Oh, The Anticipation!

Yesterday wanted to warm up, but the cloud cover and blustery winds prevented the temperatures from breaking into the 50's. The high yesterday was 48 degrees F at 5:05 pm, which is still 15 degrees below average for April 15th. The low hit the freezing mark at 6:05 am. This 32 degrees F temperature was 6 degrees below average for the low.

Winds were gusting at 18 mph yesterday, coming from the west. Early on, we saw two tenths of an inch of precipitation. Overall, though, it was a mild weather day. When the sun had the chance to peak out from behind the clouds, you could feel its warmth. The whole day was one big build of anticipation for today.

Although the majority of the day was mostly cloudy with cumulus humilis clouds, this was a moment of reprieve. The sun was shining warmly on this still-icy pond in Eau Claire near Carson Park.