This blog is about the clouds and weather depending on where I am twice a day. The time that I documented the clouds is in the entries title or is listed as the time of post. Hopefully, my observations are correct or at least close. Enjoy!


Sunday, February 10, 2013

Sunday Morning (11:30am)- Maryville Campus

Cloud Type- Cumulus
Cloud Coverage- Cloudy and Overcast
Cloud Direction- Entire Sky
Wind Direction- Strong Eastern Wind
Overview- Yet again, another rainy day. Isn't currently raining but the ground is wet and I heard thunderstorms in the night. Feels like a spring morning.


Saturday Afternoon (5:30pm)- Springfield, MO

Cloud Type- Nimbostratus
Cloud Coverage- Cloudy and Overcast
Cloud Direction- Entire Sky
Wind Direction- Very Strong Southeastern Wind
Overview- There is a light rain. The sky is filled with rain clouds so I don't think the rain will be stopping anytime soon.


Saturday Morning (8:00am)- Springfield, MO

Cloud Type- Stratus
Cloud Coverage- Cloudy
Cloud Direction- Entire Sky
Wind Direction- Strong Southern Wind
Overview- Layered grey clouds in the sky. Looks like a morning after it has rained. 

Friday Afternoon (4:30pm)- Chesterfield, MO

Cloud Type- Nimbostratus
Cloud Coverage- Cloudy
Cloud Direction- Entire sky
Wind Direction- Southeastern Wind
Overview- It continues to rain and it's pretty chilly outside


Friday, February 8, 2013

Friday Morning (10:45am)- Maryville Campus

Cloud Type- Stratus
Cloud Coverage- Cloudy
Cloud Direction- Entire Sky
Wind Direction- Strong Northeast Wind
Overview- Cloudy and cold morning.


Thursday Afternoon (3:30)- Maryville Campus

Cloud Type-  Nimbostratus
Cloud Coverage- Cloudy
Cloud Direction- Entire Sky
Wind Direction- Slight wind, can't tell in what direction
Overview- It's been raining off and on. Currently raining right now.


Thursday, February 7, 2013

Thursday Morning (11:50am)- Maryville Campus

Cloud Type- Nimbostratus
Cloud Coverage- Cloudy and Overcast
Cloud Direction- Entire Sky
Wind Direction- Calm
Overview- Sprinkled on and off this morning so low precipitation





Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Wednesday Afternoon (5:30pm)- Maryville Campus

Cloud Type- Cirrostratus and Altostratus
Cloud Coverage- Cloudy
Cloud Direction- Cirrostratus to the east and Altostratus to the west
Wind Direction- Eastern wind
Overview- Dense grey clouds surround the sunset with whitish, thin, layered clouds on the opposite side of the sky


Wednesday Morning (11:15am)- Maryville Campus

Cloud Type- No Clouds
Cloud Coverage- Clear and Sunny
Wind Direction- Wind coming from the southeast
Overview- Chilly day but not too bad because the sun is shining and the wind isn't bad either.


Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Tuesday Afternoon (5:30pm)- Maryville Campus

Cloud Type- No Clouds
Cloud Coverage- Clear and Sunny
Wind Direction- Calm
Overview- Calm evening not a lot going on as far as clouds. I'm expecting a chilly night since there aren't any clouds in the sky to trap some warm air down here.


Tuesday Morning (12:00pm)- Maryville Campus

Cloud Type- Cirrostratus
Cloud Coverage- Partly Cloudy
Cloud Direction- Entire sky, a lot around the sun
Wind Direction- Slight western breeze
Overview- Tons of thin, white stratus clouds fill the sky. This means that there is a low convection current because the sky is filled with stratus clouds versus cumulus clouds


Monday, February 4, 2013

Monday Afternoon (5:00pm)- Maryville Campus

Cloud Type- No Clouds
Cloud Coverage- Sunny
Wind Direction- Slight northern wind
Overview- There are no longer any clouds in the sky. This explains the twenty degree drop in temperature. When there aren't clouds and it's a sunny day the day is warm and the night is cool because there aren't any clouds to trap any of the Infrared radiation towards the surface.


