast and dry but with much colder temperatures as two cold fronts are following the line of storms and will only have high temperatures in the mid 40s. 

Day 84

Temperature: 59 °F,  feels like 59 °F

Humidity: 96%

Dew Point: 58 °F

Wind: 4.5 mph WSW
Pressure: 29.96 in
Visibility: 10 miles
Cover: Overcast 1500 ft
Observation: 11:30 AM
Moon: Waning Crescent 8% visible

Source: http://wxug.us/19tg2

Yesterday was rainy, warm, and wonderful. The rain started about 5pm and lasted through the early hours of the morning. Now the rain has stopped and we have a muggy day today. The air temperature is cool, in the mid 60s, but the wind is coming from the south/southwest so with the humidity it feels warmer. We will most likely not have more rain today but it will be overcast because of the line of low pressure systems and warm front that are attached to a huge collection of thunderstorms. The line of these storms that are expected to hit on Saturday stretch from Canada through Texas and range in severity but in parts of the south flooding is possible. This weekend we will be under a low pressure system with these storms but have warm temperatures because of a massive warm front passing through the area which will affect the severity of the storms we receive. 

Day 83

Temperature: 66.6 °F,  feels like 66.6 °F

Humidity: 70%

Dew Point: 56 °F

Wind: 3.7 mph S
Pressure: 30.33 in
Visibility: 10 miles
Cover: Clear
Observation: 5:30 PM
Moon: Waning Crescent 23% visible

Source: http://wxug.us/19tg2

Last night and into this morning was pretty cold, with temperatures in the mid 30s as people were getting ready and going to school/work. Over the course of the day the cloud cover has burned off and temperatures have risen from this introduction of heat and the winds shifting to coming from the south. A high pressure system has been passing through the area and now a warm front tied to a stationary front with pockets of cold air and low pressure systems will be coming tomorrow and sticking around through the weekend. We have high chances for rain and/or thunderstorms Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday connected with these pockets of rain and low pressure. Tomorrow will be cooler than today and overcast with a chance for showers from the afternoon through the early morning hours. 

Day 82

Temperature: 53.4 °F,  feels like 53.4 °F

Humidity: 99%

Dew Point: 53 °F

Wind: 4.2 mph WNW
Pressure: 30.21 in
Visibility: 10 miles
Cover: Overcast 5500 ft
Observation: 5:30 PM
Moon: Waning Crescent 34% visible

Source: http://wxug.us/19tg2

Today has been pretty cold and mostly cloudy with periods of sunshine between the lower level stratocumulus clouds. We have a 20% chance of rain the rest of the evening, but according to Weather Underground's radar the few spots of rain seem to be moving around us. We are currently under a ridge of high pressure but the winds are coming from the north and bringing much cooler temperatures than we have been seeing lately. Tonight there is a frost advisory and temperatures are expected to fall to around freezing. The winds are going to shift tomorrow morning and start bringing warmer air from the south/south east which will cause tomorrow to be a lot warmer than today with similar partly cloudy conditions and no rain. By Thursday the low pressure system and stationary front over the Rockies will likely bring rain but warm air from the south will keep temperatures stable at around 50 °F.

Day 81

Temperature: 56.5 °F,  feels like 56.5 °F

Humidity: 69%

Dew Point: 46 °F

Wind: 3.1 mph SSW
Pressure: 29.70 in
Visibility: 10 miles
Cover: Overcast 2800 ft
Observation: 2:30 PM
Moon: Last Quarter 46% visible

Source: http://wxug.us/19tg2

Today has been cool and overcast with a constant layer of stratus clouds. There is currently a cold front with a low pressure system over the area but any precipitation associated with the pressure system seems to be on the other side of the front. We are located in a kind of pocket of no precipitation as storms that are carrying snow and heavy rains swirl around us. We are not expected to get any precipitation until later in the week and are facing more cool and cloudy days ahead. The temperatures for the week are mostly stable but the winds will be changing from south to north on Tuesday which will likely lead to a very chilly night with temperatures in the mid 30s. 

