The remainder of yesterday did remain cold, but the snow prediction was incorrect. A stong southern wind came in shifting the jet stream north making the snow occurring in Canada stay north of the Eau Claire area preventing a snow event here. This can be seen in Figure 1 below. Today is following the predictions for warmer weather conditions. Temperatures have risen significantly from yesterday.
Figure 1. Surface map of the United States today.
Current Conditions:
Temperature: 22°F Feels Like: 9°F
Humidity: 50%
Wind Conditions: S 13 mph
Precipitation: 0%
Sky Conditions: cloudy
Visibility: 10.0 miles
Today in Eau Claire there is warmer weather than the past few days. Temperatures are in the twenties for only the second time this month. Strong southern winds visible in Figure 2 below are bringing in the warmer air and bringing in the warming trend.
Figure 2. Map showing the wind direction and speeds across the United States today.
Tomorrow's Forecast:
The Eau Claire area is currently experiencing warmer weather conditions. There continues to be a warm southern wind today that I expect to continue for the rest of the day today. The continuation of southern wind will make for warmer temperatures tomorrow as well.
An interesting weather occurrence that is occurring across the globe is Cyclone Gita which is predicted to wreck havoc on Fiji and Tonga in the Pacific ocean. The predicted path of the cyclone can be seen in Figure 3 below. Will follow up in the up coming days with the actual impact of the cyclone.
Figure 3. Predicted path of Cyclone Gita in the Pacific Ocean near Tonga and Fiji.
Daily National Holiday:
Today is Fat Tuesday! Get out those mardi gras beads and eat some sweets!
