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5/10/2012

It finally feels like May after a cold bout the past few weeks. A high pressure system moved through which led to stable conditions and sunny skies. Right now it is 70°F with humidity at 30% and winds from the south at 10 mph gusting up to 17 mph as we are on the leading edge of a low pressure system. Tomorrow is our only chance of rain the next few days which are expected to be isolated and not produce a lot of precipitation. We are looking at lower 70s for the next week!. We are on the edge a ridge in the jet stream which allows warm air to make its way north.
 

5/8/2012

The current conditions in Eau Claire WI: Temp. - 50°F, Humidity - 86%, Wind - NNW @ 5 mph., and cloudy skies. The temperature touched close to the 60° mark a bit before noon before the wind picked up out of the north, dropping the temperature considerably. An upper level low pressure system was the cause of a few isolated showers later in the afternoon. High pressure should move back into the area leading to stable conditions and sunny skies with temperatures rising into the 70s. The next chance of rain is on Friday. The jet stream today is a lot more active and meridional which means most of the U.S. is in a trough experiencing cooler weather from the Midwest to the West Coast.

5/7/2012

The current conditions for Eau Claire, WI are: temperature at 59°F, humidity at 66%,  wind from the west at 5 mph, and partly cloudy skies. Drier air moved into the region today which led to stable conditions and a very nice day. That will change tomorrow as the low pressure system above MN will move southeast and likely bring precipitation with it although not as much as we got last week. There is a nice band of showers along the inland SE with cold fronts forcing warm air to rise and condense into rain.

5/6/2012

The days of wild weather will likely continue into next week which means more rain and less sunshine. A mid-latitude cyclone is losing strength and breaking up over Iowa. There are still lots of low pressure systems popping up over the country and producing some of these storms. It is currently 57°F with no wind and cloudy skies and humidity at 89%. Expect some showers this afternoon as a low pressure system moves in from the west. We should have a nice day tomorrow then chance of rain again on Tuesday then pleasant conditions the rest of the week.
 

5/3/2012

Today brought more active weather into the region as we received to pretty good sized rain showers on two different occasions today. The first one started around 11:00 a.m. and lasted about an hour; the second storm started around 7:30 p.m and lasted about an hour and a half. Eau Claire never received any damaging winds or hail but some other areas around WI did. It is currently 62° F with winds from the north at 7 mph, and humidity at 96%. The storms have moved eastward and the next few days should clear up as easterly winds will draw in less moist air and therefore reducing the chances of showers.

5/2/2012

We finally got some somewhat exciting weather to happen with some really cool lightning and rain. However, the bulk of the system went to the south of us. The conditions were perfect for a storm with hot temperatures and lots of moisture in the air. It was pretty neat to be outside when the storm was passing through with high winds and ominous skies turning into calm conditions and clear skies. Unstable conditions and disturbances in the upper atmosphere can trigger storms out of nowhere in these conditions and could produce severe conditions. Take note of the mid-latitude cyclone hovering above WI which is fueling these storms.