2/28/2018

Current Conditions at Chippewa Valley Regional, WI
Temp: 35
Feels Like: 29
Wind: E @ 7 mph
Relative Humidity: 85%
Cloud cover: Thin wispy
Precipitation: None
Pressure: 1014.0 mb (Converted from 29.91 in)

Good morning! Another beautiful start to the day here in Eau Claire. The skies are mostly clear with some thin wispy clouds scatter throughout the sky.

My forecast from yesterday is thus far so good. Still waiting to see if the precipitation materializes or not.

We are currently on the edge of a low pressure system. My forecast is for the high pressure system around the Southeastern United States to push N/NW and bring with it some precipitation before sliding off to the East. This should occur later today and into early Thursday morning.

Current surface map from NWS. Notice the string of low pressure running NW across the country.

Intellicast forecast map for 7:00 am Thursday. Notice the lows have slid off to the East bringing in an area of high pressure.

2/27/2018

Current Conditions at Chippewa Valley Regional, WI
Temp: 41
Feels Like: 29
Wind: Calm
Relative Humidity: 62%
Cloud cover: Clear
Precipitation: None
Pressure: 1016.9 mb (Converted from 30.00 in)

Another beautiful day here in Eau Claire. Forecast temperatures are for near 50 today. Little to no wind and the present time. We are currently on the edge of a cold front with winds from the South blowing into the region. Technically we are in an area of high pressure with 2 low pressure areas to the NE and SW but the pressure gradient between the 2 is very minimal.

My forecast from yesterday was pretty good though I did not predict the temperatures to get as high as they are.

My forecast for tomorrow is for temperatures to remain in the 40's. The South wind has a chance to bring with it the precipitation which is off to the south right now by tomorrow night and into Thursday. I will be monitoring the formation of that system tomorrow. Enjoy the beautiful weather today!

Current surface map from NWS. Notice the area of low pressure over the Carolina's which is what is driving the Southerly winds in our area.

2/26/2018

Current Conditions at Chippewa Valley Regional, WI
Temp: 34
Feels Like: 26
Wind: S @ 10 mph
Relative Humidity: 77%
Cloud cover: Clear
Precipitation: None
Pressure: 1019.5 mb (Converted from 30.07 in)

Gorgeous day so far here in Eau Claire, WI. The skies are clear and the temperature is rising!

My forecast from yesterday was really good so far. We will have to see what the rest of the day brings.

We are still between a high and low pressure system which should continue to bring the warm winds from the south up to keep us warm. I forecast tomorrows weather will be very similar to today's weather. Warm temperatures with mostly clear skies throughout the day!

Current surface conditions maps from NWS.

2/25/2018

Current Conditions at Chippewa Valley Regional, WI
Temp: 24
Feels Like: 11
Wind: SW @ 15 mph
Relative Humidity: 77%
Cloud cover: Overcast, Fog, Mist
Precipitation: Clear
Pressure: 1014.7 mb (Converted from 29.92 in)

Pretty eventful Saturday evening here in Fall Creek/Eau Claire, WI. We had a solid amount of snow which moved in Saturday afternoon. At my house it was a bit hard to tell as the wind picked up and blew it all around creating a number of drifts around my house. My driveway was mostly clear though.

Sunday was windy with mostly clear skies.

My forecast was pretty solid though I didn't understand the formation of the system.

Monday's forecast looks to be uneventful as we are in the middle of a high and low pressure system. The winds will be coming from the south and the temperatures should be near 40 deg. F. This will make it a beautiful day out and help melt some of the snow that fell on Saturday,

Current surface map from National Weather Service.

2/23/2018

Current Conditions at Chippewa Valley Regional, WI
Temp: 29
Feels Like: 19
Wind: W @ 22 mph
Relative Humidity: 89%
Cloud cover: Overcast, Fog, Mist
Precipitation: None
Pressure: 1020.9 mb (Converted from 30.11 in)

Happy Friday all! Well the precipitation came in overnight leaving us with a thick layer of wet snow this morning. Reports of about 3.5 inches have been reported in the area, making travel on the roadways a little hairy this morning. Looking at the current surface map you can see an area of low pressure moved in switching the winds from their easterly direction yesterday (mid-day) to out of the west which brought with in the moisture and conditions for the snow fall.

View of the fresh snow from my garage this morning as I was leaving for work.

My forecast from yesterday was pretty good except for the expected snowfall totals.

My forecast for the weekend is for another round of snow which could bring as much as a foot of snow to the region. I am still a little unclear of how this system is going to form but all of the experts are saying this is a storm which is hard to see coming to the untrained eye (which is me).

