April 1, 2018

Temperature: 16°F
Dew Point: 6°F
Wind: W 10 mph
Clouds: Clear

The jet stream is moving over the Midwest to the NE. To the west, there is a circulating area that could be developing a series of weather events.

Figure 1. Jet stream at 251 hPa (earth.nullschool.net).

There is long cold front to the east, and the stationary front to the west carrying a low pressure system. The Midwest is under a high pressure system.

Figure 2. current surface map (intellicast.com).

The high pressure system is causing a change in temperatures. The Midwest is experiencing cooler temperature compared to early in the week when it was in the high 50s, now down to 20s this week.

Figure 3. temperature map (wunderground.com).