Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Current Conditions:
Temperature: 58° F
Wind Direction: S at 9 mph.
Dew Point: 34° F
Barometric Pressure: 1001.5 mb

It has been a great day here in Eau Claire! With temperatures in the mid 60's and mainly clear skies, it was perfect to be outside! The only clouds in the skies appeared to be high level clouds and looked like they were cirrus clouds. The only downfall to the day, was that it was extremely windy day with wind gusts reaching 32 mph! For tomorrow, I believe that we will see weather similar to what we saw today. The skies should not be quite as clear, due to the passing of a cold front and low pressure system. The winds should not be quite as strong, but still fairly strong. It should be very nice temperatures once again tomorrow, as well as through the rest of the week.


Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Current Conditions:
Temperature: 49° F
Wind Chill: 43° F
Wind Direction: N at 15 mph. Gusts at 20 mph.
Dew Point: 31° F
Barometric Pressure: 1012.8 mb

It is great weather here in Eau Claire today! We have temperatures near 50° right now and it may still get slightly warmer throughout the remainder of the day! This morning winds were predominantly coming out of the west, but have since shifted and are currently coming out of the north at 15 mph. We have very clear skies with not a cloud in sight as of right now. This is due to the high pressure system that is currently sitting over most of the Midwest. I believe that tomorrow we will see conditions similar to today, but it will likely be slightly windier with warmer temperatures. The winds are supposed to shift to a more southerly direction, which will bring in warmer temperatures.


Monday, April 7, 2014

Current Conditions:
Temperature:53° F
Wind Chill: 51° F
Wind Direction: W at 7 mph.
Dew Point: 46° F
Barometric Pressure: 1007.0 mb

What beautiful weather we have been having in Eau Claire recently! After all the snow we got on Friday, the weekend was wonderful with sunny skies and warm temperatures and now most, if not all, of that new snow is now melted. Today started with cloudy skies and has gave way to more clear skies into the afternoon hours. We had some showers move through around noon, but it has since cleared and there are some lingering cumulus clouds left in the sky. The wind has been very minimal at 7 mph coming from the west. I believe that we will weather conditions tomorrow that are very similar to today. We should have sunny skies with slower wind speeds with temperatures in the mid 50's. This is due to the high pressure that will be located over much of the western part of the United States.


Friday, April 4, 2014

Current Conditions:
Temperature: 34° F
Wind Chill 22° F
Wind Direction: NW at 21 mph. Gusts at 30 mph.
Dew Point: 29° F
Barometric Pressure: 1008.5 mb

It was feeling more like February than April today! I woke up and realized that it was snowing, and it kept snowing till around 2:30 this afternoon! The temperature is hovering right around freezing so most of the snow is piling up, but a lot of it has turned into a slushy mix. All of this snow fall is due to a large low pressure system moved through well to our south, but still affected our weather conditions. As the system passes through we will have windy conditions until the high pressure system to our west settles over most of the upper Midwest. I believe we will have a very nice weekend in Eau Claire. Once the high pressure moves in, the winds should calm down and the skies should clear up. With an approaching warm front, the temperatures will rise to be in the mid 40's both Saturday and Sunday. The winds should be fairly mild due to the presence of the high pressure system over much of the Midwest.



Thursday, April 3, 2014

Current Conditions:
Temperature: 34° F
Wind Chill: 24° F
Wind Direction: E at 16 mph. Gusts at 24 mph.
Dew Point: 18° F
Barometric Pressure: 1014.6 mb

It is a fairly gloomy day here in Eau Claire. We have had cloudy skies with precipitation on and off throughout most of the day so far. The clouds appear to be stratus. This morning we had a little bit of snow and sleet and right now there is a slight drizzle. Our chance of precipitation continues throughout the day and into the morning hours of Friday. For tomorrow, I predict that we will be seeing a mix of rain and snow for most of the day. There will be a low pressure system that will be moving through the area and that will be the reason for our high chances of precipitation tonight and tomorrow.





Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Current Conditions:
Temperature: 36° F
Wind Chill: 30° F
Wind Direction: NE at 8 mph.
Dew Point: 19° F
Barometric Pressure: 1023.7 mb

It is a beautiful day here in Eau Claire! Although the temperatures are similar to yesterday, the wind is much calmer and it is much sunnier today than it was yesterday! There are a few clouds in the sky and they appear to be cirrostratus clouds. I believe the sunny skies and calmer winds are due to the high pressure that is greatly influencing our weather we are seeing today. Conditions will start to change as we approach the evening hours tonight. It will begin to cloud up tonight and be cloudy for day on Thursday. I believe that this is due to the approaching low pressure system from the south. It will bring with it cloudy skies and a chance for precipitation from this evening through Friday.


Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Current Conditions:
Temperature: 34° F
Wind Chill: 22° F
Wind Direction: W at 22 mph. Gusts at 29 mph
Dew Point: 19° F
Barometric Pressure: 1013.9 mb

It has been unseasonably cold today here in Eau Claire! The temperatures were in the mid 30's but with the wind chill, it felt like it was in the lower 20's. This is due to the cold front that has passed over our area, and there is cooler air from the north moving in with a high pressure system. The day started very windy and with overcast skies. As the day progressed, we encountered a few flurries but the clouds gave way to sunny skies later in the afternoon. I predict that we will have warmer temperatures tomorrow and the winds should slow down slightly. The day will start with clear skies, but as it progresses into the afternoon hours we should start to see clouds moving into our area. This is due to the approaching stationary front from the south. That will be the system that will bring us the precipitation that we are expected to see later in the week.