remnants of last night's snowfall

Cold and Dreary

Right now in Eau Claire, we are experiencing 27 degree F temperatures with 3 mph wind gusts from the SE and overcast skies. The relative humidity is 98% and the dew point is sitting at 36.5 degrees F. The barometric pressure is steady at 29.75 in Hg. Precipitation over the next 12 hours is likely, possibly heavy at times. Conditions will remain mostly cloudy, with higher winds and cooler temperatures.



The winter storm we saw last night dropped 7.4" of wet, heavy snow accumulation. This brings our total to 57.2" for the season, 17.4" more than the average.

Today, the temperature high was 32 degrees F. It will be just below this tomorrow.

 

 

 

Expect Low Visibility Tonight

The sunshiny spring-like weather of yesterday transformed into a cold, dreary Saturday thanks to a changing jet stream.



Last night, Eau Claire got another helping of snow. We recieved about 3 inches in some areas of the city. All day, the skies were overcast and the conditions were cold and misty. Light drizzle accompanied the cool temperatures and wind gusts by mid-day. In total, we received just over a tenth of an inch of rain accumulation. It was an unfortunate day for the Shamrock Shuffle to take place.

Current foggy conditions

Currently, the temperature in Eau Claire is 37 degrees F with a dew point of 36.5 degrees F and a barometric pressure reading of 29.75 in Hg and remaining steady. The current relative humidity is 98%, reflected by foggy, misty conditions. The winds, however, have completely died down. For current winds across the country, visit http://hint.fm/wind/.



Tonight, there is an 80% chance of precipitation, likely to be a wintry mix of rain and snow, as the temperature will drop to 32 degrees F. As the winds pick up tonight, the fog will get denser.



Right now, a winter storm watch for Eau Claire, Wisconsin is expected from 6 pm Sunday through noon Monday.

Fair Weather on the Horizon

Following a sunny day today which melted much of the snow and ice that had accumulated this past week, we will have a nippy night. Today, we reached a high of 34 degrees F at 2:05 pm when conditions were sunny. We can expect the temperature to dip down to 19 degrees F as the low tonight, but the skies will remain relatively clear.



Right now, conditions are fair in Eau Claire. The temperature is 25 degrees F with a real feel of 16 degrees F. The relative humidity is 59%. The dew point is 13 degrees F with a barometric pressure reading of 30.36 in Hg and steady. Current winds are coming out of the E/SE at 2 mph. There was no precipitation today, and there is a 10% of precipitation in the form of light snow tonight.

The jetstream forcasted for tomorrow is indicating that we will continue to see fair weather.

Calm, Cool, and Collected

The current conditions in Eau Claire, WI are fair. The sun is shining and only a handful of small fair weather cumulus clouds are in sight in the pleasantly blue sky.



The current temperature is 27 degrees F, just three degrees shy of today's high. The temperature currently feels like 17 degrees F. Today, you can expect 5-15 mph winds out of the north.





As you can see in the following surface map, a high pressure air mass is moving into the area. With it is coming nice weather and clear skies. The isobars are far apart in our area, providing a calm and uneventful weather day in Wisconsin.

Winter's Back...

As the day and this winter storm comes to a close, we can reflect on the weather over the past day two days. Yesterday, snow flurries began early on and continued throughout the day with bitterly cold E/NE winds. The snow precipitation picked up overnight and dumped over six inches in Eau Claire, with some residents reporting 8 inches of accumulation. This slicked the roads and caused school cancellations across the Eau Claire area today. At the warmest point today, we reached 27 degrees F. At this time (12:25 pm), we were still experiencing moderate snow precipitation from overcast skies.





Tonight, our low is 12 degrees F with a 30% chance of snow showers and 75% humidity. It will feel like -6 degrees F with the wind chill. The wind pattern has now shifted from E/NE to W/NW, indicating that we are out of the woods for this winter storm. Currently, we are experiencing 11 mph wind gusts. The link below contains the current wind map for the United States. You can click to zoom in on our viewing area.

http://hint.fm/wind/

Although we have seen the brunt of this winter storm already in our area, the eastern United States is bracing itself for just as much accumulation and the posibility of some massive power outages. I feel that the coast will recieve less accumulating precipitation than forecasted, though.

http://www.accuweather.com/en/features/trend/dc_virginia_maryland_midweek_s/7316664

To put this year's snowfall into perspective, check out this article, written by WEAU's Meteorologist Matt Hoffman: http://www.weau.com/weather/weathernotebook/headlines/Snowfall-this-year-putting-last-winter-to-shame-191559031.html

Here Comes the Sun!

Welcome to the first day of meteorological spring!

As predicted, last night's thick cloud cover and cold wind gusts continued through the remainder of the evening. Although we are still experiencing nose-nipping winds at 7 mph with gusts up to 10 mph out of the north, the sun has finally decided to make more of an appearance today in the Chippewa Valley. The skies are currently mostly cloudy with stratocumulus clouds. This is a good indicator that the weather will remain precipitation-free today.

Our current relative humidity is only 55%. The dew point is sitting at 12 degrees F. The current barometric pressure reading for Eau Claire is 30.31 in Hg and steady.

With the sun's rays beating down today, it would be a great time to throw down some ice melt on your thickly iced parking lots and sidewalks to amp up the melting today. There is enough blue ice melt strewn across my parking lot right now that one might mistake it for a Smurf massacre site.

Temperatures will continue to climb to about 30 degrees F by early afternoon. Our current temperature in Eau Claire is 26 degrees F with a real feel of 17 degrees F with those blustery Canadian winds. Cloud cover will continue to decrease with these drier northern winds. The week will continue to improve, getting sunnier and warmer as the week progresses and a high pressure system moves into the area by the weekend. We won't have to worry about any winter weather storms blowing through the Chippewa Valley until Monday or Tuesday. To get you excited about spring weather, the average high temperature for the end of March is 50 degrees F, so get ready to lose a few layers!