May 16, 2011

Its currently 5:30 and its still beautiful out like it has been all day.  Current temperature is still 67 degrees with still not a cloud in the sky, which will make it a cold night.  There is a 13 mph wind coming from the northeast and the barometric pressure is 1030.4 and falling some.  The relative humidity is 19% and the dew point is 21 degrees so the air isn't very saturated.  The jet stream shows the whole country in some sort of different troughs, the west has a trough bringing in cold air, the central has an inverse trough bringing in warm air and the east has a trough with a large swirl in the middle which could be why they have been getting hit by storms lately or it's associated with a dry line in this area.  The current surface map shows a lot going on on the east coast with some low pressure systems and a stationary front that brought some rain, as for us there isn't much going on, but there does seem to be a low pressure occluded front coming in but it's dying down, so I don't think it will bring any rain.  My prediction for tomorrow is another warm, clear day with increasing winds shifting towards the north because of a high pressure system by us. 

May 13, 2011

Its currently almost noon and my predictions were pretty accurate so far, although I thought we were going to get some rain.  The current temperature is 53 degrees although it feels a little cooler probably because of the 11 mph wind coming from the north.  The barometric pressure rose some from yesterday and is now at 1029.8 and steady.  The relative humidity is 77% and the dew point is 46 degrees so some rain is possible sometime today.  The jetstream shows the large trough that was west of us yesterday by us now, which is responsible for the cooler weather.  The current surface map shows that large stationary front that was by us yesterday now in the southeast producing rain and now ther is another low pressure stationary front coming in but doesn't look like it has any rain with it.  My prediction for tomorrow is another cool day with about the same cloud cover and for winds to shift towards the west with a chance of precipitation. 

May 12, 2011

Its currently about noon and it's another nice day.  The sky is a little occluded but the sun is starting to come out and it's very humid.  It's currently 66 degrees although it feels warmer because of the humidity.  There is a slight breeze coming from the north at 3 mph.  Barometric pressure rose some from yesterday and is now at 1029.7 and steady.  The humidity is at 84% and the dew point is 61 degrees so there is a good chance of rain soon.  The jetstream looks pretty odd, with a large cyclone in the middle of the country which is associated with the dryline that shows up in the same place on the current surface map.  The surface map also shows a large low pressure stationary front passing by with some rain with it as well.  There are a number of high pressure systems around the country so look for the wind to shift to the east tomorrow or today.  My prediction for tomorrow is a cooler day with increasing cloud cover and some rain in the next 6 or so hours. 

May 10, 2011

Its currently 8 pm and its still very nice out.  Today was a beautiful day with little wind, plenty of sunshine, no rain and temperatures hitting over 80 degrees.  I thought we were going to maybe get some rain but I was glad I was wrong.  The temperature is still beautiful at 76 degrees although it feels a little cooler with a wind of 11 from the ESE.  Relative humidity is 58% and the dew point is 57 degrees but I think we are going to be getting a thunderstorm soon.  Barometric pressure is 1029.5 and steady.  The jetstream shows us in the middle of an inverse trough which is bringing us this warm air, however to the west of us there is a big trough bringing in some cool arctic air.  The current surface map shows us right in the middle of a low pressure warm front as well and it has some rain with it, however the storm appears to be dying.  There does look to be a pretty big storm coming in from the northwest as well which I think is going to hit us tonight or tomorrow bringing us some storms.  My prediction for tomorrow is for another hot day with precipitation likely and for winds to increase and shift towards the east. 

