The remainder of Saturday did remain warm and a high of 44°F was reached. There was an inch of snow depth melted on Saturday. There was some mild precipitation early Sunday morning with some light snow. Sunday the temperatures dropped off and did not reach above 39°F. Due to the early morning precipitation 2 inches of snow were melted. The current snow depth is currently 2 inches. Monday so far is colder than it was the past few days with strong eastern winds.
Current Conditions:
Temperature: 34°F Feels Like: 25°F
Humidity: 48%
Wind Conditions: E 22 mph
Precipitation: 40%
Sky Conditions: partly cloudy and overcast
Visibility: 10.0 miles
Today in Eau Claire it is cold with eastern winds entering the area. Eau Claire County currently has a winter weather advisory valid from 3 pm today until 12 pm Tuesday. There is the possibility for light scattered snow showers during the day, but heavier snow is not expected until late afternoon today. This storm is hard to forecast due to the dry eastern winds a not normal path expected in the Midwest. These winds are delaying the arrival of the snow storm. The low bringing snow to the area is coming from the Northern Plains. The closer to the low the greater snow accumulation is predicted because this type of storm track does not usually bring large snow amounts to the area, but we are expected to get some snow in the area. The surface map in Figure 1 shows the approaching show storm coming in from the west and the low pressure system moving into the area. It appears south eastern Unite States is receiving more precipitation, leading to more concern of flooding after last weeks severe floods.
Figure 1. Surface map of the United States for today.
Tomorrow's Forecast:
The Eau Claire area is currently experiencing cold weather conditions and I expect these to continue through the day and get colder as the winter storm approaches. I believe snow accumulations will continue through tonight and stop early tomorrow morning. I expect Tuesday to be cold and have temperatures in the twenties following the storm. Figure two shows that the western side of Eau Claire County is expected to receive 6 to 8 inches of snow and the eastern side of Eau Claire County is expected to receive 4 to 6 inches of snow.
Figure 2. Forecasted snow amounts for the Twin Cities and surrounding areas for today.
Daily National Holiday:
Today is National Cheese Doodle Day! Time to turn those fingers bright orange! Today we celebrate the delicious cheese coated puffy and crunchy perfect snack food!
