Interpolation maps in pictures page

Check out my interpolation temperature maps I made for Advanced GIS located in the pictures/videos page!

5/10/12

It is almost the end of school this semester and the weather is definitely cooperating. Today the skies are mostly clear with round 10-20 percent cloud cover and the clouds are cumulus. The winds are from the NW at 3 mph, the barometer is at 29.97 inches and dropping due to a low pressure system sitting out in the great plains moving in. The air is quite dry right now with a dew point of 38 degrees. Tomorrow as the low pressure system approaches, there will be a chance of thunderstorms, however no severe weather is expected! This is good for the last day of class tomorrow! Time to get ready for finals!

5/9/12

Today's high is expected to reach the mid 60's today. The cloud cover is around 30-40 percent and the type of clouds are cumulus. The skies are expected to clear more later i nthe afternoon and the winds are from the NNW at 10mph. The air is quite dry at 38 percent humidity and with this low humdity and sunny skies this will allow the temperature to drop tonight into the 40's. The tree pollen is at full force right now and my allergies are affecting me today with the calm winds.

5/8/12

Another dreary cloudy altostratus- nimbostratus later in the day for the eau claire area. There is a low pressure system sitting over northern Minnesota which will bring precipitation later in the day. Thee already is flooding in the region from the 2 inches of rain that we got on Saturday. Additionally, There is a cold front stretching through Texas all the way up to Ohio which is bringing lots of rain up to 3 inches in places!

5/7/12

After a rainy weekend, some much needed sunshine is in the works for today. Today will be a high of around 70 degrees and the skies will have about 20 percent cloud cover only. the winds will be from the WNW 10mph and the low will drop down to around 40 degrees. Tomorrow a low pressure system will move in bringing with it rain and cloudy conditions along with cooler temperatures with highs only reaching to around 60 degrees.

5/6/12

After a monsoon like day yesterday, the Eau Claire region received 1.83 inches of rain. Today's temperatures have dropped around 10 degrees from yesterday and the high for today will only get up to around 60 degrees. The sky is currently 100 percent cloud covered and the winds are light from the NE at 10mph. The cold front and low pressure system that brought all of the moisture is slowly moving into Illinois and providing the area with severe weather. There is still a lot of moisture in the air and the humidity is still 93% since the storm just recently moved through.

5/5/12

Today's weather is expected to be cloudy and dreary with a 60 percent chance of thunderstorms during the afternoon hours. The temperature is 56 right now and isn't expected  reach any record high today. The dew point is around 50 and the barometer is falling. The cloud cover is around 100 percent right now and there is severe weather to our west in southwest Minnesota right now. The is a bow echo line of storms moving our way and strong winds and small hail is expected.

5/3/12

Strong thunderstorms are currently moving through the eau claire region, a gust of around 50-60 mph just came through and now the rain is coming down in buckets. The gust is due to the pronounced heavy inflow of air from the back of this little storm. The low pressure system is sitting over the twin cities right now and is helping to produce this convective thunderstorms. There is a possibility for more severe weather later today especially if the sun comes out to help warm up the air. The winds are from the NW at 20 mph with gusts. The humidity is around 90% and the dew point is 65 degrees. The high for today is going to be around 78 and the low for tonight will be around 50.

5/2/12

After an uneventful evening last night with the severe weather, today is going to be quite beautiful. It is currently 64 degrees with winds from the SW at 10mph and the dew point is 58 which is quite sticky. The high expected today is going to be above average again around 80 degrees with a 60 percent chance of severe thunderstorms moving in later in the night. Hopefully it will be much more lively than last night! The twin cities got 2 inch hail and a tornado touched down just south east of the cities near Hastings, MN!

5/1/12

After a very busy weekend I am back. The weather today is expected to be quite warm with highs reaching 77 degrees. The winds will be from the SSE at 20mph which is pumping lots of sticky moisture up from the gulf. The jet stream is hovering over the northern united states and if it decides to dip down farther later today this will be the recipe for severe weather in the northern plains. Tonight the low will be 61 degrees which is quite balmy from what we have been seeing as of late. There is a 50% chance of thunderstorms and possibly severe weather tonight and into tomorrow during the day. The high for tomorrow will be 80 degrees which is again above average and the winds will switch to the SSW at 10mph.

