April 24, 2018

Temperature: 46°F
Dew Point: 36°F
Wind: Calm
Clouds: Cirrus

The big debate at this time of year (all April winter storms considering) is when can we officially turn off the heat and open the windows. Having 3 additional people living in your house, this can be an endless battle. These people who are from Wisconsin fear the cold. Like days like today where we will have a high of 63°F for the day and a low of 32°F at night, the near freezing temperatures make some people hesitant to open the windows. I would be for making this stuffy house feel like spring with the windows open. So, when will there be a low that is high enough at night to keep the heat off?

Figure 1. US Prevalent Weather For 11:00 AM EDT April 24, 2018 (wunderground.com).

Today, two low pressure systems have divided rain to the west and east of the Midwest/Midsouth. The rain should never reach Eau Claire if the patterns continue southwest.

Figure 2. Surface Forecast (intellicast.com).

The next few days it seems that there will be another high pressure system driving the temperatures back up. But not to last. A series of weather stations are predicting that there will be rain on Thursday (maybe due to the crazy patterns in the jet stream). But over the ocean by seattle, there is another low pressure system followed by a cold front. This next wave could be bringing the rain on Thursday.

Figure 3. United States Low Temperatures - Sunday, Apr 29 (accuweather.com).

Since, the temperatures are beginning to stretch to the 70°F marks, the jump in temperatures might last. My prediction is that by Sunday the lows will raise to high 40s/ low 50s and I will finally be able to tell my roommates to open the damn windows!