Be Cautious With Your Travels

Eau Claire will remain in a winter weather advisory until 1:00am Tuesday. We will be seeing 2-4" of snow today, but precipitation from the cold front should stop by the afternoon, being replaced by strong winds that will cause lots of blowing and drifting. Be careful on the roads this afternoon, since visibility will be poor.

Current wind speeds in Eau Claire are around 8 mph. Interestingly enough, the winds are coming coming out of the S/SE. Usually SE winds are an indicator of fair weather.

Below, you can see how the winds correspond to the current jet stream.

We are currently experiencing 24 degree F temperatures. In case you aren't near a window, we are currently experiencing overcast conditions and light snow. The relative humidity is 82% and visibility is 2.5 miles. The current dew point is 19 degrees F.

The current surface map for the country is an exciting sight. The low pressure systems moving across the nation are firing up quite a few precipitating storms.

As you can see in the following water vapor map, there is a lot of moisture moving across the country right now.