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

winter storm!

Winter Storm Warning!

Have no fear! the Eau Claire weather blogs are here! 

Waking up this morning, you may not have noticed anything particularily out of the ordinary.  The skies were covered in clouds and it looked like the typical grey winter weather scene you would expect.  But- if you were to take a look at the weather forecasts and pay close attention to the wind directions, you could tell that there was something brewing in the atmosphere and heading straight towards the upper midwest!  

this post will be revamped tomorrow... but these are some vague notes:

this morning: cloudy
snow started falling at around 1:30
heavy snowfall around 3:00
turned into mix of rain/sleet at 5:00
turned back into snow around 7:45

2/27/12

Currently it feels like it is 27 degrees outside.  This morning was cloudy with significant winds coming from the west at around 20 mph.  Currently the winds seemed to have shifted slightly and are coming from the west northwest.  The national weather service has issued a winter storm warning for Eau Claire until 6 p.m. on Wednesday.  It looks like we will be in a high pressure system until tomorrow when the low pressure system in the west will reach the midwest.

2/26/12

Today started out with clear skies and a strong wind coming from west southwest at 22 mph!  Later in the afternoon stratus clouds moved in and the wind continued to have gusts around 20 mph.  The weather is associated with the low front passing through, and Wisconisn and Minnesota happy to be in the center of that low. Currently it is 32 degrees.  Tonight expect temperatures to drop into the high teens with a possibility of some snow flurries throughout the night.

2/25/12

Today was a pretty chilly day!  Temperatures were around average for this time of year, but it was a surprise to have the weather resemble an actual winter day! The skies were clear throughout the day and the winds were quite calm.  Currently we are under a high pressure system, but expect to see some clouds move in late tonight as the low from the west moves our way, bringing a chance for precipitation.

Temperature: 25F
Wind: 19mph NNW
Dew Point: 13F
Pressure: 30.14"

2/24/12

few snow flurries during the day, 100% cloud coverage. winds were at 14 miles from the northwest, mainly associated with the polar contintental.  high was 32 low is 14

2/23/12

Today in Eau Claire it was a fairly windy day.  We didn't see any precipitation, although there was cumulous nimbus cloud coverage most of the day. 

Currently it is 32 degrees outside.  Expect temperatures to drop through the night to the low twenties.  The winds are out of the north at around 7mph.  

Although we saw mild conditions, the rest of the midwest, including the southern portion of Wisconsin was hit by percipitation within the low pressure system.  The map below shows the amount of percipitation each area of the United States saw tonight.  Some areas, specifically eastern Iowa and   western Illinois.