Thursday, April 4, 2013

A weak cold front moving into some SW winds will be the cause of light rain showers early in the day

As we forecasted from yesterday today is supposed to reach a high of 45F. The current temperature is at 39F. Humidity is  65%, with a dew point of 28F. The forecast for today calls for a chance of rain earlier in the day. Looking at the surface and wind map we can see that winds are coming in from the SW around 5-10 mph.



By looking at this sureface map we can see that the high pressure system that was located over we Wisconsin yesterday has moved towards the east coast. This is due in part because of the movement of the jet stream. We can also see a cold front that is moving in over northern Wisconsin. The cold front moving in and the warm, moist SW winds coming in are going to be the cause for the light showers we are expecting later this morning into early this afternoon.



By this afternoon winds are going to shift and will be coming in from the WNW and will speed up a bit to around 10-20 mph. Cloud cover will continue at this point to be partly cloudy.

Tonight's low is forecasted to reach a low of 25F. Winds will continue to shift and will be coming in from the N. At this point skies will clear up. This is due to all the moisture in the air being released then cold, dry air coming in for the rest of the evening.

Tomorrow's forecast calls for a high of 46F. Again, winds will be shifting coming in from the NNE in the morning with speeds around 5-10 mph. They will then shift and be coming in from the SSE in the afternoon. Due to winds coming from the E cloud cover is expected to increase throughout tomorrow. There is a 30% chance of precipitation in the form of rain mainly after 4pm. This is most likley associated with the SSE winds that will be coming through filled with warm, moist air.


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