Overnight it almost got to the freezing mark at my location, and I am sure that in some of the valleys it went below freezing. There were some clouds that probably helped to keep the temperature up. As N.O.A.A. predicted we did not have any precipitation overnight. The snow is finally beginning to disappear from my garden, and that is good. As long as we do not get any major storms, I should be able to till the garden spot by the first of May. That may give me a jump on the growing season.
For today, N.O.A.A. forecasts no precipitation, with the cloud-cover remaining quite low until late this afternoon (22%/21%/21%/35%) and the temperature reaching the high seventies or maybe the low eighties. The latter is my prediction not theirs.
My Weather Stick points up responding to the 57% relative humidity. All three of the electronic instruments are indicating falling barometric pressure, which usually presages a low-pressure system moving in. Two of the instruments forecast foul weather, while the remote weather station forecasts clouds for today. I think we will see the weather deteriorate during the day today, but we probably will not see any precipitation until late tomorrow night or early Wednesday, based on the Weather Underground model forecast maps.
Low Temperature (°F): 32.7
Current Temperature (°F): 52.1
Relative Humidity (%): 57%
Dew Point (°F): 37.4
Heat Index (°F): N/A
Barometric Pressure (in Hg): 29.92
Wind Direction: West
Wind Speed (mph): 1.1
Wind Chill (°F): N/A
Precipitation (Type): None
Amount (inches): 0.00
Sky-AM: Partly Cloudy
Cloud Type: Cirrus
Weather Stick: Up
Comparative data for the overnight.
Temperature:57°F/53.7°F//48°F/43.8°F//41°F/35.7°F//38°F/32.7°F
Relative Humidity: 35%/39%//54%/57%//73%/71%//91%/81%.
N.O.A.A. did very well predicting the temperature for the overnight. They did get it close to the recorded temperature. They also had the relative humidity correct, with the exception of the last point which was off by 10%. This was not a very bad showing.
Forecast data for today.
Temperature: 48°F/69°F/78°F/76°F
Relative Humidity: 66%/31%/23%/27%

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