5/12/11

Today's weather is 64.2 with a complete overcast.  I was right in that would continue to get warmer.  The dew point is 60.8 degrees with a 91% relative humidity.  We have a 5 mph wind from the East possibly due to a low pressure front to the north.  I think we will most likely see some rain tonight due to the chance of precipitation.  Due to a cold front we may get back to a bit of cooler weather tomorrow.

5/10/11

I was wrong in that it didn't rain at all today. It's actually been fairly sunny and very comfortable.  We have a temperature of 65.3 degrees with a dew point of 53.2 degrees making the relative humidity at about 58%.  We are feeling a nice wind from the east coming in at 11 mph from a low pressure system a bit to the west.  I still think we are going to see some rain at some point due to the precipitation levels.  Due to a warm front coming our way I think tomorrow will be even warmer.

5/9/11

Today has been very rainy.  We are feeling temperatures of about 49.8 degrees and a relative humidity of 88% with a dew point of 50.4 degrees.  We are feeling a wind of 8 mph from the East and a barometric pressure of 29.73 Hg and rising rapidly.  We are likely to see more of this same weather throughout the night and tomorrow as well do the precipitation.  We are seeing a complete overcast and we will most likely have such conditions until later in the week.

5/5/11

Today was generally nice.  The weather keeps getting warmer as I predicted.  We are feeling some 50 degree weather with a dew point of 40 degrees and a 57% relative humidity.  We are feeling some wind of 13 mph coming from the WNW due to a low pressure system right over us.  I think tomorrow will clear out even more due to a warm front and we will see some sun.

5/3/11

Today is indeed a bit warmer.   We have a high pressure system near us making the sky clear and blowing a 9 mph wind toward us from the NE.  Our temp right now is 44.4 degrees with a relaitve humidity of 36% and a dew point of 23.2 degrees.  I think tomorrow we will continue getting some warm temperatures but due to our chance of precipitation we may see some rain later in the evening tomorrow as well.

4/28/11

Today was a bit colder.  It is currently 36 degrees with a relative humidity of 68%.  The dew point is currently 32.7 degrees.  There is a 15 mph wind from the NNW.  There is currently a complete overcast with some rain coming down on and off.  We are most likely to see some more rain due to some precipitation in our area during the evening and the night.  I think tomorrow we will see some clearing and some higher temperatures.

4/27/11

I was correct in that it got colder.  Today is about 39 degrees with a relative humidity of 90% and a dew point temperature of 40.8 degrees.  We are getting some wind from the WNW coming in at about 10 miles per hour due to a low pressure system to the east.  I think now that the cold front has passed we will see things warm up a bit tomorrow, but due o the precipitation at 60% I think we will also see some rain and/or some variation of snow.

4/26/11

The current temperature is 39 degrees.  We have a relative humidity of 90% and a dew point of 40.8 degrees.  We have a complete overcast and it is a reather rainy day.  The wind is coming from the WNW at about 10 mph.  This is probably due to a low pressure system.  I think tomorrow will be much the same excapt a bit colder to to an approaching cold front.

4/19/11

Today brought some unwelcome coldness.  We are getting some brisk 29.1 degree weather with some talks of snow later.  The relative humidity is 58% and the dew point is 24.4 degrees.  There is a complete overcast and wind coming in at 5 mph from the southeast.  Due to the current conditions and there being a 100% precipitation I'm going to have to say we will be getting some snow or some wetter version of it.  I think the conditions will remain the same for tomorrow as well.

4/15/11

Quite a drastic turn in nice weather.  We are experiencing some 32 degree weather with a dew point of 23 degrees and a relative humidity of 45%.  There is a complete overcast of what looks like stratus clouds.  There is some heavy winds coming in at 6 mph from the southeast.  It also looks as though snow may be heading our way maybe for tomorrow.  I think the temperature will remain relatively the same.  In the words of Prince, sometimes it snows in April.

4/13/11

Today is indeed a bit colder due to a cold front.  We are getting some 50.7 degree weather with about 60 % cloud cover.  We have a dew point of 28.4 degrees and 33% relative humidity.  We are getting some medium winds from 11 mph from the north west.  We have 40% precipitation so we may be getting some rain.  Tomorrow will be much the same weather.

4/12/11

I was correct, it has continued to warm up.  The current temperature is 58.1 degrees with about 60% cloud cover.  There is a relative humidity of 27% and a dew point temperature of 28.6 degrees.  There is a calm wind of 2 mph from the west due to a high pressure front to the east.  I think tomorrow will be a bit colder due to an appraching cold front to the west.

