Bizzare Weather

The day started normally, if a bit warm for January in the Midwest. When I walked out the door this morning on the way to work, it was sunny, with temperatures in the upper-40s. Shortly after noon, when I stepped out of the office for lunch, the temperature had shot up to a balmy 71 degrees!

But it didn't last.

By 2:30, the temperature had dropped back to 50 and a mean wind was gusting up to 45 mph. By 4:00, a driving snowstorm hit Saint Louis, as temperatures had descended into the upper-20s. Now, at 8:00 pm, the temperature outside is at 15 degrees, with a wind chill of below zero.

I've seen days where the weather varied pretty wildly, but this has been the craziest twelve-hour stretch I have ever seen.