N.O.A.A. forecast today's weather accurately. It stayed cold, just barely breaking the freezing mark this afternoon. We had no precipitation, though there was a brief period of clouds during the afternoon. The sky currently is clear with no clouds. This is allowing for the temperature to fall quickly since the heat is radiating right out of the atmosphere. It is already as cold as it is supposed to be at 04:00 tomorrow morning.
For the overnight, the N.W.S. forecast no precipitation for Wilton, Maine, but the cloud cover is supposed to increase as the night wears on (9%/25%/41%/60%) Right now the NEXRAD regional radar is showing no storms moving in our direction. There is some precipitation near Lake Erie, but nothing here. The Weather Underground model forecast maps continue to show us receiving precipitation tomorrow night, Wednesday and into Thursday. We will definitely know more tomorrow. (I do not expect rain with the temperatures we are supposed to have.)
My Weather Stick is smiling sickly as a result of the 68% relative humidity. All three of my electronic instruments "think" we have reached the highest barometric pressure we will out of this system. They forecast the fall of the barometric pressure. That fall may presage unsettled weather on the way. Two of them currently forecast a mix of fair and cloudy skies while the remote weather station forecasts fair skies yet. The high temperatures recorded today were 35.7°F, 31.0°F and 32..2°F on my Weather Station, the Min/Max Thermometer and the remote weather station respectively. I think the cloud cover will increase, although not before the temperature falls into the teens. I also think we will have some interesting winter-like weather before the weekend is over.
High Temperature (°F): 35.7
Current Temperature (°F): 21.7
Relative Humidity (%): 68%
Dew Point (°F): 12.7
Heat Index (°F): N/A
Barometric Pressure (in Hg): 30.48
Wind Direction: Calm
Wind Speed (mph): 0.0
Wind-Chill (°F): 21.7
Precipitation (Type): Dry
Amount (Inches): 0.00
Cloud Cover (PM): Clear
Cloud Type: None
Weather Stick: Slightly Up
Comparative data for today.
Temperature:16°F/14.3°F//28°F/26.0°F//35°F/34.3°F//33°F/31.8°F
Relative Humidity: 80%/81%//50%/71%//40%/52%//43%/53%
The N.W.S. correctly forecast the temperature for all four time periods during the day today. They were not quite as accurate with the relative humidity. The only one they had correct was at 07:00. This was not one of their better efforts, particularly after this morning's report.
Forecast data for the overnight.
Temperature: 25°F/24°F/22°F/21°F
Relative Humidity: 55%/62%/68%/73%

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