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Not Totally Clear, But Definitely Blue!
The photo above does exemplify the line from Cheryl Wheeler's song "When Fall Comes to New England". "The air's so clear you can almost hear the grapes grow on the vine." It was clear today, though there were some clouds that passed through from time to time. The temperature did not get out of the thirties and we had no precipitation, so N.O.A.A. had that part of the forecast correct for today. Not only that, but we are now at our low for the day, and it looks like it is going to keep going down.
For the overnight the N.W.S. forecasts no precipitation with decreasing cloud cover (34%/29%/24%/18%). That should allow the temperature to fall precipitously into the lower teens tonight. The NEXRAD regional radar still shows the storm system below Connecticut, moving east. I still do not think it will affect us. There has been a change in the Weather Underground model forecast maps. They are now indicating that Tuesday evening into Wednesday we may well see some snow, but that is expected to change to rain late Wednesday into Thursday. This does not look as pleasant as it did this morning. Again, we will need to wait and see what Mother Nature has in store for us.
My Weather Stick smiles at 66% relative humidity. I would smile too, but my face would surely shatter. All three of my electronic instruments forecast rising barometric pressure with fair skies. Indeed the barometric pressure has continued to rise all day. The Weather Station recorded a high temperature of 39.7°F, my Min/Max Thermometer registered a high of 37.3°F and my remote weather station recorded 36.0°F in the barn. It is interesting that sometime the temperature in the barn is lower and sometime it is higher than the outside temperature. It does not seem to matter if the animals are kept in or not. It seems to depend more on the circulation of the air than anything else.
High Temperature (°F): 39.7
Current Temperature (°F): 23.7
Relative Humidity (%): 66%
Dew Point (°F): 14.1
Heat Index (°F): N/A
Barometric Pressure (in Hg): 30.53
Wind Direction: Calm
Wind Speed (mph): 0.0
Wind-Chill (°F): 23.7
Precipitation (Type): Dry
Amount (Inches): 0.00
Cloud Cover (PM): Partly Cloudy
Cloud Type: Cirrus
Weather Stick: Up
Comparative data for today.
Temperature:21°F/21.9°F//32°F/32.3°F//38°F/37.5°F//36°F/34.1°F
Relative Humidity: 62%/78%//45%/63%//68%/50%//68%/50%
The N.W.S. correctly forecast the temperature for the four forecast points today. They missed all four forecast points for the relative humidity. I cannot make any excuse for that error, there just does not seem to be a reason to be as far off as they were today.
Forecast data for the overnight.
Temperature: 21°F/20°F/17°F/14°F
Relative Humidity: 66%/74%/81%/84%

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