Day 80

Temperature: 63.5 °F,  feels like 63.5 °F

Humidity: 99%

Dew Point: 63 °F

Wind: 2.7 mph ESE
Pressure: 29.98 in
Visibility: 10 miles
Cover: Overcast 3200 ft
Observation: 5:30 PM
Moon: Waning Gibbous 56% visible

Source: http://wxug.us/19tg2

Today has been gray and cooler than yesterday. There were a few breaks in the clouds to see sunnier skies earlier in the afternoon around 12:30 pm but the sky was quickly covered again by stratus clouds. The humidity is very high and it is likely that it will rain later this evening, with a chance for passing thunderstorms. The winds are coming from the south and east which is keeping temperatures pretty stable until Tuesday when the winds will begin to shift to coming from the north. We could expect a pretty cold evening Tuesday with lows dropping to the mid 30s. A low pressure system tied to a stationary front and a cold front will also contribute to the stable and then cold temperatures, and high chance for precipitation tonight and all day tomorrow. Monday should be in the mid 60s, rainy, and windy with strong gusts.

Day 79

Temperature: 61.3 °F,  feels like 61.3 °F

Humidity: 70%

Dew Point: 52 °F

Wind: 3.1 mph W with 6 mph gusts
Pressure: 29.96 in
Visibility: 10 miles
Cover: Overcast 1700 ft
Observation: 12:30 PM
Moon: Waning Gibbous 79% visible

Source: http://wxug.us/19tg2

Today is cool and gray out and pretty humid. The winds are coming in from the west right now but through the course of the day they are going to switch to coming from the north which will keep the temperatures cool today. The northern winds will bring a high pressure system down from Canada which will give us a sunny and warmer day tomorrow. There is a pocket of snow over the Rockies that will become rain by the time it reaches us on Sunday because of the warm front it will be passing through. Tomorrow will be sunny and clear with temperatures in the mid 70s.

Day 78

Temperature: 77.9 °F,  feels like 79 °F

Humidity: 55%

Dew Point: 59 °F

Wind: 0.7 mph S with 10 mph gusts
Pressure: 29.93 in
Visibility: 10 miles
Cover: Partly Cloudy 
Observation: 6:30 PM
Moon: Waxing Gibbous 92% visible

Source: http://wxug.us/19tg2

There have been rain storms passing through the area all day. This morning it was a little cool and sunny but by 11:30 am we had completely cloudy skies and rain showers for about an hour. Then it burned off and it was super sunny, humid, and hot for a few hours. Now the clouds have returned and the humidity has been rising for the past hour or two. I expect the next batch of showers to arrive within the next hour or so. It should be an intense but short thunderstorm. Right now it looks like the interesting part will be to the south of us unless the southerly winds that brought the hot humid air earlier pick up and push the storm further north. The cold front/stationary front to the west of us will bring stronger thunderstorms to our area tomorrow evening and into the nighttime hours.

Day 77

Temperature: 67.6 °F,  feels like 67.6 °F

Humidity: 36%

Dew Point: 379°F

Wind: .7 mph SSE with 6 mph gusts
Pressure: 30.17 in
Visibility: 10 miles
Cover: Overcast 6000 ft
Observation: 6:30 PM
Moon: Waxing Gibbous 97% visible

Source: http://wxug.us/19tg2

Today started out much cooler but then the air temperature increased steadily through the morning to hit our high temp of 71°F. Since noon there has been increasing cloud cover and stronger wind gusts. Minnesota and Wisconsin are currently situated between two parallel bands of stationary fronts with a precipitation path of rain running between the fronts. We have a low (less than 50%) chance of rain throughout tonight and tomorrow. By Thursday the tail end of the stationary front that is tied to a cold front and a bunch of low pressure sports will make its way to us and we should expect at least rain and perhaps a thunderstorm in the evening/early nighttime hours. The next two days should be pretty warm (late 70s) because the stationary fronts are blocking other air masses from interfering and keeping the warm air over us. 

