I heard this evening that Portland has had over five inches of rain so far this month. We have had 3.79 inches here, but that still has the streams and swamps very full. The other reason that there is so much water around is that we have had 51.53 inches of precipitation here. No matter how you slice it our drought is over here. In fact, we need a little less precipitation so gardens can be planted next spring, and the seed will not rot in the ground as it did this year and last. The sky this evening is down to partly cloudy, and some stars can even be seen. The rain did stop as N.O.A.A. predicted, and the cloud cover is down below 74%. The forecast/actual temperature and relative humidity data are tabulated next:
Temperature: 60°F/63°F//63°F/61°F//64°F/61°F//60°F/58°F:
Relative Humidity: 100%/92%//80%/91%//69%/86%//67/88%:
The forecast temperature, once again, was very close to the actual temperature. The forecast relative humidity was not as close late this afternoon as it could have been to the actual relative humidity.
For tonight, the forecast from the Weather Underground model map and N.O.A.A. is for no precipitation. The cloud cover is expected to be between 40 and 50%. The forecast temperature and relative humidity are tabulated next:
Temperature: 51°F/46°F/44°F/41°F:
Relative Humidity: 86%/89%/86%/85%:
It does appear that the storm has actually moved out of the area leaving quite a bit of water in its wake.
My Weather Stick still points down, but with relative humidity at 91% who can blame it. The electronic instruments are going to need a little time to react to the changes in the atmosphere. The result is that the Weather Station Console still forecasts rain with deteriorating barometric pressure. The Min/Max Thermometer is forecasting unsettled weather with an improving atmospheric pressure. Finally, the remote weather station forecasts clouds with improving barometric pressure. I would suggest that the weather will improve overnight as the storm moves offshore and the new air mass moves in.
High Temperature (°F): 63.1
Current Temperature (°F): 53.4
Relative Humidity: 91%
Dew Point (°F): 50.8
Heat Index (°F): N/A
Barometric Pressure (in Hg): 29.57
Wind Direction: Northwest
Wind Speed (mph): 0.0
Wind Chill (°F): N/A
Precipitation: Rain
Amount (inches): 0.10
Sky-PM: Partly Cloudy
Cloud Type: Cirrus
Weather Stick: Down

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