July 1 anvil cloud

May 10

Temperature: 43F

Dewpoint: 27F

Humidity: 53%

Pressure: 1018.6 mb

Wind: NE 11mph

As you can see today we are still feeling the effect of the low pressure system that gave us rain yesterday. The north east wind is indicative of that counter clockwise movement. We should expect the wind to move to the north.

May 13

May 8

Today is very nice outside. No precipitation. As you can see in the image below, we have some cumulus humulis, and possibly mediocris clouds. I expect that by this evening the clouds will turn into cumulus congestus clouds, and thus thuderstorms possibly tomorrow or on thursday.

 

 

Temperature: 76°F

Dew point: 42°F

Humidity: 30%

Pressure: 1015.3mb

Wind: NNE 4 mph

 

 

So there is still a high pressure system over the great lakes, which is giving us nice weather. However, there is a cold front approaching, from a polar air mass, causing the wind to come from the NE, however as that low pressure system near colorado moves east, the wind may shift coming from the south or east. bringing rain and thunderstorms.

 



The low pressure system on the east coast is still cycling but it is dying out. you can see the low over south dakota is swirling, but you can see the moisture developing near colorado.

May 7

Today was nice again, finally don't need my winter coat! it was a little chilly, but has since warmed up.

Temperature: 63°F
Dewpoint: 43°F
Humidity: 49%
Pressure: 1018.2 mb
Wind: calm

 As you can see we are in for some nice weather. High pressure systems abound, for today and tomorrow at least, we can expect nice sunny weather and warm temperatures. That low over colorado may swoop by and give us some precipitation later in the week possibly around Thursday; I'd like to venture that the warm air from the maritime tropical airmass near Florida will likely create thunderstorms as that low pressure area follows the jetstream up toward Wisconsin.

Here you can see the low pressure system over the east coast is weak but forming a light cyclone. The water vapor is forming that distinct comma shape.

May 6

Sorry for not posting on the weekend, I should have but I was lazy, working on work and other projects as the semester starts to wind down.

Today was finally a nice day, I woke up and saw green again as the snow is melting away.

Temperature: 58°F
Dew point: 43°F
Humidity: 58%
Pressure: 1019.1 mb
Wind: W 3mph

 As you can see Wisconsin ins in the middle of a stationary front. We have a high pressure system to the north west, that is forcing the wind west and down. The low system over Tennessee is forming a nice cyclone system, which can be seen further down on the blog in the weather vapor image.

 You can see the low system over tennesse. There is an inverted trough over the great lakes.

 The temperatures have gotten nicer as the cold air mass disappeared.

May 3

It was raining lightly this morning, car was covered in ice pellets.

Temperature: 34°F
Dewpoint: 30°F
Humidity: 87%
Pressure: 1023.9mb
Wind: NNE 7mph

 Here is today's surface map, you can see the low pressure system is really prevalent over Illinois, rotating there, creating bad weather for us. The continental polar air mass is still pushing south giving most of the United States cool temperatures.