Tuesday: 5/5/15

4:30

Current Temperature: 68° F 

Humidity: 24 %

Wind Direction: SE

Wind Speed: 7 mph

Sky Conditions: Mostly Cloudy

Today is about the same temperature as yesterday, although much windier, with gusts up to 20 mph.   The sky is is mostly cloudy with the sun peaking through at some points. There is a chance for rain starting about midnight tonight, which should lead into more rain Wednesday and Thursday.  Right now there is some rain to the southwest near Winona, Minnesota, but it will will miss Eau Claire to the south.  The rain that could hit us is in Colorado right now, as some nasty fronts are riding East of the Rocky Mountains.

Tomorrow it will heat up a little bit as a warm front approaches, but this will also bring up the humidity, increasing our chance for storms.  There is a 40 percent chance for rain during the day and 30 percent chance at night.

Figure 1: A low pressure system in Colorado is causing heavy rain.
Expect temps to warm up tomorrow as the warm front and low pressure system approaches

Figure 2: Rain to the southwest in Colorado and Nebraska could hit us
tomorrow if they move towardsthe north a little bit

Figure 3: Strong winds from the South East will hit us tomorrow, East winds
almost always bring some rain, especially with the factors in play

Figure 4: The water vapor map is showing a real chance that Eau Claire
 gets hit with rain tomorrow and Thursday

Figure 5: This upper air sounding plot in East Colorado is showing
strong signs of an unstable atmosphere and rain falling from the sky