Matt Schaefer

1 month ago | wqow.com | Matt Schaefer

Temperatures were not as warm this afternoon after highs were in the 60s yesterday (Monday). Still, temps warmed to the low to mid 40s for most and up towards 50° in Black River Falls. The Chippewa Valley was still warmer than Eau Claire's average high of 39°. Eau Claire has had above average highs every day since last Thursday, and even last Wednesday and Thursday were at or just a couple degrees below average. Lows were close to average, too, most of this past week.

1 month ago | wqow.com | Matt Schaefer

What a day for early March! Highs ranged from the upper 50s to the low 70s across Western Wisconsin as a southwest breeze carried warmer air into the Upper Midwest. Black River Falls was the warm spot this afternoon with a high above 70. Most of the rest of us were in the mid to upper 60s. Eau Claire's high was 69° and Menomonie was 67°. There were low to mid 60s near and north of WIS-64. March 10 is Mario Day because the date Mar 10 looks like Mario (Mar10).

1 month ago | wqow.com | Matt Schaefer

Warmer temperatures have begun to move into Western Wisconsin once again with highs reaching the low to mid 40s in parts of the Chippewa Valley Friday afternoon. It will get even warmer over the next few days. It will feel like spring this weekend, and it is time for our clocks to "spring" forward. Officially, 2 AM becomes 3 AM early Sunday morning. Yes, we do lose an hour of sleep Saturday night, but our sunsets will be after 7pm until late September.

1 month ago | wqow.com | Matt Schaefer

The National Weather Service has announced the locations of classes for their severe weather Skywarn spotter training classes, which teach what to look for in clouds to determine what type of severe weather is coming and which direction it's traveling.

1 month ago | wqow.com | Matt Schaefer

Sunshine helped warm temperatures above freezing this afternoon. Eau Claire's high of 37° was exactly average for today's date. While we will still will fall below freezing at nights, afternoon highs above freezing are now the norm. We are gaining daylight quickly: up to 11 hours and 27 minutes! Today, March 6, was Eau Claire's first day with a sunset after 6pm since last fall. Yesterday's sunset was at 5:59 PM. We will have 7 PM sunsets soon, too, with Daylight Saving Time beginning this weekend.