It looks like the start of another great day. If I had gotten to sleep before 02:00 hours I would already be outside working on the wood, and the chores would be done. I am glad my goats are relatively flexible, although it was late when they were milked last night. Ike and I have been doing a great deal of sleeping this morning. We never do catch up though. N.O.A.A. and I once again got the predominant weather correct. I had a bit of an advantage since it was almost 02:00 when I turned out the lights.
For today, the N.W.S. forecasts no precipitation, but the cloud cover is expected to increase over last night, starting where it left off and rising to 24% (12%/18%/24%/24%). Now that it is approaching noon I can say that the fog did burn off quickly leaving us with another beautiful day for outside labors. The sky is a bit hazy, but I do not see much in the way of cloud cover.
My Weather Stick was pointing down at 06:00 when I checked it and the relative humidity was 91% at that time. The rest of the data below is also from that time. All three of the electronic instruments are forecasting mixed conditions with rising barometric pressure. I will put in that this will be another one of the Halcyon days of summer, and once I get going some work will get done. I really need to stop playing so late on "school nights" so I can get things done the next day. .
Low Temperature (°F): 46
Current Temperature (°F): 46.2
Relative Humidity (%): 91%
Dew Point (°F): 43.7
Heat Index (°F): N/A
Barometric Pressure (in Hg): 30.24
Wind Direction: Calm
Wind Speed (mph): 0.0
Wind-Chill (°F): 46.2
Precipitation (Type): Dry
Amount (Inches): 0.00
Cloud Cover (AM): Clear
Cloud Type: None
Weather Stick: Down
Comparative data for the overnight.
Temperature:72°F/62.7°F//64°F/54.6°F//57°F/49.8°F//49°F/47.1°F
Relative Humidity: 48%/77%//60%/87%//75%/89%//100%/90%
I would have to do some searching to find a period when the N.W.S. did as badly as they did last night. They got exactly one of the parameters correct, and that was the temperature at 05:00 this morning. They seem to be going from bad to worse with their forecasting. I think they should refund some of their budget money to the treasury as a penalty for poor forecasting.
Forecast data for today.
Temperature: 52°F/68°F/75°F/73°F
Relative Humidity: 88%/55%/49%/53%

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