Yes, that is what this was. We had a party, a wood splitting party. We got all the wood that could be split with the woodsplitter split with the help of some family and friends. It will make it possible for my wife and me to load the outdoor wood boiler ourselves. N.O.A.A. missed the high temperature for today, but they did get the cloud cover about right and the predominant weather as well. In the middle of winter we will take this kind of weather any time.
For the overnight N.O.A.A. forecasts no precipitation, temperatures in the mid-single numbers above zero and cloud cover in the mid-forties to the high fifty percent range. All things considered not a bad night.
My Weather Stick points slightly up responding to the 48% relative humidity. My electronic instruments do not seem to have caught up with each other yet. The Weather Station Console forecasts foul weather with a falling barometer. The Min/Max Thermometer forecasts partly cloudy skies with a rising barometer. The remote weather station predicts foul weather with a falling barometer. What can we make of that? Based on the clear skies outside, the falling temperatures and barometric pressure my best guess is a cold night with clear skies and no precipitation. We will just have to wait until morning to find out what we will get.
High Temperature (°F): 34.5
Current Temperature (°F): 22.4
Relative Humidity: 48%
Dew Point (°F): 5.3
Heat Index (°F): N/A
Barometric Pressure (in. Hg): 29.58
Wind Direction: North Northwest
Wind Speed (mph): 0.0
Wind Chill (°F): 22.4
Precipitation: Snow
Amount (inches): 0.00
Sky-PM: Clear
Cloud Type: None
Weather Stick: Slightly Up
Comparative data for today.
Temperature: 5°F/8°F//15°F/18°F//23°F/34°F/24°F/30°F.
Relative Humidity: 76%/71%//55%66%//43%/46%//41%/41%.
N.O.A.A. did poorly with the forecast for the temperature today. The last data point was the only one that was close. The relative humidity forecast was much better.
Forecast data for the overnight.
Temperature: 16°F/11°F/8°F/5°F.
Relative Humidity: 56%/66%/69%/76%

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