This May Be The Last Time We See This Maple In Her Yellow Coat This Year
As you cab see above we are having a cloudy, dank and dismal day in the photo above. That Maple tree is now just about all yellow. With the weather we are having, and are projected to have, the next photo you see of that tree will probably be XXX rated because it will be nude. This is basically what N.O.A.A. forecast for us. We had drizzle and a light rain early this morning. It stopped over the noon hour, and I had time enough to split the last of the 29 pieces of wood from my load of 2 weeks ago. Just as I finished the splitting the rain came in heavier, and you will note that we have had some additional precipitation added to the monthly total. It is now at 1.89 inches. We have had 100% stratus cloud cover all day combined with fog, drizzle and rain.
For the overnight, the N.W.S. predicts rain. The cloud cover is supposed to remain at 100% until 05:00 at which point it will fall to 99%, How does one differentiate between 100% and 99%? The NEXRAD regional radar shows a significant amount of shower activity moving toward us from the southwest to the northeast. The Weather Underground model forecast maps still call for significant rain overnight and well into tomorrow morning.
My Weather Stick is frowning, and if it was a person the corners of its mouth would be at the margins of the jaw line. That is a serious frown. With 91% relative humidity I am frowning too. All my surgical scars and injuries are telling me that this is going to be one rough ride on the weather rollercoaster. All three of my electronic instruments agree that we are having rain and will have rain tonight along with falling barometric pressure. Actually the Weather Station is now calling for a storm warning, and I believe that too. Guess what? I am not going to disagree. I think that we will have some interesting weather overnight with wind, rain and very low pressure. It will not freeze though, so we will not have to shovel it. There is a bright side to everything.
High Temperature (°F): 53.4
Current Temperature (°F): 52.3
Relative Humidity (%): 91%
Dew Point (°F): 49.7
Heat Index (°F): N/A
Barometric Pressure (in Hg): 29.73
Wind Direction: Calm
Wind Speed (mph): 0.0
Wind-Chill (°F): N/A
Precipitation (Type): Rain
Amount (Inches): 0.08 (1.89 inches)
Cloud Cover (PM): Overcast
Cloud Type: Stratus
Weather Stick: Down
Comparative data for today.
Temperature:49°F/50.1°F//59°F/51.8°F//64°F/53.4°F//63°F/52.5°F
Relative Humidity: 96%/87%//78%/90%//73%/90%//81%/91%
The N,W.S. forecast the temperature correctly for only the 08:00 hour forecast point today. With the overcast rain and drizzle the temperature did not rise as quickly as they though it might. Further the relative humidity did not fall as they though it might, so they missed all the relative humidity forecast points.
Forecast data for the overnight.
Temperature: 55°F/55°F/55°F/55°F (I do not believe that.)
Relative Humidity: 93%/100%/100%/100%

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