Not Much Change

Observation time: 1:00 pm

Precipitation: Light rain
Sky conditions: Overcast
Wind: 15 mph from the northeast
Temperature: 39 degrees

Today's wind map from nullschool is pretty interesting. You can see the mid-latitude cyclone that is bringing us rain, but you can also see the line where the cold front is located in the south that is bringing the stronger storms. Way out in the northwest you can see where the high pressure is as things are much calmer. 

Today's Rant

Today's report is one that is in many ways almost exactly the same as yesterday's. Rain continued overnight and throughout this morning, and is still coming down. We have a moderate sustained wind coming from the northeast as we see the swirling winds from the mid-latitude cyclone. Temperatures have also been right about where they were yesterday, although personally it actually feels warmer today, most likely from the calmer winds. Moderate to heavy rain continues throughout much of the Great Lakes region today as well, and there is even some snow falling to the west of the dry line out in the Dakotas. Continue further to the west however, and that is where we see the potential for some nicer weather. Still a couple of days away, high pressure continues to move slowly towards us. The southeast should probably be on the lookout for some severe weather once again today as the cold front associated with this cyclone is still fairly well defined.

Forecast for Tomorrow

This system will continue to move to the east, but the pace will not quicken. What does that mean? It means we are going to be in for yet another day like today. The mid-latitude cyclone will continue to swirl rain and snow throughout the Great Lakes and upper midwest, and bring strong storms to the southeast. The high pressure we are waiting for from the west doesn't look like it will make much progress either, so we may be stuck with our current conditions for at least another couple of days, not just tomorrow. We should continue to see winds dominating from the north as well, so my guess is that I will have yet another very similar report for you tomorrow.