The remainder of the weekend did remain cold, and the snow conditions experienced on Saturday did stop in the early afternoon. The long term forecast was correct in predicting snow as there is a heavy snowfall occurring right now in Eau Claire.
Current Conditions:
Temperature: 24°F Feels Like: 14°F
Humidity: 88%
Wind Conditions: NE 10 mph
Precipitation: 70%
Sky Conditions: Cloudy with heavy snowfall
Visibility: 0.3 miles
Today in Eau Claire there is snowy weather conditions. There is currently a winter weather advisory issued until 6 pm tonight for the Ea Claire area. The low pressure track has made its way through the Eau Claire area leading to snow and precipitation in the area, as seen in Figure 1 below. There is a possibility that freezing rain will occur in the area.
Figure 1. Surface map of the Eau Claire area for today.
Tomorrow's Forecast:
The Eau Claire area is currently experiencing snowy weather conditions, I expect these conditions to continue for the rest of the day resulting in 1 to 2 inches of snow accumulation in Eau Claire as predicted in Figure 2. I also predict a large amount of ice accumulation, and freezing rain for the rest of today also predicted in Figure 2. There is expected to be 0.25 to 0.50 inches of ice accumulation in the Eau Claire area today.
Figure 2. Forecast maps of the snow accumulation and freezing precipitation for the Twin Cities and surrounding areas for today and tomorrow.
Today is National Presidents Day! A holiday established to celebrate George Washington, also called "George Washington's Birthday", even though today is not his birthday weird enough! If your see a quarter today be sure to wish George a happy presidents day on it!
