After a delightful morning, the clouds have moved back in, and the rain has just started. I have been outside cutting up some willow that I had to cut off one of my large old willow trees. That wood is going to come in handy, since I will soon be using an outdoor wood boiler for heat. Who says that we, in Maine, cannot survive with a lot less of Exxon/Mobil's oil? Wood is renewable, and these things will burn any of it. They are energy efficient and with a spark arrester are less dangerous than an indoor wood furnace. What you are doing is heating water, and the water heats the house.
The weather instrumentation is showing some indecision. The weather stick is straight, indicating some fluctuation in the conditions. One of the electronic instruments is calling for rain. The second is indicating cloudy conditions, and the weather station console is indicating fluctuating conditions with deterioration of the weather. Unsettled is the only description I can come up with for the weather over the next twelve hours or so.
High Temperature: 63.1°F
Barometric Pressure (in.Hg): 30.08
Relative Humidity: 68%
Dew Point: 49.5°F
Wind Direction: East
Wind Speed (mph): 4.6
Wind Chill: N/A
Precipitation: Rain
Amount (inches): 0.00
Current Temperature: 60.0°F

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