Day 76

Temperature: 72 °F,  feels like 74 °F

Humidity: 17%

Dew Point: 25 °F

Wind: .7 mph E with 6 mph gusts
Pressure: 30.14 in
Visibility: 10 miles
Cover: Clear
Observation: 4:30 PM
Moon: Waxing Gibbous 99% visible

Source: http://wxug.us/19tg2

Today has been warm and sunny with a hazy layer of altostratus clouds that have accumulated over the past few hours. The air temperature is cooler than yesterday after the storm we had last night that was brought in on a cold front. The storm came in around 6 pm to Eau Claire and the skies had a light green tinge to them. It was extremely windy with the rain blowing sideways at some points. We got about an inch of rain in a little over an hour which caused minor flooding on sidewalks and street corners. We were under a severe weather warning and the city sirens did go off, but the storm didn't seem as strong as they were anticipating. I didn't see the ping pong ball sized the weatherman was predicting anyway. 

Tonight and tomorrow should be about the same as today. In the overnight hours we may have a slight chance for rain, but any substantial precipitation likely won't come until Wednesday when we have a chance for another thunderstorm. 

Day 75

Temperature: 84.9 °F,  feels like 83 °F

Humidity: 34%

Dew Point: 54 °F

Wind: 3.1 mph S with 5.4 mph gusts
Pressure: 29.73 in
Visibility: 10 miles
Cover: Clear
Observation: 5:30 PM
Moon: Full 100% visible

Source: http://wxug.us/19tg2

Yesterday and today have been bright and sunny with a warm breeze and passing mid altitude clouds. This morning there was a mixed sky with altocumulus and altostratus clouds but they burned off a few hours ago. There is currently a pocket of potentially severe thunderstorms coming our way, but you wouldn't really know it with the clear and sunny skies we have here right now. The chance for the storms to hit us has been fluctuating rapidly for the last couple days and now continues to change by the hour. It may burn out before it hits us, or decrease in severity. Tomorrow will be cooler than today, especially if we do get that rain, but still bright and sunny like today with a high of 75 °F.

Day 74

Temperature: 73.9 °F,  feels like 76 °F

Humidity: 27%

Dew Point: 39 °F

Wind: 2.2 mph N with 7.6 mph gusts
Pressure: 30.08 in
Visibility: 10 miles
Cover: Overcast
Observation: 12:30 PM
Moon: Waxing Gibbous, 94% visible

Source: http://wxug.us/19tg2


This morning was pretty sunny and clear but in the last two hours or so, it has become increasingly cloudy and now there is a near solid cover of light gray high altitude clouds. There was a spike in temperature earlier hitting around 73 °F but the temperature has been slowly declining with the cloud cover. The cause for this was a warm front that passed through quickly and is being replaced with a cold front that has moisture and rain coming from the North/northwest. There is currently a 20% chance the rain will actually fall in our area, but the cloud cover and moisture will be sticking around and raising ground temperatures tonight and into tomorrow. This build up of energy along with combating fronts will likely produce a thunderstorm on Sunday afternoon evening. Can't wait!

Day 73

Temperature: 67 °F,  feels like 67 °F

Humidity: 28%

Dew Point: 33 °F

Wind: 2.2 mph N with 6 mph gusts
Pressure: 30.03 in
Visibility: 10 miles
Cover: Clear
Observation: 4:30 PM
Moon: Waxing Gibbous, 90% visible

Source: http://wxug.us/19tg2

Today has almost exactly the same weather as yesterday, but the winds have been just that much cooler. It took a couple extra hours than yesterday to warm up to the high temperature of 67 °F. It has been mostly clear with light hazy clouds that are not thick or high enough to block the sun. The air is pretty dry and we have no chance for precipitation today or tonight. Tomorrow it will be sunny in the morning with increasing clouds into the afternoon. A few moist pockets of clouds will be passing through in the afternoon and the evening giving us a slight chance for a small shower around 1 pm and 7 pm, but it is pretty unlikely. There is a thunderstorm predicted for Sunday afternoon (fingers crossed) that could be caused by a shift in winds from the south and a line of storms riding a cold front in our direction. 

