Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Wednesday, March 18th 2015

Temperature: 46
Real Feel: 42
Wind: W 6 mph 
Precipitation: 0%
Humidity: 28%

Its seems as though my predictions from yesterday for today have been extremely accurate concerning the conditions. I had predicted temperatures would remain the same considering the north west wind direction in addition to the cold front to the south. I also mentioned cloudier skies today in comparison to yesterday because of the slight presence of water vapor that was west of Eau Claire yesterday that has been carried over for today. Lastly, I anticipated a slight shift in wind direction for today, that are not north west winds anymore but now just west winds, which is reflective of the high pressure to the west dying out.


Cloud Cover Today
Today been particularly gloomy with hazy cloud cover and chilly early spring air. This morning I noticed cirrostratus cloud cover over most of the sky, as well as a cirrostratus halo around the sun. As the day progressed into the afternoon the clouds seemed to thicken and appear more as altostratus clouds covering the entire sky. There has been no type of precipitation today despite the cloud cover. The amount of water vapor that is currently present in the air is only enough for to fuel the cloud coverage, not any rainfall.  Winds are not as intense as yesterday and have shifted from north west to just west, and temperatures have remained similar to yesterday just below 50.

US Current Surface Map
High Pressure Areas Causing Strong
South Winds Through Middle of the US

Tomorrow may warm up a few degrees, considering there are strong south winds to the west that may influence the wind direction and bring up some tropical continental air. Precipitation still looks unlikely for tomorrow considering the lack of water vapor in the air, if anything I assume it would just be another cloudy day.

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