Current Conditions
Temperature: 25°F
Feels Like: 17°F

Wind: 6 mph WNW
Humidity: 85%

I awoke this morning around 10 a.m. to light snow and about 6-7 inches of accumulation that fell overnight. All and all Winter Storm Q was not quite what they expected it to be in terms of intensity, but we did get a decent amount of snow. The image below shows the remains of Q over Michigan and Lake Superior. The occluded front shows that the storm is all but over. There is a chance of snow tomorrow with cloudy conditions likely throughout the day. Highs should be about the same as today, in the mid to upper 30's.

Current Conditions
Temperature: 20°F
Feels Like: 12°F

Wind: 6 mph NE
Humidity: 67%

Today's weather was nothing too exciting. Sun peaking through in the morning gave way to clouds in the afternoon, with highs reaching the middle 20's. The real weather story is the incoming Winter Storm Q that has been talked about over the last few days. This storm is headed toward us from the south and should hit us sometime in the early a.m. hours. There is a chance of snow from then until late morning Saturday. Estimates for snow accumulation is anywhere from 3-8 inches.

Current Conditions
Temperature: 14°F
Feels Like: 8°F

Wind: 4 mph NNE
Humidity: 55%

This morning started out just like yesterday ended, very cold. Temperatures warmed up by mid day though, almost reaching 20 degrees F. Conditions were mostly sunny throughout the day with a cloud here and there.  Tonight could dip down into the negatives yet again, which is not a good thing for my heating bill. Tomorrow should be a bit cloudier than today and warm up a little with highs in the mid 20's. By tomorrow night we could be experiencing the effects of Winter Storm Q that has been traveling through the western half of the country over the week. Most of the expected snow will probably arrive on Friday.

Winter storm Q is currently over the central part of the country, bringing snow to the Rockies and the Great Plains. A warm front coming from the Gulf of Mexico will likely provide the storm with more power as it heads our way.



The jetstream shows a trough coming down trough Colorado and into New Mexico. The jetstream looks like it will be bringing Winter Storm Q directly to us from Colorado, Kansas and Nebraska. The only question is how intense the storm will be when it reaches us. I will keep the blog updated in the days to come.

Current Conditions
Temperature: 7°F
Feels Like: -8°F

Wind: 12 mph NW
Humidity: 45%

Today's weather was definitely cause for some yearning for the warmer weather in the (hopefully close) future. Temperatures in the middle single digits all day along with wind chills in the negative teens made for brutal conditions for anyone daring to venture outdoors for any sort of extended period of time. The trough in the jet stream that we experienced yesterday was hear as well today and was the cause of the frigid temperatures. Tomorrow should be a bit warmer, even making it to the double digits. Conditions should be mostly sunny.

Current Conditions
Temperature: 26.7°F
Feels Like: 12°F

Wind: 21 mph WNW
Humidity: 73%

I first experienced the today's weather at about noon when I left for class. I was surprised by how warm it was, around 36 degrees F. Temperatures started to cool off slowly from there, but stayed steady in the lower 30's. Leaving class at 4:15 I noticed that there was currently snow falling and that by the look of the walks it had been for a little while before that as well. An area of low pressure to our north is most likely the cause of the precipitation. Overnight forecasts suggest that we could see around an inch of new snow accumulation by tomorrow morning. Strong winds from the north should cause temperatures to dip significantly, into the single digits most likely, and also make tomorrow much colder than today with highs in the single digits or lower teens.

The low pressure system over Lake Superior looks to be the center of mid latitude cyclone. Judging by the occluded front at the center I would say this system is losing energy and on its way out.

Right now we are in a trough of the jetstream. To the west there is also a trough that is extending down trough Oregon and California. This trough is bringing with it a cold and moist air mass from off the coast of Vancouver. This will bring snow to much of the west reaching as low as middle California. This storm has been named Winter Storm Q. Throughout the week this storm is projected to move east and bring significant snowfall to the much of the country, including us by about Friday. I will track the progress of this storm as it progresses.

Current Conditions
Temperature: 13.1°F
Feels Like: 6°F

Wind: 4 mph W
Humidity: 54%

Conditions throughout the day today were mostly sunny with some clouds passing through from time to time. Temperatures were in the mid teens, which seemed a bit chilly after the few days of above freezing temperatures we had been experiencing. High pressure air masses to our west should work their way toward our area for tomorrow and maybe the next day. This should mean more sunny conditions. The jetstream is still sending cold air from the north our way, so temperatures should stay in the general range they were today.

Thursday 2-14-13

Current Conditions
Temperature: 12.6°F
Feels Like: 0°F

Wind: 9 mph NW
Humidity: 60%

Yesterday's weather was fairly steady and boring for the most part. Overcast conditions dominated the sky and temperatures were in the lower 30's. Today's weather should be a mix of sun and clouds. The map of the jetstream below shows that we are receiving winds from the N-NW and that should bring with it some colder conditions than we have seen over the last few days.