Monday Morning (12:00pm)- Maryville Campus

Cloud Type- Stratus
Cloud Coverage- Sunny
Cloud Direction- Clouds to the south in the distance
Wind Direction- Strong northern wind
Overview- Sunny day with hardly any clouds. There are clouds to the south but from where I'm at it's hard to say what kind of cloud it is because there are buildings in the way. It's big, white and fluffy and looks like it's layered and low in the sky.


Sunday, February 3, 2013

Sunday Afternoon (4:30pm)- Maryville Campus

Cloud Type- Cirrostratus
Cloud Coverage- Cloudy
Cloud Direction- Entire Sky, many to the west
Wind Direction- Can't feel much of a breeze, it's calm
Overview- Chilly evening but it feels good in a light coat. Very pretty sunset once again.

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Sunday Morning (11:00am)- Maryville Campus

Cloud Type- Altocumulus and Cumulus
Cloud Coverage- Cloudy
Cloud Direction- Entire sky
Wind Direction- Strong northern wind
Overview- Snowed a lot over the night and cumulus clouds are everywhere to be seen.


Saturday Afternoon (4:30pm)- Quincy, Illinois

Cloud Type- Altocumulus
Cloud Coverage- Cloudy
Cloud Direction- Entire Sky
Wind Direction- Pretty strong western or northwestern hard to tell
Overview- Afternoon temperature similar to the morning. The clouds look lower and are now more grey but still vertical.


(Evening sky on the way back to St. Louis, many different beautiful clouds in the sunset)

Saturday Morning (12:00 pm)- Quincy, Illinois

Cloud Type- Cirrocumulus
Cloud Coverage- Cloudy
Cloud Direction-  Entire Sky
Wind Direction-  Pretty strong northwestern wind
Overview- Not as cold as it has been but the wind makes it colder. The clouds are big, white and fluffy vertical clouds


Friday, February 1, 2013

Friday Afternoon (5:30)- Maryville Campus

Cloud Type- Altostratus
Cloud Coverage- Hardly any clouds
Cloud Direction- Very few clouds scattered in the sky. Mostly to the north and east.
Wind Direction- Western wind
Overview- Chilly evening again. The clouds are very grey and scarce.


Friday Morning (12:00 pm)- Maryville Campus

Cloud Type- Cirrostratus
Cloud Coverage- Partly Cloudy
Cloud Direction- Mostly to the south and north but are scattered around the sky
Wind Direction- Slight western breeze
Overview- chilly morning with less wind it doesn't seem as cold as it is. The sky was clear most of the morning and thin white clouds are out now.


Thursday, January 31, 2013

Thursday Afternoon (4:00pm)- Maryville Campus

Cloud Type- Nimbostratus
Cloud Coverage- Cloudy
Cloud Direction- Entire Sky
Wind Direction- Very Strong Western Wind
Overview- The wind is super intense and it's very cold. It is snowing, not hard but more than yesterday and a thin layer of snow is sticking to the ground. The sky looks like one big grey cloud.


Thursday Morning (11:30 am)- Maryville Campus

Cloud Type- Nimbostratus
Cloud Coverage- Cloudy
Cloud Direction- Entire Sky
Wind Direction- Strong Southern Wind
Overview- Cold and windy day. It looks like it may start to snow soon. Also the clouds are very think because the sun is barely shining through.


Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Wednesday Afternoon (5:30pm)- Maryville Campus

Cloud Type- Nimbostratus
Cloud Coverage- Cloudy
Cloud Direction- Entire Sky
Wind Direction- West to Northwest
Overview- Freezing cold with a super strong wind and a very light snow.


