4/9/11

53.4 degrees out there, not the most pleasant.  Dew point 49.6 giving us a whopping 87% humidity.  4 mph NE wind.  And it's overcast.  The only thing I got right is less wind speed.  Ah, well.  Surface map, very interesting, there's a little oval of rainstorms situated almost on top of us in the Eau Claire area, but nowhere else in Wisconsin or our neighboring states.  Must be our lucky day.  Oh, check that.  Severe storm incoming tonight.  Large hail, apparently. 
Tomorrow, temperature as high as 78? More severe thunderstorms? South wind 18 mph? How's that sound? Yeah, tell me about it. 

4/8/11

I thought it was going to be colder today, but it's 62.4 degrees.  Yesterday felt warmer though.  And it's mostly sunny, not mostly cloudy like I thought it would be.  Dew point is 27, relative humidity is 26%.  Wind is 10 mph from the SE, same direction as yesterday, about the same strength.  The current surface map shows, contrary to what I thought, that the low pressure system below Michigan did not shift closer to us but rather shifted east.  The jet stream shows a big trough in the west and a ridge forming on a line vertical to Wisconsin. 
What does it all mean? For tomorrow, the National Weather Service says it'll be mostly cloudy.  They said that yesterday, and look what we got.  I say, tomorrow it'll be partly cloudy, same wind direction, less wind speed, and same temperature. 

4/7/11

61.3! Dew point 23.2, 23% humid.  Clear.  It says there's an 11 mph wind from the SE, but it doesn't feel that strong.  Lots of pressure systems in the US right now: 7 low and 3 high.  If the southeast winds continue, the low that is currently south of Michigan may be pushed to the Milwaukee area, and precipitation would follow for southern WI. 
Tomorrow, for us, it's going to be partly cloudy, a little less warm, with about the same amount of wind.

4/6/11

Here is the weather on campus.  54.1 degrees, sunny, mostly clear with a few puffy cumulus clouds hanging around.  Dew point is 24.8 and it's 32% humid.  Wind is 5 mph from the North.  It's a great day, let's have some more like it. 
The surface map and jet stream indicate that tomorrow we're in for more of the same: sunny, mostly clear, and warm, with slight wind. 

4/5/11

I'm wearing t-shirt and shorts, I don't know about the rest of you, but it's 50 degrees and mostly sunny.  Apparently there's a 12 mph SW wind for the Eau Claire area, but here on campus I'd say it's much less.  The dew point is 22, relative humidity 33% .  The trough that was in the jet stream to our west is gone; now we're in the straight 140 mph upper air jet. 
What does that mean for tomorrow? Mostly sunny, warmer, I'd say the wind will be about the same. 

4/4/11

Currently it is 43 degrees with a dew point of 28 giving us a relative humidity of 56%.  North wind of 22 mph with gusts as high as 31 mph.  Mostly cloudy.  The surface maps shows a big squall line extending from Louisiana to westen New York, so that region is getting hammered with thunderstorms right now. 
Tomorrow, we're looking at a warmer temperature close to 50 degrees, clearer skies, and a decreased wind. 

4/2/11

Looks like "Weather on Campus" is busted again, so, how's the Eau Claire area? 48 degrees, dew point 28, 46% humid.  There's a 6 mph West wind.  Mostly clear; a few cumulus clouds.  Surface map doesn't show much activity.  We're in a slight ridge in the jet stream. 
Tomorrow, they're saying big wind is on the way: between 9 and 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.  When the low pressure system to our west is pushed closer to us by the wind, the horizontal pressure gradiant will become steep, and the winds they are calling for will materialize.  With the low pressure system will come clouds and possible precipitation as well.  Temperature will increase, as a result of the clouds trapping the surface heat.