Current surface conditions map from NWS.

2/22/2018

Current Conditions at Chippewa Valley Regional, WI
Temp: 23
Feels Like: 16
Wind: E @ 6 mph
Relative Humidity: 53%
Cloud cover: Overcast
Precipitation: None
Pressure: 1037.6 mb (Converted from 30.58 in)

Good morning all! Just a note of reference, I have switched from Weather Undergrounds current conditions to the National Weather Service website. All of the data I am interested in is there and the conversion of the pressure is already done for me. Not sure why I didn't notice this before but oh well. On to more important issues....the weather.

The current weather isn't too bad but this afternoon/evening will be a different story. We are going to see low pressure move into the area bringing with it some snow or some freezing rain. Not being a trained meteorologist I cannot really see the how the formation is occurring but I am hoping to learn as the day goes along.

My forecast from yesterday is pretty good so far.

My forecast for tomorrow is the snow will be ending in the early morning hours and the temperatures throughout the day will be very similar today in the middle to high 20's.

Current surface condition from the NWS website.

2/21/2018

Current Conditions at Chippewa Valley Regional, WI
Temp: 11
Feels Like: -1
Wind: West @ 8 mph
Relative Humidity: 66%
Cloud cover: Clear (with some thin wispies)
Precipitation: .9 inches over night

An uneventful weather day here in Eau Claire. The skies are relatively clear with a few wispy clouds spread around. We are currently under a high pressure dome which has brought in cooler temperatures.

My forecast from yesterday for today was spot on at this point.

Tomorrow I expect to see more of the same with possible higher temperatures. The local weather forecasters are predicting snow in the afternoon, however I am suspect of the formation of that at the current moment. The wind patterns and pressure systems just don't look strong enough to push into the area or have and precipitation associated with them. There is some water vapor off to the west in the atmosphere but the winds are driving it off to the north and not the east.  Time will tell...

Current surface model from the National Weather Surface.

Satellite Image from NOAA of the water vapor in the atmosphere. Notice the band over Wyoming being pushed to the North/Northeast.

2/20/2018

Current Conditions at Chippewa Valley Regional, WI
Temp: 23
Feels Like: 12
Wind: N/NW @ 12 mph
Relative Humidity: 88%
Cloud cover: Overcast
Precipitation: .9 inches over night

Well after the exciting weather day yesterday, the skies are now cloudy with about average temperatures for the day. We are currently on the north side of the front which is being fed from north winds which should be bringing the temperatures down as the day goes along.

My forecast from yesterday was good. Clouds have remained in the sky all day and the temperatures are right where they were yesterday.

Tomorrows forecast looks to be a little cooler as the cold front works its way down in to the region. The line of low pressure is bending around Wisconsin currently which is bringing precipitation and cooler temps to the south central portion of the United States. The cold front is not very strong and I forecast it will be pushed out of the region in a day or two.

Current surface conditions from NWS.

2/19/2018

Current Conditions at Chippewa Valley Regional, WI
Temp: 24
Feels Like: 11
Wind: N @ 17 mph (Gusts up to 29 mph)
Relative Humidity: 88%
Cloud cover: Overcast
Precipitation: Rain switching over to snow

Well the weather has starting to move in to the Eau Claire area a little before 11:00 am today. Precipitation started as a light rain which iced over my car and was starting to work on the sidewalks and roadways. The wind has switched from the south to blowing out of the North/Northwest. The switch in wind along with the cloud cover has brought the temperature down.

Surface map from the National Weather Service as of 15 Z (10:00 am CST).

Visual of the surface winds from earth.nullschoo.net. Notice the front across the central part of the US.

My previous forecast was fair in the predictions. We didn't get as much snow as I expected but the precipitation was falling just in the form of rain and sleet.

My forecast for tomorrow is for similar temperatures as today along with cloud cover and no precipitation. The cold front will shift to the south bringing in colder weather in the evening.

2/18/2018

Current Conditions at Chippewa Valley Regional, WI
Temp: 37
Feels Like 32
Wind: S @ 7 mph
Relative Humidity: 68%
Cloud cover: Overcast
Precipitation: None

Good evening everyone! Had a wide variety of weather over the weekend.

Saturday brought about 1" of snow to the region. Temperatures were in the middle 20's throughout the day with a light breeze which made it feel a little chilly until the sun came out in the later after noon. I was fortnate enough to get to spend the majority of the day outside playing farmer at Sedge Wood Farms.

Snow falling in Fall Creek in the morning hours.

While the main image is of the cows it was the only photo I took which showed the skies as they started to clear off in the afternoon on Saturday.

