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Welcome to my weather blog. Throughout the semester, I will be making daily updates (including corresponding photos and/or videos) about the weather occurring in the Eau Claire area. In addition, many photos and videos illustrating weather from other parts of the world that I find interesting will be included.

Friday, February 11, 2011

Changes in the Weather

Finally some changes in the weather to talk about, and I'm happy to say that I predicted them accurately.  Early this morning, the cloud cover was scattered due to a large opening to the north.  However, it turned to overcast by 11:30 this afternoon.  A light snow started in the afternoon and lasted for several hours, but it didn't amount to much.  According to The Weather Channel, we got roughly 0.1 inches.  Concerning the wind, calm conditions prevailed for most of the day.

I think we may get some more snow tomorrow as well.  As seen in the image below, there is a considerable amount of water vapor in the atmosphere over Montana and the Dakotas.  With the current low-pressure system, a source of water vapor moving in may lead to some snow.  Whether we get snow or not, the temperature and cloud cover tomorrow should be very similar to the conditions today.

Satellite image from Unisys illustrating water vapor in the atmosphere.
High amount of water vapor over Montana.
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