Sorry guys I just had to get it out of my system. Yes there is really supposed to be more snow here in mid April. And yes I believe that I am officially giving up on Summer ever coming to the upper midwest. Unless Mother Nature decides to ever become my friend again I believe I will bundle up and sulk with my cup of hot chocolate while simply looking at a picture of green grass and sunny skies.
Today we are seeing what is known as a Colorado Low move across the country and into our neck of the woods. A Colorado low happens as a result of a cool low pressure system the begins to form on the eastern side of the Rocky Mountains. This low pressure system is almost always associated with producing series of storms across the plains states and dropping large amounts of snow on the upper midwestern states. Which is going to be the case for us this time.
Today's temperature is 36.7 deg F with a wind chill of 28.4 deg F (no wonder I had to bundle up in my winter coat and gloves this morning). The windchill is 20.7 creating a relative humidity of 52%. There is an 8mph wind from the East. The barometer is at 1016.3 and is expected to decrease throughout the day. The skies are currently 100% covered with stratus clouds which leads to a forecast of precipitation within 15 hours. This map below from the Weather Channel shows the low pressure system moving across Nebraska and Oklahoma with the dry line stretching from the Midwest to Texas. In front (east) of this dry line is where storm systems are likely to develop.
So all in all I advise people to not put away their winter gear just yet and prepare to see some snow today. And I would like to leave you with a short converstaion as was heard in our class last week.
Teacher: "So what is the saying? 'When the winds are from the East.....' "
Student: "Shit gets real!"
(The correct response was 'it is fit for neither man nor beast' but I liked the other response better because thanks to mother nature. Today in Eau Claire, WI shit will get real!)
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