Friday 2/1

Welcome to the Becker Diurnal Weather Journal! Here on the Home Page I will be giving a daily (or near daily) rundown of recent and current weather conditions, as well as make short-term forecasts in the Eau Claire, WI area. I will provide current weather conditions based on information received by weather balloons sent up the National Weather Service station in Chanhassen, MN. For example, today's weather conditions are as follows:

Temperature: -6°F (High 0°F)
Humidity: 64%
Pressure: 1026.3 mb
Wind Speed: 7 mph

Also in my posts, I will talk briefly about the weather from the last few days or so, the current weather, and make a short term forecast. I will also include weather maps to illustrate my explanations.

It's been a wild week of weather here in EC. Sunday (1/27) saw fairly warm snow, and alot of it. Monday followed with unusually warm temperatures, and hard showers of rain in the evening and into the night. After a night of rain, Tuesday brought clear skies and very, very icy conditions. It was safer to travel with ice skates than by walking. Wednesday was similar to Tuesday, clear skies, light breeze, and more icy conditions. Thursday (yesterday) was blustery, with light snow in the morning, and decreasing temperatures throughout the afternoon and into to today, and let me tell you, it certainly is cold! Today we have a wind chill of -30°F! I can definitely say I'm happy to be inside reporting on the weather, not experiencing it.

Just for fun, here is a picture of the current wind patterns in the US (11:59 CT 2/1). To find the live interactive wind map, navigate to the Favorite Links page on this blog.