Today (Sunday) was very similar temperature and cloud cover wise. This afternoon was a great day to spend outside getting some fresh air blowing in from the south bringing the warm temperatures.

My forecast for the weekend was pretty good. I didn't expect the clouds and wind to be such a factor this morning as they were.

Monday's forecast looks to be an interesting one. There good chance for some precipitation tomorrow starting about mid-day. We are currently on the South side of a front but the front will push off to the south bring us to the backside of it. The shift in the front will be the action which will bring us some snow fall tomorrow.

Surface conditions map from Intellicast. Notice we are along the edge of the front currently but will fall to the north of it as the snow moves in.

2/16/2018

Current Conditions at Chippewa Valley Regional, WI
Temp: 5
Feels Like: -8
Wind: W @ 8 mph
Relative Humidity: 52%
Cloud cover: Clear
Precipitation: None
Pressure: 1029.46 mb (Converted from 30.4 in)

There is a fresh chill in the air this morning around Eau Claire. The great temperatures of the past couple days are gone and the single digit temperatures are back. The skies are crystal clear again. It appears as though the cold front pushed its way into our region and has left us with a high pressure dome over the area.

The forecast I made for today was a little off on the temperatures. The temps do not appear to be rising as much as I predicted.

Tomorrows forecast brings with it a chance for some snow precipitation coming in from the west/southwest. With the southwest wind playing a role we should see a rise in the temperatures over today.

Have a great weekend everyone!

Surface Analysis map from Intellicast. Notice the cold front has pushed all the way south across the SE portion of the US.

2/15/2018

Current Conditions at Chippewa Valley Regional, WI
Temp: 37
Feels Like: 31
Wind: NW @ 8 mph
Relative Humidity: 69%
Cloud cover: Clear
Precipitation: None
Pressure: 1007.8 mb (Converted from 29.76 in)

Good morning all! Another beautiful start to the day here in Eau Claire, WI. The morning has started off with clear skies and temperatures approaching 40 degrees F at 11:00 am. The warm will be stalling out and maybe even dropping as a cool air mass pushes down from Canada.

My forecast from yesterday was really good with the exception of the clouds moving in. At this point in the day the skies are still clear which has allowed the temperatures to rise higher then predicted.

This evening and tomorrows forecast is looking to be on the cooler side. As stated before the cold air mass moving down from Canada will bring with it cooler temperatures and some possible cloud cover. The temps will not reach much past 25 degrees F tomorrow.

Current surface conditions map from Intellicast.

2/14/2018

Current Conditions at Chippewa Valley Regional, WI
Temp: 32
Feels Like: 24
Wind: S @ 10 mph
Relative Humidity: 63%
Cloud cover: Clear
Precipitation: None
Pressure: 1015.2 mb (Converted from 29.98 in)

Happy Valentines Day everyone! Beautiful day here in Eau Claire.

Another side note of previous "current conditions" from the Eau Claire Memorial weather station. The station must be located in direct sunlight as there is a 10 degree F difference from the Chippewa Valley Regional Airport station.

The continuation of the South wind has brought some additional warmth to the region today. The song birds were singing away as I walked across the UWEC footbridge today. The skies are crystal clear, letting the sun do the work.

My forecast from yesterday is looking to be spot on at this point.

Tomorrows forecast is looking a little less enjoyable than today's. Clouds are going to be moving in along with the low pressure system highlighted yesterday. The temperatures should be in the middle 30's, with winds remaining in the 10 MPH range. The cloud cover will be limiting the temperature from reaching its full potential.

Surface map from Intellicast, notice the low pressure over Colorado is moving NW bringing with it cloud cover.

2/13/2018

Current Conditions at Chippewa Valley Regional, WI
Temp: 19
Feels Like: 4
Wind: S @ 16 mph
Relative Humidity: 52%
Cloud cover: Overcast
Precipitation: None
Pressure: 1033.86 mb (Converted from 30.53 in)

Good morning everyone! For starters I would like to apologize about error in my "Current Conditions" I have been reporting. Apparently the weather station at Memorial High School in Eau Claire is having an issue with their wind gauge. I have now switched to the Chippewa Valley Regional Airport weather station for what I hope will be a more accurate source.

Today is looking like a beautiful day. Clouds moved in over night to help keep the temperatures above freezing. Combine the cloud cover with a good South wind which is bring warm air in to the region. Eau Claire is looking like it has the chance to hit 30 degrees today but the wind chill will be a factor.

I miss predicted the cloud cover and wind direction change for today's weather but the temperatures are in line with my forecast.

