Observations for Tuesday, April 19th and Wednesday, April 20th, 2011

Throughout the course of yesterday and today, we've experienced cooler temperatures, overcast skies, and light snow.  I was predicting quite a bit more of precipitation than what we actually got, but I'm not complaining one bit, as most of the snow melted after a few hours of staying on the ground.  At 3 pm on Tuesday, the temperature was about 41 degrees and winds were blowing from the east at 13 MPH.  The east wind signaled inclement weather to come, and like I said earlier, it wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it would be.  Light snow persisted throughout the night, and collected on the ground through this morning.  Today at 3 pm, the temperature was 42 degrees, with winds blowing from the west at 11 MPH.  Skies again at this time were overcast, but the changed wind direction helped to show that our snowy weather was likely on its way out.  For the next few days, we'll probably see a slow warm-up with a day or two of precipitation.

Observations for Monday, April 18th, 2011

Today was a pretty mild day out, with clear skies for most of the day, but strong winds.  When clouds did loom overhead, they seemed to be various types of cumulus clouds.  At the time of my observations, it was 39 degrees outside, with winds blowing from the east/northeast at about 6 MPH.  At this point, one should already point out that whenever winds are coming from the east, it usually signals inclement weather.  This is exactly what I believe will take place within the next day or so.  We'll probably get some snow, and it could be significant amounts.  This is also due to a Colorado low that's moving into the area.

Observations for Thursday, April 14th, 2011 and Friday, April 15th, 2011

Strong winds have pretty much been the theme of the last four days or so, with some gusts reaching over 30 MPH.  On Thursday, the temperature was 44 degrees at 3 pm with variable winds at about 5 MPH, but that speed was not consistent throughout the day, as speeds were easily over 21 MPH earlier in the day.  It's probably important to note that winds were mostly coming from the north/northwest for most of the day.  With the high winds, it really felt about 10 degrees colder on average than the actual temperatures.  On Friday, it was a bit warmer at 3 pm, with temperatures at about 46 degrees, but even stronger winds blowing from the northeast at a whopping 23 MPH.  These extremely strong winds made it feel even colder than the day before, unfortunately.  There was a mix of clouds throughout both days, and we did experience a bit of light snow on Friday afternoon, though it didn't accumulate to much of anything.  The strong winds seem to have continued through the weekend, though it doesn't seem like it's gotten too much colder out.  I would expect a slow warming trend to start within the next week to quell all of the strong winds.

Observations for Tuesday, April 12th and Wednesday, April 13th

I had predicted that yesterday and today were going to be quite a bit cooler than the weekend, and though they were cooler than Sunday, they were by no means as cool as I thought they would be (no pun intended...).  At 4 pm on Tuesday, the temperature was a comfortable 66 degrees with a fairly strong wind coming from the southwest at 12 MPH.  At that time, there really weren't any clouds outside.  At the same time today, the temperature was cooler at 57 degrees with lighter winds coming from the northwest at 4 MPH.  It was pretty overcast today, with mostly cumulostratus clouds hanging in the sky.  We did also experience a bit of precipitation today, but nothing to really fret about.  In the image below, we can see a few low pressure domes out west, which should move their way towards the midwest in the next few days, possibly bringing showers.

Observations for Monday, April 11th, 2011

Today was the first day of the turnaround of weather from the weekend.  With the huge storms this weekend due to clashing warm and cold fronts, I figured that it would most certainly be cooler today, and I was pretty much right.  It was, however, a bit warmer and nicer than I had initially expected.  At 11:30 pm, the temperature was still 43 degrees, with a dew point of 33 degrees and calm winds.  It is also very clear out at the time.  If we look at the US current conditions map, you can see that it's actually pretty calm all across the country, aside from the leftover of storms towards the east.  In the coming days, I would predict that we will continue to experience mild weather with increasing temperatures.