Weather Forecast 1/31/14

During today's walk to class I recorded temperatures back in the negatives at -6 degrees with the wind chill making it feel like -14.  The walk was especially arduous today due to the 4-5 inches we received yesterday.  It wasn't until the bridge that I noticed the wind blowing at about 5 MPH from the WSW.  Skies were clear with few clouds high above in the atmosphere.

The national radar shows a large band of snow reaching from central Nebraska to western Pennsylvania.  Meanwhile Florida is still experiencing moderate rainfall, with Miami looking like it will receive a decent sized thunderstorm later on today.  On the western front, scattered snow storms and rain can be seen as well.

Current surface analysis shows a bevy of stationary fronts with several low pressure bands bringing snow/rain in the west and moving the large snowstorm over the midwest to the east.  There are two large high pressure systems in the northern midwest and over Georgia and Alabama.  

Wind chill forecasts for the next hour or so show warmer temperatures in the south that will melt any snow or ice left over from tuesday's unusual storm.  While the dark purple signifying dangerously cold temperatures reaches down from Canada into the northern Minnesota and Wisconsin making going outside dreadful once again.

Current Winds show relatively little action occurring across most of the U.S.  Parts of Arizona and New Mexico however, seem to be experiencing stronger winds due to a cold low pressure system moving through the area.