4/11/11

Today we are getting some 52 degree weather with an on and off overcast.  The relative humidity is 38% and the dew point temperature is 33.1 degrees.  We are getting some 5 mph wind coming from the north east.  I think tomorrow we will see mostly the same type of weather.

4/7/11

Today indeed got warmer.  We are currently feeling some welcome 55.4 degree weather with a dew point of 26.4 degrees and a relative humidity of 28%.  We have some nice 4 mph coming from the east due to a high pressure front in that direction.   We still have a nice warm front coming our way so I think it will continue warming up for tomorrow.

4/6/11

I was correct that today would be warmer due tothe approaching warm front.  We have a temp of about 47.5 degrees and a dew point of 31.5 degrees making the relative humidity 47%.  We are getting 7 mph wind from the north due to a low pressure system to the south.  We have clear skies.  I think tomorrow will be much the same but continue to get warmer.

4/5/11

Today was very nice.  A temp of near 50 degrees and relatively sunny but with some contant cloud coeverage.  We have a 25 degree dew point making the relative humidity 35%.  We have a warm front moving in to our area  from the south explaining the nice weather witha calm breeze of 2 mph from the south west.  I think tomorrow we will see much the same weather.  Nothing is really going to hit us except more warmth.

4/1/11

I was correct in my predictions.  It is indeed raining with a complete overcast.  The temperature right now is 32.9 degrees with a dew point of 31.1 degrees making the relative humidity 93%.  We have a very calm wind coming in at 1 mph from the east and a barometric pressure reading of 29.55 Hg.  A low pressure front to the north is most likely causing this.  I think tomorrow we will see some sunlight and no rain based on the map below and the rain moving on to the east.

3/31/11

I was partially correct that it would be pretty cloudy today due to the precipitation.  We have mostly cloudy skies.  The temperature at the moment is 46 degrees farenheit with a dew point of 14.2 degrees making the relative humidity 27%.  We have a light wind coming from the southwest at 6 mph possibly due to a high pressure system to the east.  I'm going to say that tomorrow we will get some rain due to the rising precipitation to 20% today.

3/30/11

It indeed got warmer today hitting the 40s.  At the moment it is about 43.3 degrees and partly cloudy.  The dew point is 1.4 degrees making the relative humidity 17%.  We are getting some light wind from the north west coming in at about 5 mph most likely due to a high pressure front in the area.  Due to the barometric pressure falling and the precipitation I'm going to give a prediction that it will be somewhat rainy tomorrow, at least cloudy.

3/29/11

My predictions were correct.  Today feels like 31.5 degrees with an actual temperature of 33.6 degrees.  We have a dew point of 3.9 degrees making the relative humidity 28%.  There is a calm 2 mph wind coming from the north west stemming from a high pressure system.  The sky is partly cloudy with 10% chance of precipitation.  I think tomorrow will continue to get warmer.

3/28/11

Today is relatively warm.  The temp is about 33.6 degrees but feels like 25.9 degrees.  There is a relative humidity of 17 % with some wind coming in from the NE at 5 mph.  This could be to to a high pressure system to the right. 

3/16/11

Today's weather keeps getting warmer.  I am in Sheboygan right now.  We are feeling some 45 degree weather today with mostly clear skies with a few stratus clouds here and there.  There's a dew point of 33.8 degrees with a relative humidity of 65%.  We have some calm wind coming in from the south east at 2 mph.  I think tomorrow will just keep getting warmer due to a warm front coming from the west but with the cold front coming from the north as well we could experience some precipitation.  Most likely in the form of rain.

3/15/11

Today is very nice.  My predictions were correct in that it would keep getting warmer.  It is 45 degrees but feels like 37 degrees.We have a dew point of 25.3 degrees making the relative humidity 45%.  We have a 9 mph wind coming from the south west due to a low pressure front in the north and to the south.  I think tomorrow will keep getting warmer due to surrounding warm fronts. 

3/11/11

Today is still pretty nice as I predicted.  We have a temp of 34 degrees but feels like 27.9 degrees.  We have a relative humidity of 62 % making our dew point 22.3 degrees.  We are getting 6 mph wind from the east as a warm front is on its way through to the west.

3/10/11

Today is much the same as I predicted.  It's very nice out despite the melting snow and slush everywhere.  It is 37 degrees but feels like 29 degrees.  We have some wind coming in at 12 mph from the north.  I believe we are seeing a bit of stratus clouds in the sky but it is overall very sunny.  For tomorrow I expect mostly the same weather due to the relative stability of the weather around us.

3/9/11

I was correct in both the temperature and the snow.  It is a complete slush mess outside and a headache to walk through.  The temperature at the moment is 34 degrees but feels like 26 degrees.  We have a relative humidity of 72% making the dew point 16.7 degrees.  We also have an occluded front near us with a low pressure area to the south.  This is causing the wind to be blowing from  from the NW at 11 mph.  The barometric pressure is 30.32 Hg and rising slowly.  I think we will have much the same temperature tomorrow and a bit more snow.  No where near what we thought it would be in the beginning of the week.

