Even though N.O.A.A. predicted light rain for most of the overnight, the sky continued to clear, and now, when I took Ike outside All we had were some puffy cumulus clouds moving through our area of Wilton, Maine. The wind has been quite active as shown by the bare branches on the trees. The temperature did fall a bit overnight as the sky cleared.
For today the N.W.S. forecasts scattered light snow showers all day. With the way the wind is blowing and the clouds are moving to the east I highly doubt that part of their forecast. There may be some of those showers around, but I cannot see anything developing as I look west from my location. The cloud cover prediction does not seem to support it either (77%/76%/74%/51%). The NEXRAD regional radar is clear at the present time. The Weather Underground model forecast maps do not show any storms on the horizon until sometime Monday.
My Weather Stick currently is straight with no expression. All three of my electronic instruments forecast rising barometric pressure. Only the remote weather station forecasts cloudy conditions, the rest call for fair skies. With the wind we are experiencing I do not expect to see very much change in the temperature, other than it will be basically steady today, and fall precipitously tonight. The low temperatures shown by the La Crosse Weather Station, Min/Max Thermometer and remote weather station were 27.1°F,26.3°F and 35.2°F respectively. My prediction is for temperature in the mid to upper thirties, windy conditions, partly cloudy skies and very little chance for precipitation.
Low Temperature (°F): 27.1
Current Temperature (°F): 28.7
Relative Humidity (%): 65%
Dew Point (°F): 18.4
Heat Index (°F): N/A
Barometric Pressure (in Hg): 29.92
Wind Direction: West
Wind Speed (mph): 4.0
Wind-Chill (°F): 28.7
Precipitation (Type): None
Amount (Inches): 0.00
Cloud Cover (AM): Partly Cloudy
Cloud Type: Cumulus
Weather Stick: Down
Comparative data for the overnight.
Temperature:35°F/33.6°F//34°F/32.5°F//31°F/32.9°F//29°F/28.5°F
Relative Humidity: 82%/92%//78%/92%//85%/91%//76%/79%
The N.W.S. had the temperature forecast within 5°F at each of the 4 forecast points. Their forecast for the relative humidity based on the +/-10% limit was correct for three of the four forecast point. The only one outside the limits was at 01:00 hours. That is a little better than the results with the +/-5% limits.
Forecast data for today.
Temperature: 30°F/34°F/36°F/34°F
Relative Humidity: 66%/54%/47%/43%

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