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!


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