Wednesday Morning- Maryville Campus

Cloud Type- Cumulus
Cloud Coverage- Cloudy
Cloud Direction- Entire Sky
Wind Direction- Strong Southwestern Wind
Overview- The cold air is definitely back. There is a very strong wind and the sky is full of dense grey vertical clouds


Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Tuesday Afternoon (5:00)- Maryville Campus

Cloud Type- Cumulonimbus
Cloud Coverage- Cloudy, a storm is coming
Cloud Direction- South and West
Wind Direction- Strong Southern Wind
Overview- The temperature dropped and rain clouds are moving in our direction from the west.


Tuesday Morning- Maryville Campus

Cloud Type- Nimbostratus
Cloud Coverage- Cloudy, Overcast
Cloud Direction- Entire Sky
Wind Direction- Strong Southeastern wind
Overview- Warm day in the 60's again. There is a slight rain that in coming down from the same direction as the wind.


Monday, January 28, 2013

Monday Afternoon- Maryville Campus

Cloud type- Cirrostratus and Cumulus
Cloud coverage- Mostly cloudy
Cloud direction- Cirrostratus are over the entire sky. Cumulus is to the west.
Wind Direction- No wind that I can feel at this time
Overview- Warm afternoon with white layered clouds and jet streams. And a couple big vertical clouds.


Monday Morning- Maryville Campus

Cloud Type- Nimbostratus
Cloud Coverage- Cloudy
Cloud Direction- Covering the entire sky
Wind Direction- A slight breeze possibly a southern breeze but it is hard to tell the direction
Overview- Rainy morning. The temperature is in the 60's so is very warm compared to the freezing temperatures we have been having. Also very humid, I can feel a lot of moisture in the air.



Sunday, January 27, 2013

Sunday Afternoon- Maryville Campus

Cloud Type- Stratus, Altostratus, and Cirrostratus
Cloud Coverage- Cloudy, Overcast
Cloud Direction- Fog over the entire sky. In the southwest there are altostratus clouds and higher up where the sun is trying to shine through, cirrostratus clouds are visible. A thin layer of stratus clouds is moving fast in front of the others.
Wind Direction- Strong southern wind
Overview- Raining evening. The temperature is warmer now so it's not freezing rain like this morning. There is also a rainbow showing through the clouds in the north.



Sunday Morning- Maryville Campus

Cloud Type- Stratus
Cloud Coverage- Cloudy, Overcast
Cloud Direction- Entire Sky
Wind Direction- Southern Wind
Overview- Very foggy morning. Looks like there was freezing rain due to wetness and slickness. The air fills very wet too.


Saturday, January 26, 2013

Saturday Afternoon- Maryville Campus

Cloud Type- Cirrostratus and Altostratus
Cloud Coverage- Mostly Cloudy
Cloud Direction- Overhead (Cirrostratus) and North (Altostratus)
Wind Direction- Slight breeze. Can't tell the direction
Overview- Cold night but the clouds are lit up by the almost full moon. What layered clouds in the sky along with dark grey clouds.



Saturday Morning- Maryville Campus

Cloud type- Stratus or cirrostratus (The clouds are very white but are in the distance so I can't tell what level in the sky they are on)
Cloud Coverage- Partly cloudy
Cloud Direction- south
Wind Direction- Southern wind
Overview- Sunny day with a pretty strong wind. Clouds low in the sky and layered.




Friday, January 25, 2013

Friday Afternoon- Maryville Campus

Cloud Type- Altostratus
Cloud Coverage- Partly Cloudy
Cloud Direction- A few on the north and south sides of the sky.
Wind Direction- Western Wind
Overview- Cool evening. The moon is almost full in the east. Thin layers of grey clouds scattered.



Friday Morning (11:15)- Maryville Campus

Cloud Type-  Stratus
Cloud Coverage- Sunny
Cloud Direction- On almost all the edges of the sky
Wind Direction- Slight western wind
Overview- Sunny day with layered grey clouds far away from campus. It's cold but not as cold as it has been.


Thursday, January 24, 2013

Thursday Afternoon (4:15)- Maryville Campus

Cloud Type- Altostratus
Cloud Coverage- Mostly cloudy
Cloud Direction- Southern and western mostly but the whole sky was grey
Wind Direction- Southern strong wind
Overview- Very grey sky with dense clouds. Also very cold and windy.

