Current Conditions:
Temperature: 40° F
Wind Chill: 34° F
Wind Direction: NE at 10 mph.
Dew Point: 37° F
Barometric Pressure: 1003.0 mb

It is another cool and rainy day here in Eau Claire. We have temperatures hovering around 40° F but the winds are making it feel a like it is a little closer to the freezing mark. Yesterday we had very strong east winds, but they have shifted and are coming out of the NE today. This shows that the center of the low pressure system is currently located to our southwest. This system is moving at a very slow rate is the reason we are experiencing rain for so many consecutive days. After tomorrow, the conditions are will progressively improve. Due to the current location of this system, I believe we will experience more precipitation again tomorrow. In the morning hours, the winds will be from a north eastern direction, but as the day progresses, it will become more of a northwesterly direction. This is caused by the moving low pressure system, as it passes, it will cause the wind directions to shift.

Current Conditions:
Temperatures: 45° F
Wind Chill: 36° F
Wind Direction: E 25 mph. Gusts at 33 mph.
Dew Point: 40° F
Barometric Pressure: 1001.0 mb

There is basically one word that sums up today and that is rain. It has been raining all day long here in Eau Claire. We are experiencing very strong east winds with cloudy skies with what appear to be stratus clouds. There is supposed to be a slight break in the precipitation this evening, but it is predicted to start back up in the early morning hours of Tuesday. All this rainfall is due to a very large low pressure system that is slowly moving its way across the Midwest. It is currently sitting over eastern Nebraska. There is a fairly large pressure gradient with this system that is causing the strong winds that we are experiencing currently. This gradient will not be quite as pronounced tomorrow, and we are expected to have a slight drop in wind speeds. With the slower speed of this system, we have rain again tomorrow for most of the day.

Current Conditions:
Temperature: 63° F
Wind Direction: W at 16 mph. Gusts at 28 mph.
Dew Point: 37° F
Barometric Pressure: 1010.2 mb

I am not in Eau Claire this weekend, so this weather update is for Plainview, MN. It has been a wonderful day to be outside, much different than the weather we experienced yesterday! Temperatures have been in the lower 60's and the skies have been mostly sunny with a few cumulus clouds in the sky. The winds have also picked up since yesterday and I believe that is due to the passing of the low pressure system. This weekend will be a mix for the weather conditions that we will experience. For Saturday, we should have have mainly sunny skies in the morning, but it will gradually become more cloudy as the day progresses. This is due to an approaching low pressure system and stationary front coming from the west. This system will bring rain and windy conditions with it. For Sunday, we will most likely experience cloudy skies all day, with a chance of rain later in the afternoon as the low pressure system gets closer. If you are going to do anything outdoors this weekend, Saturday will be the day to do it! Sunday will be a day to stay indoors!

Current Conditions:
Temperature: 43° F
Wind Chill: 38° F
Wind Direction: SE at 9 mph.
Dew Point: 41° F
Barometric Pressure: 1007.3 mb

It has been a cold and rainy day here in Eau Claire. I went to bed last night and it was raining, and when I woke up it was still raining! The rain has continued for most of the day but started to lighten up around noon today. We have had overcast skies all day with what appear to be stratus clouds. I believe all this rain is due to a large low pressure system connected to a cold front that is moving across the Midwest. As this system passes, the skies should start to clear up slightly. We may not start to see a break in the clouds until sometime Friday due to the slower speed that this system is moving. For tomorrow, I believe we will see a great change in weather compared to today! Once this rainfall moves out later this evening, we should be in the clear for Friday, in terms of getting precipitation. The wind will most likely shift to the west or northwest due to the passing of the cold front. The skies should start to clear up as the day goes on and the temperatures should be fairly mild as the high is predicted to be in the upper 50's.

Current Conditions:
Temperature: 48°
Wind Chill: 43° F
Wind Direction: SE at 13 mph.
Dew Point: 24° F
Barometric Pressure: 1021.1 mb

It is slightly cooler yet again today! It has been overcast most of the day so far with what appear to be stratus clouds. This cloudy trend will likely continue through Thursday and start breaking up towards the end of the week. We currently have strong SE winds bring moist air into the area with a cold front moving our way.

This picture above shows the current surface winds across the country. There is a very defined frontal boundary splitting the country in two. On the east side of the front, there is warm moist air being ushered in from the south. This will be the system that will arrive in our area later tonight and bring the rain that we are expected to see tomorrow.

The picture above shows the amount of water vapor there is in the atmosphere. In front of this system there is a fair amount of moisture. I believe that we will experience rainfall for much of the day tomorrow. With the amount of moisture in the atmosphere, and the speed of the system, I predict it may rain for an extended period of time tomorrow. As the day goes on, the rain should lighten up, but the cloudy skies will stick around for most of Friday.

Current Conditions:
Temperature: 52° F
Wind Chill: 48° F
Wind Direction: N at 13 mph. Gusts at 25 mph.
Dew Point: 24° F
Barometric Pressure: 1018.6 mb

It is slightly cooler today than it was yesterday, but it is still a great day to be outdoors! With temperatures in the lower 50's currently, the strong winds from the north make it feel slightly cooler than it really is. The skies are mainly clear with just a few cirrus clouds in the sky. I believe the clear skies and high clouds are due to the large high pressure system that is currently sitting over most of the upper Midwest. For tomorrow I believe we will see a shift in the wind direction. It will probably be more of a southerly flow, and I believe this is due to a low pressure system and warm front that is moving in from the west. As that system approaches, it will bring with it cloudy skies and a great chance for precipitation. It looks to be slower moving, so we may have the next couple of days be cloudy and possibly have some precipitation.

Current Conditions:
Temperature: 58° F
Wind Direction: W at 7 mph.
Dew Point: 55° F
Barometric Pressure: 1012.6 mb

It is finally starting to feel more like spring! When I went to class this morning the temperatures were already 50° F! This weekend turned out to have a lot better weather conditions than I had originally expected. It did not rain as much as I had predicted, a lot of the rain missed Eau Claire this weekend. It is fairly clear outside with a light wind from the west. The clouds appear to be a cirrus as of right now. As the day progresses, the winds will pick up slightly due to the passing of a cold front. As this front passes, there will be a slight chance for precipitation. Once it passes the skies should clear up and the temperatures will drop slightly as a high pressure system moves in from the north. For tomorrow I predict that we will see a very mild day in terms of weather conditions. The sky should be mostly clear with light winds from the west or northwest and temperatures should be somewhere in the mid 50's. As of right now, it looks like those temperatures will stay fairly consistent throughout the rest of the week.