3/8/11

Right now we are feeling some 16.2 degrees, the actual temperature however is 24.4 degrees.  We have a relative humidity of 72% making the dew point 16.7 degrees.  We have a high pressure front bringing winds in from the northwest at 11 mph giving us some warm breeze.  The barometric pressure is 30.32 Hg and rising slowly.  Due to these conditions along with the surface map I'm going to say we will be be getting some snow but I don't think it will get a lot cooler.

3/3/11

Today got colder as predicted.  Surprisingly there is also snow.  The temperature is 28 degrees but feels about 7 degrees cooler.  The barometric pressure is 30.12 Hg and falling rapidly.  There is a complete overcast and we have 5 mph winds coming in from the East possibly due to a high pressure system.  I think tomorrow we are going to see warmer weather due to a warm front coming our way.

3/2/11

Today is indeed a bit cooler.  The temp is 12.9 degrees but feels like 7.2 degrees .  The relative humidity is 27% and the dew point is -8.5 degrees.  We have a high pressure system blowing in 1 mph winds from the northeast and the barometric pressure is 30.57 Hg and falling slowly.  Due to the map I think tomorrow we will have much the same weather. 

3/1/11

Today gradually got warmer and warmer, we are up to 37 degrees with cloudy skies although the sun is shining.  There is a low pressure system to the north which is causing SW winds to be coming through at around 15 mph.  We have a dew point of 23.7 degrees and the barometric pressure is 29.99 Hg and falling steadily.  With a cold front making its way down it is likely we will be experiencing some cooler weather for tomorrow.

2/25/11

The temp is around 13 degrees right now but feels like 1.8 degrees, not fun.  We've got a relative humidity of 50% so the dew point is -1.3 degrees.  We've got some wind coming in the west and some fast jet stream above us.  The sky is mostly clear.  There's a low pressure system to the east and a high to the west.  This could be resulting in some snow for tomorrow.  Hopefully not much..

2/24/11

The current temp is 28 degrees but it's feeling like 23.  It's very reasonably comfortable out despite the temps earlier today.  There is no precipitation which relates to the high pressure system near us.  Snow is unlikely but the low pressure system is making its way up.  There is wind coming in at 11 mph from the NW which can be seen on the surface map.  It's looking like we will be having some snow tomorrow judging by the way the pressure system is moving up along with the winds.

2/23/11

It's 3:50 and is pretty comfortable despite the slush.  The temperature is 31 degrees.  There is a complete overcast due to cumulus clouds.  There's a 12 mph wind coming from southeast which is making it a bit cool outside but very reasonable.  The relative humidity is 69% and the dew point is 22 degrees so there is a chance of getting some humidity.  Due to the high pressure system coming in I would say that tomorrow will be a bit cooler but relatively sunny.

2/22/11

Like my prediction predicted it got warmer today, a lot warmer.  It is currently only partly cloudy and 27 degrees.  The sun is melting the snow making it much easier to abide by calendar parking.  We are getting some wind from the south coming in at 9 mph due to some high pressure systems surrounding us.  We have a relative humidity of 59% with a dew point of 15.1 degrees.  With a precipitation of .04 I don't think it likely for us to be getting any snow for the rest of the day.  But tomorrow could be a different story. 

2/21/11

We got a bunch of snow yesterday and some is still coming down.  The temp is around 19 degrees but feels like 7 degrees.  The wind is coming from the east at 5 miles per hour.  We've got a low pressure system in our area causing some major precipitation. The dew point is at 13 degrees so I'm guessing it will continue to snow sporadically all day but that tomorrow it will begin to warm up. 

2/17/11

Today is extremely foggy.  The temp is around 45 degrees as is the dew point hence the 100% relative humidity.  The wind is coming in at about 4 mph from the southeast due to the low pressure system moving in and the cloud cover is a complete overcast.  I'm going to predict that due to the jet stream flow that for tomorrow that it will still be partly cloudy and relatively the same temp.

2/16/11

Today is much like yesterday.  It's around 30 to 35 degrees and there is some cloud cover, about 60%.  There is still some nice southern winds coming up our way warming up the area at about 7 mph.  Tomorrow  there is supposed to be more clouds coming our way so it's likely it will get even warmer.  There is a higher chance of precipitation for later today which could mean rain.  But it doesn't sound like it will be freezing due to tomorrow's weather.

