The sun passes over the tropic of Capricorn ushering in spring on the calendar. What we need now is meteorological spring where the temperature stays above freezing most of the time, the snow-pack disappears and the flowers begin to bloom. We maybe as much as a month away from that here in the foothills of Maine's Western Mountains. Overnight the temperature did not fall very far due to the cloud cover that remained in place for the entire night. I was up around 04:00 this morning, and I saw the few flakes of snow fall that just barely coated my vehicle. As I suspected when I looked at the NEXRAD radar last night the predicted storm went mainly south of us into the Gulf of Maine. Right now the sun is shining and the clouds I saw when I started this have dissipated.
For today N.O.A.A. predicts light scattered snow showers. With the sun making an appearance I have my doubts that the cloud cover prediction (81%/69%/58%/41%) will support snow showers. The temperature seems to be rising rapidly also, and that will not support snow showers either.
My Weather Stick points slightly down, and that in response to the 81% relative humidity. All three of the electronic instruments forecast foul weather with falling barometric pressure. With the way things look outside I have to disagree with N.O.A.A. and my electronics. I am going to suggest that we will see partly cloudy to clear skies, and the temperatures rising well above freezing today. (We are already at 31.2°F, and that in less than an hour). If N.O.A.A. can be wrong, so can I, but once in a while I can be right too. Have a wonderful Vernal Equinox.
Low Temperature (°F): 28.5
Current Temperature (°F): 29.1
Relative Humidity (%): 83%
Dew Point (°F): 24.5
Heat Index (°F): N/A
Barometric Pressure (in. Hg): 29.77
Wind Direction: Southwest
Wind Speed (mph): 6.9
Wind Chill ((°F): 20.1
Precipitation (type): Snow
Amount (inches): 0.00

The Whole Gauge Before The Storm The Whole Gauge After The Storm

The Gauge Close-up Before The StormThe Gauge Close-up After The Storm
Sky-AM: Overcast
Cloud Type: Nimbostratus
Weather Stick: Slightly Down
Comparative data for the overnight.
Temperature: 30°F/32.7°F//27°F/31.6°F//25°F/31.1°F//23°F/30.0°F
Relative Humidity: 46%/36%//60%/52%//74%/66%//77%/76%.
N.O.A.A. forecast the temperature closely for the overnight. They only missed the 01:00 and 04:00 data points by more than 5 degrees. The only relative humidity data point N.O.A.A. forecast correctly was the 04:00 hours point. I still wish I knew how they determine these forecasts.
Forecast data for today.
Temperature: 29°F/24°F/32°F/31°F
Relative Humidity: 66%/46%/32%/29%

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