May 9, 2011

Its currently just after noon and the rain has finally let up after storming all morning.  Current temperature is 54 degrees but it feels like 45 and even colder with the strong winds we are getting from the east at 36 mph, these winds are a good reason for this storm.  The sky is completley occluded with nimbostratus clouds still bringing us this rain.  Barometric pressure is 1029.6 and now falling rapidly and relative humidity is 87% with a dew point of 50 degrees, all factors in this storm.  The jetstream looks like it has a zonal flow for the most part, however there is a large trough in the west and sort of an inverse trough over us which should bring warm air to us.  When looking at the current surface map, you can see us getting pounded with heavy rain brought in by a large low pressure stationary front followed by another one with more rain.  My prediction for tomorrow is a warm day, with clouds breaking up and a chance of rain with winds dying down and shifting towards the north. 

May 6, 2011

Its currently about 11 am and its another very nice day.  The current temperature is 62 degrees and there aren't any clouds with a slight breeze coming from the northwest.  The relative humidity is 34% and the dew point is 31 degrees so the air isn't very saturated.  Barometric pressure dropped some and is now at 1029.8 and steady.  The jet stream looks like it's back to a zonal flow so much of the country is getting nice weather.  The current surface map has a lot going on with it, most notably the large occluded front that just went over us, which is why we could have got rain yesterday but it wasn't strong enough, and the next low pressure occluded front coming in.  This is like the last one, a low pressure cold front with some rain attached to it, however the storm is again dying off.  Other than that, there are a lot of low and high pressure systems around and some drylines associated with them.  My prediction for tomorrow, is a warm but cloudy day with a chance of rain and for winds to shift to the west/southwest. 

May 4, 2011

Its just after noon and my predictions for today were pretty accurate, it got a little warmer, the sky is pretty clear with the sun shining, no rain, however winds shifted a little farther than I thought and are now coming in from the southeast rather than east at 14 mph.  Current temperature is 58 degrees with the sky having hardly any cloud cover, but there are some cirrus clouds.  The relative humidity is 24% and the dew point is 21 degrees so again the air isn't very saturated.  Barometric pressure rose a little from yesterday and is now 1030.3 and steady.  The jetstream shows that trough bringing in the cold air recently has shifted east and now we sort of have an inverse trough which should bring us some warm weather for the next few days.  The current surface map shows that the storms on the east are about done, but there is a low pressure occluded front that is diminishing however has some rain with it.  My prediciton for tomorrow is a cooler day with increasing clouds and for winds to shift back towards the east/northeast and a slight chance of some rain. 

May 3, 2011

Its currently almost noon and my prediction for today was pretty accurate.  The temperature is warmer, its not as cloudy, we got no rain and winds shifted to the north.  Current temperature is 41 degrees but it feels more like 36 with about 25% cloud cover with what looks like altocumulus clouds.  There is an 11 mph wind coming from the north and the barometric pressure is 1030.2 and steady.  Relative humidity is 48% and the dew point is 23 degrees so the air isn't very saturated.  When seeing the current surface map, there again isn't much going on with us, but in the southeast they are still getting stormed on.  There is still a high pressure system by us which is responsible for the nicer weather.  THere is a low pressure cold front coming from the west with some rain with it however, it appears to be dying down.  My prediction for tomorrow is for it to be like today except a little warmer with little cloud cover, no rain and for winds to maybe shift east. 

May 2, 2011

Its currently almost 3 pm and its another crappy day like it has been for the last few days; cold, windy, cloudy, rainy.  Current temperature is 38 degrees although it feels like 33 and the sky is again completely covered with clouds that look like possibly cumulonimbus clouds.  The weind has died down from earlier and is now at 7 mph coming from the southwest.  Relative humidity is 63% and the dew point is 27 degrees and barometric pressure rose from the last time I checked and is now at 1030.2 and rising slowly.  The current jet stream has a pretty large trough in it in the middle of the country which is a good reason for these cold temperatures.  The current surface map is pretty plain with the only thing going on being a band of large storms in the southeast behind a large low pressure stationary front.  As for us we don't have anything really by us other than a high pressure dome which hopefully will bring us some warmer temperatures again and clearer skies.  For tomorrow, I predict a warmer day with clouds dispersing and for winds to shift towards the north with no precipitation.