Tuesday and Wednesday's Observations

Yesterday we saw cirrocumulus clouds covering about 75% of the sky. The temperature was around 62 deg F with the dew point at 32 deg F creating a relative humidity of 33%. The winds were from the west at around 9 mph. The barometer was at 1030.6 mb which is much higher than the sudden drop in the pressure that we saw on Sunday when the larger storms were in the area. Yesterday we were in a high pressure dome with an approaching cold front over the Dakotas. I predicted rain overnight however this proved to be wrong.

Today's weather looks to be a bit gloomy. The temperature is at 52.5 deg F with a wind chill of 49.1 deg F. The  dewpoint is at 38.3 deg F creating a relative humidity of 58% meaning that there is alot more moisture in the air then yesterday. The wind is from the north at around 5 mph. The barometer is at 1017.5 mb which is a bit lower than yesterday this means that the lower pressure system that was off to the west yesterday is moving through the area today. In the eastern sky this morning I see cirrocumulus clouds however in the western sky I see a blanket of gray nimbostratus clouds. These western clouds are going to be bringing rain showers to the area throughout the day and into the night. The map below from the Weather Channel confirms that the cold front is indeed stretching across the western side of Wisconsin. This is bringing the cooler temperatures and cloudy skies.