4/24/12

Today's weather was a beautiful 70 degrees with partly cloudy skies. The winds were from the NNE at 5mph and the dew point was 26 degrees. As a low pressure system moves into the great lakes area, there will be an overnight chance of showers/thunderstorms tonight and there will be a higher chance tomorrow in the afternoon. Behind the low pressure system will be below average temperatures again and cloudy skies for the weekend. This weather is certainly more seasonable trend wise than was the weather during March. The Nor'easter finally has moved out into the ocean and mostly dissapated. Below is a map showing the snowfall totals.

4/23/12

The weather today is partly cloudy skies with a temperature of 53 degrees currently. It is expected to be 60 degrees around 3pm today with winds NNW at 5-10mph. More clouds will be moving in tonight and the winds will switch to the S at 5mph and the low will be 39 degrees. The highs will be around average until Wednesday when a chance of showers will be moving into the area. In the northeast there are still periods of snow that will be moving in from the nor'easter that has been slamming the region. However there wont be as much accumulation as had been expected due to the high sun angle which causes the snow to melt before it can accumulate.

4/22/12

Today's weather will be a bit below average temperatures (around 56) with partly cloudy skies and winds will be from the NE at 10mph. The weather will be around average until Wednesday when a slight chance of rain and cooler temps move in. In other areas of the country especially thee northeast, a Nor'easter has slammed into the upstate new york and Pennsylvania area dumping nearly a foot of snow on the region and bring 5 inches of rain along the coast.

4/21/12

Today's weather will be below average temperatures with a 50 percent chance of rain later into the day around dinnertime.  The high for today will be 53 degrees with winds from the south at 15mph with gusts to 20mph. The dew point is 30 degrees and the skies are mostly cloudy right now with alto stratus clouds dominating the sky. As the day progresses and the rain moves in the sky will be overcast and the winds will switch to the east. It appears that the rest of the weekend will be dreary and rainy and a slow warm up will occur next week.

4/19/12

Another gloomy day for the region. Today's forecast calls for a 80% chance of rain showers later in the day around 3pm as a low pressure system moves to our south and pumps up moisture from the south. Currently, the winds are from the NE at 5mph and the barometer is rising slowly at 30.5mb. The temperature is 45 degrees and is expected to not get much higher than that today. The low for tonight is expected to hover around freezing with winds switching to the NNE at 15mph. tomorrow looks quite nice with slightly below average temperatures and the rest of the weekend looks again, gloomy.

4/16/12

Its been a strange 24 hours of weather in the Eau Claire area. Yesterday it was 75 degrees with a dew point of 55 degrees with winds from the WSW at around 30 mph. As a low pressure system and stationary front moved into the area last night it brought with it lots of rain, strong winds and tornadoes in Minnesota. Today especially in the morning there was snow showers and the temperatures got up into the upper 30's. Tomorrow is going to be round average again with highs in the 60's, but then a chance of rain will be in the forecast for Wednesday again.  Very strange spring weather indeed.

4/14/12

Today's weather is above average again with temperatures reaching around 71 degrees with winds from the south west at 10mph. The sky was clear this morning but as the low pressure system approaches the region the clouds have been rolling in with cumulus congestus clouds and now some stratus clouds as well. To our south there is a high threat for very severe storms stretching from Nebraska to Texas with the likelihood of a devastating tornado outbreak tonight and tomorrow morning. There is a chance for severe weather here as well but the likelihood is much smaller. We will however be getting thunderstorms tonight and tomorrow and the amount of precipitation will be around an half inch.

4 feet of hail in Texas!

This story seemed very interesting.

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Latest-News-Wires/2012/0413/4-feet-of-hail-Massive-hail-storm-hits-Texas-panhandle

4/13/12

Today's weather was ominous and cloudy with highs only reaching 55 degrees. The dew point is quite high today and it has been raining/misting the entire afternoon with nimbostratus clouds dominating the sky. Tomorrows forecast calls for warmer weather to move in due to a warm front/low pressure system with highs reaching 73 degrees. The system will bring with it the possibility for severe weather tomorrow night and into Sunday morning as well. There is also the potential for tornadoes down south yet again due to this system.

4/12/12

Today appears to be an amazing day with highs in the upper 50's to low 60's. The skies are mostly sunny with only around 10 percent cloud cover and the winds are from the SSE at 5mph. Tonight's forecast is looking like bonfire weather tonight with lows dropping into the low 40's and the winds increasing to 10mph. It is unfortunate that I cant partake as I have been sick the entire week with a fever! A low pressure system and stationary front will be moving into the region bringing with it a chance for rain and then a warm up for the weekend. However come next week Tuesday the temperatures will drastically drop again to the low 40's as high temperatures. A real bummer!