For the overnight N.O.A.A. does appear to have gotten the predominant weather correct. We have had precipitation all night, and from the temperatures and the precipitation on the ground I would suspect that we had some ice early, and rain or mixed precipitation for the rest of the overnight. When I stepped out with Ike for his morning walk we were having some mixed precipitation with rain and sleet. That should be no surprise with the temperature at 32.1°F in the middle of my side yard and 32.4°F on the north side of the house. The roads seem to be just wet here In Wilton, Maine, but as you get into higher elevations they could well be a bit slippery, so do be careful out there.
For today the N.W.S. forecasts icy precipitation for the first half of the day and rain for the second. A sky cover of 100% for the entire day certainly supports that forecast. The temperature is not supposed to change very much, but it is supposed to be above freezing for this area. The precipitation still stretches back to the Ohio River Valley, and it is sliding along that front according to the NEXRAD regional radar. The Weather Underground model forecast maps continue to show the precipitation moving along the front, and getting out of our area sometime around midnight tonight.
My Weather Stick is frowning still, and this is definitely getting old. Of course if this was summer we would be complaining about the high heat index. We seem to never be satisfied. All three of my electronic instruments are predicting and showing falling barometric pressure. Two of them are still calling for foul weather. The remote weather station is down to forecasting cloudy conditions. The low temperatures overnight recorded by the La Crosse Weather Station, the Min/Max Thermometer and remote weather station were 31.6°F, 32.6°F and 34.0°F respectively. I think we will have a dull, gray, dismal day, but that should be more than made up for by the food and fellowship shared by families on this Thanksgiving Holiday. Have a very happy day.
Low Temperature (°F): 31.6
Current Temperature (°F): 32.1
Relative Humidity (%):91%
Dew Point (°F): 29.8
Heat Index (°F): N/A
Barometric Pressure (in Hg): 29.88
Wind Direction: East Northeast
Wind Speed (mph): 7.3
Wind-Chill (°F): 22.8
Precipitation (Type): Rain & Sleet
Amount (Inches): 0.26
Cloud Cover (AM): Overcast
Cloud Type: Stratus
Weather Stick: Down
Comparative data for the overnight.
Temperature:35°F/31.8°F//29°F/31.6°F//31°F/31.8°F//32°F/31.8°F
Relative Humidity: 96%/90%//100%/90%//96%/91%//96%/91%
The N.W.S. had the temperature forecast within 5°F at each of the 4 forecast points. I almost have to give them the relative humidity because my weather station becomes a bit inaccurate when it gets close to 100% relative humidity. Allowing them +/- 10% at that level would give them all four forecast points for the overnight. I would say that they did a good job on this one.
Forecast data for today.
Temperature: 33°F/35°F/36°F/37°F
Relative Humidity: 100%/96%/92%/81%

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