National Weather Forecast Map for 4/30/15

Day 72

Temperature: 66.9°F,  feels like 66.9°F

Humidity: 17%

Dew Point: 22 °F

Wind: 7.6 mph N with stronger gusts
Pressure: 29.94 in
Visibility: 10 miles
Cover: Clear
Observation: 5:30 PM
Moon: Waxing Gibbous, 84% visible

Source: http://wxug.us/19tg2

Today was a bit cooler than yesterday with stronger winds because the jet stream has moved farther east so the path is over us instead of next to us. The high for today was around 66°F with low humidity and mostly clear skies. There have been a few very thin altostratus clouds passing by and some have been thick enough to block sunlight for a few seconds before moving on, but most have been very whispy and thin. We should expect similar weather tomorrow: clear, sunny, and little moisture. But by Friday the winds will shift to coming from the south and bringing up moisture from the Gulf and meeting with the cold front and low pressure system currently over the Rockies and this will likely bring rain and a chance of thunderstorms Friday afternoon. 

Day 71

Temperature: 69.8°F,  feels like 69.8°F

Humidity: 20%

Dew Point: 27 °F

Wind: .7 mph N, with 5.4 mph gusts
Pressure: 30 in
Visibility: 10 miles
Cover: Overcast 10000 ft
Observation: 6:30 PM
Moon: Waxing Gibbous, 77% visible

Source: http://wxug.us/19tg2

Today was yet again sunny and around 75 °F with light breezes and increasing cloud cover throughout the day. Right now we have overcast skies and a 20% chance of rain as a parcel of rain that is picking up moisture over the Great Lakes. With as quickly as the sky cover increased, I believe we may see a little of that precipitation by 9pm. Another high pressure system will be passing over us tomorrow bringing bright, sunny skies but cooler temperatures, with a high of only 67°F. The winds are still coming in from the north but we are in a section of a shortwave jet stream that is following a ridge.

Day 70

Temperature: 68.5 F, feels like 68.5 F

Humidity: 20%

Dew Point: 26 F

Wind: 0 mph N, with gusts
Pressure: 30.09 in
Visibility: 10 miles
Cover: Clear
Observation: 6:30 PM
Moon: Waxing Gibbous, 68% visible

Source: 

Today was a beautiful day! The skies were completely clear and full of sunshine and there were light, warm winds with no precipitation. We are currently under a high pressure system, but there is a cold front and low pressure system attached to rain headed our way from Canada/Minnesota/the Dakotas. Tomorrow will be mostly cloudy with a chance for rain and around the same air temperature as today's. The country currently has a couple different high pressure systems in the plains area with a few low pressure systems on the west coast and Gulf of Mexico. Even with the high pressure systems, we should expect mostly cloudy skies with some chance of rain. 

Day 69

Temperature: 62 F, feels like 62 F

Humidity: 25%

Dew Point: 26 F

Wind: 3.0 mph N
Pressure: 30.08 in
Visibility: 10 miles
Cover: Clear
Observation: 4:30 PM
Moon: First Quarter, 59% visible

I was out of town for the weekend, so this post is intended to record yesterday and today. Yesterday was sunny and mostly clear with cooler air temperatures and gustier wind. There were a few upper level stratus clouds that moved along throughout the day:

Today is warmer than yesterday with stronger gusts and clearer skies. We are currently under an open area between fronts with very little chance for precipitation in the next few days. This week will be mostly sunny and highs in the upper 60s. 

Day 68

Temperature: 52 F, feels like 52 F

Humidity: 14%

Dew Point: 4 F

Wind: 3.2 mph W
Pressure: 30.01 in
Visibility: 10 miles
Cover: Clear
Observation: 7:30 PM
Moon: Waxing Crescent, 31% visible

Source: http://wxug.us/19tg2

Today was much cooler this morning and got warmer as the day wore on. The wind now is much warmer than the wind this morning because it shifted from North-northwest to westerly winds. We are still in the trough of cool air from the continental polar jet stream, but by next week we should be under the ridge and have warmer, sunnier days. Tomorrow will be mostly cloudy with a low chance for precipitation all day and with the likelihood increasing into the evening hours.