Here comes winter storm Q

So far it has been a nice morning, a little chilly but clear skies. Current temperatures in Eau Claire, WI are at 15F, but feels like 5F, at 11:40am. Wind is coming from the NE at 7 mph with a wind chill of 0F. Humidity is at 64%, with a dew point of 1F.

Today's high is expected to reach 23F around 3:00pm this afternoon with mostly cloud cover.

Tonight's forecast calls for a 100% chance of snow. New accumulation is expected to reach 1-2 inches. The low is forcasted to be 17F.

Tomorrow forecast calls for another 100% chance of snowfall, with an expected accumulation of 1-2 inches. The high should be around 28F, with NE coming in around 5-10 mph.

As we discussed breifly yesterday, a new winter storm named Q is the cause of all this snow. So far this storm has proved to be quite viscious. Here we can see low pressure cells around Texas and New Mexico and high pressure cells in the northern parts of the state; the high pressure is pushing down to the low pressure. The low pressure is uplifting, creating a lot of precipiation in the great plains area. The stationary low  in the western part of the states if a result of the rocky mountains acting like a barrier between the two pressure cells. I provided this website in the event that you might want to check it out and get more detailed information regarding the storm.

http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-video/plains-snow-accumulations-new/2176543668001

I provided this jet stream so you can observe and compare the jet stream pattern compared to the storm formation on the surface map.



By Friday at 3:00pm we are expected to have a snow accumulationo f 3-5 inches for Mondovi and Eau Claire, WI