If I had not stayed up so late last night taking care of chores , and so on I would have gotten up earlier to enjoy this nearly perfect day. I will certainly enjoy the rest of it though. N.O.A.A. did have the predominant weather correct, and I did see some fog early this morning.
For today N.O.A.A. predicts the cloud cover will decrease (60%/54%/48%/41%) , and there will be no precipitation. The expectation is for the temperature to rise to about seventy degrees, and that should make it very pleasant, particularly with the wind we are experiencing/ The NEXRAD radar is clear, and the Weather Underground model forecast maps do no show any storms in the area of Wilton, Maine.
My Weather Stick is slightly up, and all I can surmise is that it has not yet caught up with the relative humidity. That does happen sometime. My three electronic instruments still cannot agree. The Weather Station is calling for fair skies with rising barometric pressure, the Min/Max Thermometer forecasts foul weather with falling barometric pressure and the remote weather station indicates partly cloudy conditions with steady barometric pressure. I think the barometric pressure will remain steady for the present, that we will have no precipitation and the winds will keep the black flies at bay. Speaking of insects, I have seen some fireflies at night (the usual time to see them), and I have not seen any June Bugs, which usually are around by the end of May.
Low Temperature (°F): 47.1
Current Temperature (°F): 67.8
Relative Humidity (%): 58%
Dew Point (°F): 52.0
Heat Index (°F): N/A
Barometric Pressure (in Hg): 30.12
Wind Direction: Northeast
Wind Speed (mph): 7.3
Wind Chill (°F): N/A
Precipitation (Type): None
Amount (inches): 0.00
Sky-AM: Partly Cloudy
Cloud Type: Cumulus
Weather Stick: Slightly Up
Comparative data for the overnight.
Temperature:64°F/58.8°F//55°F/49.2°F//52°F/50.0°F//50°F/50.1°F
Relative Humidity: 64%/71%//77%/85%//83%/89%//86%/89%.
N.O.A.A. missed the recorded temperature for the 20:00 and 23:00, but did get the 02:00 and 05:00 points correct. Half a loaf is better than none. The only relative humidity point they were close on was the 05:00 hour point. I would not consider that a good job.
Forecast data for today.
Temperature: 57°F/66°F/70°F/69°F
Relative Humidity: 75%/56%/41%/42%

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