Dew Point: 17°F
Wind: W 16 mph
Clouds: Clear
After yesterday's storm, there area lot of areas left with either large quantities of snow, flooding, or ice. On I-94 between Eau Claire and Minnesota, plows could not keep up with amount of snow that was coming down. In Figure 1, you can see the cloud cover over the Midwest when the storm was moving in yesterday.
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| Figure 1. Clouds/Visibility (National Weather Service). |
Figure 2 shows the quantities of snow in this area. Meteorologists were not lying when they said there was going to be heavy snow and hazardous travel conditions.
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| Figure 2. Recorded snowfall (National Weather Service). |
Today, the precipitations is mostly on the east coast. Creating clear and sunny conditions for the Midwest after the snow storm of the year. The line of green (precipitation) is also where the Low pressure front has moved to pushing storming conditions way.
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| Figure 3. Precipitation in the US (NOAA). |
All that is left to do after large quantities of snow like this, is to go out and enjoy it.
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| Figure 4. Photo taken at Afton Alps Ski Resort. |
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