Change of Season

Map plotted using Digital Atmosphere software available from weathergraphics.com. The data is obtained at no cost.

Colder air is spreading into the central United States. Using your surface map decoding skills, what are the temperatures in Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Minnesota? What are the temperatures in MIssouri?

Two cold fronts are being analyzed this morning at 9:00 CDT. One extends from eastern Ontario, Canada to southwest Kansa. The other extends from northern Lake Michigan to northern Wyoming. The coolest temperatures are behind the second front. The wind directions from southern Canada to northern Missouri are from the north and northeast. From Missouri to the Southern Plains and Mississippi and Ohio river valleys are from the south or southwest.

Learn to decode station models like seen on this map by following the link available on our homepage. The temperature is the number plotted to the upper left of the station circles.

The weather for the remainder of the week will turn much cooler in the central U.S. with substantial rainfall expected as warm moist air overruns the cooler air sliding south from Canada..