The sun is out but there are cumulus clouds moving through the area. For the overnight N.O.A.A. predicted light scattered snow showers, but there was no evidence that we had anything. The wind is the one feature that we can see the results of. The leaves have been cleaned off the lawn and dropped into the ditch in front of the house. It is interesting that we needed a ditch almost 6 feet deep in front of our house on top of a hill. That made a lot of sense to me (sarcasm thinly veiled). (And people say I have an attitude.)
For today the N.W.S. forecasts no precipitation. Once again there is plenty of wind out there, with gusts up to 15 miles per hour. The temperature right now is still below freezing (09:15 hours). The cumulus clouds are rapidly moving off to the east. The cloud cover is expected to increase slightly (24%/30%/32%/37%). The NEXRAD regional radar shows no echoes anywhere in the area of Maine let alone Wilton. The Weather Underground model forecast maps show no potential storms for the next few days. We will wait and see on that.
My Weather Stick is frowning just a little at the 67% relative humidity, although the relative humidity is changing so fast that the Weather Stick just has not caught up with it. Remember it is wood, and takes time to adjust to current conditions. (Right now the relative humidity is 57%). All three of my electronic instruments show the barometric pressure rising, and indeed it is. The recorded low temperatures on the three units were 27.3°F on the Weather Station, 26.3°F on the Min/Max Thermometer and 29.3°F on the remote weather station in the barn. Those are pretty close considering the distance between them and their location relative to the buildings. My sense for today's weather is for a lot of wind, and not much change in temperature. We may see some clouds, but I do not think we will have any more precipitation for the moment.
Low Temperature (°F): 27.3
Current Temperature (°F): 28.5
Relative Humidity (%): 67%
Dew Point (°F): 19.0
Heat Index (°F): N/A
Barometric Pressure (in Hg): 29.77
Wind Direction: West
Wind Speed (mph): 8.5
Wind-Chill (°F): 16.6
Precipitation (Type): None
Amount (Inches): 0.00
Cloud Cover (AM): Partly Cloudy
Cloud Type: Cumulus
Weather Stick: Slightly Down
Comparative data for the overnight.
Temperature:29°F/32.5°F//26°F/28.7°F//24°F/27.3°F//23°F/28.2°F
Relative Humidity: 88%/66%//78%/62%//61%/68%//81%/71%
The N.W.S. correctly forecast the temperature for the overnight, but that was probably more due to the fact that the temperature did not change very much, and they did not forecast any 15 or 20 degree changes overnight. They missed all the actual readings for the relative humidity. I guess they figured that with the non-existent snow showers that we did not have overnight there would be more water vapor in the air than there was.
Forecast data for today.
Temperature: 29°F/26°F/24°F/23°F
Relative Humidity: 88%/78%/61%/81%