N.O.A.A. was correct with their forecast for today It did rain almost all day, with only one or two breaks. The cloud cover remained at about 100% all day. The temperature remained constant, and we did have quite a bit of wind here in Wilton Maine. There is not much more to be said about this day.
For the overnight the N.W.S. forecasts rain for the first half and snow after 01:00 hours tomorrow, not light scattered snow showers, but snow. I am not sure how that is going to happen with the temperature in the high thirties. The cloud cover supports stormy weather though (100%/100%/100%/97%). The NEXRAD radar shows quite a bit of precipitation yet to come our way. The Weather Underground model forecast maps indicate rain tonight changing to snow early tomorrow morning, ending at around 16:00 hours tomorrow afternoon.
My Weather Stick is frowning! So am I with the relative humidity at 91%. All three of the electronic instruments forecast foul weather. My Weather Station had a high temperature of 47.3°F while the Min/Max Thermometer had 47.0°F and the remote weather station showed up with 48.4°F. Those were all very close. My feeling is we will have rain. It will only turn to snow if the temperature falls below freezing, and even if it does it will need to fall for a long time to overcome the warmth of the rain during the day today. I am being a turtle sticking my neck out;
High Temperature (°F): 47.3
Current Temperature (°F): 45.3
Relative Humidity (%): 91%
Dew Point (°F): 42.8
Heat Index (°F): N/A
Barometric Pressure (in Hg): 29.40
Wind Direction: North
Wind Speed (mph): 2.6
Wind-Chill (°F): 45.3
Precipitation (Type): Rain
Amount (Inches): 0.90
Cloud Cover (PM): Overcast
Cloud Type: Stratus
Weather Stick: Down
Comparative data for today.
Temperature:48°F/46.9°F//48°F/47.3°F//50°F/46.5°F//48°F/46.0°F
Relative Humidity: 96%/89%//86%/91%//86%/91%//86%/91%
Once again the N.W.S. correctly forecast the temperature today, but also they did it more out of accident than design. They had the temperature climbing higher than it did. It just did not change very much. Except for the 08:00 relative humidity they were within limits for the rest of the day. They were 5% low on those readings.
Forecast data for the overnight.
Temperature: 43°F/40°F/39°F/38°F
Relative Humidity: 86%/84%/83%/83%

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