4/9/12

Today's weather was unseasonabley chilly with gihs only reaching 47 and strong winds from the NW at 25 mph. Currently it is cloudy out with stratus clouds moving int the region and will stick around up until midnight. As the clouds clear the temperatures are expected to plummet below freezing to around 28 degrees. For the next few days, temperatures will be at or above average with possibly rain moving in around the weekend as the jet stream will move north of the upper Midwest and will drop around California.

4/8/12

After a very buy weekend I am able to finally make another posting. Since my last post, the weather has been feeling around average for this time in April. Today's ester weather was beautiful with little cloud cover with highs around 58 degrees. The winds have been very strong from the west at 25-30mph and there has been a fire weather advisory issued for the region. Additionally, tonights low will be falling below freezing so there is also a freeze warning out for the area as well. Tomorrows highs will be on the chilly side with highs only reaching 47 degrees and low dropping into the 20's! It hasn't been this cold since the start of March! With a high pressure system sitting to our south the weather looks nice for this week despite the chilly temperatures.

4/5/12

Today's weather will be around average with highs around 57 degrees. The skies will be clear with almost 100 sunny skies. The dew point is around 26 degrees which is quite dry and the winds are from the ENE at 10 mph which will change later in the day to the E. Tonight's temperatures will drop again due to the lack of cloud cover and insulation from the cloud cover. The low for tonight will be around 30 degrees and there is possibility of a freeze. The average temperatures will last until Saturday when there will be a cold front/low pressure system moving in. This system will bring with it rain and colder temperatures below average for this time of the year; A first in the last month. To the south east there are still numerous severe alerts due tot he strong low pressure system spiraling around the gulf.

4/4/12

Today's weather will be around average with perfectly sunny skies and a high around 61 degrees. The winds will be from the NE at 10mph and the barometer is on the rise with a high pressure system moving in. Tonight's low will be below freezing as there will be no cloud cover to help insulate the temperatures. The weather will continue to stay like this up until the weekend when the next system will move in from the Pacific northwest with a possibility for thunderstorms. Despite the nice weather up in the Midwest Texas has been experiencing a horrific tornado outbreak, mainly due from a strong cold front that moved through the area yesterday and interacted with strong gulf moisture. This produced at least 12 tornadoes, destroyed thousands of homes and threw semi trucks into the air almost 50 feet. Despite the damage there were no deaths thankfully.

Texas Tornadoes Reported Near Dallas

Texas Tornadoes Reported Near Dallas: ABCNEWS.COM - Video shows funnel clouds and exploding transformers.

There is a strong low pressure system and cold front moving through Texas currently and this is providing the energy to produce these powerful tornadoes

4/3/12

Last night's weather was quite wild with thunderstorms starting at around 1AM. The storms had a lot of lightning, wind and rain. The total rainfall from this storm was around 1.2 inches as of 8AM this morning. The storms were a result from a low pressure system funneling moisture in from the south. Now the system is sitting to our south east and providing the Chicago area with precipitation.Today's forecast calls for winds from the NNE at 12mph and the relative humidity is around 92% with a current temperature of 44 degrees. The Dew point is around 42 degrees which is creating the high relative humidity value. There is a line of stratus clouds that should be passing through the area later today which will bringing with it clear skies and a high of 63 degrees today. This will also provide a chilly low temperature of 33 degrees tonight.

4/1/12

This April fools day is certainly foolish. The highs for today will break records again this year, starting April off with a bang. The high for today is 74 degrees with winds from the south at 10mph. The start of the day was chilly and cloudy but as a low pressure system and stationary front moved into the area the temperatures rose and the clouds diminished. As the low pressure system moves closer to the region there will be a chance for thunderstorms tomorrow and will also bring with it lower temperatures, much more seasonal.  Today will definitely be the warmest day this entire week.