Tomorrow is looking to be even warmer than yesterday. The winds will continue to persist out of the west due to a low pressure system which is stationary right now over Utah, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico tracking to the Northeast (Figure 1). Winds will continue out of the South/Southwest and the cloud cover will reduce throughout the day.

Figure 1. Intellicast surface map of the fronts across the USA.

2/12/2018

Current Conditions
Temp: 3
Feels Like: 3
Wind: N @ 0 mph
Humidity: 60%
Cloud cover: Clear
Precipitation: None
Pressure: 1045.0 mb (Converted from 30.86 in)

Good evening everyone! Sorry for the late post, homework and life got in my way today. Today's weather was right inline with the past week. Clear skies, little wind, and no precipitation persisted again today.

I am starting to second guess the wind gauge on the Weather Underground Eau Claire website. Sunday was not windy to begin with but picked up throughout the day. I did not check it to see if the readings were update or not. Something I will have to keep an eye on as I move forward.

My forecast today was spot on again. Nothing really changed from the past week.

With the increase in pressure I am forecasting a little higher temperature tomorrow in the neighborhood of 25-30. With the increase in pressure we could stand a chance at some precipitation but minor at best. Mostly clear skies tomorrow should help increase the temperatures as well.

Precipitation weather map from Weather Underground. Snow off to the Southwest of Wisconsin which has a chance to make its way into the region tomorrow.

2/11/2018

Current Conditions
Temp: 17
Feels Like: 17
Wind: SW @ 1 mph
Humidity: 56%
Cloud cover: Clear
Precipitation: .4?? inches of snow
Pressure: 1019.6 mb (Converted from 30.11 in)

Beautiful weekend weather here in Eau Claire as long as you were not up too early. Sub-zero temperatures this morning have given way to almost 20 degrees F at 11:00 am CST.

Got to witness a weather phenomenon known as an thermal inversion this morning which Dr. Hupy had pointed out to us the other morning during class. As a general rule the temperature drops the higher you go in the atmosphere. During very cold temperatures the air is very dense and stays very close to the ground while the long wave radiation heats up the air above the dense cold air mass. The temperature inversion was noticed when I was looking at the smoke coming out of my neighbors wood stove. Under normal conditions (no temperature inversion) the smoke would rise straight out of the stove and drift with the wind. Today the smoke went up a short ways and then was stalled and moved by the wind at a constant level (Figure 1).

Figure 1. Smoke from my neighbors wood stove showing a temperature inversion. Notice the smoke drifting to the right in the image is stuck at a constant altitude.

My forecast from Friday was spot on again....nice when the weather doesn't change much in 2 weeks time.

My forecast for Monday is for a very similar day to today (Sunday) with temperatures in the mid-teens for a high. No precipitation and a continuation of the clear skies.

A little weather blip I came across today on my Instagram feed was a blizzard warning and almost full road closure across the entire continent of Iceland (Figure 2). A strong area of low pressure has surrounded the entire island and is causing strong winds and snow to fall. Have a great Sunday!

Figure 2. A snapshot of all the road closures in Iceland from http://www.road.is/.

2/9/2018

Current Conditions
Temp: 13
Feels Like: 13
Wind: N @ 0 mph
Humidity: 49%
Cloud cover: Clear
Precipitation: .4?? inches of snow
Pressure: 1032.5 mb (Converted from 30.5 in)

Good day everyone! I missed yesterday with an ill child at home. However, we did not miss much except for the same thing that is going on today. Weather Underground reported .4 inches of snow but I certainly did not see any this morning so I am unsure where or when that fell?

Clear skies outside of Phillips Hall on the UWEC campus.

My previous forecast was really good. Uneventful weather makes for easy forecasting.

The weekend looks to be much like the entire week was with clear skies and with temperatures approaching 20 deg. F during the day and close to 0 deg. F at night.

2/7/2018

Current Conditions
Temp: 13
Feels Like: 13
Wind: N @ 0 mph
Humidity: 63%
Cloud cover: Clear
Precipitation: .6 inches of snow
Pressure: 1032.5 mb (Converted from 30.49 in)

Another clear and sunshine filled day here in Eau Claire, WI. We had a little over a half inch of snow fall over night. The winds are still very calm across the region. I missed an opportunity at a great picture this morning of a light fog hanging over a farm field approximately 15 feet off the ground. Unfortunately, I was in the middle of a highway when I saw it so I couldn't just stop where I was and take a picture.

My forecast from yesterday was pretty good as I did predict some precipitation though I expected it to be more during the day today.

Tomorrows forecast looks to be a lot like today. Temperatures should rise up to around 15 degrees F with no chance of precipitation. Again, the winds will be mostly calm.

