May 7, 2018

Hot n' Toasty

Current Conditions

Temperature: 76 °F
Dew Point: 42 °F'
Winds: WSW 6 mph
Pressure: 1014.9 mb
Visibility: 10 miles

Today was a predictable day given the high pressure dome in the area. The skies were clear in the morning with partly cloudy skies later this evening. The whole country experienced similar weather conditions, meaning no severe or interesting weather (figure 1).

Figure 1. Surface map of the United States.

The surface map shows the high pressure dome sitting over the Midwest and the northeast creating clear skies and beautiful summer-like conditions. There is a small amount of rain to the west of Wisconsin but that shouldn't impact the area until tomorrow morning.

Temperatures were also quite high today. Figure 2 shows the high temperatures for the country.

Figure 2. High temperatures for the United States.

In figure 2 one can see the high temperatures at the most extreme from western Texas up through the Plains. Although those high temperatures feel nice, we should see a drop in temperature in Wisconsin starting tomorrow as the rain hits.

Previous Prediction

Yesterday's prediction was spot on; we had higher temperatures and clear skies because of the high pressure dome.

Prediction

For tomorrow I would expect overcast skies as a low pressure system moves into the area. There will most likely be some rain showers tomrrow evening into tomorrow night as the low pressure system moves closer to western Wisconsin (figure 3).

Figure 3. Prediction map for May 8, 2018.