N.O.A.A. predicted light scattered showers overnight turning to steadier rain by around 01:00 hours. The rain actually started around 04:30 hours here in Wilton, Maine. It started after the last forecast point at 04:00 hours, so I cannot give them credit for being correct on the forecast. My data for today comes from around 07:00 hours, and we have had more rain since then.. That will be recorded this evening. It is still raining, and that appears to be the status for today. The temperature barely changed at all overnight, except that it rose slightly.
For today the N.W.S. foresees a continuation of the rain that started earlier. Their forecast for the cloud cover supports that with 100% all day. If we get all the rain that the NEXRAD regional radar is showing we are in for one wild ride. The Weather Underground model forecast maps suggest that this mess will not depart from our area until around noon tomorrow, and it will end as snow for tomorrow morning. We need to sharpen our winter driving skills before it gets here.
My Weather Stick (surprise of surprises) is frowning. Ike and I are frowning too. It was not pleasant taking him for his morning exercise, and he made it quite plain that he wanted to get back inside. By the way with 90% relative humidity My Weather Stick has almost made a circle. My weather station recorded a low temperature last night of 43.7°F at about 19:30 hours. That temperature has continued to rise since then. It is also forecasting a storm warning due to the speed that the barometric pressure has fallen. My Min/Max Thermometer is also calling for foul weather with falling barometric pressure as is my remote weather station. They recorded 41.4°F and 48.4°F as their low temperatures respectively. I cannot disagree with the N.W.S. forecast of rain all day, so my suggestion is that we will have fain through the overnight tonight, and the storm will end with snow starting sometime during the early morning hours. How much we get will depend on when the cold temperatures arrive. This will not be a very pleasant day at all. I hope everyone has inside tasks to perform today.
Low Temperature (°F): 43.7
Current Temperature (°F): 47.1
Relative Humidity (%): 90%
Dew Point (°F): 44.4
Heat Index (°F): N/A
Barometric Pressure (in Hg): 29.57
Wind Direction: East
Wind Speed (mph): 6.0
Wind-Chill (°F): 42.1
Precipitation (Type): Rain
Amount (Inches): 0.53
Cloud Cover (AM): Overcast
Cloud Type: Stratus
Weather Stick: Down
Comparative data for the overnight.
Temperature:44°F/44.7°F//47°F/47.3°F//45°F/47.4°F//44°F/4738°F
Relative Humidity: 71%/79%//79%/81%//92%/82%//100%/87%
Once again the N.W.S. correctly forecast the temperature overnight, but also they did it more out of accident than design. They felt that the temperature would continue to go down all night, but it rose instead. A lucky outcome is what they had. They were not as lucky with the relative humidity. The only forecast point that matched my actual reading was at 22:00 hours. The rest of them were off by significantly more that 5%. I cannot even excuse them on the basis of my Weather Station being unable to reach 100% relative humidity. When it gets to 96% (which it has on occasion) I have to accept that as 100% when compared to the forecast relative humidity.
Forecast data for today.
Temperature: 48°F/48°F/50°F/48°F
Relative Humidity: 96%/86%/86%/86%

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