Current wind and temperature conditions around Wisconsin and Minnesota from Weather Underground.

2/6/2018

Current Conditions
Temp: -5
Feels Like: -5
Wind: N @ 0 mph
Humidity: 70%
Cloud cover: Clear
Precipitation: None
Pressure: 1035.6 mb (Converted from 30.58 in)

Another clear and crisp morning here in Eau Claire, WI! Steam was rising off the river as I crossed the UWEC footbridge this morning at around 8:00 AM. The sun is rising in crystal clear skies which will hopefully, help bring the temperatures above 0 today.

Steam rising off the Chippewa River in the morning near the footbridge on the UWEC campus.

Yesterdays forecast for today is looking rock solid at this point. Temperatures are not supposed to rise much above 9 degrees F today with no precipitation in today's forecast.

Tomorrow I predict the temperatures will remain in the single digits again but there will be a chance for precipitation with the increase in humidity levels from today. We should not see much more than a light wind throughout the day.

Wind and temperature map from Weather Underground. Notice little to no wind across the region and chilly temperatures off to the West.

2/5/2018

Current Conditions
Temp: 10
Feels Like: 9
Wind: N @ 2 mph (Gusts up to 6)
Humidity: 53%
Cloud cover: Clear
Precipitation: None
Pressure: 1023.4 mb (Converted from 30.22 in)

Good morning everyone! Today's weather is uneventful. Cool temperatures with mostly clear skies. Minor cloud cover of thin wispy clouds are not shading out much of the sun light.

My forecast from yesterday has held true with cool temperatures and no precipitation.

Tomorrow I am forecasting more of the same. Cool temperatures (in the single digits) will continue with minimal cloud cover and no precipitation.

Current conditions across the region. Map from Weather Underground.

2/4/2018

Current Conditions
Temp: -3
Feels Like: -3
Wind: N @ 0 mph
Humidity: 61%
Cloud cover: Clear
Precipitation: .1 inches of snow
Pressure: 1027.4 mb (Converted from 30.34 in)

Good evening everyone! Sorry for the delay in my post but the weekend had me running every which direction.

Saturday was an eventful day with a little over 3 inches of snow falling throughout the day. My predictions on Friday were correct that we would be seeing some precipitation during Saturday.

Snow falling on February 3rd 2018 in Fall Creek, WI.

Today the temperatures have fallen back to below zero. The skies were clear all day with only a few of the thin wispy clouds off in the distance.

Sunny clear skies on February 4th 2018 in Fall Creek, WI.

My prediction for Monday is the cold and clear conditions will continue with little to no chance for any precipitation.

Current weather map from Weather Underground helping me predict tomorrows forecast.

2/2/2018

Current Conditions
Temp: 6
Feels Like: 6
Wind: N @ 0 mph
Humidity: 61%
Cloud cover: Clear
Precipitation: None
Pressure: 1036.6 mb (Converted from 30.61 in)

Good day everyone! This morning started out crisp like yesterday but we have finally made it above zero for the temperature. The sky was clear on my drive into work but a few thin wispy clouds (I haven't learned the proper name yet) are starting to move in as we approach the noon hour. The cloud cover is minimal at the most 10% sky coverage.

My forecast from yesterday was right on the money. The temps stayed very low throughout the day and no precipitation was seen.

The experts are forecasting snow for this afternoon into the evening, which I have to agree with, since new cloud cover is starting to move in along with the rise in temperature. The temperatures should continue to rise based on the weather off to our west which should be moving in on Saturday.

Temperature and wind map from Weather Underground. Notice the warmer temperature off to the west which I am predicting will be moving in to Wisconsin tomorrow.

Photo of the encroaching thin wispy clouds from outside of Phillips Hall on the UWEC campus.

2/1/2018

Current Conditions
Temp: -6
Feels Like: -26
Wind: NW @ 16 mph
Humidity: 59%
Cloud cover: Clear
Precipitation: None
Pressure: 1030 mb (Converted from 30.4 in)

Good morning all!

Today here in Eau Claire there is a chill in the air. The sky's were crystal clear clear this morning, with a steady breeze bringing making the sub-zero temperature feel even colder. The clear sky's have me believing the weather will remain consistent throughout the day with a minimal rise in the temperature and no precipitation.

View from the footbridge on the University Wisconsin Eau Claire campus this morning at around 8:15 am.

Based on the temperatures today and looking at the temperature and wind map from Weather Underground I predict tomorrows weather will be very similar to today's weather. Temperatures will remain chilly and relatively strong winds will keep persist.

Temperature and wind map from https://www.wunderground.com/. The stems on the circles denote which direction the wind is coming from.