2/15/11

Today was still relatively warm.  We were close to 40 degrees today with a dew point of 29 degrees.  There were a few very thin clouds but mostly a clear sky.  My predictions were correct that it would continue to stay warm due to the Northern cold winds being mostly on the Eastern side now.  Being that there was a high pressure system bringing the wind up from the SW.  It looks like tomorrow we will have more of the same weather with the high pressure winds coming from the north.

2/14/11

Today was really nice.  Lots of warm air coming from the SW yet again and the temp was close to 35 degrees or so with the sun out and clear skies.  The windchill was about 31 degrees with a dew point of 23 degrees.  The snow is melting everywhere but also freezing making it very slippery in some areas.  I think it's going to keep getting warmer or maintain the same temperature due to the lack of cold fronts coming from the north.

2/11/11

The weather is still very cold with a -3 degrees at the moment.  My prediction of it getting warmer was incorrect most likely due to my misreading of the weather maps.  The wind we are feeling is still coming from the SW.  However, it looks as though a low precipitation is moving in from the north which means possible snow is on our way.  It's already cloudy so that makes it quite possible.  With these clouds will most likely come warmer weather as well, something that's very welcome.

2/10/11

My predictions were'nt correct this time.  Just goes to show I need to learn much more about wind direction.  The sky is relatively clear once again with the sun out.  The temperature is about 4 degrees F.  Perhaps a bit of an improvement as yesterday but not by much.  The wind is coming from the SW at 1 mph so I'm sticking with the fact that we will get more cloud cover tomorrow, maybe even snow.  I'm sticking with this being that the clouds and low pressure are still coming our way.  We shall see though...

2/9/11

My predictions were right that it would still be cold today.  There is currently blue skies, it is 2 degrees F but feel like -16 degrees.  The wind is coming from the southwest therefore I predict tomorrow will be cloudy due to the warm air concentration moving more so up our way from the Southwest.  Due to the cloud cover I think it has to be a bit warmer tomorrow.

Weather Links

http://www.weather.gov/

This is a massive site for finding information on our daily weather blogs.  Anything you need to know concerning current weather conditions or surface map data can be found here.

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=Eau+Claire&state=WI&site=MPX&lat=44.8212&lon=-91.4923

This site is extremely useful in showing what the weather is, what it will be, and what it has been.  And most importantly, why?  It offers full views of different kinds of maps showing barometric pressure, temp etc.  This site will definitely be a great resource for this class.


http://weather.unisys.com/surface/ 


This is a great link to beef up on learning the different symbols that are used to describe wind direction as well as other very useful information.  I especially like it because from a person who is just looking at things like this, it will just look like a bunch of garbage.  I enjoy deciphering what is happening throughout the nation.


http://metstation.uwec.edu/Current.htm


This is an especially useful site as I live in Eau Claire and need to walk to school everyday.  Regardless of the weather I still have to bare the walking bridge but it's nice to be prepared.  I will probably use this site the most being that it reports what's happening in the five mile radius of where I spend everyday.

2/8/11

It is once again extremely cold.  My predicitons so far have been spot on, but I still don't really understand why, just kind of guessing a this point.  An indication of the cold weather can be seen by the clear skies.  Feels like about 0 degrees or so, the walks to class are the opposite of fun.  I think it is going to stay the same temperature for a while this week.  But I'll be happy to be wrong.

2/7/11

The weather is still bearable the day after the Super Bowl.  It is cloudy so that could be attributing to the warmth.  I'd say it's about 10 or 15 degrees, don't really know for sure though.  Supposedly it's supposed to get much colder once again this week.  I don't understand weather well enough to know why yet.

2/4/11

The weather is MUCH warmer today.  The sun is out and there is minimal breeze.  It is about 30 degrees out at the moment but I can't imagine it's going to stay that way for the weekend.  I wonder what the deal is since there is no cloud cover to keep the heat down.  Makes a man think....

2/3/11

Today is still bitter but the sun seems to be doing more work.  It is about 20-25 degrees and the wind comes and goes.  I think that tomorrow it will most likely be warmer still but I am guessing more clouds.

2/2/11

My predictions were correct in that it would continue to get colder.  It is 2 degrees today with clear skies.  As we learned yesterday without the blanket of cloud cover it only gets colder.  I think that for tomorrow though it will be a bit warmer.

2/1/11

It's extremely cold outside with winds coming from the north.  The sky is covered in clouds and the windchill feels close to 0 degrees.  I think the clouds will part in the next few days but I suspect the weather to remain about as cold.

1/31/11

It is snowing out and the sky is completely blanketed in clouds.  I'd say it's below 20 degrees and from what I hear the snow will not stop for a few days.  I'm hoping for the rare 'snow day' to be called from the school.  However, my hopes look bleak for the time being...