Thursday Morning- Maryville Campus

Cloud Type- Cirrostratus and Altocumulus
Cloud Coverage- Mostly Cloudy
Cloud Direction- Clouds are covering the entire sky. The Cirrostratus and very dense overhead.
Wind Direction- Slight southern wind
Overview- Lots of dense, whit, layered clouds. There are also grey vertical clouds lower in the sky. Very cold day but the sun is out.


Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Wednesday Afternoon- Maryville Campus

Cloud Type-  Cirrostratus
Cloud Coverage- Mostly Sunny
Cloud Direction- Entire sky but the larger sections are to the north and south
Wind Direction- Southern Wind
Overview- Pretty much the same as this morning. I can tell that the clouds are moving.


Wednesday Morning- Maryville Campus

Cloud Type- Cirrostratus
Cloud Coverage- Mostly Sunny
Cloud Direction- Entire Sky
Wind Direction- Slight Southern to southwestern wind
Overview- Lots of high, white layered clouds and a sunny cool day.


Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Tuesday Afternoon- Maryville Campus

Cloud Type- Stratus
Cloud Coverage- Entire sky, overcast
Wind Direction- Slight on and off breeze
Overview- Cold evening with layered clouds covering the sky



Tuesday Morning- Maryville Campus

Cloud Type- Stratus, one big low layered cloud
Cloud Coverage-  Cloudy, overcast
Cloud Direction- Whole sky
Wind Direction- North and northwest winds
Overview- Cold day with snow flurries.


Monday, January 21, 2013

Monday Afternoon- Chesterfield, MO

Cloud Type- Altostratus and Stratus 
Cloud Coverage- Cloudy, seemed to look like one big thick cloud
Cloud Direction- Entire sky but wasn't covering up the sunset
Wind Direction- Pretty strong northern wind
Overview- At dusk the temperature had dropped from this morning and the clouds are now layered versus vertical.


Monday Morning- Maryville Campus

Cloud Type- Altocumulus 
Cloud Coverage- Partly cloudy and sunny
Cloud Location-  The clouds are spread out around the entire sky in every direction.
Wind Direction- Strong western wind
Overview- Sunny, cold day with a strong wind and vertical clouds that seem to all be in the middle level.


Sunday, January 20, 2013

Sunday Afternoon- Maryville Campus

Cloud Type- Some type of clouds as this morning: Cirrostratus, Altostratus, and Stratus.
Cloud Coverage- Partly clouding with the sun setting
Cloud Location- Shifted since this morning, majority of clouds are to the east and west with a few to the south.
Wind Direction- Pretty string northern wind
Overview- Cold Sunny day with lots f layered clouds. Very pretty sky!



Sunday Morning- Maryville Campus

Cloud Type- Mutiple cloud types are present, all are layered clouds but they are covering the entire sky: Cirrostratus, Altostratus, and Stratus.
Cloud Coverage- Partly Cloudy and Sunny
Cloud Direction- South and North
Wind Direction- Strong northeastern breeze
Overview- Cool and sunny morning. Lots of pretty clouds but they are thin aroun the sun because lots of sunlight is coming through them.

Saturday, January 19, 2013

Saturday Afternoon- Kansas City, MO

Cloud Type- No Clouds
Cloud Coverage-  Clear and Sunny
Wind Direction - Small on and off breeze, hard to tell the direction.
Overview- Nice and sunny day. Can see a jet stream and the moon is out to the east.

Saturday Morning- Kansas City, MO

Cloud Type- No Clouds
Cloud Coverage-  Clear and Sunny
Wind Direction- Southwestern wind
Overview- No clouds, cool and sunny morning with a constant wind. Jet streams visible.

Friday, January 18, 2013

Friday Afternoon- Kansas City, MO

Cloud Type- No Clouds
Cloud Coverage- Sunny and Clear
Wind Direction- Strong Northwestern wind
Overview- Cool sunny day with a strong wind blowing west and north.