Sunday, 8:15 am: What a sunny morning! Our temperature went below freezing last night, and all is seemingly well in our world. I need some snappy catch-phrase to describe the "rugged" pursuit of weather observing here on America’s frontier. Yes, really we are on the edge, geographically; at least here in the Northeast. We could fall off the edge into Canada, and the next thing you know I’d be playing hockey. Not being bureaucratically inclined, I shy away from jargon that paints me as a button-down shirt and Dockers kind of a guy. How about the Northern Maine Dawn Weather Watch? Nah! It sounds like I am Sergeant Preston of the Yukon with his team of dogs mushing through the wilderness. I’ll eventually think of something creative.

In the meantime my wife is frying bacon, I’ve filled up our woodstove and our dogs are barking at unseen animals in the woods. Our water puddles that froze last night are now thawing. Could life be more [un]complicated? If I’m not careful I’ll start reciting poetry. I better leave well-enough alone.

On to something that might be actual weather. Yesterday while driving on Route 1A in Hamlin I saw a type of very light wispy cloud known a Mare’s Tail. Within the cloud there is a general downward movement of air that creates this unique appearing cloud with its delicate strands that resemble long hair. It frequently precedes precipitation.

Current values from our
Vantage-Pro weather station:

Temperature: 34° (F.) and rising quickly

Barometer: 30.01 and steady

Humidity: 76%

Wind: S at 1 mph and variable

Visibility: > 3 mi. and clear

Precipitation: None

Since midnight:

Low temp: 23.9° (F.) at 5:42 am

High wind: 6 mph at 12:02 am