How many red skies at dawning does it take to disprove an old saw? We have now had at least three, and still there has been no inclement weather, or weather to make a sailor take warning. I am not saying that it does not happen, but this week it has not happened. We do remember that which we want to prove our myths, and I even use the old saw sometimes to tip the balance of some of my forecasts. For the past few days, it has not held true, so maybe it is the quantity of the sky that is red, and we may need to watch that as well. Whatever the case it does, seem that the clear sky, high barometric pressure and rapidly rising temperature indicate another beautiful day for working outside. Even with the cool nighttime temperatures, the soil is warming up.
To keep things in perspective, one of my weather instruments is indicating a negative tendency with mixed sun and clouds. The other two are indicating a positive tendency with clear weather. The weather stick is happily pointed up, so I will happily call for another nice day. It will be interesting to see what tomorrow brings.
The difference between the wind chill and current temperature is the speed with which the temperature is rising. When I started less than half an hour ago the temperature was 27.3°F, and it is now 34.3°F.
Low Temperature: 27.3°F
Barometric Pressure (in.Hg): 30.41
Relative Humidity: 79%
Dew Point: 21.6°F
Wind Direction: West Southwest
Wind Speed (mph): 0.0
Wind Chill: 27.3°F
Precipitation: Dry
Amount (inches): 0.00
Current Temperature: 34.3°F

Still Another Red Sky

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