Weekend Recap

What a whirlwind weather turn around we have had the last few days! Saturday ended up being a soggy beginning to fishing season. We saw showers on and off all day and watched the lakes and rivers rise even higher.

The radar for Saturday morning showed all the rain precipitation to come throughout the day.

We began the morning with temperatures in the low 30's, eventually reaching 54 degrees F at the warmest point around 5:30 pm. Winds were pretty calm throughout the day, coming from the NE at 5-10 mph. The night remained relatively warm, only dipping down to 41 degrees F to ring in Cinco De Mayo. The low for May 5th hit around 2:45 am with 35 degrees F.

With the band of precipitation finally past us, Sunday was a much drier and much warmer spring day. College students who weren't stuck in the library were outside on their lawns celebrating the holiday for the majority of the day, with plenty of cops around to rain on their parades. (I guess we couldn't see a completely dry day.)

Regional radar for May 5, 2013 promised a dry day in Eau Claire, WI, as most precipitation remained well south of Wisconsin

By 4:25 pm, Eau Claire saw temperatures hit 67 degrees F which is the average for May 5th.

Regional high temperatures for May 5, 2013, in which Eau Claire hit the average

Regional low temperatures for May 5, 2013, in which Eau Claire was 7 degrees F below average

Throughout the day, we saw winds out of the N at 8 mph but nothing to really cool off the Cinco De Mayo celebration. The majority of the day was partly cloudy with fair weather cumulus humilis clouds. This was a nice change from the overcast May 4th skies. May 4th's cloud progression was as follows:

These altocumulus undulatus clouds covered the Eau Claire sky at 12:17 pm 5/4/13. This image was taken from the footbridge on the UWEC campus. Although difficult to distinguish in this photo, there is shearing happening with higher level cirrus clouds. The shearing of cirrus and altocumulus clouds is a good indication of a precipitation-filled day. The clouds' predictions were correct.

This picture was taken at 6:29 pm 5/4/13 at the intersection of 7th Ave. and Water St. The altostratus clouds blanketing the sky were a common sight throughout much of the day, as they are associated with rain.