April 27, 2011

Its currently almost 2 pm and my predictions for today were pretty accurate.  Today is a lot like yesterday without the rain and winds shifted to the north/northwest which I did predict because of the low pressure system that passed leading to counterclockwise winds.  Current temperature is 43 degrees although it feels like 39 with the sky again covered with clouds that appear to be nimbostratus again.  There is a 13 mph wind coming from the northwest and barometric pressure hasn't changed and is still at 1029.6 and rising rapidly.  Relative humidity is 90% and the dew point is 40 degrees, so this is another good indicator we may be getting more rain.  The jetstream looks about the same today as well, with a large trough in the middle of the country bringing in the cold air from Canada and that air is mixing with the naturally warmer air there, which is why they are expected to be hit with some hard storms.  When looking at the current surface map, the long stationary front that brought us that rain yesterday has passed, however there does look to be some rain yet behind it.  My prediction for tomorrow is another day like today, cloudy and cool with some precipitation likely in the next 6 or so hours and for winds to shift back towards the north.