2/29/12

HAPPY LEAP YEAR EVERYBODY!!! 

We were gifted by waking up with a bunch of snow! A winter weather advisory remains in effect until this evening at 6p.m.  Currently the measurements of snow in Eau Claire are upwards of 5.5 inches!  Remember that yesterday's conditions left about 1-2 inches of sleet/rain which has accumulated beneath the snow and has most likely frozen to ice.  Drivers this morning should be careful because the roads are slick, look out for hydroplaning!  


Temp: 33 
Pressure: 29.28
Winds: East at 23 mph 
Cloud Coverage: 100% 

This map shows the low pressure passing over the upper midwest

Eau Claire is right on the belt line of this storm-
expect mixed precipitation

Today expect to have very wintery conditions.   The storm is still passing over us and so as it warms up in the day, snow is going to turn to rain and as it starts to cool later this afternoon the rain will turn to ice and then to snow.  Expect temperatures to reach up to 38 degrees today.  We should remain under cloud cover for most of the day as the low passes over us.  Precipitation will continue throughout the day, expect around 1 inch of rain and another inch or two of snow.  Look for the winds to switch from the east to the southwest as the low pressure system moves out of the area. 


snow ->sleet -> rain -> sleet -> snow