Monday's Weather

current conditions

Temperature: 66°F

Wind: 17mph SE gusts 27mph

Dew Point: 40°F

Humidity: 39%

Pressure: 29.77"

We are currently on the edge of an incoming low pressure system that could produce some rain and possibly thunderstorms a little later tonight.  The surface data shows the low pressure front moving our way.  Look for the wind to shift the the South West latter as an indication that the front is here.  the warm moist air from the south is will rise and cool over the wedge of cooler air that occupies the eastern half of the day. 

Thursday's Weather

Current Conditions

Temperature: 53 F
Wind: 15 mph ESE gusts 20 mph ESE
Dew Point: 32 F
Humidity: 45%
Pressure 29.93

This morning started off cold temperatures dipped below freezing last night for a little bit hitting 30F.  Hopefully that didn’t hurt the blooming plants too bad.  Right now there is a layer of cirrus stratus clouds overhead.  Rain looks to be in the forecast for tonight as the radar indicates there is a fairly well developed storm coming out of central Minnesota right now.  I should hit us in next few hours. The Storm system it on the leading edge of a low pressure system so the warmer air is sliding over the wedge of cold air, and creating precipitation. After the rain passes tomorrow the low pressure system should bring some warmer air to up for the next few days.

Tuesdays Weather

Current Conditions

Temperatures: 71°F
Wind: 18 mph SW30 mph gusts
Dew Point 53°F
Humidity: 51%
Pressure 29.56

The morning started out cloudy and cold.  Stratus clouds hid the sun and the temperatures we're in the 40's for most of the morning. Around noon the clouds broke and the wind picked up.  This morning we had winds of 5-10 mph its now 15-20 mph.  The south western winds pushed warm air up into the region pushing out yesterdays cold rapidly.  There was a chance for thunderstorms this morning with the strong south wind, but that has passed as the clouds have left.  Tomorrow will be cooler as the wind direction will shift to the the north east. the surface data shows the wind swirling at the edges of the two fronts.

  

Thursday's Weather

Todays Conditions

Temperature: 61°F
Wind: 7mph ENE gusts 10mph
Dew Point: 39°
Humidity: 44%
Pressure 29.97"

The weather was beautiful again today skies were clear and wind has shifted to the NE due to a small high pressure system thats in northern Minnesota thats causing the air to rotate away from it. Look to see the the wind continue to shift throughout the day tomorrow. The warm weather will continue it to the forceable future as long as we stay in the current jet stream pattern.  were getting warm southern air pushed up as the cold air continues to stay to our north.

Round Two?

It certainly looks like we have some more rain coming out of the south west some dark stormy looking nimbostratus clouds just developed.  the radar is also showing some weaker scattered showers starting to form down wind of us.  

Weekend Update/Mondays Weather

The weather this week end was exceptionally nice.  a south wind blew all weekend and broght perfect weather on saturday and sunday.  Saturdays highs were in the mid 60's and the skies were mostly clear.  sirius clouds combined with the south wind provide us with a warning that the weather wouldn't last.  Sunday was even warmer and has calmer winds.  But around noon the alto Strauss clouds rolled in, and by sun set ominous looking stratus clouds were here.  The rain come at about 1 am I think and lasted till 9:35 this morning, just minutes before I had to walk to campus.

Current Conditions:

Temperature: 51°F
Wind: 11mph ssw gusts ssw 22 mph
Dew Point: 44°F
Humidity: 77%
Pressure: 29.65"

The form systems are benign to move out of the area as the wind has started to shift to the west.  The satellite images show a well developed mid latitude cyclone is responsible for the rain.  its being pushed ton the north east by low pressure from the south west.  the sky keeps changing every time i look outside, currently it looks like war have cumulous stratus.  with some lower level clouds being caused by evaporation.  however the low press looks like it will bering clear skies and things should start to clear up by the afternoon.  this front is benign us more warm air and things should be very nice thought out the week.

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Fridays Weather

Todays Conditions

Temperature: 29°F
Wind: 0mph gusts NNW 18 mph
Dew Point: 0°F
Humidity: 30%
Pressure: 30.51"

The high pressure is here.  There is not a cloud in the sky and the flag is dead still,  it looks beautiful out side but it's colder than it has been lately.  It doesn't look like temperatures will get much above freezing today.   Things will start to change tonight though.  There is a low pressure warm front coming out of the plain states that should get here tomorrow morning ant really start warming things up. high are projected to be approaching 60 tomarrow and sunday will be nice and warm too.