Woke up this morning to a mainly clear sky. Some cirrus clouds exhibiting wind shear in them were observed to the south of Eau Claire as I walked to school this morning. Wind is cool and fluctuating out of the East and North. Temperature is 42.3F as of 10:34AM, with a high expected near 60.
Current conditions around the nation are....
As you can see there is a large low pressure system to our south. This would explain the north winds we have been experience over the past few days. This low pressure was probably sucking in the air from areas in Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, and Wisconsin yesterday. I am guessing that the cooler air located here in our area mixed with some of the air from the Gulf Coast states is creating the precipitation that you see in Mississippi, Alabama, and elsewhere in the southeast.
Looking to the west one will see a large cold front associated with some low pressure. Right now that system is currently over the Rocky Mountains. The high pressure seen down near Colorado that is so close to the Low Pressure at the southern tip of Nevada should create higher winds than average because of the sharper pressure gradient change from one location to the other.
Here is map of the Jet Stream illustrating the Upper Air movements in our atmosphere on this day.
When comparing the current conditions map and the jet stream a couple of things become very evident. The portion of the Jet in the Northwest United States moves north right alongside where the cold front is located in the current conditions map. Also the Jet in the southern US has a very distinct shape like the stationary low located there.
Weather Observed on the way to UW-Eau Claire's campus and at McIntyre Library
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