There is no doubt that we will have a great day today. The sky is devoid of clouds, and it is as though the sun popped up over the horizon in its full brightness. The N.W.S. and I got this one right for the overnight. The only point that the N.W.S. missed was the early part of the evening when they called for light scattered showers. In this area of Wilton, Maine there were no showers, although you might have had one in your location. They were definitely a hit or miss proposition.
For today N.O.A.A. suggests that we will see no precipitation, and the cloud cover will remain low (25%/17%/30%/15%), except for the mid-afternoon when I suspect they expect some cumulonimbus clouds to boil up. It does not appear that they expect those clouds to produce any precipitation for our area.
My Weather Stick is frowning again, and with 90% relative humidity who can blame it. My electronic instruments are still confused by what they are reading. My Weather Station, with its sensors in the middle of my side yard, interprets the atmospheric conditions to produce a mix of fair and cloudy skies with rising barometric pressure. My Min/Max Thermometer, with its sensor on the North side of the house, interprets the conditions to produce foul weather with falling barometric pressure. Finally, my remote weather station, with its sensor inside the door of my barn, sees cloudy skies with rising barometric pressure. I find it difficult to believe that these three units can see things so differently so often. Based on what I can see from my west facing windows, I would suggest that we will have a delightful day with few, if any, clouds, low humidity, light wind and moderate temperatures. On a scale from one to ten we could rate this as an eleven, but that rating will need to wait until this evening.
Low Temperature (°F): 48.0
Current Temperature (°F): 48.9
Relative Humidity (%): 90%
Dew Point (°F): 46.1
Heat Index (°F): N/A
Barometric Pressure (in Hg): 29.82
Wind Direction: Calm
Wind Speed (mph): 0.0
Wind-Chill (°F): N/A
Precipitation (Type): None
Amount (Inches): 0.00
Cloud Cover (AM): Clear
Cloud Type: None
Weather Stick: Down
Comparative data for the overnight.
Temperature:73°F/66.9°F//59°F/56.8°F//54°F/51.0°F//52°F/48.5°F
Relative Humidity: 57%/58%//75%/77%//80%/87%//83%/89%
The N.W.S had the temperature correct for the last three of the forecast periods overnight. They did miss the 20:00 hour point. They did well with the first half of the relative humidity forecasts overnight, and then went awry. So, once again they missed three of the eight forecast points for these two parameters. It would be nice if they could get their proverbial act together.
Forecast data for today.
Temperature: 57°F/69°F/74°F/73°F
Relative Humidity: 72%/54%/39%/41%

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